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Why Can’t I Feel Free in My Body? Candace's Podcast Season 11 Episode 1 with Lisa Whittle

Candace Cameron Bure

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In the premiere of Season 11, Body & Soul, Candace and her guest co-host Lisa Whittle begin a vulnerable and powerful conversation about their lifelong struggles with body image, disordered eating, and mental exhaustion. From Lisa’s seminary days of Skittles and Diet Coke lunches to Candace’s behind-the-scenes pressures as a young actress, both women reveal how shame and comparison shaped their self-worth.

But this season isn’t about staying stuck. Lisa introduces the concept of "whole body theology," a Biblical foundation that reframes how we view our bodies—not as projects to fix, but as vessels created for God’s glory. If you’ve ever felt exhausted by conflicting health advice, or caught in a cycle of striving and self-loathing, this episode offers gospel-centered hope for a new way forward. Because when body and soul are seen together, healing begins.

🕒 What's Inside
[00:00] Welcome to Season 11: Body & Soul
[03:22] New studio, new hair, new heart
[08:41] Why Candace chose this theme
[11:36] Lisa shares how the Bible study came to be
[17:28] Their body stories and eating disorder history
[25:44] The cultural pressures and diet exhaustion
[31:15] A conversation on mental rest and information overload
[39:05] Whole body theology and the "glorious exchange"
[44:32] Listener questions on skincare and motivation

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Get the Whole Body Guide and pdf downloads for all podcast seasons here!
https://ccbpodcast.com/

Connect with Candace and Lisa
Candace on Instagram @candacecbure
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Website: https://www.lisawhittle.com
YouTube: / @lisawhittleofficial
Substack: https://letsbeclear.substack.com

More Tips! https://www.lisawhittle.com/body-tips
And Lisa’s hat! https://www.lisawhittle.com/shop/p/go...

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-Grand Canyon University: https://www.gcu.edu/
-WeShare: https://www.weshare.org/candace

Each season of The Candace Cameron Bure Podcast features one guest for a deep exploration of a single theme, encouraging viewers to grow in their experiences of faith, family and purposeful living.
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Best known as ‘D.J Tanner’ in the hit television series “Full House” and Netflix’s “Fuller House,” and as the actor and director who takes over your television around Christmas time. Candace is also a New York Times bestselling author, entrepreneur, and CEO of CandyRock Entertainment. Candace has been interviewed many times over her decades on television, and in her podcast she hosts deep conversations with experts.

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20 Comments

@michelebritton2807 1 year ago

Thank you for this study! I am going on 62 next month and just yesterday I told my husband that I eat healthy, drink plenty of water, zumba, weight lift, I do everything right and nothing changes. I told him that I am asking God to help me accept myself. He made me this way and I should be grateful. I hear myself in everything you have talked about. Your study will be a God Hug for so many. Sharing this!! ❤️❤️❤️

@duncanmacpherson9081 1 year ago

I am SO EXCITED for this season! It feels like it was made for me. The other day I hit the end of my rope and I told my husband, “I am so weary of contending with my body!” And I also completely resonate with the information overload. It drives me mad that everyone claims to have the answers to eating healthy and yet they all contradict each other. Last week God showed me that I need to believe deep in my being that my worth comes from him and not from my weight or how good I look or what a good homemaker I am or what a good homeschool mom I am or what a good homesteader I am. I put the scale in the shed, began to take my thoughts captive and resolved to actually trust that God would show me what I should do and then I heard this podcast! ❤

@rhamm2469 1 year ago (edited)

My hatred of my body began when I was raped at 13 - then I was never skinny or perfect enough. I compared constantly. I gained after having my children. My body changed & I can barely remember a time I was happy in my own body . Now I’m larger than I’ve ever been at 55 & determined to love myself & accept myself & take care of myself for health . My ex husband put my body down - he was verbally abusive. I’m now with a man who is kind & I’m actually loved in whatever body I’m in. Women are so influenced at every turn, lips , boobs, weight , lashes , brows , hair , size of their butts - it is CRAZY!!

@tiffanybelk4319 1 year ago

The enemy knows your eating disorder is your weak point, so he pokes that weak point to try to get you to fail and sin. It's good you notice, but just speak scripture to the enemy and rebuke it. You've got this!❤

@Kessysmom 1 year ago

Candace, hearing you talk about the chubby cheeks at 11-12 yrs old is the exact age my son was when his issues began. He wasn’t fat but he had a little belly. The relentless teasing from other kids had broken him. He’s now 19 and suffers from bulimia. He wanted so badly to stop the bullying he took it to such an extreme level that he is now almost skeletal and suffers from heart and kidney issues. When thinking of eating disorders not many people think that boys suffer from them. In fact, his cardiologist said it’s very rare for boys to be diagnosed as bulimic and he didn’t with my son but him telling me that was all I needed to hear to know that’s what he thought. I pray everyday that he’ll see what a fantastic person he is and stop hurting himself the way he is. It breaks my heart and I feel for anyone who is going through this

@thepamelanelson 1 year ago

My mom started me at Weight Watchers at 10 years old. I will be 60 in 3 weeks. I've finally learned I am His Beloved at any size. Yes, I wrestle the lies daily, but the enemy has no ground. Thank you for honestly tackling this topic. Father, heal Your daughters...You love us SO and created us for more.🙏

@shelleywhite4829 1 year ago

I never use to struggle with weight until I had early menopause at 27 yrs old! 😔I just turned 53 on 7/14 & it’s been a constant battle! I hate looking in the mirror 🪞

@JessForbes2growlove 1 year ago

At 41 with my 3rd baby on the way and feeling exhausted for over a decade, I feel the weight of all of this. I want to be free, and I want this baby girl to be free as well. Grateful for this topic!

@mariagiselalopez6363 1 year ago (edited)

I'm so grateful when someone with influence and heart like you talks about this topic. I am 56 I've had problems with my body image and My Weight for as long as I can remember. But when I see pictures of my 18 year old self I feel sorry for that beautiful thin girl because I know that she didn't feel thin she didn't feel beautiful. Today I really don't like it when people say let's take a picture, I don't like the way I look in pictures, I pray to God to find a place where I am healthy and happy with my body.

@Kt11.1 1 year ago

Everything you talked about is spot on with me. My mom always had a negative body image from her life. She never once told me a negative thing about my body but to be glad about my body. (But I saw the images on tv and magazines) The thing is I heard her speak negatively about her body daily. She was obese but I didn’t see her that way. I saw her love for me. But because of her self negative talk constantly I do that about myself. I have to make sure I do not speak it out loud for my kids to hear but it’s in my mind constantly. It takes up way too much space in my brain and I’m tired of it. I need freedom from it. I now weigh the most I have ever weighed and I’m struggling by myself. So I appreciate this talk. My mom is elderly now at 77. She got sick and lost a lot of weight. She was literally skin and bones . When she started gaining back a few pounds she complained about her body image again. We need to be free of it. And I refuse to allow this generational curse to keep going.

@rebeccahorn8418 1 year ago

I am 70 soon to be 71 and I still think about it everyday! First thought in the AM and last thought in the PM most days! I am exhausted about it! Sick to death of it!

@lisamarsh626 1 year ago

This verse has helped me a lot in this area, "I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts”. Psalm 119:45. I like to put my name in it and pray it over myself when insecure thoughts arise. ❤

@suehill1019 1 year ago

LOVE THIS!
I’m 70 and have struggled with body image since I was very young. I remember being 8-9 years old and being told by a counselor at summer camp I was fat and lazy .
That one comment did a lot of damage to my mental health!
Words spoken to impressionable children last a lifetime!
Though I am a devoted Christian and love Jesus, believing the whole body is in God’s image is a challenge!
Thank you!
I’ll be listening to each podcast!
Sue

@Cesta609 1 year ago

I prayed this morning for help in body image and was crying. After having 6 kids and having eating problems I hated food ( binging ) staying small and now going through perimenopause I feel lost. Went through a divorce 13 years ago wasn’t skinny enough for him to stay with me. But I look back I was 117pounds at 5”3. I really hated food during that period!
But when I prayed this morning I found this place. I been crying. I don’t think I am alone anymore. Thank you and can’t wait for the rest♥️
Hopefully you can read this. I’m completely dyslexic.

@Korena_doty 1 year ago

9:57 I can’t wait to watch all the episodes on this! I’ve had so many body issues… I think God keeps putting your podcast on my YouTube feed for a reason.

@kelseyfisher6759 1 year ago

Oh dang, “it’s the self loathing”😢, that hits me hard

@Vlogs_with_faith 1 year ago

Thank you so much for sharing this and making this a part of your podcast. There’s no coincidence in this. I’m 19 and I was just recently diagnosed with anorexia an issue that I’ve had for five years and wasn’t aware of, it started due to a stress in my family with my parents splitting up and it became control obsession, and I’m just now addressing it which thank the Lord that it’s being addressed early on in my life and so to see this come up as one of your podcast topics is something I am truly grateful for. I look forward to listening to as I move forward on, trying to correct some of my mindset and behaviors and reflect on what this all means and keeping it Christ centered. Knowing that God has all of these struggles in his hands, and that his view is better than mine ever has been and will be :) I also love how I discovered your podcast a year ago and they’re always lined up with exactly what I’m struggling with at that time. God is good. Thank you :))

@AndiTrombly 1 year ago

Wow, it's amazing how God works, I've been struggling with my body image, and today, Lisa and Candace, this video pops up in my feed. No where in my algorithms for content should your channel just appear. Thank you God.😊