Does God even care about my weight? It’s a question that sits beneath many conversations about health, dieting, and body image. In this episode, I explore what the Bible does and doesn’t say about weight, and how we can pursue health without tying our worth or faithfulness to a number on the scales.

Have you noticed how some people use the Bible to justify restrictive eating patterns? It makes me sad to see Scripture used this way, a form of biblical justification or eisegesis.

So, what can we do about this? As Christians, I think it’s important to recognise the ways people refer to a Christian

My ‘day job’ is a 3-day-a-week editor role at a church leadership magazine. I regularly read, review, and commission writing about and for church leaders, pastors, vicars, preachers, and other Christian leaders. So when I had the opportunity to read a book that speaks to my passion and love for

This article was prompted when an online influencer posted a Reel with the hook (opening sentence/phrase) that said ‘Christian woman will surrender every area of their life to Jesus except when it comes to food’.

I’m just going to let that sit there for a minute.

What does she mean by this? I

Why do we struggle to stay consistent with healthy habits, even when we know exactly what we should be doing?

In this episode of Hearts and Habits: A Christian Approach to Nutrition and Healthy Wellbeing, Tanya explores why consistency is rarely a knowledge problem. Instead, our habits, environment,

Trackers. Data. Analysis. Calories, steps, sleep scores, heart rate zones, distance, cadence, stride length, percentages of your daily allowance, protein goals… and fibre-maxxing.

How did we end up in a

When we think about healthy eating and looking after our bodies, it’s easy to become distracted by the world’s messages surrounding appearance, weight loss and unrealistic standards. But as Christians, our approach to health and nutrition should be rooted in something far deeper than the pursuit of

In my recent podcast episode, I attempt to answer the question, ‘Why does motivation never last for healthy eating?’ In doing so, I approach the answer from a Christian faith perspective and offer a solution based on Scripture that’ll bring long-lasting change.

In preparing for this podcast, I

In this episode of the Hearts and Habits podcast, we look at the reason behind short-lived motivation – and how, as Christian women, we can create sustainable change that is based on Scripture.

I’ll explain what happens to encourage motivation and why we do not need to rely on it.

I’ll also explain

I’ve been moved to speak about the daily battle we face when making healthy decisions for our diet, nutrition, health. It seems sometimes its a battle we can’t face – but with God’s help we can move slowly forward to our goal. That sometimes it might seem so slow, so painfully slow, but keeping our