Cooking to Overcome started as a dream four years ago. I mean that literally.

I had just been through a grueling night caring for my mother-in-law after one of her chemotherapy treatments. Worn out, I lay down for a nap. I had a vivid dream that I was writing a lesson for my business, Cooking to Overcome. I was helping people who were going through very real health challenges overcome them with the real world experience I had gained in my decades of health care.

The dream felt so real that when I woke up, I immediately bought the website domains, set up the email, and claimed the social media handles. I knew it was something God had placed on my heart.

That’s why I Started This Blog…

I want you to feel encouraged, week after week.

The world has no shortage of discouragement, frustration, negativity, and shame. That's especially true when it comes to health and wellness. Cooking to Overcome is here to offer something different: truth that's firm, steady, and strong as iron.

"Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another." (Proverbs 27:17)

With all humility, I'm here to stand against the lies you've believed about yourself. Lies that say you have to settle for feeling less than vibrant. Lies that say you're undesirable because you struggle with your body. Lies that keep you chained to guilt and shame when your daily choices don't match your deepest desires.

Those lies don't get the final word.

What Cooking to Overcome Means

Think about what it takes to cook. You gather the right ingredients. You put them together in the right order. You work through the timing and trust the process. In the end, you have something nourishing.

We cook up more than just food in our lives. We cook up a nourishing mindset. We cook up healthy relationships. We cook up the moments and habits that feed our souls. It comes down to the choices we make and the focused energy we bring to them.

Cooking up a nourishing life can be hard. And, health ain't always easy. If it were, we wouldn't need so much support, education, accountability, and encouragement along the way.

We need one another. We need people who will lovingly speak truth to us and spur us on toward the life God has called us to live. We need reminders that we are not victims of this world.

So let me remind you: you are not a victim of this world or your health. You are not an afterthought of God's creativity. You are beautiful.

For all the hard things, the challenges, and the negativity around us, you were not made to dwell there. You were made to Overcome. The God of the universe gives you every breath and sustains every move you make. He has overcome the world, and He lives inside you (John 16:33).

That's what Cooking to Overcome is all about: creating a nourishing life, physically and spiritually, one simple ingredient at a time.

What to Expect Each Week

This is where My Week to Overcome comes in. We'll take this journey one week at a time, focusing on four struggles so many of us face:

• Overcoming Overwhelm
• Overcoming Guilt and Shame
• Overcoming Sabotage
• Overcoming Discouragement

Each week, you'll receive:

• A simple lesson. One principle about God's work in your life, using health as the example we learn from.
• Action steps. Practical ways to put that week's lesson into practice as you invite God into your wellness journey.
• Journal prompts. Choose the prompts that speak to you and reflect on the lesson throughout your week.

Together, we'll trade the weight of guilt and shame for grace. We'll learn to turn from sabotage to surrender. We'll let the flurry of overwhelm fall to the ground in the presence of God's beautiful simplicity. And when frustration and discouragement show up (and they will), my team and I will be right here cheering you back toward Truth.

You my love, Are an Overcomer.

God made you on purpose, for a purpose. Let's cook up the life He created you for, one week at a time.

New posts arrive every Monday. And here’s the best part: I’d love to hear from you! Leave a comment on any post, or email me with your questions and insights. I’m here for you, every step of the way.

Be So Well,
Aubrey