Thick Girl Theology

In this episode, we explore the boundaries God set around human dignity and how culture has crossed them.  From body image and healthcare bias, to racism, colorism, and environmental injustice, we examine how people are often reduced to their bodies instead honored as image bearers of God.  #ThickGirlTheology #BetterThanBeautiful #BodyFreedom #FaithAndFemininity #GodsWork #socialjustice 

Movement was never meant to be punishment. In this episode of Thick Girl Theology , we're exploring the ninth principle of intuitive eating: Movement—Feel the Difference. Together, we'll rethink exercise through a biblical lens, learning how to interrupt sitting, pursue movement that brings joy, listen to the wisdom of our bodies, and challenge ourselves with honor instead of shame. Draw...

Have you spent years fighting your body, trying to shrink it, fix it, or force it to become something different? In this episode of Thick Girl Theology, Mia explores Principle 8 of Intuitive Eating—Respect Your Body—through the lens of faith. You'll learn how your body's design, genetics, and protective mechanisms point to a Creator who made you with purpose. Together we'll discuss...

Episode 21: Food and Feelings  What if overeating isn’t really about food? In this episode of Thick Girl Theology , Mia explores the deeper needs that often drive us to eat when we’re not physically hungry. Food has always been connected to comfort, safety, celebration, and connection, but sometimes we ask it to do a job it was never meant to do. Whether we’re seeking relief from stress, lonelines...

Episode 15: The Last Supper In this episode of Thick Girl Theology, we sit at the table with Jesus and ask a hard question: What does it mean to be fed by God in a world that profits off our hunger? “The Last Supper” is a conversation about communion, consumption, shame, desire, and the deep spiritual ache so many women carry in their bodies. We talk about the difference between being physically f...

Everybody wants confidence… but most people are trying to learn their way into it instead of live their way into it. In this episode of Thick Girl Theology, I’m unpacking how confidence is actually built—not through more information, but through action. From teaching long division to teaching my son how to drive, this is about what happens when you stop waiting to feel ready and start doing the th...

Episode Description: Only Believe (Part 2) What happens when belief costs you comfort? In Only Believe (Part 2), we go deeper—past inspirational faith and into the kind of belief that has historically changed lives, challenged culture, and endured suffering. This episode confronts the subtle ways modern culture—even church culture—has taught us that faith should always feel safe, affirming, and co...

What do you do when God feels late? In this episode, Only Believe, we explore the sacred tension of waiting—waiting for answers, waiting for healing, waiting for change—and how faith is formed not in clarity, but in silence. From Lazarus raised four days late… to Abraham and Sarah waiting decades for a child… to the Messiah arriving after 400 years of prophetic silence… Scripture reveals a consist...