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Focus on the Family with Jim Daly

Healing My Marriage and Life After an Eating Disorder (Part 2 of 2)

Focus on the Family with Jim Daly

Focus on the Family

Kids & Family, Relationships, Society & Culture, Parenting

4.84.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

David and Krista share candidly about Krista’s 10-year battle with an eating disorder which challenged their marriage, family, ministry and faith. Finally, through counseling and intensive Bible study, the Dunhams found freedom and healing.

 

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0:00.0

There can be that tendency, like, if I disclose this to someone, how does that make our family look?

0:11.7

And so, you know, there comes that point where my love for this person is great and I want to help them, but I also have some of those own, my own insecurities that color how I respond to the situation.

0:22.0

And so that can keep us from asking for help.

0:24.5

Well, that's Pastor David Dunham describing a dilemma that many caregivers face when

0:29.7

dealing with a spouse or a family member who suffers from an eating disorder.

0:34.0

We're going to hear more from David and his wife, Krista, on today's episode of Focus on the

0:38.4

Family with Jim Daly. Thanks for joining us. I'm John Fuller. John, we had a powerful

0:43.0

conversation last time with David and Krista about this destructive problem that was not only

0:48.5

threatening their marriage, but Krista's life as well. And as we heard last time, there was no easy fix. This issue is something

0:57.4

the Dunhams were unprepared for, and everything they tried seemed to make matters worse.

1:03.6

But thankfully, God was right there with this young couple in their struggle, and they kept clinging

1:09.4

to him for help. And as we'll hear today, David and

1:13.3

Krista did get the help they needed and the healing they were seeking from counseling and a community

1:19.7

of believers who supported them, and of course the Lord. And let me say this. If you or someone,

1:26.2

you know, is struggling with an eating disorder,

1:28.7

we want to help you any way we can. Contact us here at Focus on the Family. We have counselors

1:34.4

and other resources for you. Get the help you need right away, rather than putting yourself

1:40.4

and your family at greater risk. Yeah, it's important that you reach out today.

1:44.7

Our number is 800, 232-6459, 800, the letter A in the word family, or find help in the show notes.

1:54.3

And if you missed the program last time, we can send an audio copy to you, or we have the previous

1:59.8

episodes on YouTube, or best of all,

2:02.5

you can get our focus on the family app and access this great content whenever you'd like.

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