Made Good: Overcoming the Lies Women Believe About Their Bodies with Florencia Moynihan - 02/12/2026

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Florencia Moynihan describes her 'Bermuda Triangle of Suffering' with disordered eating and excruciating periods that doctors dismissed.

Hosts Julie Nelson and Chris Magruder welcome Catholic nutritionist Florencia Moynihan to discuss her new book 'Made Good: Overcoming the Lies Women Believe About Their Bodies'. Florencia begins by sharing her personal health journey, which she calls her 'Bermuda Triangle of Suffering', involving disordered eating, distorted body image, excruciating periods, and daily gut issues. She describes how doctors offered only birth control or dismissal, leading her to holistic healing. During her time as a FOCUS missionary, she experienced a crisis in her relationship with food that prompted spiritual healing. The conversation turns to common lies Catholic women believe, starting with the distortion of 'redemptive suffering' where women think seeking medical help means rejecting their cross. Florencia clarifies that God works through secondary causes and community for healing. After a break, the hosts discuss how God invites cooperation in healing, sharing personal examples of natural remedies. Florencia identifies another lie: the separation of body and soul, emphasizing their unity and how self-talk affects both. She addresses the challenge women face in prioritizing self-care without feeling selfish, distinguishing between holy self-sacrifice and harmful self-neglect. Using the analogy of a mother's health impacting the entire family 'ship', she argues that neglecting basic needs harms everyone. Florencia then shares anecdotes from the SEEK conference, where young men bought her book for girlfriends and young women bought it for mothers, highlighting intergenerational healing and the impact of 80s/90s diet culture. She introduces her FUEL method—Flexible, Universal, Energizing, Lovely—as a filter for health advice to ensure peace of mind and body. The method rules out rigid diets, expensive programs, low-energy plans, and unpleasant regimens. Florencia recommends nutrient-dense whole foods, avoiding cutting food groups, and personalized lab testing. The episode concludes with information on her consultations at thecatholicnutritionist.com and a closing prayer.

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A Catholic conversation about body image, health, prayer, and a gentler inner voice.

Body image receives a distinctly Catholic reading in this Coffee Table conversation with Florencia Moynihan, presented as a Catholic nutritionist.

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