“Your Body Isn’t the Problem” With Jess Connolly
The Proverbs 31 Ministries Podcast
Proverbs 31 Ministries
4.8 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 4 March 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
What if the way you talk about yourself could actually bring freedom instead of shame? In today’s episode, Jess Connolly — author of Breaking Free from Body Shame — shares how shifting our words can transform our thoughts, relationships and even our faith.
In this episode you’ll learn:
- How small, everyday choices shape our view of our bodies.
- Why the words we speak about ourselves hold the power to heal or wound.
- How to shift the culture of body negativity and start celebrating your body as “good.”
Resources From This Episode:
- Purchase Jess Connolly’s book Breaking Free from Body Shame: Dare to Reclaim What God Has Named Good.
- Get an exclusive download of “This Body Is Good: A Declaration of Freedom and Truth” by Jess Connolly when you purchase from the P31 Bookstore.
- Read with us at Circle 31 Book Club, and gain access to a Bible study companion resource to help you dig deeper into scriptural concepts from the book.
- Want a fresh way to experience Holy Week? Look no further than The Chosen: Last Supper. You can get your tickets now at TheChosenLastSupper.com.
- Click here to download a transcript of this episode.
Want More on This Topic?
- Listen to “How To Step out of the Darkness of Shame and Start Living Free” with Morgan Krueger.
- Watch the Therapy & Theology playlist titled “Let’s Stop Avoiding This Conversation: 6 Topics Women Have Big Questions About” on YouTube.
- Want to watch this episode instead? Click here to view on YouTube.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The table is set. The people of Israel welcome Jesus as king while his disciples anticipate his crowning. |
| 0:08.0 | Shot in a beautiful cinematic format, The Chosen Last Supper, brings the most pivotal week in history to audiences in this special three-part theatrical release, starting in theaters across the U.S. on March 28th, 2025. Holy Week will never be the same. |
| 0:23.4 | Get your tickets now at the Chosen Last Supper.com. That's thechosenlast supper.com. |
| 0:29.5 | Thank you. Hi, friends. Thanks for tuning into the Proverbs 31 Ministries podcast, where we share biblical truth for any girl in any season. |
| 0:48.7 | I'm your host, Kaylee Olson, and I'm here today with my co-host and my good friend, Kendra LeGrand. |
| 0:53.7 | So excited to be here today. |
| 0:55.8 | And listen, y'all are in for a real tree because we're going to hear from Jess Connolly soon, |
| 1:00.5 | who is the author of Breaking Free from Body Shame, which will be our Circle 31 book club pick during the month of April. |
| 1:08.2 | And so we're very excited about that. |
| 1:10.0 | And if there is anyone who can |
| 1:11.7 | coach you or speak life into you, Jess is your gal. And it's the most amazing thing. I know. |
| 1:18.6 | I'm a huge fan of Jess Connolly. Jess, if you're listening to this, we adore you. We do adore you. |
| 1:23.8 | Over here at Proverbs 31. And here's the deal, guys. When this episode was recorded, I was sick. |
| 1:29.3 | We were down for the count, and I was really, really sad to miss out on it. |
| 1:32.9 | So you recorded this episode with the one and only Melissa Taylor. |
| 1:37.2 | I know it's going to be a fantastic conversation. |
| 1:39.3 | But for my sake and the sake of our listeners, Kendra, I would love for you to share just like a quick |
| 1:45.2 | preview, like top tidbit from the conversation. It was so practical. She talks all about when |
| 1:50.3 | you're taking a group photo with friends and the reactions that everybody has to that photo when you |
| 1:55.5 | look at it. Oh, yeah. And she challenges us, those listening, she was like, the next time you take a group photo, |
| 2:02.1 | here are some things that I would rather you do. And I started implementing them. And those are |
| 2:06.4 | things like, don't look at the photo and just like, just trust it and be okay if it's posted |
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