Have you ever felt like there was something in regards to your health that just had a hold on you? Like no matter how hard you tried to let it go, you just couldn't?    Do you wonder if you’ll ever be able to actually do the thing you want to do and stop doing the thing you don’t want to do?    For example, I have a history of sneaking into the pantry while my kids are playing and eating all of their chocolate from various holidays throughout the year. I can’t seem to help myself. When it’s there, it’s like it’s calling my name.    I’ve also been known to watch TV for hours on end, obsessing over when the newest episodes are coming out so that I can somehow escape my own reality in exchange for the one portrayed so unrealistically on that screen.    Doing those things was not even ever the worst part for me. It was worse when I knew I didn’t want to be doing it, when I tried so hard to stop but gave in and gave up. I found myself falling into a cycle of shame and guilt, knowing I should be able to do better and not being able to.    But, even after experiencing it over and over I still didn’t know what to do. I didn’t know how to break the cycle.    And God. Today I’m sharing some personal testimony and walking through what it looks like to invite God into the moments of struggle, the moments of doing what you know you don’t want to do and feeling that shame. Then I’m going to share a process you can use to discover and break free from the things you feel are holding back in your health or keeping you stuck in this cycle of shame.    This is definitely a truth in love episode on a topic that is near and dear to my heart and a theme of my health story.    I hope and pray that the Lord speaks through me to encourage your heart and draw you closer to Him as you listen!    In Joy, Lauren  P.S. Did you know my course, the EMPOWERED HEALTH FRAMEWORK, is always open for enrollment?  Designed with the busy Christian mom in mind, the goal is to help you get more energy in less time through nutrition, movement, and spiritual growth. It’s time to consistently make your healthiest choices so you can get to a weight you love, live with more energy & less stress, and focus your time and thoughts where you truly want! Learn how to eat healthier without dieting, find exercise you actually enjoy, grow spiritually so you can find true confidence and lasting motivation, and do all of this in a way that’s natural and sustainable! Living your healthiest life is going to be simple & fun and give you more energy to create the mom life you love! Grab your spot today in the Empowered Health Framework, a go at your own pace online course! healthyandempoweredliving.com/course   And if you’re looking for a quick start up to your health journey, check out my 10 DAY FAST BREAKTHROUGH…. 10 days of accountability to fast from the thing you choose to fast from.  10 days to learn that God can give you the strength to overcome the stronghold and walk forward in your health with Him.  10 days of health coaching wisdom to learn from.  10 days of friends, family, peers going through the same thing you’re going through.  10 days to breakthrough, to jumpstart the change you know you need and want to make in your health and life right now.    This is for you if you feel like there is something in your life that you just can’t seem to get away from, you feel like it holds some kind of control over you. Maybe you’ve tried the whole getting healthy thing so many times in the past but THIS ONE THING is always the stumbling block, the thing that puts you back in the cycle of giving up on the diet or program, feeling guilty and ashamed about failing, before finally getting the energy to try again. That cycle of on track off track, of super focused on health to super distracted by life and just not caring enough to commit right now.    The challenge runs from May 1st to May 10th. Once you sign up, you