What can a Christian body image coach do for you?
Coaching is a cross between counseling and having a really wise best friend who's not afraid to call you out. When you work with one of our Christian body image coaches, you can be certain you're working with someone who understands your struggle. Our coaches know the battle with food, the scale, the old clothes in your closet, and the mirror. We've tried the plans (all of them) and know the secret thoughts that swirl in your head (because we've thought them too!).
A Christian body image coach is uniquely qualified to help you address your body image fears, concerns, and frustrations with compassion, empathy, and the truth of God's word. It's like having someone to virtually hold your hand as you process through the hard parts about your body image journey. No one "decides" to have body image issues. Similarly, we can't just choose to make them go away. Our coaches are there to support as you process, grow, and find freedom.
You know God's word is true. Yet, sometimes Satan's lies overwhelm your brain. A Christian body image coach can help you discern and distinguish the voice of the Lord from that condemnation. She'll speak the truth to you, in love, so you can value yourself in the way God does. We all need a little help and encouragement to believe what we cannot see. Our coaches take you on a journey to truly believe what you already know is true about your identity in Christ.
Who do we love to help? Here are the types of women who do best in our coaching programs. Which character below sounds like you?
Hannah has spent a good chunk of her life "on plan" or "off plan." She's tired of mustering up the willpower to start a new food or fitness program every Monday only to feel like a failure when it fails a few weeks later. Hannah secretly worries that nothing will ever work. Trying to fix her body is exhausting, but she believes there's no other option because she values her health. Pursuing better health is her passion, but she's getting tired of what feels like a rat race.
Fran's been on the plans, too. She's gained and lost the same X number of pounds more times than she can count. She's discouraged that nothing ever seems to work well enough to fix both her body AND the way she feels about her body. She fears she's broken or that something must be wrong with her. In the rest of her life, career or family she seems "put together" or accomplished. But, in this area of food and body, she can't find relief for the struggle.
Lillian knows all the Bible answers. She believes she's fearfully and wonderfully made and that God cares more about her heart than her dress size. Yet, she can't stop thinking about the way she looks. She changes clothes five times before church. She was asked to lead a Bible study, but turned down the opportunity until she can lose a few more pounds. She knows she's free in Christ, but she just can't make peace with her body.
It's hard to heal body image issues alone. Really.
You didn't wake up one morning and decide to have body image issues. That's why these issues are so hard to heal by yourself.
Of course, if you're like most Christian women with body image issues, you're pretty competent. You feel like you should be smart enough or strong enough to make them go away. Yet, you've tried all the things and you still struggle.You've done the plans, read the books, stuck to the program, and you're right back where you started.
The Body Image Freedom Framework was designed just for you.
Our body image coaches know that making body image issues disappear takes more than a magic supplement, diet plan, or fitness gadget. To heal body image issues, we have to examine our hearts.
The Body Image Freedom Framework unpacks the spiritual roots of your body image issues to set you on a new path to body image freedom. This course isn't about teaching you how to love cellulite. Neither will you be required to give up your favorite foods. Instead, we'll dig below the surface to find out why you're really stuck so you can lay down the insufficient weapons you've been using to battle and embrace the life God has for you. You were created for so much more than a life of fixing, improving, and changing the way you look!
Imagine if you could...
Stop thinking (or obsessing) about your body and food all the time.
If thoughts of body change consume you, what would it feel like to reclaim all that time and energy? How would it feel to walk into a room and not fear what others think of you? What would it be like to plan events on the calendar without thinking about how much weight you need to lose or how you need to change your body before that date. Body image freedom means you can spend more time living, and less time worrying.
Release shame and feel comfortable in your own skin.
Body shame keeps us from many of life's greatest joys. Whether it's a fear of intimacy in marriage, a reluctance to get involved with community, or hesitancy to take a leadership role, how we feel about our bodies affects our relationships, work, and our spiritual growth. Freedom leads to improved marriages, friendships, and your relationship with God. Plus, you may find yourself feeling more confident at work or in volunteer activities.
Smile and enjoy your life today, no matter what your body looks like.
Life doesn't begin when you reach your body transformation goals. Live it now! It is possible to feel comfortable in your skin even if you don't look or weigh what you wish you did! Body image freedom means you'll have confidence that is rooted in how God made you and who He made you to be. This frees you from pleasing the scale or the mirror. It's not about body pride or "loving what you got," true body image freedom is about seeing yourself and this world through a different lens.
THE BODY IMAGE FREEDOM FRAMEWORK ONLINE COURSE
If you're a Christian woman who is tired of battling insecurity and body frustration, why not try a completely different approach to fixing your body image issues.
The full course Body Image Freedom Framework contains 12 modules designed to walk you through the key issues surrounding what keeps you spiritually stuck obsessing, worrying, and stressing over appearance and weight.
When done in conjunction with group coaching, the course is split into two parts, Freedom Framework 101 and 201, to allow you to work at your own pace and "sample" the program with the first six modules before you fully commit.
Every module contains video teaching, supplemental sermons, hands-on activities, journaling exercises, and more. Work at your own pace through the content and then participate in virtual weekly group coaching sessions to get your questions answered, make new friends, and see that you are not alone.
Yes, I Want This!This Christian body image freedom course will show you how to...
Explore where your body image issues may have started. Many Christian women were raised knowing Jesus loves them, yet still struggle with body image issues well into adulthood. In this course, we'll talk about where and why we got stuck believing that our worth and value connect to our weight or appearance.
See yourself as more than a body and more than a number. Do you ever feel that tension between knowing the truth of scripture, that God made you on purpose and for His purpose, but yet feeling like you're biggest contribution to the world would come if you just looked better? You are more than a body, your size, your weight, whatever body part you are frustrated over. And, if the number on that little box in your bathroom determines how you feel about your day, it's time to break free!
Get a grip on aging! Aging is a reality of life that makes most of us uncomfortable. Though body changes are normal, that doesn't make them easy to swallow. We'll dig in to the beliefs we hold around aging and body change, where they come from, and how we can make peace with our aging bodies . . . Whether you're twenty-five or seventy-five-these principles will work for you!
Battle your thoughts...beyond just taking them captive. We have 60-70,000 thoughts a day and for many women it feels like most of these are about food, body, appearance, size, or other body image related subjects. If you're tired of obsessing and ready to get the mental space back to think about other things, this course is for you. Yes, as Christians we know we should take thoughts captive. But, if you keep trying and failing on that front, this body image freedom course will help you figure out how to win the battle in your mind.
There are many courses out there to help you feel better about your body. But, changing how you "feel" is a temporary solution. In the Body Image Freedom Framework, we work on changing your heart, challenging what you believe and how that influences both your heart and your actions. Using biblically-based teachings, we'll apply the Gospel of Jesus Christ to your body image issues so you can find freedom that lasts.
Our goal is freedom for life. Through this course you'll get the tools you need to keep going in your body image freedom journey. Bodies change as we age, which means you'll face new or different body image struggles years or decades from now. The goal of the course is to give you the tools you need to be prepared to fight well, no matter what comes your way.
I was stuck in body image bondage for decades.
Now, I want to help you feel more confident and peaceful about your body.
Hi! I'm Christian body image coach, Heather Creekmore. I've learned that body image freedom is about so much more than mirrors or scales, it's about digging into our core beliefs about beauty, value, and where worth really comes from. As your coach, I want to help you re-frame the way you see yourself, your purpose, and your body. Using the lens of scripture as our guide, we'll journey to a land that may feel unfamiliar: the land of Christ-centered confidence. I can tell you first-hand, there's no better way to live. If you're tired of stressing over your weight or appearance, I get it. I know you're afraid that this won't work because nothing has worked before. But, I promise you, this time will be different.
Here is the breakdown...
Body Image Freedom Framework 101
Take a look at the first 6 (of the 12) units/modules of the course!
It's time to forge a new trail.
It's time to see how and why the ways you've been trying to break free from body image issues haven't been working. We take a quick look back at what we've tried before forging ahead on to a new path to body image freedom.
Jesus doesn't sell cellulite cream.
This unit explores the impact that culture's messages have had on our body image (even in the church). We explore why we care so much about our appearance or weight and how difficult it is to feel our true worth in Christ.
The "My Truth" Trap
Are you hung up on what you think of yourself and your appearance, even when others say you look fine (or good!)? This is the "my truth" trap. We'll explore how to believe God's truth over culture's version of truth and even our own personal "truth."
What is True?
The truth of scripture about our worth, identity, value, and even our relationship with food has been conflated with the messages of culture in a confusing way. We dig deep into scripture to find out what God's word really says and how we can believe it.
Fixing What's Really Broken
At the core of body image issues isn't a flawed body, it's a broken identity. This unit begins the process of re-building an identity in Christ that can withstand all the ways our bodies can and will change.
You're More Than an Image
This unit explores our challenge with images and idols and how they keep us spiritually stuck in a place where it's difficult to accept or make peace with our bodies.
Part 2: Body Image Freedom Framework 201
Take a look at the last 6 (of the 12) modules of the course!
You Don't Have to Believe Everything You Think.
Your negative thoughts (and Satan's lies) have dominated your brain for too long. This unit explores what thoughts are helpful and which need to go. Learn how to filter some thoughts and take others captive.
Overcoming Fear: Rejection, Approval, & Boundaries
One of the most difficult things about finding body image freedom is battling the fear that if my body changes, I'll no longer feel okay (or be accepted.) This unit explores all the fears that surround us and how to tackle them.
Overcoming Fear: Surrendering Control
Do you like to feel like you're in control? Maybe you like to have control in all areas of life or maybe it's just around food and your body. Control issues are always connected to body image issues and rooted in fear. We'll see how scripture can help us soothe those fears and learn to trust a sovereign and good God.
Shame, Condemnation, Guilt & Conviction
Shame, condemnation, and guilt keep us stuck in body and food issues. This unit explores how to recognize condemnation from Holy Spirit conviction, and includes encouraging teaching on what to do with the shame and guilt you feel.
Grief, Gratitude, Goodness & Mess
If you've ever wished you could be thankful for the body you have (or maybe felt guilty that you weren't thankful for your body), then this unit will encourage, educate, and inspire you. It also tackles the concept of grieving the loss of our "ideal body" and how embracing the messiness of this journey is a key to body image freedom.
What Now? Walking in Freedom and Purpose
This final unit is your chance to prepare for what's ahead! We get you ready for life with your new found freedom, understanding that attacks and temptation will still come. You'll exit the course empowered, encouraged, and equipped to keep your new found body image freedom because you know what you were put on the earth to do!
Plus you get these Bonuses
What do I do about food? This bonus teaching will teach you the history of dieting, explore the metrics of health, and encourage you with grace-filled and biblical ways to think about your relationship with food so that you can get off the on-again, off-again, dieting roller coaster and truly have a healthier relationship with food.
What to do when your body betrays you. What happens when you face sickness or disease that changes your body forever? This bonus book chapter will help you navigate seasons where it feels like you're fighting your body.
Helping your children with body image issues. This bonus teaching will encourage parents who want to help their sons and daughters grow up with a Christ-centered healthy body image.
Looking for help for related issues?
We offer personalized coaching for many of the issues that are common to women with body image or eating disorder backgrounds.
Here's Why You'll Love This Program
Authentic Talk
We won't sugarcoat the issues. In fact, the more candidly we can talk about our struggles, the better. We don't have to pretend or be fake.
Spiritual Growth
Spiritual growth is almost guaranteed to happen through each module's assignments and teaching. This is foundational to the healing process.
Heal in Community
There's no better way to heal shame than through open and honest connection with others who have similar struggles. The group coaching community meets weekly for this healing.
Access to Personalized Help
Learn on your own time, participate in weekly group sessions, plus have access to Heather whenever something personal comes up! As a course and coaching client, you can get real time help through email or Voxxer.
This is For You if:
- You're a Christian woman between the ages of 22-102 and struggle with body image issues.
- You have more than 3 negative thoughts about your body per day.
- You tend to compare yourself to other woman and then determine to change to "keep up."
- You are a Christian woman who desires to grow in her walk with Jesus while healing these issues.
- You've tried other options to find body image freedom and you just can't get your heart to understand what your head already knows.
This is NOT For You if:
- You've never thought about how your body looks or tried to change it.
- You've never compared yourself to others.
- You'd rather keep trying new diets or fitness plans hoping one of them will magically zap your body image issues away.
- You'd rather just keep pretending you don't have body image issues.
- You are currently struggling with a diagnosed eating disorder and not getting treatment.
I love my Christian counselor but working with Heather changed my life. The teaching in her course both challenged and changed me. I'm learning how to feel more comfortable in my body and with food, and, PRAISE God, I've stopped obsessing. This freedom feels amazing.
Heather is a real woman who openly, honestly, and humorously shares her struggles with body issues and helps find path to overcome them. I rated my struggles as a “1”on a scale of 1-to-10 (awful) at the beginning of our session. After our time together I feel like I’m a “7” or even an “8”, on my way to freedom."
"My husband can see the difference. He said it’s like I’m finally able to relax and just be me. What a gift to our marriage.
This is one of the few times I’ve paid for a program and I’m fully satisfied. I’m pleasantly surprised and encouraged by the work we’ve done.”
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The time to get free is now.
Seriously. Why wait? The joy, peace, and rest you seek won't come from reaching the right number on the scale or from getting "work" done to fix what you don't like about your body. You can feel better about your body. You can feel good in your own skin. Why put it off? It's time to stop letting body image issues bog you down and start living the life God has planned for you!
You Literally Have Nothing to Lose
If after completing the full, 12-week online courses (Freedom Framework parts 101 and 201), participating in group or individual sessions, and reaching out to Heather for personal help around any specific issues you are facing, you feel like you haven't made any change, I will gladly refund your investment.*
Yes, I Want This!I know the struggle. It's real.
Let me walk with you on the path to freedom.
I'm type A. So getting help for my body image issues seemed ridiculous. Surely I could do it on my own. Everyone said I was strong. I worked hard at everything I tried. And, I knew the Bible.
Have you thought this too? Perhaps you've thought that getting help for your body image issues isn't really that important. After all, you've lived with them for so long . . . does it really matter?
But, friend, it does.
The freedom I want to show you will affect so much more than how you see your body. My former clients rave about how once they started to find healing for their body issues, it literally impacted every other area of their lives.
You can be free from comparing yourself to others. You can be free from the stress of what body image issues do to your social life, your dating life, your marriage, parenting, or your work life.
If you're not sure if this is right for you, let's talk. Grab a ten- minute consult call by clicking here so I can answer your questions or tell you more.
Don't spend the next month, next year, or next decade so consumed with changing your body.
Don't miss another day of the life you have now.
Family photos. Beach trips. Holiday parties. Children's milestones. Honeymoons. Vacations. Weekends. Tuesdays. What precious time have you lost because you've been trying to get into the size or "fix" your body? What memories have been missed? What relationships were impacted because you didn't have the confidence to engage? What did you say "no" to because your body doesn't look like you want it to? We don't age out of body image issues. (In fact, sometimes they get worse with aging!) If you want to be free, you have to take action. What is holding you back?
Want to get a sample of what coaching is like before investing?
Consider joining us on the 40-Day Journey. This 6-week group coaching experience is affordable and offered every quarter. You'll use Heather's 40-Day Body Image Workbook as your course manual and work through the content individually and come together for weekly coaching sessions.
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