Becoming a Peaceful Eater:

What Are Your ‘Points of Vulnerability’ for Overeating?

What Are Your Points of Vulnerability?

Something you might want to consider as you leave behind diets and step into curiosity about your eating behaviours, is something I've come to call 'points of vulnerability.' What are 'points of vulnerability'? If you've become curious about how you eat, why you eat (when you're not hungry) and what...

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Food Freedom & Trust:

Give Up These 18 Things To Improve Your Wellbeing

Give Up These 18 Things To Improve Your Wellbeing

You can relax. This post is not going to be a list of foods to start or stop eating. It also won't be a list of exercises to do more or less of.  I won't even talk about binge-watching Netflix! The things I'm going to suggest you give up will not only revolutionise your eating, they'll change your...

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Binge Eating Recovery:

Why Keeping Busy is NOT a Solution to Binge Eating

One of the most common recommendations for people who struggle with binge eating (or emotional eating for that matter), is to 'get busy' and distract themselves until the urge to binge passes. It's not surprising that this tool is so highly recommended - it's a suggestion in a fair few professional resources...

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Body Image & Self-Compassion:

6 Ways To Feel More Peaceful In Your Body Now

Have you ever considered that peacefulness might be something you can practice, and become skilled at? Many of us, particularly in western cultures, have the erroneous belief that when a particular situation arises, or when we create particular circumstances, we will then be peaceful. For example,...

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Escaping the Dieting Trap:

Why Diet Culture is a Parasite

Diet Culture is a Parasite

Think of Diet Culture as a parasite. It uses you as its host. It sucks the very life force from you and thrives on it! According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, a parasite is defined as: something that resembles a biological parasite in dependence on something else for existence or support...

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