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Dear father, mother, spouse, partner, grandma, granddad, uncle, auntie, sister, brother, son, daughter, cousin, friend, acquaintance, co-worker, person-on-the-street-I've-never-met, I am writing this because in the past, you've made comments about my body. You've wolf-whistled as I've walked in the...

If you know me, you'll know that I'm fascinated by how we use language - and how that affects our experience, our actions, and therefore our results. Think about this. I want an ice cream When you tell yourself you 'want an ice cream' you're giving your brain a goal for eating, which manifests in a...

One primary need we have as human beings, is a sense of belonging. Belonging to a family, group, tribe, culture, religion, nation, belief system etc. On a primal level, when we belong, our chances of survival massively increase - and not simply our survival as individuals - belonging protects the...

I remember in my deep dark dieting days, when I couldn't understand why on earth I couldn't keep my hands out of the cookie jar, I'd look desperately for a solution to my seemingly insatiable cravings. Know the story? I thought there had to be something wrong with me. I thought my body must...

Why you think it's about the weight Before I talk about why you think it's about the weight, let's define what 'it' means. 'It' is your dissatisfaction with your body. 'It' is the heavy feeling you drag around every day. 'It' is your unhappiness; your disquiet; your sense that 'something's...