Breaking Free from Body Shame: Dare to Reclaim What God Has Named Good

Written by Jess Connolly and Katherine Wolf

Narrated by Jess Connolly

Includes audiobook-exclusive coaching sessions from Jess!

You were made for more than a love/hate relationship with your body.

It's one thing to know in your head that you were created in the image of God. Yet it's quite another to experience this belief in your body, against the cultural ideals of a woman's worth. And between the two lies a world of frustration, disappointment, and the shame of somehow feeling both too much and never enough in your body.

Jess Connolly is a bestselling author, sought-after speaker, and trusted Bible teacher who knows this inner conflict all too well, and this book details her journey--and yours--of setting out to discover how to break free from the broken beliefs we all hold about our bodies that hold us back from our fullest life.

The truest thing about you is that you are made and loved by God. And the truest thing about Him is that He cannot make bad things. This book will help you believe it with your whole self, as Jess guides you through an eye-opening, empowering process of:

• Renaming what the world has labeled as less-than
• Resting in God's workmanship
• Experiencing restoration where there has been injury
• And becoming a change agent in partnering with God to bring revival to a generation of women 

Far from a superficial issue, self-image is a spiritual issue, because God has named your body good from the beginning. Whether your struggle is with eating and exercise habits, stress or trauma, infertility or injury, this book makes space for you to experience God meeting you in this tender place, and ring His freedom bell over your body in a whole new way.

Reflection questions, contributor information, and resources are available in the audiobook companion PDF download.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Release date: Jun 22, 2021
• ISBN: 9780310352594

Jess Connolly

Jess Connolly is a woman who wants to leave her generation more in awe of God than she found it. She is passionate about family, God’s Word, and seeing women take their place in the kingdom. She’s an author, a church leader, and a coach. She’s written nine books, including Wild and Free with Hayley Morgan, You Are the Girl for the Job, and Breaking Free from Body Shame. Jess and her husband, Nick, live in Charleston, South Carolina, where they’ve planted Bright City Church. They have four wild and hilarious kids: Elias, Gloriana, Benjamin, and Cannon.  They also have an unruly dog named Deacon. Follow her on Instagram at @jessaconnolly or on her website: jessconnolly.com.

Reviews for Breaking Free from Body Shame

[Christina Diane · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Such an encouraging book! I love the way she tied everything together with scripture, love and light!

[Hannah · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Excellent perspective. A clear path to rethinking the way we view and discuss our bodies.

[Parker Dianne · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Jess has a way of writing and her enthusiasm as well as her knowledge of the subject of Body Image and Shame and Biblical truths are woven together in a beautiful tapestry of wisdom.

[Michelle Schmidt · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I highly recommend any woman suffering with body image issues read this and pass it on to your daughters and granddaughters! God made your body GOOD and it’s good already with nothing else needed to add to this goodness! We are created perfectly in HIS Image! Live in the freedom of knowing this and worship Him in this body!!!!

[brenczkowski-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This book doesn’t give you a step by step way to stop being ashamed of your body or a way to lose weight but it does tell you that your body was made by God and he doesn’t make mistakes. In other words, your body is good. Throughout the book the author gives advice on how scripture shows us how we are to think of our bodies and not the way culture believes how our body should be. The author shares pieces of her life and a few other women’s lives as well. It does give you a new way to think about your body.