I Love Transformations!

I’ve always been drawn to transformation.

Even as a little girl, I was fascinated by stories of change. I’d linger over the “before,” then marvel at the “after.” Whether it was a story featured in a magazine, or an Extreme Makeover of some sort, I loved watching people’s lives change for the better.

Now, as a 58-year old woman, I still love transformations. Facebook (and the magic algorithms behind it) also knows this. Now whenever I open my Facebook page, I am fed delightful reels of “before” and “after” of people, mostly men, getting their haircut from young barbers.

Oh. my. stars.

I probably shouldn’t even share this because if you are like me, you’ll go search for these haircut transformations and get waylaid. But here’s the deal; a guy goes into the barber shop, hair long and stringy, and leaves a whole new person. Who knew this could happen?

But my favorite part? The Wow Factor—that moment when he sees himself in the mirror and says, “Are you kidding me? THAT is me?”

And something inside me lights up.

I've been asking myself why I'm so enchanted by these seemingly surface-level transformations. Why am I drawn to them, and why do they feel almost sacred?

And I think it’s this: a really good haircut doesn’t add anything new. It simply reveals what was always there. Hidden handsomeness. Unseen confidence. Someone just waiting to be uncovered.

I guess you could say that I love watching people rediscover (or maybe discover for the first time) their truest, most radiant selves.

As I sat with that, I realized that the transformations I found online were revealing something in my own heart. I had to go open John and Stasi Eldredge’s book, Captivating, and read in the chapter, Beauty to Unveil, that “A woman who is unveiling her beauty is inviting others to life. She risks being vulnerable: exposing her true heart and inviting others to share theirs” (137).

I love that process of unveiling, of sharing, of intimacy.

As women—especially as mothers—we carry so much. Layers of stress. Years of serving others. The quiet ache of knowing we have made mistakes. But underneath all of that… we want to be unveiled. Not changed into someone new. But seen—truly seen—for who we already are.

You and I were created in the image and likeness of God. And beneath the superficial mask, there is something holy, whole, and radiant.

You don’t need to become her.
You already are her.
You just need Someone to help you remember.

I’m smiling as I write this because those haircut videos have given me a window into myself. See, I was given a big message to share with others. And it sort of came from my mess. For years and years I obsessed over food, weight, and willpower, I thought they were the problem.

But now I see—they were the path.

My struggles with food weren’t random. They were invitations. Invitations to come back to myself. To stop performing and start healing. To remember that I wasn’t created to fix myself—I was created to be loved.

Real transformation doesn’t begin with a perfect plan or a strong dose of willpower.
It begins with identity, the unveiling of what is truly underneath.

When I began to understand who I was—not just in my head, but deep in my bones—everything started to shift.

I wasn’t a problem to solve. I was a beloved daughter. A divine creation.

Right now. Not after I lost weight. Not after I got my eating under control. Not after I “cleaned up my act.”

Now.

And from that truth came peace. Not perfection. But peace.

And from that peace came better choices. Food lost its grip. Sugar stopped being my comforter. My body started to feel like a friend again—someone I wanted to nourish, not punish.

I used to think transformation came through effort. Now I know: it begins by receiving the truth of who you already are, an unveiling of what is already there!!!

This.excites.me.

These days, when I coach women—many of them Catholic moms in their 40s and 50s—I see that they have the same longing.

Not just to shed some extra weight.

• But to come home to themselves.

• To finally feel whole.

Not to simply form better habits.

• But to find freedom from perfectionism.

• To find freedom from the lie that they’re never quite enough.

And friend—if that’s what you’re craving, I want to tell you something that I wish someone had told me years ago:

You cannot heal your body while hating it.

Real, lasting change starts by knowing—deeply knowing—that you are already loved. Already worthy. Already enough.

And that, my dear friends, IS transformational.

That’s why I’m leading another round of the FASTer Way starting Monday, June 23. Because transformation isn’t just physical—it’s sacred.

Yes, we need practical tools:

• Rhythms that restore balance to our hormones, energy and emotions

• Fuel that honors our bodies

• Movement that strengthens

But more than anything—we need reminders. Daily. Of who we already are.

Not a project to fix.
A beloved daughter to unveil.

So, friend, if you’re tired of chasing the next diet or waiting to feel worthy “someday,” I want you to know:

✨ You can feel good again.
✨ You can care for yourself in a way that heals.
✨ You can transform—not by becoming someone new, but by returning to the woman God already created you to be.

Just like those haircut reels, the best transformations don’t add anything.
They simply reveal the beauty that’s been there the whole time.

That’s the kind of transformation that lights me up.
And if that’s the kind you’re craving, I’d be honored to walk alongside you.

Here’s the Link.

And if you simply want to know what the heck happens on this journey with The FASTer Way to Fat Loss, watch this video, where I go into details about what to expect.