How Hormones Affect Your Body Image All Through Life

How Hormones Affect Your Body Image All Through Life

Author: Heather Creekmore - Christian Body Image Author and Speaker April 15, 2025 Duration: 22:52

Is your body image really about how your body looks or are your hormones playing tricks on you? Today, Heather interviews Dr. Mikala Albertson about how our hormones affect the ways we feel and think about our bodies. In this first of this two part interview, Heather and Mikala talk about hormonal changes at puberty and then until midlife. How what we think and how we feel about our bodies can fluctuate depending on the week of our cycle, why being aware of our cycle can help us, and what we can do to relax the pressure we feel from culture to "fix ourselves."

Learn more about Dr. Mikala Albertson and her book here: https://www.mikalaalbertsonmd.com

Listen to Heather's other interview with Dr. Albertson here: https://omny.fm/shows/compared-to-who/doctor-says-weight-loss-may-not-be-your-best-new-y

Learn more about Compared to Who? and how you can connect with Heather and the team to start your journey to body image freedom here: https://www.improvebodyimage.com

 

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Heather Creekmore, a Christian body image author and speaker, hosts Compared to Who? Body Image for Christian Women. This space is for women who are exhausted by the constant pressure to measure up, whether it's to cultural ideals of beauty, fitness goals, or even spiritual performance. It’s common to know scripture about your worth in Christ yet feel a disconnect when you look in the mirror or navigate daily life. This podcast directly addresses that gap, moving beyond simplistic self-help or well-meaning clichés that often leave you feeling more defeated. Instead, conversations are grounded in a thoughtful blend of faith, mental health, and practical wellness. You’ll hear honest discussions about how spirituality intersects with the very real struggles of body image, diet culture, and personal comparison. Each episode aims to provide not just encouragement but tangible steps to help you live out your God-given identity with freedom and confidence. The goal is a stronger, more integrated faith that transforms how you see yourself, not by the world’s ever-changing standards, but through a lens of grace and truth. Tune in for a candid and compassionate resource that meets you right where you are.
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