If the end of the year leaves you feeling anxious about your body, your eating, or the pressure to “fix things” before January rolls around, this episode is for you. In today’s conversation, I’m talking honestly about the end-of-year weight gain panic so many of us experience - the overeating at Christmas, the loss of routine, and the familiar urge to course-correct with restriction, rules, and unrealistic resolutions. Together, we’ll gently name what’s really happening beneath the surface and why this cycle isn’t actually about food, discipline, or willpower.

We’ll explore a Christ-centred alternative to fear-driven quick fixes, showing how fixing our eyes on Jesus instead of our bodies allows peace and true transformation to flow. I also touch briefly on the modern body positivity movement - celebrating self-worth is important, but freedom and growth come when our habits and choices are guided by the Spirit, not cultural pressure alone. By the end of this episode, you’ll hear practical, faith-based ways to care for your body, your habits, and your heart over the holiday season and step into 2026 grounded, steady, and at peace.

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Some days you wake up and feel… heavy. Not because anything is “wrong,” but because life has quietly worn you down. That’s exactly where I found myself on my last workday of the year - exhausted, emotionally flat, and scraping at the bottom of the barrel. In this episode, I share that personal story, including the unexpected little disasters that pushed me over the edge and the gentle reminder I received from God in the midst of it.

I also reflect on a book I read this year, The Garden Within by Dr Anita Phillips, which gave me beautiful language for sadness and weariness using the imagery of soil. Together, we’ll explore what it looks like to let our heaviness drain safely before God, why it’s okay to feel low, and how His invitation is always the same: come just as you are.

If you’re finishing the year tired, worn out, or quietly carrying too much, this episode is for you. I share the one thing that truly brings rest - and why you don’t have to “fix” yourself first to experience it.

Plus, I finish on a lighter note and share the books I’m hoping to read over summer - because even in rest, a little inspiration is always welcome!

I would love to connect with you!

You can send me an email anytime:

loz.perry@outlook.com

You can also find me on social media and DM me:

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In this episode, I break down five reasons why you might feel out of control around food, especially during busy seasons like Christmas and New Year. From physical and mental restriction, to lost hunger cues, unmet emotional needs, and all-or-nothing thinking, I share relatable stories from my own journey and offer practical, gentle strategies to rebuild trust with your body, respond to cravings with awareness, and find freedom, balance, and peace with food.

I would love to connect with you!

You can send me an email anytime:

loz.perry@outlook.com

You can also find me on social media and DM me:

https://instagram.com/loz.perry

https://facebook.com/loz.perry