Living well through body changes with alisa keeton
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By Francie Winslow
I turned 41 recently, and my body is letting me know. In addition to hormonal shifts that come with perimenopause, my body has been faithfully carrying me through prolonged periods of stress and caregiving.
Transitions are by God’s design. But, the world doesn’t want us to quite be at peace with shifts that don’t align with “smaller and smoother. Not just aging, but changing. Ever since the fall of man, we have seen humanity look at the body and find shame. And if we’re not careful, we might believe the lie that says: because I’m changing, I’m somehow less.
But that’s not what God says. And it’s not what my friend Alisa Keeton says either.
In this week’s Female by Design episode, I sat down with Alisa—author, health educator, and founder of Revelation Wellness—to talk about how our changing bodies are not the end of our purpose. In fact, they may be an invitation to a deeper partnership with God in the present season.
“We’re not trying to get our bodies back. We’re trying to get our hearts back. The body’s just where the story is happening.”
— Alisa Keeton
Here are a few truths we’re reclaiming and what we talk about in this episode of the Female by Design podcast:
Your body is not a project to fix. It’s a place to meet God.
We live in a world obsessed with optimization, weight loss, and appearance. But Alisa gently calls us back to a holy reality: your body isn’t a self-improvement project—it’s a sacred space for connection. She says:
“It’s not about having the abs or the right diet. It’s about living well in the body God gave you.”
This shift is vital for Christian women. We don’t need to hustle our way into health—we need to surrender. Our bodies are already good, not because they are perfect, but because they are God’s handiwork.
Change is not a threat. It’s an invitation to grace, to presence, to dependence.
Hormonal shifts, age, exhaustion, or body limitations can feel frustrating. But Alisa reminds us that change is not our enemy. It’s a pathway to deeper trust.
“If your body’s changing, it's because it's living. You're not dying; you're living. And it’s okay to grieve, but also ask, ‘How can I be with God now, in this body?’”
Instead of resenting change, what if we honored it as a sacred teacher?
Your body is not an ornament. It is an instrument of love and life—it is ability.
This one stopped me in my tracks. So often we see our bodies as things to display or hide—but not as tools for Kingdom work. But Alisa reframes it clearly:
“The body is not an ornament; it is an instrument. The body is not an object. It is ability.”
This means your stretch marks, your fatigue, your graying hair—they’re not evidence of loss. They’re signs that your body is living, moving, and still partnering with God for good.
So here’s your invitation this week:
Breathe. You don’t have to bounce back. You get to become.
Move gently. Not to punish, but to connect.
Bless your body out loud. “This is the body God gave me. It’s changing. And it is still good.”
Listen in to the full episode today.