You already know that taking care of yourself is important.
The problem is that most of us have a hard time turning what we "should" do into the habits that support a healthy life.
The struggle isn't your fault.
✔️ Health advice is confusing.
✔️ We have too many choices.
✔️ Temptation is real.
✔️ We are impatient.
✔️ Willpower fails us.
✔️ Shame & fear immobilize us.
Long before you were born,
our shared struggle for physical, emotional, and spiritual health began.
But there's still time to change your future.
Find hope, encouragement, & your next steps
in this award-winning Christian book.
It Began in the Garden
Understand Your Past for a Healthier Future
Integrating her training as a master's level counselor with certifications in nutrition and personal training, Heidi dives into the Genesis narrative to unpack the origin of our struggle for wellbeing.
Through stories, humor, and dozens of practical tips, It Began in the Garden will help you learn how to:
- Make small daily changes for big impact
- Release the blame and shame that have kept you stuck
- Have a “good enough” relationship with food
- Embrace life beyond the scale
- Live at peace with your body
Discover hope, encouragement, and resources for making fresh choices for a healthier future.
The small, incremental decisions and daily choices you start practicing
create a ripple that, over time, become a gigantic tidal wave of change.
What you do today impacts your tomorrow.
– Heidi Zwart
Book Endorsements
Bob Merritt
Senior Pastor, Eagle Brook Church
"What you do every day is your life. If you’re not living the kind of life you want, this book offers you the creative, practical tools you need to start living a better life.”
Jo Bender
Host of Connecting Faith, Faith Radio
"It Began in the Garden is about putting small steps into place to change the way you think about fitness, health, and who you are in Christ. Filled with Biblical wisdom, this book offers a simple and sacred approach to healthy living."
Jim Beilby
Theologian & Author, Bethel University
"Heidi's advice is simple and practical, and she writes from a faith perspective that simultaneously clarifies and enriches the "why" behind healthy lifestyle choices. Once we understand the "why," the “how" becomes much clearer."
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