125. Breaking Free From Body Shame with Jess Connolly

<p>Jess Connolly is a gal who wants to leave her generation more in awe of God than she found it. She is the author of several books, including You Are the Girl for the Job, and coauthor of Wild and Free. She is founder of Go + Tell Gals and helped start She Reads Truth. She and her husband planted Bright City Church in Charleston, South Carolina, where they live with their four children. She blogs at jessconnolly.com.</p>

<p>We chatted about:</p>

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<li>How this journey was different than her other books</li>

<li>Living in the "now and not yet"</li>

<li>Believing our bodies are already "good" and finding freedom from body shame</li>

<li>How we can rest from the quest for a better body and how we can stop viewing our bodies as projects</li>

<li>Preparing responses for times when people critique our bodies in conversation</li>

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