Weight Loss with the Holy Spirit

🍽️ Have you ever wondered why you keep overeating at restaurants—even when you genuinely don't want to? In this episode, Denise shares her personal journey of overcoming restaurant overeating and how, through years of prayer, observation, and experimentation, Denise's Lab was born. 🙏 You'll hear how God gently revealed layer after layer of what was really driving the behavior, how Denise stayed i...

✨ Have you ever wondered what Weight Loss the Catholic Way actually is—and why so many women say it's unlike anything they've ever tried? In this special bonus episode, Denise shares why she created her FREE Weight Loss the Catholic Way workshop, who it's for, and what you'll learn if you attend. 🙏 She gives a behind-the-scenes look at the Catholic weight loss method, introduces two brand-new to...

✨ Have you ever felt like you've tried everything to lose weight—and nothing seems to stick? In this powerful conversation, you'll meet Wendy, a woman who spent decades cycling through diets, weight regain, emotional eating, and the exhausting belief that food would always be a struggle. After trying program after program and praying for God to show her what she was missing, she found herself une...

You love God. You pray. You know His Word. And you still can't figure out your food. This episode is for the woman who has wondered — quietly, maybe shamefully — if her struggle with weight means something is wrong with her faith. It doesn't. In this episode, Denise shares why loving Jesus isn't the missing piece… and what actually is. You'll learn why food rules are creating the very problem you'...

✨ Are you taking a GLP-1—or thinking about it—and wondering what you should be doing while you're on it? In this episode, Denise sits down with Catholic registered nurse and nurse coach Tana Steiner for a thoughtful conversation about supporting your body, protecting your muscle mass, building sustainable habits, and preparing for life after the medication. You'll learn why nutrition, strength tr...

🌴 Do vacations leave you feeling like you've fallen off track? In this episode, Denise shares how she handled a recent vacation, what happened when she got home, and why she no longer feels the need to panic, restrict, or "start over" after time away. You'll hear a simple perspective that can help you enjoy your vacation, trust your body, and stop turning a few days of indulgence into weeks of fo...

Have you ever eaten something you didn't plan to eat and immediately thought, "Well, I blew it now"? 🤔 In this episode, Denise explains why one mistake with food doesn't have to turn into days of overeating, guilt, and waiting until Monday to start again. You'll learn what is really happening when your brain labels something a "mess-up," why giving up has very little to do with food, and the thre...

Are you ready to hear the second part of Denise's uncut story? 💛 In this deeply personal continuation, Denise shares how the Lord began leading her from binge eating, food obsession, and emotional survival into healing, surrender, and true freedom. 🙏 You'll hear how Catholic radio unexpectedly opened the door to her conversion, how adoption, motherhood, stress, and emotional overwhelm intensifie...

Are you carrying parts of your story that feel too painful, too messy, or too vulnerable to say out loud? 💔 In this deeply personal and completely unscripted episode, Denise shares the story she has been afraid to fully tell for years — from surviving a tragic house explosion as a baby, to growing up feeling unsafe with emotions, to using food, perfectionism, achievement, and people-pleasing to c...

Are you tired of making meal plans you can only follow for a few days before giving up? 😩🍪 In this episode, Denise shares the 5 biggest mistakes women make when trying to lose weight—and why those mistakes keep you stuck in cycles of restriction, food noise, overeating, and discouragement. 💔 You'll learn why successful weight loss isn't about following someone else's plan, white-knuckling throu...

Are you wondering if GLP-1s are the answer to finally quieting food noise and feeling at peace around food? 🤔 In this episode, Denise sits down with a Catholic physician to walk you through what these medications actually do in your body—and what they don't do. You'll learn why GLP-1s can reduce hunger and preoccupation with food, how they impact your brain and metabolism 🧠, and why weight loss...

Are you tired of thinking about food all day and wondering why it feels so loud in your mind? 🎙️ In this episode, Denise explains what food noise really is, why it is not your fault, and why the real solution is not more dieting, more food rules, or more willpower 🧠. She shares her own story of living with constant thoughts about food and helps you understand the three root causes of food noise:...

Are you a stress eater or an emotional eater? 🤔✨ In this episode, Denise breaks down the two most common patterns behind overeating so you can finally understand what's really driving your habits 💭🍽️ You'll learn how stress eating and emotional eating look similar on the surface—but have very different root causes—and why identifying your pattern is key to lasting weight loss, food freedom, and...

Are you struggling with going back to old habits after Lent and wondering why your efforts didn't stick? 😩🍫 In this episode, Denise explains what's really happening during a "Lent rebound" and why returning to things like sugar or emotional eating isn't a failure—but a sign that something deeper needs support. 💡💛 You'll learn how relying on willpower and motivation can leave you stuck, and how...

Do you feel stuck with food and your weight—even though you know exactly what you should be doing? 🎙️💛 In this conversation, Denise joins Rita Johnson to introduce The Surrendered Method and explain why this struggle is not an intelligence problem or a willpower problem. Denise shares how stress, nervous system patterns, and years of using food to cope can create automatic behaviors that feel imp...

You're not broken—and you're not failing. 💛 In this powerful conversation, Denise sits down with a nervous system expert to answer the question so many women are quietly asking: Why do I know what to do… but still can't do it? 🎙️ Together, they unpack how your brain and nervous system are actually wired for survival, not perfection, and how patterns like stress eating, self-sabotage, people pleas...

What's really causing belly fat—and what actually helps reduce it? 🎙️✨ In this episode, Denise answers your most common questions about belly fat, visceral fat, cortisol, blood sugar, food habits, and stress eating so you can finally understand what's going on in your body 💛. She explains the difference between subcutaneous fat and visceral fat, why visceral fat is more dangerous to your health,...

Where should a Catholic woman start when she wants to lose weight? 🎙️✨ In this episode, Denise explains why the answer is not simply choosing another diet plan. Instead, she introduces what she calls Catholic weight loss—a way of approaching food, weight, and health that keeps God at the center rather than the scale, food, or body image ✝️⚖️. Denise walks through the three phases of Catholic weig...

What are you waiting for permission to do? 🎙️✨ In this episode, Denise explores the hidden exhaustion that comes from waiting for approval—to rest, to say no, to trust yourself, or to stop overdoing. She shares her own story of chronic people-pleasing and distorted dependency, and how learning to look to the Lord instead of external validation brought freedom, peace, and clarity 💛. You'll hear h...

What happens when a woman invites the Holy Spirit into her weight loss journey? 🎙️✨ In this episode, Denise celebrates one year with Deb, who joined during Lent 2025 and shares how the Lord transformed her life from the inside out 💛. After decades of dieting, weight regain after gastric surgery, nighttime eating, and chaos around food 🍷🍪, Deb discovered that surrender—not another diet—was the...

What does real coaching actually sound like? 🎙️✨ In this episode, Denise gives you a behind-the-scenes glimpse into an actual coaching session inside her program—so you can hear how transformation really happens in real time. 💛 You'll listen as a woman wrestles with decades of diet mentality, fear of "doing it wrong," and resistance to unconditional permission to eat 🍕🧠. Instead of giving food...

Do thoughts about food feel loud, urgent, and impossible to ignore—even when you're not hungry? 🧠🍞 In this episode, Denise breaks down the real cause of food noise and why it's not a willpower problem, a discipline issue, or something you're destined to live with 🙏✨. You'll learn how dieting, emotional suppression, and repeated patterns train your brain into constant urgency around food 🕊️. De...

Are you fasting, trying to lose weight, or drawing closer to God—and suddenly finding it harder, not easier?😣 🙏 In this powerful episode, Denise gently walks you through the five most common spiritual attacks women experience while fasting, especially around food, weight, and self-control. You'll learn how to recognize cravings, discouragement, self-reliance, shame, and pride for what they actua...

Have you ever wondered if one Lent could truly change your relationship with food for good? 🤍 In this episode, Denise sits down with Diane, who shares how a single Lent became the turning point in a lifelong struggle with food, body image, and dieting. 🌿You'll hear how Diane moved from decades of restriction mindset, chaos eating, and never feeling comfortable in her body to experiencing real pe...

Have you ever wondered if real, lasting weight loss is still possible after decades of dieting, shame, and starting over? 💛 In this episode, Denise sits down with Beth, a 63-year-old woman who spent more than 50 years cycling through diets, binge eating, and emotional overwhelm—until she finally found peace with food through Weight Loss With the Holy Spirit. You'll hear how surrendering food, emo...