Emotional Eating Solutions:

How to Sit with Your Feelings

How to sit with your feelings

A big part of the work that I do with clients, is to teach them how to allow their emotional feelings. Most of us are conditioned to allow the so-called 'positive' feelings (joy, happiness, excitement, love, gratitude) and to attempt to change, get rid of or suppress the so-called 'negative' feelings...

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Food Freedom & Trust, Health Beyond Weight:

Why Letting Go of Weight and Size Goals Feels So Threatening

Why Letting Go of Weight and Size Goals Feels So Threatening

For many people, the idea of letting go of weight or size goals doesn’t feel liberating. It feels frightening. Even when dieting has caused harm. Even when food feels exhausting. Even when they no longer want their body to be a project. This fear is often misunderstood - by professionals...

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Becoming a Peaceful Eater, Escaping the Dieting Trap, Food Freedom & Trust:

Eating Is Not a Moral Act: How to Challenge Internalised Food Hierarchies

Eating Is Not a Moral Act: How to Challenge Internalised Food Hierarchies

Many people don’t realise this, but a lot of the distress they feel around food isn’t actually about food at all. It’s about morality. Somewhere along the way, eating became something you could do well or badly. Foods were sorted into hierarchies. Choices were given moral weight. And your...

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Escaping the Dieting Trap, Health Beyond Weight:

When Weight Becomes a Measure of Worth

When Weight Becomes a Measure of Worth

A client shared her discomfort with her bigger belly. I asked if she’d be willing to put a hand on her belly and speak to it directly. She nodded, placed her palm gently over it, and after a long breath said: “I wish you weren’t there. I wish you were smaller and flatter because I feel uncomfortable...

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Escaping the Dieting Trap, Food Freedom & Trust, Overcoming Overeating:

Finding Your Own Rhythm Around Food, After the Holidays

Finding Your Own Rhythm Around Food, After the Holidays

The holiday season often comes with a whirlwind of activity, food, and socialising. Now that things have quieted down, it’s a chance to pause and notice how you truly feel - physically, mentally, and emotionally. Rather than jumping straight into resolutions or rigid plans, consider tuning into...

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