Food, Sex, and Shame, Part 2

In part two of this conversation, Dan and Rachael continue their
exploration by addressing the profound link between shame, food,
and sex. 


Shame is often leveraged by evil around our core needs for
nourishment and intimacy to isolate and create deeper wounds,
making it difficult to engage these areas with openness.
 


Dan emphasizes, "Knowing your story’s vulnerability to how you
have been harmed, but also how you've used food and sex," is
crucial.


Rather than allowing shame to silence or control us, Dan and
Rachael encourage listeners to confront it with boldness. While
shame may never fully disappear, we can engage it—not with
harshness or self-destruction, but with a fierce kindness and
courageous defiance.


Rachael shares: “The Spirit is often inviting me in the
disruption of shame, not to power up and go toward fight, flight
or freeze as a way to disrupt shame, but to move toward
tenderness, to move toward grief, to move toward a kind of
righteous anger that leads to a ‘hell no.’”


 Ultimately, the work of dismantling shame
happens within a community of care. Dan reminds us that true
healing takes place in a "playground of kindness"—a space where
we are seen, known, and deeply loved.


Please note that this episode contains discussions of sexual
development, sex, body image, and disordered eating, and may not
be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.