Have you ever whispered to yourself, “I’ll always struggle with this…” ? In this vulnerable episode of Living on Mission , I’m sharing the moment everything shifted in my journey with food—and what it looked like to finally break free from strongholds that had held me back for years. Not through willpower. Not through another diet. But through surrender, healing, and a faithful God who never gives up on us . This episode is for every woman who feels stuck in shame, exhaustion, or the lie that la...
May 07, 2025•22 min
If you’ve spent years striving in your own strength—obsessing over diets, falling into guilt cycles, or trying to “get it together” in your health—this episode is for you. In this honest and heartfelt conversation, we’re talking about what it really looks like to surrender your health to the Lord . Not just your food choices or workouts, but the deeper places: your strongholds, your sin struggles, and the habits that keep pulling you away from freedom. You’ll be reminded that God doesn’t want yo...
Apr 30, 2025•26 min•Season 5Ep. 125
In today’s episode of Living on Mission , we’re breaking down the science behind lasting fat loss —and why it should never be rushed. If you’ve been tempted by quick fixes like Weight Watchers or Ozempic, or feel frustrated that your results aren’t coming fast enough, this is your reminder that true transformation takes time, intention, and faith . You'll learn why fat loss is a slow and scientific process , how your body is wired by God to heal and adapt, and what Scripture says about stew...
Apr 23, 2025•29 min•Season 5Ep. 124
In this powerful episode, we dive into Judges 1 and 2—specifically verses 2–3—and explore what it means to fully surrender every area of our lives to the One True God. Too often, we hold onto "Canaanites"—habits, mindsets, strongholds, or stumbling blocks—that keep us from honoring God with our bodies. Whether it's emotional eating, comparison, neglect, or striving in our own strength, God is calling us to clear the land. You'll walk away from this episode feeling convicted, ...
Apr 16, 2025•14 min
In this powerful episode, I’m joined by the lovely Sarah Green (@sarah.elizabethwriter), a writer, storyteller, and encourager of women navigating the often messy middle of midlife. Sarah brings her signature honesty and heart to a conversation that every woman in perimenopause needs to hear. We chat about what it looks like to actually take care of yourself when your hormones feel out of whack, your energy is low, and life feels anything but simple. Sarah reminds us that health isn’t about over...
Apr 09, 2025•36 min•Season 5Ep. 122
💡 Struggling with stubborn belly fat in perimenopause? It’s not just about getting older—your hormones, stress, and habits all play a role. But the good news? You don’t have to stay stuck! In this episode, I break down: ✔️ The science behind belly fat storage (hormones, stress, and metabolism) ✔️ Why it’s NOT just your age that’s causing weight gain ✔️ How stored belly fat is stealing your health and energy (and how it affects your calling!) ✔️ Practical, science-backed steps to release stored ...
Apr 02, 2025•36 min
This weekend was another whirlwind of travel basketball, but instead of letting the chaos take over, I focused on stewardship —both of my body and my boys' hearts. In this episode, I’m sharing: ✅ How I stayed on track with my health by packing simple, high-protein snacks and meals on the go. ✅ How I used travel ball as a discipleship opportunity —because our kids are always watching how we live out our faith, even in the busy moments. ✅ Encouragement for fellow moms balancing it all and wan...
Mar 26, 2025•24 min•Season 5Ep. 120
If you're tired of feeling stuck in your health journey, these 5 simple habits will help you lose 10lbs and keep it off—without extreme diets or workouts that don’t fit your busy life. In this episode, we’re diving into sustainable changes that will help you get stronger, boost your metabolism, and honor God with your body. Ready to make this your new normal? Let’s go! What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✅ Why waking up early and spending time with God sets the tone for success ✅ The science...
Mar 19, 2025•29 min•Season 5Ep. 119
If you've ever battled the fraudy feelings Satan throws your way when you try to steward your body well for ANY length of time, you will LOVE this week's episode! Angela is a client who is a sister in Christ, wife, mama and attorney! To say she is BUSY is an understatement ! Through the ups and downs of everyday life, she shares how she chooses to have a NEVER SAY DIE attitude when it comes to taking care of her body! You will LOVE this woman (and repeat guest) as much as I do and walk...
Feb 12, 2025•42 min•Season 4Ep. 118
Women ask me ALL the time... "How do I invite God into the fight for my body?" Today's episode dives into the SPIRITUAL BATTLE for our bodies that is happening everyday and OUR role in dealing with sin in our own life! The three R's are how God has helped me fight the good fight for my body in HIS power! Repent Renounce Replace Episode 3: My Salvation Story Smart Scale: https://amzn.to/3CEJxxE I am always love to connect with you! Don't hesitate to reach out! Personal In...
Feb 05, 2025•32 min
Six weeks until our Spring Break, and I'm laying out EXACTLY how I'm going to lose the last 5 lbs without stressing my body, hormones or sanity! Follow along each week as I give an update, testimony and encourage YOU to steward your body with Christ at the center and solid strategies that mesh with His word! "He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but ...
Jan 29, 2025•26 min
Meet my client and friend, Jessie! As a busy wife, mom of two and teacher, she has found so much FREEDOm in tracking macros and really losing that diet mentality of "less is more ." Hear as she shares: Her morning routine that gives life to her walk with Christ and her fitness How eating MORE helped her lose weight and get stronger What her faith has to do with her fitness Her encouragement for other busy moms who feel like you have to do it perfectly Join me in praying for Jessie as s...
Jan 22, 2025•39 min•Season 4Ep. 115
If you workout as a woman, I'm sure you've wondered this exact thing! I get asked on a weekly basis from my clients and followers if we should workout FASTED (without a pre-workout meal) as women. There is LOTS of confusing information out there on this subject, and I pray this doesn't confuse you more! But more than ANYTHING, I want you to hear the truth that this is an INDIVIDUAL case by case basis. Prolonged periods of intense workouts without food CAN damage your hormone and y...
Jan 15, 2025•34 min•Season 4Ep. 114
Do you find yourself making the SAME resolutions every year, never to see them actually play out? Or maybe you overthink the daily decisions God has given you to make with no peace or clarity. Lauren Black, creator of Anchored Decisions Coaching and Podcast, knows exactly how you feel! God led her to get really gritty with her decision making and to stop the vicious cycle of committing to things that were not part of HIS plan for her life. And she has some GREAT wisdom and encouragement for YOU ...
Dec 17, 2024•28 min
You will NEVER regret giving something up to grow closer to God. Christy's story is a beautiful testimony to God calling us out of a life of complacency and into grace and abundance in Him! An author, lawyer, and double certified sobriety and life coach, Christy traded in her days and nights drinking alcohol to now become an advocate for living a life of sobriety. In her own words," It looked like I had it all. Loving husband. Two kids. A glamorous life in London. Popular blog. Royal c...
Dec 11, 2024•27 min•Season 4Ep. 112
I LOVE to talk about eating MORE with women my age. If you were born in the 1900's (ha!), you probably are a victim of the extreme diet culture crowd that taught you to RESTRICT calories severely and to cardio MORE! The result is a generation of women whose metabolisms are broken and whose hormones are WHACK! This podcast episode is all about why eating at MAINTENANCE calories for the month of December will be beneficial for your: metabolism hormones mindset JOY this season! Listen and feel...
Dec 04, 2024•22 min•Season 4Ep. 111
Take it from a health coach. HoliDAYS are not the days to worry about macros, calories or fat loss. They are created for MEMORIES made with ones God has given you to love. And often, food is part of that! Today's episode is BRIEF with the sole purpose of encouraging you to CELEBRATE the blessings God has given you this year... including the food! "So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." 1 Corinthians 10:31 I am always love to connect with y...
Nov 27, 2024•12 min•Season 4Ep. 110
Do you DREAD the holiday food shuffle, because you're constantly thinking about weight gain?? WHAT IF you took a different approach this holiday season and focus on MUSCLE GROWTH instead? Putting on muscle is a much healthier way to approach the holidays, because MUSCLE requires FOOD to grow, and MUSCLE burns fat! IN this episode I share practical ways to approach the holidays in regard to FOOD and with strength building workouts that won't leave you fixated on the scale! Catch Part 1 ...
Nov 13, 2024•34 min•Season 4Ep. 109
God is so good to give us HABITS to help us steward our bodies well! As we dive headfirst into the holiday season, I want you to know that you don't have to be afraid for your health in this food-filled season! In four episodes, I'm going to unpack some SIMPLE habits that can help you have the most joyful and health holiday season ever! Part 1 - Working INto God's word! Scripture mentioned: Philippians 4:13 Romans 12:1-2 I am always love to connect with you! Don't hesitate to...
Nov 07, 2024•14 min
I hope you will listen and dive into the book of Nehemiah for yourself! As Christians, I believe God is calling us to: ✔️ CRY OUT LOUDLY in repentance ✔️ ASK God to heal our land 🇺🇸 ✔️ VOTE 🗳️ for the agenda of LIFE! ✔️ SHARE THIS - especially if you live in a swing state! 🗳️ “Don’t be afraid of them. Remember the great and awe-inspiring Lord, and fight for your countrymen, your sons and daughters, your wives and homes.”” Nehemiah 4:14 “ Remember me, my God, with favor.” Nehemiah...
Oct 30, 2024•30 min•Season 4Ep. 107
This is not my normal health and fitness episode, but I honestly cannot teach women to fight for their bodies without standing for LIFE! The election cycle before us presents two options as Christian women with the right to vote. The option to stand for LIFE or the option to allow a platform of death to prevail! This is my heart and my plea for you to use your VOTE to VOICE your belief in the LIFE God created! Scriptures mentioned: John 10:10 Psalm 82:3-4 Proverbs 24:11-12 Galatians 6:9 I am alw...
Oct 17, 2024•29 min•Season 4Ep. 106
Do you have food habits that you feel like you need to hide? Like eating and hiding the evidence? Hiding the fast food receipt from your husband? Keeping food hidden away from your kids, so they don't eat it? Listen, this episode tackles a HARD topic, but I believe it's a necessary one if we are to live in TRUE FOOD FREEDOM and to break the chains of sinful behavior with food! Whatever you're doing in the dark, when it comes to food, NEEDS to be brought into the light. Scripture R...
Oct 09, 2024•16 min
Today's episode is a recording of a LIVE masterclass I offered to anyone eager to invite God into their mindset around their bodies and food as well as some practical and applicable teachings on macros and how God designed them to FUEL your body and help you get the results you're seeking! Listen, Learn and DO my friend! Free Macros Cheatsheet Join my Next Round of Coaching I am always love to connect with you! Don't hesitate to reach out! Personal Instagram: @racheljmitchell Podc...
Oct 02, 2024•48 min
Ever struggled with truly comprehending your worth in Christ? In this episode, I have the privilege of interviewing my client, Lynde. For years, Lynde battled eating disorders, disordered eating, low self-confidence and confusion about what was the BEST plan for her body. Today, Lynde is eating MORE than she ever thought she could, seeing results and finding her truest confidence in who she is in Christ! You will be BLESSED by this episode and Lynde's God story! Follow Lynde on IG : https:/...
Sep 25, 2024•37 min
The past 50 to 60 years have seen a RAPID increase of health issues since the food industry started making foods more ADDICTIVE and "easy". In this episode I share how that has happened and WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT! God's plan for our bodies isn't complicated, expensive or unachievable. It's simply about educating ourselves on WHAT our bodies need, HOW to implement it and having the PATIENCE to create the healthy habit of eating whole foods to THRIVE! In this episode I sh...
Sep 18, 2024•34 min•Season 4Ep. 102
I know if you're listening here, you're so eager to make HEALTHIER choices for your body to help you live out your mission for Christ! And it doesn't have to be complicated.. I PROMISE! In this episode I share quick and easy snack ideas that help you hit your protein goal while also upping your fiber intake and improve your body's systems overall! Healthy Homemade Protein Bars I am always love to connect with you! Don't hesitate to reach out! Personal Instagram: @rachelj...
Sep 11, 2024•19 min
There is nothing I would rather chat about today for Episode 100 than FOOD and MY FAMILY! God continues to do a great work in me as I eat to FUEL my body for the LIFE He created me to live, and more and more, everyday my family fuels me in the fight for my body! This is MY story of how God showed me how food was and is having an impact on my family! I pray this encourages YOU in the fight for your body too! Scripture Referenced: Ephesians 6:12 Deuteronomy 2:3 Romans 12:1-2 Join my next six week ...
Sep 04, 2024•28 min•Season 4Ep. 100
If you're looking for an approach to fat loss and building strength in perimenopause, then tracking macros could be the answer for you like it has been me. Understanding God's design for our bodies and the food He created as FUEL to helps thrive, build lean muscle and promote a healthy hormonal response is a GAME CHANGER! In this episode of Living On Mission, I'm sharing the importance of taking a whole foods approach to your health with a basic understanding of the three main mac...
Aug 07, 2024•32 min•Season 4Ep. 99
Maybe you've wondered how scriptures can actually HELP YOU be healthier and stronger physically! Today, I'm sharing this ONE spiritual practice that has equipped me WELL for the fight for my body and how it can for you too! Would love to hear how God is using His word to arm you in the fight! JOIN MY NEXT COACHING ROUND: https://rachelmitchell.myflodesk.com/rachelssixweekround Scripture verses mentioned. Isaiah 26:3 Joshua 1:8 Philippians 4:8 Romans 12:1-2 Galatians 6:9 Deuteronomy 2:3...
Aug 06, 2024•30 min•Season 4Ep. 98
Last week we talked about WHY tracking your nutrition is so important for reaching your fitness goals, and this week I'm diving into some PRACTICAL tips for STARTING to track and staying consistent enough really see it work FOR YOU! Resources I promised to share: My Favorite Vitamin Packed Protein Powder - Vegan Chocolate My Favorite Plain Protein Powder - I use Chocolate Lillie Eats & Tells Macro Based Menus Basic Kitchen Food Scale Ok, that's enough to help you get started! Happy...
May 29, 2024•33 min•Season 4Ep. 97
