"Self-Deprivation, Disordered Eating, & Fasting as a Spiritual Practice" with Brittany Braswell, MS, RDN, LD
“Self-Deprivation, Disordered Eating, & Fasting as a Spiritual Practice”
with Brittany Braswell, MS, RDN, LD
We are approaching Lent, a forty-day period of preparation for celebrating Jesus’ resurrection at Easter. It’s a time rich with spiritual significance. It also happens to be a time when the ideas of self-deprivation and fasting can get emphasized in faith-based circles. The tricky part is that both diet culture messages and faith-based messages at times explicitly and implicitly emphasize food restriction and/or self-deprivation.
This Lent I have the privilege of being a part of a teaching series called “Losing the Lies for Lent.” The lie I am tackling is the message that “self-deprivation makes us holier or brings us closer to God.”
In today’s episode, I am so grateful to be joined by Registered Dietitian, Brittany Braswell, to do a deeper dive on this particular lie. Brittany is a non-diet dietitian who approaches nutrition and wellness from a holistic standpoint, including physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional wellbeing. She specifically works with women who struggle with disordered eating and negative self-image. Overall, Brittany is passionate about helping her clients establish a healthy relationship with food and body to improve their quality of life and walk free and fearlessly in their purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to our conversation. I hope it brings you closer to that kind of freedom.
Watch Tim Mackey’s message on fasting, discussed in this episode, here.
The interview
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