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You Don’t Have a Willpower Problem – You Have a Body Image Problem
Be honest – how many Mondays have you started again? New plan. New rules. This time, you tell yourself, you’ll be disciplined. This time you’ll stick to it. And maybe you do, for a while. You eat the “right” things. You feel in control. You feel good. And then, seemingly out of nowhere,...
Read moreDiet Culture in a Red Dress: A Different Kind of Valentine’s Day Message
Valentine's Day has a way of making us feel like love is something we have to earn. Be attractive enough. Desirable enough. Thin enough. Enough enough. Get the hair right, the outfit right, the body right — and then, maybe, you'll be worthy of love. Sound familiar? Because that's not romance....
Read moreHow 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...
Read moreWhy 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...
Read moreEating 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...
Read moreHi, I'm Vania.
I'm passionate about helping you break free from the exhausting cycle of yo-yo dieting, body shame, overeating, bingeing, and emotional eating.
For decades, I was at war with my body and food. It wasn't until I found an approach which didn't involve strict rules, diets and a focus on weight, that my relationship with food and my body transformed into one of ease and peace. There’s a lightness in living when food no longer holds power over your thoughts. If you're seeking that kind of freedom — where food becomes simple and life feels full — I’d love to walk that journey with you.
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