By Michaela Gordoni
Teddy Bear Award® winner Candace Cameron Bure recently hosted body theologian Lisa Whittle on her podcast.
“For me, learning to love my body has become a lifelong journey,” Bure said on Instagram last month. “Sometimes, our bodies remember the trauma of a place, even when our hearts are ready for something new,” Bure said in another social media post.
This message is important to Bure because she wants others to experience “freedom” in their bodies.
“And know who God is and the love that he has for us,” the actress added.
“According to Romans 12:2, we can be transformed by the renewing of our minds,” Whittle said.
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“Our bodies are connected to our souls,” she explained. She shared experiences where she felt full of bitterness, and a rash appeared on her body. When she let the bitterness go, the rash would disappear.
“I’m not telling you that your chronic health issue is because you have a broken relationship in the body, because you’ve had church hurt, because you’ve been mad at the church for 25 years,” Whittle continued. “I don’t speak things like that. I’m not a physician.” She also asked viewers not to “disregard that.”
Bure recalled having a panic attack after she left her role on THE VIEW. She was in a taxi cab and thought she was “having a heart attack.” She realized she had the attack because her body associated the place she was — New York — with THE VIEW, where she filmed the show.
“My body is going through trauma because of the last time I was here,” Bure recalled.
Whittle said that anyone can “reconcile your body with the rest of who you are.”
“Cortisol diverts blood away from the digestive system, so this can cause stomach issues such as cramps, diarrhea, and appetite loss,” Whittle explained. “When stress hormones run rampant, the immune system can struggle, increasing vulnerability to bugs and illnesses.”
Whittle’s book, “Body & Soul” says “every curve, every scar, every wrinkle is a testament to how God is shaping us.”
Bure has talked about how she hated her body but came to love it after God spoke to her in a dream. She also used to hate her crooked pinkie fingers but learned to love them, as she shares the special trait with her grandmother.
Bure clearly sees all of the negative body-image issues in our culture and has a heart for people to see the truth about how God made them.
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