Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful NYE and New Year’s Day! It’s hard to believe that 2022 has come and gone. 2023 is here and there is SO much to be excited about and thankful for. I’m thrilled to share The Joyfully Nourished Life 30-Day Prayer Challenge for the start of […]
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Intro to the Intuitive Eating Principles If you’re new to the Joyfully Nourished Life blog, welcome! This blog post is an excellent place for you to start. I will explain the revolutionary non-diet approach that the Joyfully Nourished Life is based upon: Intuitive Eating principles. This approach is an excellent way to learn what health
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The Fruit of the Spirit Is… Growing up, I went to a Christian school where we had chapel every week. During chapel, each class would come together and sing worship songs and do other activities that were related to the theme of the week. One of the songs we sang sticks out in my memory
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Obesophobia: Fear of Weight Gain Defined If you struggle with the fear of weight gain, this post is for you. You are not alone. So many of us have been conditioned to believe that gaining weight is one of the worst things that can happen to us throughout our lives. But is this a rational
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What is a SMART Goal? If you’ve been in the world of education and counseling for any length of time, you already know what SMART goals are. You may even be able to come up with a few good nutrition SMART goals. But if you’re unfamiliar, let’s start by breaking down what SMART goals are
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What is a Gentle Nutrition? The authors of Intuitive Eating (IE) define gentle nutrition as “making food choices that honor your health and taste buds while making you feel good (1).” It’s the art of eating healthfully for your unique body, while also enjoying all the wonderful flavors it brings. Yum! Sounds like a pretty
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What is a Hunger Scale? Have you ever heard of the Hunger Scale? It is a subjective tool that helps to quantify your level of hunger and fullness on a scale from 1 to 10 (1 being the hungriest and 10 the fullest). It is also called the Hunger Discovery Scale, which is coined by
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A Different Kind of Physical Fitness I bet you’re wondering what I mean by “Christian fitness.” Well, I’ll be honest: I wasn’t quite sure what it meant when the concept first came to mind! Basically, Christian Fitness (or Christ-centered Fitness) is a different kind of physical fitness that focuses more on honoring and glorifying God
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What is a “Holistic Nutrition Blog”? Chances are high that you’ve seen the term “holistic” thrown around on the internet, probably in reference to medicine. It basically refers to practices meant to treat “the whole person:” body, mind, and spirit, so a holistic nutrition blog is an online nutrition platform that focuses on the nourishment
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What is a Self-Care Sunday? Self-care Sunday is exactly as it sounds: a Sunday full of caring for yourself: body, mind, and spirit! As women, we are good at nurturing and caring for others but often neglect our own needs. We think “oh, that can wait until later” or “I should serve others before myself.”
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What Intuitive Exercise Is and How My Exercise Journey Began If you have read some of my previous blog posts, you’re already familiar with Intuitive Eating (IE). But what about Intuitive Exercise? Well, I promise I didn’t make it up! It is just as great as IE! You might be wondering what all my hype
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