Who Taught You to See Yourself That Way?

Who Taught You to See Yourself That Way?

Have you ever stopped to wonder when you first became aware of your body? Not the first time you looked in a mirror... The first time you wondered whether what you saw was good enough. In this episode, we explore the messages many of us absorbed long before we were old enough to question them. Messages from playgrounds, kitchen tables, magazines, doctor's offices, and everyday conversations that quietly shaped the way we learned to see ourselves. This isn't an episode about dieting. It isn't about body positivity. It's an invitation to become curious. Together we'll explore how inherited messages become lifelong beliefs, why changing your body doesn't always change the story you tell yourself, and how God invites us to see ourselves through a truer lens. If you've ever struggled with comparison, shame, or feeling like your worth depended on what you saw in the mirror, I hope this conversation reminds you that your story began long before those messages arrived. Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2561189/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2561189/support] First Conversation: The First Conversation [https://healerhopegiver.com/the-first-conversation/] Want to stay connected throughout the week?  Come hang out with me on social media for daily encouragement, real-life stories, and the behind-the-scenes pieces of this healing journey. If you feel led to support the show, you can do so through the link in the show notes — and please know, your generosity means the world. You’re a gift.

Devotional 30: The Things That Remain

What do the people we love leave behind? Not just possessions. Not just photographs. Not just memories. They leave influence. Faith. Traditions. Values. Ways of loving. Ways of serving. Ways of seeing the world. In this devotional, we'll explore the beautiful truth that the people God uses to shape us often leave gifts behind that continue influencing our lives long after they're gone. Because love leaves a mark. And sometimes the people we love don't only remain in our memories. They remain in us. 🎧 EXTENDED SHOW NOTES 📖 Scripture 2 Timothy 1:5 Proverbs 13:22 Hebrews 12:1 Philippians 1:3 🌿 In This Devotional The people we love leave more than possessions behind. They leave influence. They leave traditions. They leave values. They leave faith. They leave stories that continue shaping us for years to come. In this devotional, we explore: • What remains after loss • Faith passed from one generation to the next • Why ordinary traditions often become extraordinary gifts • The difference between grief and gratitude • How God's provision often comes through people • The legacy hidden inside everyday moments • The gifts we are now carrying forward 🌿 Continue the Journey Companion Guide: The Things They Left Behind Recognizing the Gifts, Values, Stories, and Legacy That Continue Through You This remembrance, gratitude, legacy, and reflection companion will help you identify the people who shaped your life, recognize the gifts they left behind, and reflect on what you are now passing forward. You'll also find long-form episodes, devotionals, companion guides, reflective workbooks, and additional resources on the Healer & Hope Giver website [http://www.healerhopegiver.com]. Because healing, gratitude, faith, and growth are often built one conversation at a time.  Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2561189/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2561189/support] First Conversation: The First Conversation [https://healerhopegiver.com/the-first-conversation/] Want to stay connected throughout the week?  Come hang out with me on social media for daily encouragement, real-life stories, and the behind-the-scenes pieces of this healing journey. If you feel led to support the show, you can do so through the link in the show notes — and please know, your generosity means the world. You’re a gift.

Grief Glitter

What if grief isn't only about what we've lost? What if it's also about what remains? In this episode, Kim explores the idea of "grief glitter"—the pieces of people we continue finding long after they're gone. Through stories about her father, her father-in-law, family traditions, lifelong friendships, faith, and community, she reflects on the ways people leave their fingerprints on our lives. Because sometimes the greatest gifts people leave behind aren't possessions. They're the values, stories, traditions, faith, and love that continue shaping us long after they're gone. Extended Show Notes Have you ever noticed that glitter never really goes away? You can clean it up. Vacuum it. Move houses. Throw things away. And somehow years later, another tiny piece shows up somewhere unexpected. In this episode, Kim explores why grief can feel similar. Not because grief is messy. But because the people we love leave pieces of themselves behind. Through stories about her father, Texas A&M Muster, family traditions, model homes, Christmas Eve brunches, lifelong friendships, and the people who helped carry her through difficult seasons, Kim reflects on the ways grief reveals not only what we've lost—but what remains. This conversation explores: • Why grief and gratitude often exist together • The traditions and stories that continue after loss • The influence people leave behind without realizing it • How faith, family, friendship, and community shape us • Why grief may be evidence that love mattered • The legacy we are leaving behind for others If you've ever lost someone you love, missed a familiar voice, held onto a meaningful tradition, or found yourself unexpectedly smiling through tears, this conversation is for you. Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2561189/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2561189/support] First Conversation: The First Conversation [https://healerhopegiver.com/the-first-conversation/] Want to stay connected throughout the week?  Come hang out with me on social media for daily encouragement, real-life stories, and the behind-the-scenes pieces of this healing journey. If you feel led to support the show, you can do so through the link in the show notes — and please know, your generosity means the world. You’re a gift.

Devotional 29: When God Sees More Than the Label

What if God sees far more than the labels you've been carrying? Throughout our lives, we collect labels. Some come from doctors. Some come from family. Some come from difficult experiences. Some come from our own thoughts. While many of those labels explain something real, they were never meant to become our identity. In this devotional, we'll explore how God consistently sees beyond the labels people carry. Through Scripture, personal reflection, and the reminder that a diagnosis is information—not an apology—we'll discover what it means to see ourselves through God's eyes instead of through the labels we've accumulated along the way. Because a label may describe a chapter. But it was never meant to become the title. BUZZSPROUT EXTENDED SHOW NOTES 📖 Scripture 1 Samuel 16:7 Isaiah 43:1 Ephesians 2:10 🌿 In This Devotional Many of us have collected labels throughout our lives. Some came through diagnoses. Some came through mistakes. Some came through grief. Some came through difficult seasons. And while those labels may explain something about our experiences, they were never meant to become our identity. In this devotional, we explore: • The difference between labels and identity • Why God consistently sees beyond what others see • The danger of allowing a label to become the title of our story • Why a diagnosis is information, not an apology • The freedom that comes from seeing ourselves through God's eyes • The reminder that God calls us by name, not by our labels 🌿 Continue the Journey This week's reflective workbook: at www.healerhopegiver.com [http://www.healerhopegiver.com] More Than The Story They Told Understanding the Difference Between Labels, Identity, and the Story God Is Still Writing Together, we'll explore the labels we've collected, the stories we've believed, and the identity God is inviting us to embrace. You'll also find previous episodes, devotionals, companion guides, reflective workbooks, and additional resources on the Healer & Hope Giver website. Because healing rarely happens in a single conversation. It's often built one insight, one reflection, and one faithful step at a time. Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2561189/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2561189/support] First Conversation: The First Conversation [https://healerhopegiver.com/the-first-conversation/] Want to stay connected throughout the week?  Come hang out with me on social media for daily encouragement, real-life stories, and the behind-the-scenes pieces of this healing journey. If you feel led to support the show, you can do so through the link in the show notes — and please know, your generosity means the world. You’re a gift.

The Diagnosis Didn't Change Me

At eighteen years old, a doctor looked at my bloodwork and told me I would never be thin because I had PCOS. Years later, another doctor burst into a room and announced that I wasn't pregnant—I had diabetes. Then came Moyamoya disease, brain surgeries, and years of learning how to navigate diagnoses, labels, assumptions, and stories that never seemed to tell the whole picture. In this deeply personal episode, we're exploring the difference between what explains us and what defines us. Because labels come from many places. Doctors. Family stories. Church experiences. Other people. Sometimes even ourselves. But none of them tell the whole story. If you've ever felt defined by a diagnosis, a mistake, a family narrative, or a label you've carried for years, this conversation is for you. A diagnosis can explain what is happening without defining who you are. A label can describe a chapter without becoming the title. EXTENDED SHOW NOTES What happens when a diagnosis becomes part of your identity? In this episode, Kim shares personal stories of receiving diagnoses like PCOS, Type 2 diabetes, and Moyamoya disease while exploring a deeper question many of us face: What happens when labels begin defining how we see ourselves? Through stories of infertility, chronic illness, family narratives, grief, faith, and healing, this conversation explores the difference between information and identity. Together we discuss: • The weight of labels handed to us by others  • When diagnoses become predictions about the future  • Learning to advocate for yourself when no one explains the whole story  • The labels we quietly give ourselves  • Inherited stories and misplaced shame  • What happens when the label isn't even true  • The difference between what God calls us and what the world calls us  • Why the chapter is not the title Whether the labels came from doctors, family stories, church experiences, relationships, or your own inner critic, this episode offers a reminder that God sees far more than any diagnosis, assumption, or chapter of your life. CONTINUE THE JOURNEY 💛 Episode 25: Some of What You Call Personality Began as Survival 💛 Episode 26: What Has Been Shaping You? 💛 Episode 27: Health Became Different When It Stopped Being About My Weight 💛 Episode 28: Some People Share a Season. Some Share a Life Resources: Available at www.healerhopegiver.com [http://www.healerhopegiver.com] 📖 More Than the Story They Told (Reflective Workbook) 📖 What Has Been Shaping You? (Reflective Workbook) 📖 Who Helps Carry Your Life? (Companion Guide) Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2561189/fan_mail/new] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2561189/support] First Conversation: The First Conversation [https://healerhopegiver.com/the-first-conversation/] Want to stay connected throughout the week?  Come hang out with me on social media for daily encouragement, real-life stories, and the behind-the-scenes pieces of this healing journey. If you feel led to support the show, you can do so through the link in the show notes — and please know, your generosity means the world. You’re a gift.