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December 31, 2019
Truth Journaling for Weight Loss with Joy
On today’s episode of the Taste for Truth Podcast, I visit with Joy, who is just getting started with the Freedom from Emotional Eating Bible Study and also with truth journaling for weight loss. Joy listened to the podcast for a year before she decided to jump in and start a Bible study and renewing.
Here are a few of the things we’ll be discussing on today’s episode of the podcast.
Things We Talked About:
How to truth journal throughout the day. Stress eating Eating to make you feel...December 10, 2019
How to Overcome Fear of Failure – 7 Steps
A few weeks ago, I asked members of my Facebook page if they were afraid of failure. I was overwhelmed by the responses. It seems that I’m not the only one out there who fears failure! In today’s episode of the Christian Habits Podcast, we’ll talk about seven steps you can take to overcome fear of failure. But first let’s look at some of the things we’re afraid of.
Examples of Fear of FailureHere are just a few of the examples Facebook readers gave of the areas where they were afraid of...
November 26, 2019
Following Weight Loss Boundaries During the Holidays
It’s that time of year again. When we throw caution to the wind and break our weight loss boundaries left and right eating Christmas cookies and other goodies! On today’s episode of the Taste for Truth Podcast, I do a coaching call with Judy and Amy about how to follow weight loss boundaries during the holidays.
Amy and Judy have been working through the Taste for Truth Bible study, and they have both been losing weight. Amy has lost 10 pounds so far and Judy has lost 22 pounds!
I hope...
November 12, 2019
How to Hold Onto Your Faith When Life Is Hard with Michele Cushatt
How do you hold onto your faith when it seems like God has disappeared? Whether in struggle, illness, death, or failure, the presence of pain is often so overwhelming it can drown out God’s voice. On today’s episode of the Christian Habits Podcast, I visit with Michele Cushatt who offers hope and faith for times when life is so hard we can’t always feel God’s presence.
A three-time head and neck cancer survivor, Michele is a (reluctant) expert of trauma, pain and the deep human need for authentic connecti...
November 1, 2019
My Own Weight Loss Story – Barb Raveling
In today’s episode of the Taste for Truth Podcast, I’ll be sharing my own weight loss story. I’ve been wanting to do this episode for a long time, so I guess it’s appropriate that I finally made the commitment to do it after publishing my new Freedom from Procrastination Bible Study!

This is a picture taken of my hubby and me this summer on a backpacking trip!
How to Listen to the Podcast Click here to listen on Apple podcasts Click here to listen on Google Play Click here to listen on Stitcher. Click here to lis...October 22, 2019
How to Stop Feeling Overwhelmed – 5 Steps
Do you ever feel like you have a million things to do, but you only have time and energy for about three things? Do you often ignore the important things in life because you’re too busy doing the million things in life? If so, you’re in the same boat as most of us. We’ve all experienced this at some point. The question is, “How do you stop feeling overwhelmed when you have a million things to do?”
We’ll be talking about that today in the Christian Habits Podcast (but I’ve also included a summary below i...
October 16, 2019
New Book! Freedom from Procrastination Bible Study
Do you ever feel like you have a million things to do, but you’re not doing any of them? Do you make a to-do list and then promptly lose it or ignore it? Do you suspect you’ll never get caught up?
If you’re a procrastinator, you know how hopeless that feels because we’ve all been there.
September 27, 2019
7 Ways to Get Back on Track after Vacation
Do you find that it’s hard to get back on track after vacation with your weight loss boundaries? Even if you followed your boundaries while you’re gone, it’s often hard to follow them when you get home.
Not only are we tired and in catch-up land, but we often find ourselves feeling sad when we get back. We miss vacation–or if things went badly on vacation, we’re sad about what happened.
Thankfully, God can help us recover from the post-vacation blues and help us to follow our boundaries. O...
June 4, 2019
Productivity and Parenting with Tricia Goyer
On today’s episode of the Christian Habits Podcast, I’m excited to have Tricia Goyer with us. This will be the last podcast for the next few months as I’ll be taking a break from both the Christian Habits Podcast and Taste for Truth Weight Loss Podcast over the summer.
Tricia Goyer is a woman I could sit down and visit for hours with because I feel like she has so much wise advice. We talked about both productivity and parenting in this podcast and I’ve been thinking over one of her tips on...
Productivity and Parenting with Tricia Goyer (Fixed)
On today’s episode of the Christian Habits Podcast, I’m excited to have Tricia Goyer with us. This will be the last podcast for the next few months as I’ll be taking a break from both the Christian Habits Podcast and Taste for Truth Weight Loss Podcast over the summer.
Tricia Goyer is a woman I could sit down and visit for hours with because I feel like she has so much wise advice. We talked about both productivity and parenting in this podcast and I’ve been thinking over one of her tips on...