Wow. So many thoughts! I'm currently pregnant with our first and [randomly] discovered your channel as I was googling baby stuff. I came across this video after watching a handful of your others (including the ones on being in a mental hospital) and I wanted to encourage you in not only sharing your life with TH-cam viewers, but also your heart. My husband has struggled with pretty bad depression in the past and was also in a mental hospital, and I struggled with bulimia for almost a decade and spent 3 months at Remuda in 2006. (Thankfully I've been in recovery since then!) Needless to say, there's a LOT I can relate with in what you shared. All of those things can be so hard to explain, and you did such a great job at putting words to them. I know you posted this a few years ago, but I wanted to thank you for being real and vulnerable and to let you know that you're still touching people's lives through these videos. :)
I can tell that Christ is strong in your heart sister! Thank you for sharing this and allowing him to work through you! your family has my prayers I am so infatuated with you xo
I'm so glad I found your channel Jess 😁 I love all your videos. I don't have kids and am not pregnant but you have such a warm loving personality, I love listening to your stories. You're so inspiring ♥️
Thank you for sharing this Jess! You have so much wisdom, please write a book. I love watching your videos, you are so genuine and likeable. As someone who has struggled with an eating disorder in the past, I wish I had someone like you to talk to back then, you gave such great advice! Lots of love ❤️
thanks for sharing your story! You taught me that it's ok to be have some insecurities but it's more important been focus on God's love and been a positive person!
Hi! My name is Ana, and I'm here to tell you thanks you for being such an inspiration. I think your way to see the life is beautiful and I always feel better after watching your videos. Congratulations for your channel, your faith and for being as strong as you are. Lots of love from Spain. 💖
such bravery! You're such a lovely person! I'm new to your channel and dont know why you're living in Spain, but I'm thrilled to be able to follow your journey there! Your story is a great example of God's mercy in grace working in our lives! Bless you!!
debi powell She is in Spain because she and her husband are missionaries for an organization called YWAM. :) I had to piece this together when I was new to her channel too, so I hope that helps!
This was so good! Even though I've never had an eating disorder, I found a lot of value in your words and wisdom about beauty and health and spirituality. I wish we were friends in real life! 😂
Thank you so much for sharing this story with us Jess, when I watch your video my perception of life changes, you are such a powerful and encouraging woman😘
Really appreciate your honesty. Btw it doesnt sit right with me at all that due to a pastor living a bad life the whole congregation was encouraged to go on a fast :s glad it helped you on your path though!
Well....I can kinda see it. If the pastor was really living a crazy (albeit secretly) lifestyle, they were either looking the other way or didn't recognize the signs. But I'm not tied to that, churches make the wrong call all the time and maybe that was one of them. Or maybe they were fasting as a way of asking God what to do next. I'm with you though, glad it worked! 🤷♂️
thank you so much for making this video and sharing your story along with very true and helpful tips that are honestly good for anyone to follow in the way of becoming a better human being and feeling more self love and in that also loving others.
I had the same thing with here being an interruption in my behaviour. I worked at a summer camp and could not make myself sick else the kids might notice.That completely broke my habits and a year later everything was gone. Life can sometimes be a great medicine eh!
OMG (sorry I am sort of live chatting here whilst watching). The things you changed - like how you talk about yourself, attitude to exercise, making being healthy your goal- are things i also did! I didn't get treatment by a doctor for it and can't really explain to people how I managed to get rid of my EDNOS but it seems that someone else has done similar. This has encouraged me to help share my recovery with other people who may need help. Maybe I'll send this video to the next person who pops up in my life that needs to hear this x
Jess!! This is a great video, I know you a little bit more, you grow up and as everyone does... you look beautiful now, (not just physically, emotionally I mean) You seem the perfect women, but you show me everyone has bad things and thoughts. I'm so proud that you are now so happy! I want to see you soon!!
We live in a COVID pandemic right now, but we have lived in a different pandemic for many years. You talk about the "enemy." I think this enemy--satan--is attacking young girls. I am a teacher. Every day I see these young, talented, intelligent, beautiful girls feeling so insecure about their looks, when really, there is not need. They are all already beautiful. And sometimes it's the most attractive girls that are the most caught up in this crazy cycle. Your advice is spot on. In an effort to teach self-esteem, we've sometimes taught our youth to be self-conscious, always comparing, always judging. Comparison is the thief of peace. Furthermore, we need to teach young girls to ignore the negative voices in their mind. God's love is so constant. He is never the source of that negative voice in our mind. If it's not God, who is it? The "enemy." Again, your advice is spot on: get help, serve others, ignore negative voices. I might add one more thing. Who do we surround ourselves with? A huge part of your story is the people you started hanging around with. They were non-judgmental, positive people. This is extremely difficult for young people, but we may have to change our group of friends. Satan also attacks boys. Our society is telling them that they are the "problem," and that they are not useful or able to contribute to the world. Boys are told they are useless. Characteristics that have made strong men are denigrated. I worry sometimes that the enemy is winning. However, we know who will win in the end. Your faith will hopefully inspire youth everywhere to find the source of strength, peace, and love--our Heavenly Father!
Thank you so much Jess 💗 do you ever question why God is gendered as a male in Christianity and why women often don’t seem to have a place in it? I sometimes feel left out as a woman following this vision of God
I love watching your vídeos. You are such a real person, and very nice and sweet, always looking for create light and good. I love your Style too :) and you have the cutest daughter
I just love you! If we don't meet in this life, I know we'll have coffee in the next :) P.S.- What camera and lens do you use?! I love how it looks very cinematic! God bless you! -Alex
Wow. So many thoughts! I'm currently pregnant with our first and [randomly] discovered your channel as I was googling baby stuff. I came across this video after watching a handful of your others (including the ones on being in a mental hospital) and I wanted to encourage you in not only sharing your life with TH-cam viewers, but also your heart. My husband has struggled with pretty bad depression in the past and was also in a mental hospital, and I struggled with bulimia for almost a decade and spent 3 months at Remuda in 2006. (Thankfully I've been in recovery since then!) Needless to say, there's a LOT I can relate with in what you shared. All of those things can be so hard to explain, and you did such a great job at putting words to them. I know you posted this a few years ago, but I wanted to thank you for being real and vulnerable and to let you know that you're still touching people's lives through these videos. :)
I can tell that Christ is strong in your heart sister! Thank you for sharing this and allowing him to work through you! your family has my prayers I am so infatuated with you xo
Lovely testimony! 😇
Praise and glory to our Lord Jesus Christ, thanks for honoring Him through your video ❤🙏🏻
I'm so glad I found your channel Jess 😁 I love all your videos. I don't have kids and am not pregnant but you have such a warm loving personality, I love listening to your stories. You're so inspiring ♥️
Thank you for sharing this Jess! You have so much wisdom, please write a book. I love watching your videos, you are so genuine and likeable. As someone who has struggled with an eating disorder in the past, I wish I had someone like you to talk to back then, you gave such great advice! Lots of love ❤️
thanks for sharing your story! You taught me that it's ok to be have some insecurities but it's more important been focus on God's love and been a positive person!
Hi! My name is Ana, and I'm here to tell you thanks you for being such an inspiration. I think your way to see the life is beautiful and I always feel better after watching your videos. Congratulations for your channel, your faith and for being as strong as you are. Lots of love from Spain. 💖
So proud of you my friend! (Mel here obviously :) Thank you for being a catalyst of freedom to so many women. I love you so!
such bravery! You're such a lovely person! I'm new to your channel and dont know why you're living in Spain, but I'm thrilled to be able to follow your journey there! Your story is a great example of God's mercy in grace working in our lives! Bless you!!
debi powell She is in Spain because she and her husband are missionaries for an organization called YWAM. :) I had to piece this together when I was new to her channel too, so I hope that helps!
This was amazing. Thank you so much, Jess. You are a true inspiration and a beautiful person!
I love the line where you said "Learning to be okay with whatever shape my body takes as I pursue being healthy". NAILED IT.
Your channel is so inspiring. I'm so glad I found this.
This was so good! Even though I've never had an eating disorder, I found a lot of value in your words and wisdom about beauty and health and spirituality. I wish we were friends in real life! 😂
I get so reflected in what you have explained about your thoughts at that period of the eating disorder. Thanks for sharing ❤️
Thank you so much for sharing this story with us Jess, when I watch your video my perception of life changes, you are such a powerful and encouraging woman😘
Really appreciate your honesty. Btw it doesnt sit right with me at all that due to a pastor living a bad life the whole congregation was encouraged to go on a fast :s glad it helped you on your path though!
Well....I can kinda see it. If the pastor was really living a crazy (albeit secretly) lifestyle, they were either looking the other way or didn't recognize the signs. But I'm not tied to that, churches make the wrong call all the time and maybe that was one of them. Or maybe they were fasting as a way of asking God what to do next. I'm with you though, glad it worked! 🤷♂️
thank you so much for making this video and sharing your story along with very true and helpful tips that are honestly good for anyone to follow in the way of becoming a better human being and feeling more self love and in that also loving others.
Thanks for speaking about this. I'm better now too and 'chatting to you over coffee' has been ever so nice :)
I had the same thing with here being an interruption in my behaviour. I worked at a summer camp and could not make myself sick else the kids might notice.That completely broke my habits and a year later everything was gone. Life can sometimes be a great medicine eh!
OMG (sorry I am sort of live chatting here whilst watching). The things you changed - like how you talk about yourself, attitude to exercise, making being healthy your goal- are things i also did! I didn't get treatment by a doctor for it and can't really explain to people how I managed to get rid of my EDNOS but it seems that someone else has done similar. This has encouraged me to help share my recovery with other people who may need help. Maybe I'll send this video to the next person who pops up in my life that needs to hear this x
Jess!! This is a great video, I know you a little bit more, you grow up and as everyone does... you look beautiful now, (not just physically, emotionally I mean)
You seem the perfect women, but you show me everyone has bad things and thoughts. I'm so proud that you are now so happy! I want to see you soon!!
So thankful to have stumbled upon your channel. This is beautiful. Thank you for sharing! xoxo, Caylie
I had a very good friend Who had anorexia when she was teenager And this story remind me that part of our live. Thanks for sharing your story💛
We live in a COVID pandemic right now, but we have lived in a different pandemic for many years. You talk about the "enemy." I think this enemy--satan--is attacking young girls. I am a teacher. Every day I see these young, talented, intelligent, beautiful girls feeling so insecure about their looks, when really, there is not need. They are all already beautiful. And sometimes it's the most attractive girls that are the most caught up in this crazy cycle. Your advice is spot on. In an effort to teach self-esteem, we've sometimes taught our youth to be self-conscious, always comparing, always judging. Comparison is the thief of peace. Furthermore, we need to teach young girls to ignore the negative voices in their mind. God's love is so constant. He is never the source of that negative voice in our mind. If it's not God, who is it? The "enemy."
Again, your advice is spot on: get help, serve others, ignore negative voices. I might add one more thing. Who do we surround ourselves with? A huge part of your story is the people you started hanging around with. They were non-judgmental, positive people. This is extremely difficult for young people, but we may have to change our group of friends.
Satan also attacks boys. Our society is telling them that they are the "problem," and that they are not useful or able to contribute to the world. Boys are told they are useless. Characteristics that have made strong men are denigrated. I worry sometimes that the enemy is winning. However, we know who will win in the end. Your faith will hopefully inspire youth everywhere to find the source of strength, peace, and love--our Heavenly Father!
Thank you so much for this. Again another on-time video.
Thank you so much Jess 💗 do you ever question why God is gendered as a male in Christianity and why women often don’t seem to have a place in it? I sometimes feel left out as a woman following this vision of God
Thanks for sharing Jess. You know you inspire me.
I love watching your vídeos. You are such a real person, and very nice and sweet, always looking for create light and good. I love your Style too :) and you have the cutest daughter
You are beautiful. Thanks for talk about this. Kisses. Sorry if some expression isn't correct because I'm Spanish.
Wow this really is relevant for me right now. That the enemy uses what works!!!!
Yeah! That is so true!!!
Your beautiful jess! Thank you for having such a Godly heart 😘
I am so inspired by you.
love you, thanks for doing this video!! I know how hard it is ❤
This was a very motivating story thank you!
Glad you found God (:
I just love you! If we don't meet in this life, I know we'll have coffee in the next :)
P.S.- What camera and lens do you use?! I love how it looks very cinematic! God bless you!
-Alex
You are a beautiful person!
I have an eating disorder and I am not ready to get better.
Hope you’re ok ❤️
Thanks for sharing ❤️
Does your sister give permission to share this information about her?
Love uu!!
Jess your adorable.your babies are so cute. Love how Eloise talks. Know gods in this. Pray for me . Deborah Kennedy
Yoy are the best!!
told my mom nd she said ''No, you don't have that. '' And that was the end of it.
First comment ❤️
Haha you are great!
Second ❤️haha
Thank you!! Haha