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Heart of Dating

S17 Ep 292: Breaking the Cycle of Body Shame and Finding Confidence in Dating with Jordan Lee Dooley

Heart of Dating

That Sounds Fun Network

Relationships, Society & Culture, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.82.1K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Today we’re joined by Jordan Lee Dooley, who vulnerably shares her journey with body image, body shame, and embracing health as an act of worship, plus practical encouragement for showing up confidently in dating! Need 1:1 support for your specific dating situation? Book a coaching call today! https://www.heartofdating.com/coaching  Find out your Dating Personality Type for free by taking our QUIZ here! https://www.heartofdating.com/quiz Join Basics of Dating! The 6-Week Program for the Christian single feeling stuck, anxious, or healing from heartbreak. https://www.heartofdating.com/basics-of-dating   Love Heart of Dating Podcast? Want to support us AND be a part of the fam? Join us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/heartofdating Subscribe to our YouTube channel here! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ1PswEXEyeSddMmOSiRKGw Crushing on a cutie? Download this FREE Resource on how to show interest: https://www.heartofdating.com/resource/how-to-show-interest  Want to further your dating knowledge? Check out our ultimate dating library! https://www.heartofdating.com/resource/ultimate-dating-library  Kait wrote a book! Snag Thank You For Rejecting Me on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3E59cLQ Want to meet some epic Christian Singles? Join our huge HOD Family on FB! https://www.facebook.com/groups/heartofdatingpodcast  Come hang with us on the gram: http://instagram.com/heartofdating http://instagram.com/kaitness https://www.instagram.com/jjtomlin/?hl=en Interested in advertising on this show? Learn more here! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16V_c91F1iIYNZOVvrEinrB9h2dsZq-kZFqYYEDQ4A60/viewform?edit_requested=true  . . . . .  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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There was zero shame or like sense of vulnerability or the need to hide anything until sin entered

0:06.7

the picture. So that keen awareness of like, oh, I am a fallen sinner can quickly start to be applied

0:10.8

to our bodies and can quickly start to be applied to how we how we view ourselves, how we assume

0:15.2

others view us. Even like when we're comparing ourselves to someone else, we always compare up, right?

0:20.1

Like we're always like striving for the thing that seems better than what we currently have

0:23.8

or the life that seems better or the body that seems better or whatever.

0:26.6

Are we pursuing health, wellness, healing of our body beliefs that are broken and all of

0:32.7

these things?

0:33.2

Are we pursuing that solely for a specific outcome?

0:36.1

Or are we doing it ultimately because

0:37.7

we understand that it's an act of worship even if we don't look at the outcome we want?

0:41.8

This idea that we're going to walk into a relationship and not bring anything that might

0:45.4

cause a burden or be an annoyance or a hang-up or hard for someone else is an idealistic

0:50.7

view that doesn't exist because we're all fallen.

0:53.5

Everything you do for your health does carry weight in eternity because this is the best

0:57.1

you've been given to carry out your calling on this side of heaven.

1:10.8

There's something that is ruining your dating life more than you think it is.

1:14.4

It's the image of yourself and your body.

1:16.7

Specifically, how it affects your confidence and what you're attracted to

1:21.4

and how it reinforces a self-fulfilling prophecy when somebody does reject you.

1:28.9

Today, Jordan Lee Dooley comes on to share her story of body image, body shame, how she's been working through all of that.

1:34.6

She's so raw. She's so honest. She's so encouraging. And I just really want you to tune in.

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