What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You About Faith, Rest & Perfectionism | with Emily Schwartz | 035
What if your body has been trying to tell you something all along?
In this powerful conversation, Leneé welcomes health coach Emily Schwartz to explore the surprising connection between perfectionism, physical health, stress, and spiritual rest.
Together they discuss how hustle, control, and performance can quietly affect every part of our lives — from our hormones and nervous system to our relationship with God — and why true healing begins when we learn to trust rather than strive.
If you've been exhausted from trying to "get it right," this episode offers practical wisdom and biblical encouragement for embracing God's invitation to rest.
Is This Episode For You?
This episode is for you if...
You feel like you're always doing more but never arriving.
Your body is showing signs of chronic stress or burnout.
You struggle to rest without feeling guilty.
You tend to control everything because slowing down feels unsafe.
You're longing to experience God's peace in both your faith and your everyday life.
What You'll Learn
Why perfectionism often affects physical health as much as emotional health.
How chronic striving can quietly work against the way God designed your body.
Why rest isn't laziness — it's an act of faith.
The difference between hustle, stewardship, and trusting God.
Practical ways to interrupt perfectionistic thinking with gratitude and truth.
Why learning to possess your soul is an essential part of spiritual maturity.
How practicing God's presence changes the way we approach work, health, and everyday life.
Scriptures Mentioned
Hebrews 3–4 (Entering God's Rest)
Matthew 11:28–30
Romans 12:2
2 Corinthians 10:5
Luke 21:19 ("In your patience possess ye your souls.")
Psalm 139
Ephesians 6:18
Resources Mentioned
Continue Your Journey
If this episode encouraged you:
Take the Grace Scale Quiz to discover how perfectionism may be shaping your faith and everyday life.
Browse previous episodes of The Redeemed Perfectionist Podcast to continue your journey from performance to peace.