In this post, I’m reviewing Table for Two: Biblical Counsel for Eating Disorders for two main reasons. First, it’s pertinent to embodiment, and second, it provides biblical help in an area where the church needs more guidance. But I also […]
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May is mental health awareness month. As someone who went through a period of depression over 10 years ago, I can appreciate when mental health issues get attention. I think that attention is especially important for believers, as depression is […]
Have you gotten the message yet? The message that your material body doesn’t actually matter. This is the underlying message of the transgender movement. Instead, the movement claims all that actually matters is whatever your immaterial mind wants to believe […]
Sleep Studies show adults need seven to nine hours of sleep. A regular lack of sleep can cause concentration problems, weight gain, high blood pressure, mood and memory issues, weak immune system, and increase risk of heart disease, diabetes, and […]
On the surface you may think the body positivity movement is about accepting yourself, being ok with your size or shape, promoting diversity in media campaigns, and rejecting body-shaming. But we live in a cultural moment that seeks to breed […]
My posts normally revolve around the body, and while this one doesn’t really address the body, it does explain why I started Forsaken Body in the first place. I hope my unexpected journey encourages you. I graduated with a PhD […]
I recently read a surprising article about millennials and their health. I felt it was important to echo things from that article because I’m a millennial, suffered the same medical issue, and write about the body. Millennials are quite possibly […]
This is my fourth and final post on developing a biblical, God-honoring body image. The previous one established a context for understanding body image based on Scripture, and it’s important to read it first. In this post, I will use […]
Christians need a different foundation for body image. Rather than one that is subjectively informed by insecurities and worldly influences, our body image should be objectively constructed by what God declares about our bodies. In the last post, I defined […]
If you asked people to describe what they looked like, their response would be a telling representation of their body image. Very simply, body image is the mental representation one possesses of his or her body. Psychologists explain body image […]
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