{"podcast":{"title":"Free & Well: Break Free From Anxiety & Overthinking & Feel More Confident With Mental Health Habits, Nervous System Healing & Christian Based Practices","slug":"free-well-break-free-from-anxiety-overwhelm-feel-more-confident-with-mental-health-nervous-system-healing-faith-based-practices-909961","podcast_index_feed_id":909961,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/91eb1aa2-4ea1-45a7-bf2e-a2a3341d737b","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/free-and-well-self-confidence-self-love-self-worth-self","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/8/17/13/70c51666-6b2e-4714-a7d0-10cd3e9a06cc_devoney_kodad__podcast_cover__18_.jpg","author":"Devoney Kodad, Anxiety Therapist, Self Confidence Coach & Christian Yoga Teacher","episode_count":365,"summary":"Hey babe, are you ready to stop second guessing yourself & start feeling more confident? On this podcast, you'll hear psychology backed mental wellness tools, nervous system regulating practices & faith based tools to support you in becoming your most confident self. My hope is that you walk away from every episode feeling hyped to take that one, next step in becoming your best self. I'm so glad you're here. My name is Devoney. I've served over 5,000 hours as a therapist, I'm a faith based yoga teacher & a dog mom. Growing up, I questioned myself and struggled with anxiety. I'm here to share with you all the things I've learned so you can step into who God created you to be, unapologetically! Each episode I share what I've learned as a therapist in my 10 years in the mental health field and the raw, imperfect & real lessons life as a human with anxiety and ADHD, a recovering people pleaser, and a Believer. Sweet friend, if you're ready to start being authentically you in every area of your life, putting yourself out there & genuinely creating a life you love, this is the show for you! Grab your iced coffee & your journal, let's dive in! 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In this episode, I sit down with Briana Arteaga, creator of Fit and On Fire, a Holy Spirit-led functional training approach that rejects diet culture and body-image pressure in favor of training for purpose. Centered around Proverbs 31. Yes, I know, it's amazing. We unpack why so many high-achieving women struggle with comparison, body image, unhealthy exercise habits & a worldly focus on aesthetics. Briana shares her own testimony, the science behind functional fitness, and how realigning movement with identity in Christ & using a Proverbs 31 approach shifts training into a way to live out your calling and grow your connection with God. If you've ever tied your self-worth to your body, struggled with emotional eating, or felt like your workouts were just another way to earn approval, this conversation offers a different path — one rooted in strength, purpose, and nervous-system peace instead of performance. In this episode: Why fitness culture keeps women stuck in anxiety and comparison The link between emotional eating, body image, and identity What \"functional fitness\" actually means (and why it's different) How training in partnership with the Holy Spirit builds real confidence Briana's personal testimony and journey to Fit and On Fire START HERE | 🧘‍♀️Download the Free 4 Minute Calm Reset : my go to breathing practice to go from spiraling to peace 🎙Tune in to other listener favorite episodes: 4 Things I'd Do Differently If I Was Starting My Anxiety & Confidence Journey over 4 Steps to Go From Nervous to Doing the Dang Thing ABOUT FREE & WELL | Free & Well is a mental wellness movement…","meta_description":"What if the way you move your body could actually grow your faith and help you live out the calling on your life instead of creating comparison and self j…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2473,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/free-well-break-free-from-anxiety-overwhelm-feel-more-confident-with-mental-health-nervous-system-healing-faith-based-practices-909961/episodes/319-body-image-emotional-eating-identity-a-christian-woman-s-guide-to-fitness-for-true-confidence-healing-w-briana-arteaga/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/free-well-break-free-from-anxiety-overwhelm-feel-more-confident-with-mental-health-nervous-system-healing-faith-based-practices-909961/319-body-image-emotional-eating-identity-a-christian-woman-s-guide-to-fitness-for-true-confidence-healing-w-briana-arteaga.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}