Should I Fast if I Had an Eating Disorder? A Look at Fasting

January 21, 2022

00:00 33:14

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Sugar fasts. Daniel fasts. Lenten fasts. Churchwide fasts. Intermittent fasting. There is so much talk about fasting in our culture today, that it can become confusing to figure out what the Bible says about fasting versus what our culture (and Diet Culture) teaches about its role. Today, Amy Carlson, MS, RD, LD - a registered, non-diet dietician and I talk about all things fasting. We tackle some BIG questions and leave you to do some heart searching and questioning too. Heather shares her hilarious adventures with sugar fasting and Lent, but also talks about what happens when she tries to fast with her church because of her eating disorder history.

This is a must-listen, paradigm changing episode.

The big topic in this episode (part 1 of 2) is the question: Should I fast if I had an eating disorder?

Amy and Heather also talk about the following:

What is the biblical definition and purpose for fasting.
Why much of what we call "fasting" may actually be dieting for Jesus
How to know if fasting is triggering you to go back to ED behaviors
How to know if you can fast after recovery and ways to make sure it doesn't trigger a relapse
What the Bible REALLY teaches us about fasting (especially in Daniel)

Learn more about Amy Carlson, get the Peace with Food App, or connect with her here: https://www.hellopeacewithfood.com

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Do you have a question you'd like to have tackled on the show? Send it to Heather at heather @ compared to who (dot) me.

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Heather Creekmore writes and speaks hope to thousands of women each week inspiring them to stop comparing and start living. Her first book Compared to Who? encourages women to uncover the spiritual root of body image issues and find freedom. Her latest release, The Burden of Better, offers women a journey into the depths of God's grace to find a way off the treadmill of constant comparison. Heather has been featured on Fox News, Huff Post, Morning Dose, Church Leaders, and For Every Mom, along with dozens of other shows and podcasts. But she's best recognized for her appearance as a contestant on the Netflix hit show, Nailed It. Heather and her fighter-pilot-turned-pastor husband, Eric have four children and live in Austin, Texas.

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