What if the reason you can't stick to your goals has nothing to do with willpower and everything

to do with the fact that you're trying to change the outside without healing the inside first?

Today I'm talking with faith-based health coach Brandis Lardner about her journey from decades of

disordered eating to true food

freedom and why the transformation that you're looking for starts with the work that nobody

wants to do.

Welcome to the Do It Scared podcast.

I'm your host, Ruth Sukup, and each week on the show we will talk about how to face your fears, overcome obstacles, and most importantly, how to take action and create a life you love.

Thank you. Hey there, and welcome back to the Do It Scared podcast.

Once again, my name is Ruth Zucup, and I am here to help you create a life and business you love.

And it has been a few months since I started recording regular episodes again here on this podcast. And I don't know about you, but I have loved being back in this space. And honestly,

I hope that you have loved it too. But so far, at least until today, all of the new

episodes I have recorded have been solo episodes, just me talking to myself about whatever topic

seems relevant. But one of my big goals for this podcast in 26 is to bring in more guests

for real and authentic conversations.

It's something I used to do and just loved it. But last quarter was crazy, y'all. And I

didn't really have the bandwidth to even think about what that could look like. But I love

having guests because you never quite know what golden nuggets are going to emerge when you

just start talking to really cool people. And today's interview is one of those conversations.

I am sitting down with Brandis Lardner, who is the founder of Gracefeld Plate, where she helps

Christian women move from food struggle to food

freedom. And I've known Brandis for a long time. She's been one of my longtime students, but I just

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