The Bodybuilding Potter https://TheBodybuildingPotter.podbean.com Cathleen, known as The Bodybuilding Potter, is a faith-centered speaker, author, natural bodybuilder, and founder of Team Emerge and Emerge Well — a God-centered healthy lifestyle Bible study focused on renewing the mind, strengthening faith, and stewarding the body for God’s glory.

After overcoming seasons of depression, PCOS, chronic pain, and returning to bodybuilding after more than 20 years away, Cathleen now helps others connect faith with health, mindset, and everyday habits through biblical truth and practical encouragement.

Through this podcast, she shares honest conversations and Christ-centered encouragement to help others live with greater peace, purpose, and obedience.

Stewarding the body. Anchored in faith. Reflecting His glory.

]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:00:16 -0300 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2026 All rights reserved. Religion & Spirituality:Christianity 1440 episodic Cathleen Lerew Cathleen Lerew No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/22357675/IMG_3197.jpeg The Bodybuilding Potter https://TheBodybuildingPotter.podbean.com 144 144 Resting Rightly: Reclaiming Rest from the Idol of Achievement | Emerge Well Bible Study Resting Rightly: Reclaiming Rest from the Idol of Achievement | Emerge Well Bible Study https://TheBodybuildingPotter.podbean.com/e/resting-rightly-reclaiming-rest-from-the-idol-of-achievement-emerge-well-bible-study/ https://TheBodybuildingPotter.podbean.com/e/resting-rightly-reclaiming-rest-from-the-idol-of-achievement-emerge-well-bible-study/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:00:16 -0300 TheBodybuildingPotter.podbean.com/6f887c70-77db-3ba0-8b30-4d968913ec03 In this episode of Emerge Well, we explore the biblical meaning of rest and why so many of us struggle to embrace it. Through Exodus 20:8–10, Psalm 46:10, and Matthew 11:28–30, we discover that true rest is more than taking a break—it is surrendering our striving and trusting God. Learn how productivity can become an idol, why stillness is sacred, and how creating space for God can restore your soul, renew your perspective, and strengthen your faith.

]]> In this episode of Emerge Well, we explore the biblical meaning of rest and why so many of us struggle to embrace it. Through Exodus 20:8–10, Psalm 46:10, and Matthew 11:28–30, we discover that true rest is more than taking a break—it is surrendering our striving and trusting God. Learn how productivity can become an idol, why stillness is sacred, and how creating space for God can restore your soul, renew your perspective, and strengthen your faith.

]]> Discover how true biblical rest goes beyond taking a break as we explore God’s invitation to surrender striving, resist the idol of achievement, and find renewal in His presence. Cathleen Lerew false No 478 5 full The Passion for this Work Pours Out - Your Health Is on the Other Side of Surrender The Passion for this Work Pours Out - Your Health Is on the Other Side of Surrender https://TheBodybuildingPotter.podbean.com/e/test1/ https://TheBodybuildingPotter.podbean.com/e/test1/#comments Tue, 26 May 2026 16:19:19 -0300 TheBodybuildingPotter.podbean.com/96d6c497-e08b-3bd4-a130-f23f1bafc183 In this bonus podcast from The Bodybuilding Potter, the passion for God-centered health and transformation pours out powerfully. This episode explores how food can become a form of control and reminds listeners that true freedom, strength, and healing are found through surrender to God. You are stronger than you know, and your breakthrough may be waiting on the other side of obedience, stewardship, and fully trusting Christ with your health journey.

]]> In this bonus podcast from The Bodybuilding Potter, the passion for God-centered health and transformation pours out powerfully. This episode explores how food can become a form of control and reminds listeners that true freedom, strength, and healing are found through surrender to God. You are stronger than you know, and your breakthrough may be waiting on the other side of obedience, stewardship, and fully trusting Christ with your health journey.

]]> A passionate bonus podcast reminding listeners that true health, freedom, and transformation are found on the other side of surrender to God. Cathleen Lerew false No 586 bonus Connected to the Source | Emerge Well Bible Study Connected to the Source | Emerge Well Bible Study https://TheBodybuildingPotter.podbean.com/e/connected-to-the-source/ https://TheBodybuildingPotter.podbean.com/e/connected-to-the-source/#comments Mon, 25 May 2026 20:54:42 -0300 TheBodybuildingPotter.podbean.com/ce9d500d-cb70-3714-b355-c528e611fd3b In this Emerge Power Meeting, “Connected to the Source,” we explore how staying connected to Christ is essential for spiritual strength, peace, and transformation. Through Romans 8:29, Colossians 1:17, and Hebrews 1:3, this Bible study reveals how self-reliance leads to spiritual dryness while humility and dependence on God keep us rooted and thriving. Just as a plant disconnected from its source begins to wither, we flourish only when deeply connected to Christ.

]]> In this Emerge Power Meeting, “Connected to the Source,” we explore how staying connected to Christ is essential for spiritual strength, peace, and transformation. Through Romans 8:29, Colossians 1:17, and Hebrews 1:3, this Bible study reveals how self-reliance leads to spiritual dryness while humility and dependence on God keep us rooted and thriving. Just as a plant disconnected from its source begins to wither, we flourish only when deeply connected to Christ.

]]> An Emerge Well Bible study exploring how staying connected to Christ—our true Source of life, strength, and transformation—keeps us spiritually rooted, renewed, and sustained through humility, surrender, and daily dependence on God. Cathleen Lerew false No 897 4 full The Power of Renewing Your Thoughts | Emerge Well Bible Study The Power of Renewing Your Thoughts | Emerge Well Bible Study https://TheBodybuildingPotter.podbean.com/e/3/ https://TheBodybuildingPotter.podbean.com/e/3/#comments Fri, 22 May 2026 17:35:56 -0300 TheBodybuildingPotter.podbean.com/eb7d691f-e23d-324d-b70f-7f51c7a61779 Your thoughts shape your actions and the direction of your life. In this Emerge Well Bible study from The Bodybuilding Potter, discover how renewing your mind through Christ transforms your habits, attitudes, and spiritual growth. Using Ephesians 4:22–24, this teaching explores replacing negative thinking with biblical truth, breaking unhealthy cycles, and walking in the “new self” God created you to be—thought by thought, choice by choice.

]]> Your thoughts shape your actions and the direction of your life. In this Emerge Well Bible study from The Bodybuilding Potter, discover how renewing your mind through Christ transforms your habits, attitudes, and spiritual growth. Using Ephesians 4:22–24, this teaching explores replacing negative thinking with biblical truth, breaking unhealthy cycles, and walking in the “new self” God created you to be—thought by thought, choice by choice.

]]> An Emerge Well Bible study exploring how renewing your mind through Christ transforms your thoughts, habits, and identity so you can break unhealthy cycles and walk in the new life God created for you. Cathleen Lerew false No 1032 3 full When Life’s Storms Hit: Building Your Life on the Rock | Emerge Well Bible Study When Life’s Storms Hit: Building Your Life on the Rock | Emerge Well Bible Study https://TheBodybuildingPotter.podbean.com/e/2/ https://TheBodybuildingPotter.podbean.com/e/2/#comments Fri, 22 May 2026 17:28:51 -0300 TheBodybuildingPotter.podbean.com/eca48114-6304-3b16-92f4-ab7018816a8b Storms in life are inevitable, but Jesus teaches us how to stand firm through them. In this Emerge Well Bible study from The Bodybuilding Potter, we explore Matthew 7:24–27 and what it means to build your life on the Rock. Learn how faith, surrender, Scripture, prayer, and God-centered living create a strong foundation during stress, hardship, and uncertainty. Root yourself deeply in Christ and discover peace that withstands life’s storms.

]]> Storms in life are inevitable, but Jesus teaches us how to stand firm through them. In this Emerge Well Bible study from The Bodybuilding Potter, we explore Matthew 7:24–27 and what it means to build your life on the Rock. Learn how faith, surrender, Scripture, prayer, and God-centered living create a strong foundation during stress, hardship, and uncertainty. Root yourself deeply in Christ and discover peace that withstands life’s storms.

]]> An Emerge Well Bible study exploring how building your life on Christ—the Rock—creates a firm foundation to withstand stress, hardship, and life’s storms through faith, surrender, and God-centered living. Cathleen Lerew false No 987 2 full Self-Pity Is a Trap, God Shows a Better Way. Emerge Well is a God-centered Healthily Lifestyle Study Self-Pity Is a Trap, God Shows a Better Way. Emerge Well is a God-centered Healthily Lifestyle Study https://TheBodybuildingPotter.podbean.com/e/1/ https://TheBodybuildingPotter.podbean.com/e/1/#comments Fri, 22 May 2026 17:19:18 -0300 TheBodybuildingPotter.podbean.com/171f408e-1986-3b58-ab4c-be62c353ada4 Welcome to the first Emerge Well Bible study from The Bodybuilding Potter. In this episode, we uncover the truth about self-pity—what it is, why it keeps us stuck, and how God lovingly leads us out of it. Through biblical truth and practical encouragement, learn how to renew your mind, reclaim your peace, and walk in purpose through Christ. Self-pity shrinks your world. Humility in Christ expands it.

]]> Welcome to the first Emerge Well Bible study from The Bodybuilding Potter. In this episode, we uncover the truth about self-pity—what it is, why it keeps us stuck, and how God lovingly leads us out of it. Through biblical truth and practical encouragement, learn how to renew your mind, reclaim your peace, and walk in purpose through Christ. Self-pity shrinks your world. Humility in Christ expands it.

]]> A faith-centered Bible study exploring how self-pity keeps us stuck and how God equips us to renew our minds, reclaim peace, and walk in purpose through Christ. Cathleen Lerew false No 655 1 full