Hollywood Actress Wants to Know What God Says About Our Bodies

Published: July 28, 2025

By Mallory Mattingly

From a fresh haircut to a fresh take on the hot topic of body image, Candace Cameron Bure hopes to give her listeners the tools they need to see themselves as God does.

“Two seasons ago, my daughter Natasha and Allie Schnacky were on, and we had one episode that we talked about body image. And there was a clip from that that went viral, and we had so many people writing in and commenting and posting. It just resonated with so many women — and I’m sure some men, too,” Bure said on the first episode of Season 11.

“Because of that, I really, really wanted to do a season that really expanded upon body image and our health, our mental health, how we see ourselves within our body, and what God has to say about that,” she added.

She pegged her cohost for the topic, Lisa Whittle, after seeing a clip of Whittle and her new Bible study, “Body and Soul,” on social media.

Whittle’s study helps readers “discover how Scripture talks about our bodies, from creation to Revelation. Learn to reconcile your body with the rest of who you are, growing in a deeper understanding of your true identity as a whole person created in the image of God.”

“Because I’ve struggled with it for so long, I’m reading everything I can,” Bure explained. “I want all the information, and yet none of it has — there’ve certainly been amazing things and tools that have helped me along the way — but there’s still nothing that has really changed my heart and soul on it, because I still constantly think about it.”

“The one thing that has [helped was] a dream that God gave me not that long ago, a couple of years ago. That had a profound impact on my life. But anyway, we are just going to deep dive into all the things,” Bure added. “We’re going to be answering lots of listener questions like we do on every single episode, but really specific to the body.”

Whittle is the perfect person to cohost, as she frequently speaks about the topic.

“Wherever you are in your body journey, please know this: I’m cheering for you,” she wrote on social media earlier this year. “We’ve all been cruelly scrutinized, had our worth diminished to our looks, and been incredibly hard on ourselves for far too long. This is the year of true and lasting freedom.

“We won’t get it from anywhere or anyone but the maker of our bodies and souls, Himself,” she continued. “He is calling us up to more. To believe all things are possible. To trust Him, well aware of our limits. Here’s to fully rebuilt motherboards, so we can operate in brand new bodies and souls.”