The Body Revelation 7-Day JourneySample

The Body Revelation

When I was a child, the sense of feeling small, unheard, and unseen in my family always seemed to dissipate when I went outside and moved my body. Moving made me feel big, free, and full of possibilities. It also allowed me to forget about how much my parents fought. I would pop wheelies on my bike or roller-skate like a disco queen, and somehow that just made me feel better.

When I was fourteen, I attended my first group aerobics class, and the rest, as they say, is history. Okay, not exactly, but that day sparked an interest that would eventually lead to my life’s work as a fitness and wellness professional. While my first workout seemed like choreographed chaos, the comfort and peace that washed over me during the cooldown was unlike anything I had felt before. At that moment, a profound sense of hope dislodged my anger and sadness. Even though I wouldn’t find Jesus until I was an adult—the real key to this mysterious peace—I knew, even as a child, that something about moving my body changed how I thought and felt.

Despite the loud cries of diet culture, our bodies are designed to carry out our abilities, not satisfy our vanity. Our bodies are good and meant to do good work, but if we get stuck in our pain, it’s nearly impossible to think, feel, and choose what’s best for us.

In The Body Revelation, I unpack how bad news gets stuck in our good bodies and what we can do about it. This devotional is an abridged journey through the six stages of metabolizing pain, banishing shame, and connecting to God with your whole self. I’m so excited to walk alongside you as you journey through this good news!

What can you expect to learn in The Body Revelation? Well, you will stop trying to change yourself into a better version of you. You will know how to partner with your body to maintain peace by staying connected to yourself and God. As you learn to metabolize your pain, using movement and gospel-centered self-care spiritual practices that incorporate and activate God’s Word, you will encounter through your body the God who loves you, knows you, and wants only the best for you. His love will change you, slowly and steadily, because slow and steady is the way to all sustainable change. And when hard moments come, you will overcome rather than be overwhelmed so you can stay free to become the person God created you to be.

I’m so glad you’re here. Let’s get started!