I share my testimony of how God set me free from eating disorder every chance I can because we overcome the enemy by our testimony; But I also share because it is National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, and I want to share the freedom that can be found in Christ!

I can say from experience that there are many forms of disordered eating, all of which steals the health our bodies, and robs us from the life that God designed for us. When it comes down to it, anything that is in extreme, excess,...

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Is there such a thing as being too healthy? In our crazy diet and image obsessed culture, it can be easy to take a good thing of being healthy too far, and get out of balance. Whether it's to do with your weight, your nutrition, or how you exercise, it's possible for a healthy positive to turn into a negative.

Focusing on eating healthy can itself become an obsession and turn into orthorexia, an eating disorder that focuses on strict rules and fear of unhealthy food. Focusing too much on...

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It’s been about one month since I shared about my miscarriage, so I thought it was a good time to share a little overview of what the last year of my life has been like behind the scenes — as far as getting my hormones in order in order to get pregnant. You see, it took almost one full year to balance out my hormones - and ultimately get pregnant, (I share more about my story on my IG stories here). The journey was a tough one, but also one I am so thankful for, after learning that I was...

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The weight of shame is one of the heaviest to carry, isn't it? During my ten-year struggle with eating disorders, I felt hopeless at times. I felt sad. I felt powerless. The darkest, most painful sting, though, was the shame. There were several reasons for that, I'm sure. Maybe it was because I was professing my faith yet felt powerless to step out of my bondage. Perhaps it was the hypocrisy of coaching women in fitness while hiding my secret struggle. Maybe it was simply the most strategic...

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Many of us are familiar with various types of eating struggles which arise from situations other than hunger. Not all of us are familiar with how to overcome them. When it comes to walking in victory with food-related battles, it is important to understand that—in addition to problem patterns with eating behaviors—there are also different types of hunger. Furthermore, they can overlap, making it even more complicated at times. Whether we are working on something as complex as restoring a...

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A common question I get from clients is how to move past the guilt they feel when eating certain foods. In almost every scenario, the foods they feel guilt about eating are things which they enjoy and want to be able to have on occasion, but don’t feel they should be “allowed“ to have. No one ever feels guilty after eating nutrient dense foods like veggies and lean protein... The foods that cause guilt are typically processed / packaged or higher calorie / less nutrient dense. However, they...

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“I just need more willpower!” “I’ve lost my motivation!“ How many times have we said something similar? Likely, too many to count. Whatever healthy habit we’re struggling with, chances are we consider the main problem to be a lack of willpower and / or motivation. I’m here to tell you, that isn’t the case! You don’t need more willpower and you shouldn’t rely on motivation.

The problem with willpower is that it’s exhaustible. Think about it: how many times have you woken up with resolve and...

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Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. If I'm honest though, that wasn't always true. In fact, when eating disorders were a real struggle for me, I would experience anxiety over the very thought of Thanksgiving for weeks leading up to it. I would get anxious because historically Thanksgiving was a day when my eating disorder spun out of control. The day would inevitably end with me feeling sick and ashamed. Now, on this side of healing, I’m so thankful to be able to celebrate the...

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Here at Dashing Dish, we are not about diets. Instead, we are about encouraging healthy choices as a lifestyle; one that involves so much more than our bodies. An overflow of abundance and the well-being of every area of our life—our mental, emotional, relational, financial, and especially our spiritual—is God’s heart and should therefore, be our focus. That said, we understand that some of you reading this may have healthy and God-honoring goals for weight loss. If you are currently planning...

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If you struggle with eating mindlessly, here are my top ten tips to overcome and be victiorious in this area:

1. Don't Skip Meals or Snacks. When we deprive our bodies of the energy and nutrients they need throughout the day, we are much more likely to overeat, later in the day when we finally give our bodies much needed fuel. The other downside to not eating a lot during the day, and then eating a lot at night is that it can be very hard on our digestive systems to process all of the food we...

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