{"podcast":{"title":"Old School Food Freedom","slug":"old-school-food-freedom-5735464","podcast_index_feed_id":5735464,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2391534.rss","website_url":"https://www.findingbalance.com/","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/u20zogfj86zqhlym1kn6uyx7c2wv?.jpg","author":"FINDINGbalance, Inc., Christ-Centered Food Freedom Support","episode_count":90,"summary":"In today’s diet-culture society, food issues and body hatred have become the norm. But you were created to be FREE. Welcome to Old School Food Freedom , where we go back to the basics, God’s basics, for how we view food, our bodies, and our worth. Hosted by FINDING balance Executive Director Chrissy Kirkman, this podcast features Biblically-sound experts, thought-leaders, artists, and everyday people who will inspire you to interrupt negative cultural soundtracks and rediscover God’s original design for your relationship with food and your body. This show will deliver practical, faith-filled insights on how to break free from diet culture and body shame through the lens of scripture. If you’re looking for guidance on how to heal your relationship with food while deepening your faith, you're in the right place. We’ll answer questions like What does the Bible say about food freedom? How can I overcome an eating disorder or disordered eating with Jesus? What is the biblical perspective on diet culture? How can I find peace with food as a Christian? What does it mean to treat your body as a temple in relation to eating? How can I break free from diet culture with Jesus? How can I alig…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T14:20:30.128898+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/old-school-food-freedom-5735464"},"episode":{"title":"65: Unburdened: Jesus' Invitation to a Better Way w/ Ruth Harper","slug":"65-unburdened-jesus-invitation-to-a-better-way-w-ruth-harper","published_at":"2025-06-17T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/old-school-food-freedom-5735464/65-unburdened-jesus-invitation-to-a-better-way-w-ruth-harper","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/old-school-food-freedom-5735464","url":"https://www.findingbalance.com/2025/06/unburdened-Jesus-invitation-to-a-better-way","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2391534/episodes/17337441-65-unburdened-jesus-invitation-to-a-better-way-w-ruth-harper.mp3","summary":"We’ve all heard the term in the Bible, but what exactly is a “yoke?” As it turns out, there are a few meanings for the word. And the concept ties in beautifully with attachment styles (or attachment theory). In today’s episode, Ruth Harper—a Registered Dietitian and longtime friend of FINDINGbalance—shares more on the subject. You’ll learn what attachment theory is all about, how a healthy attachment style with God helps soothe food and body image struggles, and steps to take to choose a supp...","meta_description":"We’ve all heard the term in the Bible, but what exactly is a “yoke?” As it turns out, there are a few meanings for the word. And the concept ties in beaut…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2837,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/old-school-food-freedom-5735464/episodes/65-unburdened-jesus-invitation-to-a-better-way-w-ruth-harper/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/old-school-food-freedom-5735464/65-unburdened-jesus-invitation-to-a-better-way-w-ruth-harper.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}