Candace Bure and Lisa Whittle open up about how past pain and stress can show up in our bodies and how God brings healing from the inside out. Learn how Scripture invites us to care for both soul and body.



Actress and outspoken Christian Candace Bure recently discussed "whole-body theology" with author and speaker Lisa Whittle, explaining how the body holds emotional and spiritual weight.

"According to Romans 12:2, we can be transformed by the renewing of our minds," said Whittle, who recently released her latest book, Body and Soul: A Biblical Look at the Whole Person God Created You to Be.

Bure shared how the body can be affected by one's emotions, especially stemming from one's past experiences.

"Sometimes, our bodies remember the trauma of a place, even when our hearts are ready for something new," Bure said.

In addition to past hurts, both women shared how stress can negatively affect the body, Church Leaders reported.

"I'm passionate about sharing the message that we can all have freedom within our bodies and know who God is and the love that he has for us," Bure offered.

"Our bodies are connected to our souls," Whittle said.

Whittle, who grew up as a pastor's kid, also recalled having bitterness after her father's "public ministry fall."

"Around the same time, I was really fighting a lot of feelings of bitterness," Whittle said, including having rash patches on her body.

She also pointed out that she was struggling in her marriage to her husband during the empty nest stage. Although she tried to list "all the things that [she was] mad at him for," that would help in a counseling session, God told her to throw out the list because He was going to help her in her bitterness.

"Interestingly, when I stopped making that list and got rid of it, the rash went away," noted Whittle.

Bure noted that the "rash was a manifestation of your bitterness."

"I'm not telling you that your chronic health issue is because you have a broken relationship in the body, because you've had church hurt, because you've been mad at the church for 25 years," Whittle continued. "I don't speak things like that. I'm not a physician.

She also told viewers not to "disregard that."

Whittle discussed the difference between clinical anxiety and anxiousness, with her and Candace expressing their full support in getting help for clinical anxiety. Regarding a lesser form of anxiety, both women pointed to biblical meditation as the appropriate solution. Bure reference similar verses that are good starting points for biblical meditation, including 1 Peter 5:7, Psalm 94:19, and Matthew 6:25-34.

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