Stay ConnectedDenise Jelinek helps Catholic women lose weight with the Holy Spirit. Come find freedom around food even if you’ve struggled for decades. This gentle approach leads to lasting results because it starts with your relationship with God.
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💛 Is taking care of yourself selfish—or could it actually be part of how God is asking you to live?
In this special conversation, Denise joins Rita Johnson and Sterling Jaquith to talk about authentic self-care for Catholic women and some of the beliefs that can make caring for ourselves feel uncomfortable, indulgent, or even unholy.
Together, they explore the difference between sacrifice and self-neglect, why caring for yourself doesn't have to come at the expense of your family, and what changes when you begin looking to God—not comparison, culture, or someone else's vocation—to discern what you need.
🙏 You'll hear honest stories from all three women about their own struggles with self-care and why something as practical as caring for the person God created can become an act of worship.
🌿✨Want to go deeper? Denise, Rita, and Sterling are continuing this conversation in a special 3-day workshop beginning October 13th, where they'll help you simplify self-care and learn to care for yourself in a way that feels peaceful, practical, and aligned with God.
Join the workshop here: https://healthandhormones.org/selfcare-as-worship/ #WeightLossWithTheHolySpirit #CatholicWomen #CatholicSelfCare #SelfCare #CatholicLiving
⚖️ What happens when the scale, your body size, or even food begins to hold a place in your life that was only meant for God?
In this episode, Denise has a lighthearted but important conversation about the false gods of weight loss and how easily decades of dieting can teach us to look to these things for our safety, our worth, and even direction for how we live.
💛 Denise shares honestly about the ways she still notices this in her own life and offers a different way to think about caring for your body, pursuing health, and reaching your healthy weight: not to finally become worthy or okay, but because you already belong to God.
🙏 This isn't a conversation about shame. It's an invitation to notice what may have become disordered and gently begin putting it back in its proper place so that God remains your one true God.
✨If you're ready to take your first steps toward reordering your relationship with food the Catholic way, you can begin the self-paced Catholic Meal Plan Challenge here: [https://weightlosswiththeholyspirit.com/meal-plan-challenge/ ] Catholic Meal Plan
🌙 What do you do when you wake up in the middle of the night and find yourself wanting to eat?
In this episode, Denise shares a recent middle-of-the-night eating experience of her own and uses it to show how differently we can approach these unexpected moments when we take away the guilt, judgment, and diet rules.
💛 You'll hear how Denise approaches nighttime eating with the women she coaches, why one unexpected eating situation doesn't need to become a problem, and the simple "golden rule" she uses to keep herself out of the restriction-overeating cycle.
🌿 Whether middle-of-the-night eating happens regularly for you or only once in a while, this episode will help you approach it with more peace, curiosity, and the Lord's guidance instead of immediately trying to compensate for it. 🙏✨
🧠 What if some of the biggest obstacles standing between you and the results you want aren't your food, your discipline, or your ability to follow through…but the thoughts running through your mind? In this episode, Denise explains how your thoughts influence how you feel, what you do, and ultimately the results you create. 🌿 She takes some of the most common thoughts she hears from women at every stage of this work and shows you how small shifts in your thinking can lead to very different fruits. You'll also learn why you don't have to control every thought that pops into your head, but you can choose what you think next. 🙏✨ This episode will help you begin noticing your thoughts without judgment and understand how stewarding your mind can become part of cooperating with God's grace. #WeightLossWithTheHolySpirit #CatholicWeightLoss #CatholicMindset #ThoughtWork #CatholicWomen
💛 What if some of what you've learned about weight loss is actually keeping you stuck?
In this episode, Denise takes a fresh look at some of the most common weight loss myths and shows you how differently weight loss can look when you approach it through a Catholic lens.
You'll discover why lasting weight loss doesn't have to mean deprivation, restriction, shame, or constantly starting over—and how a simple, peaceful, ordered approach can help you care for yourself, understand what you truly need, and grow closer to the Lord along the way.
🙏 Denise will help you rethink what it actually takes to reach your healthy weight and show you why the answer may be much gentler and more doable than you've been taught to believe.
✨ If you're tired of trying harder and wondering why nothing seems to stick, this episode will give you a completely different way to think about weight loss.
The Fall Reset begins September 9th.
Join us here: https://weightlosswiththeholyspirit.com/fall-reset/
and spend 63 days learning to lose weight the Catholic way. ❤️
💛 What if weight loss could become less about food, rules, and the scale—and more about surrendering to God?
In this special bonus episode, Denise shares the voices of Catholic women whose relationships with food, their bodies, and the Lord have been transformed through Weight Loss with the Holy Spirit.
You'll hear stories of freedom from binge eating and sugar obsession, unexpected weight loss, peace with food, greater trust in God, and women finally feeling comfortable in their own bodies.
Listen when you need hope.
Come back when you need encouragement.
And let these stories remind you what can happen when you keep saying yes to the Lord. ❤️
The Fall Reset begins September 9th.
Join us here: https://weightlosswiththeholyspirit.com/fall-reset/
and spend 63 days practicing the same surrender-based process you'll hear these women describe in this episode.🙏
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🍂 If you're ready for a fall reset, it can be tempting to jump straight into a new plan and expect yourself to do it perfectly from day one. But after years of starting new things in her health, business, and personal life, Denise has learned there are a few things that make starting over much simpler and more sustainable. 🌿 In this episode, she shares the four things she believes you need for a successful reset, including what she's learned about doing something unfamiliar, getting the right help, and giving yourself room to learn as you go. 💛 Whether you're joining Denise for the Fall Reset or creating a reset of your own, this episode will help you approach it with more peace, confidence, and flexibility. Ready to join the Fall Reset? We start September 9th and go for two months. Join us here: https://weightlosswiththeholyspirit.com/fall-reset
💛 If you've spent the summer thinking, "I'll get back on track after this trip…after this celebration…after this weekend," you're not alone. In this episode, Denise talks about why getting back on track doesn't have to mean returning to strict rules or another rigid diet. There is a different way to care for yourself that can fit the life you're actually living, through summer, fall, holidays, vacations, and every season in between. 🌿 Denise also shares how the four simple daily disciplines inside the Fall Reset can help you get to your healthy weight, maintain it, and deepen your relationship with the Lord along the way. This isn't about putting your life on hold to lose weight. It's about learning how to be healthy in this season of your life while keeping God at the center. 🙏 Ready for your Fall Reset? We start September 9th and go for 63 days. Join us here: https://weightlosswiththeholyspirit.com/fall-reset/
💛 When your child leaves for college or moves out, it can feel like your whole rhythm of life shifts overnight. In this episode, Denise talks about the very real transition that happens for moms when a child leaves home and how to care for yourself through the emotions, nervous-system changes, and unexpected moments that follow. She also mentions a simple way to process emotions described in these two podcasts: Processing Emotions pt. 1 [LINK: https://weightlosswiththeholyspirit.com/98-processing-emotions-part-1/ ] and Processing Emotions pt. 2 [LINK: https://weightlosswiththeholyspirit.com/99-processing-emotions-part-2/ ] . 🌿 You'll hear why you don't need to rush yourself back to "normal," how to make space for whatever feelings arise without eating over them, and how this new chapter can also become an invitation to ask God, "What's next for me?" 🙏✨ If this season is also stirring a desire to finally care for yourself and get back on track with your health, join Denise for the FREE Weight Loss the Catholic Way workshop on August 27th: [LINK: https://weightlosswiththeholyspirit.com/catholic-way-workshop/] ✨🍂
✨ Do you feel like you're either "all in" or "all out" with weight loss? One missed workout, one cupcake, or one unplanned meal—and suddenly it feels like you've failed.
In this episode, Denise uncovers how perfectionism—not a lack of discipline—is often the very thing sabotaging your weight loss.
You'll discover why trying harder isn't the answer, how the shame cycle keeps you stuck, and the simple mindset shift that helps you stop starting over and finally move forward with greater peace, freedom, and consistency. 🙏💛
If you're ready to stop chasing perfection and learn a gentler, more sustainable way to care for yourself, be sure to join Denise's free workshop HERE: ✨🍂 #WeightLossWithTheHolySpirit #Perfectionism #CatholicWeightLoss #FoodFreedom #HealthyHabits
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