Episode 11: How to Start Loving Your Body

The Best of You

Dr. Alison Cook

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

5 • 710 Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

If you struggle with body image or how to make wise decisions on behalf of what you *actually* want out of your life, please do not miss this episode. Christy Meeks provides such grounded, thoughtful, and focused insight into how she overcame the pain of weaponizing her body and learned to work with her body as a beautiful and unique gift. She is a wife, a mom of 5 children, and a body image coach. 1. How one painful moment in childhood changed the way she viewed her body for decades 2. The way exercise can be both a weapon and a superpower 3. How to find ways to physicalize emotional pain, so that it flows through our bodies 4. The pain of miscarriage 5. Why she decided to leave social media 6. How to translate self-awareness to action, so that we’re living our lives with intention. 7. How true freedom comes from the inner conviction that you are living the life that is right for YOU. You can find a list of all the resources mentioned in this episode here. Sign up to receive Dr. Cook’s weekly email and receive 2 free e-books and a guided prayer reflection here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	As we work to care for ourselves and appreciate our own worth, we all deserve a touch of
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1:23.9	Hey, everyone. I'm Dr. Allison, and I'm so glad you're here to discover what brings out the best of you.
1:30.7	This podcast is all about breaking free from painful patterns, mending the past, and discovering our true selves in God.
1:38.8	I can't wait to get started as we learn together how to become the best version of who we are with God's help.
1:48.1	Welcome to The Best of You podcast where we are going through a series of real people
1:54.6	overcoming real problems by popular demand. This is what you guys wanted to hear.
1:59.9	You wanted to hear from real women
2:01.3	dealing with real things. And I'm so excited about my guest today, Christy Joy. She is a powerhouse.
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