Becoming a Peaceful Eater

Last week I wrote about the obstacles or resistances that are typical around food journalling. If you missed it, read it here. This week, I want to tell you why it can be a useful tool, and a few suggestions on how to use one. I also have a couple of versions you can experiment with, for you to download. Why...

If you've been on diets that require you to record every morsel you've consumed, or if you've used apps to track macros, you might feel repulsed by the idea of keeping a food journal. Some people who come to me for help, have worked with therapists who've asked them to keep an accurate record of...

Do you sometimes wake up in the morning and just 'know' it's going to be a bad day? I was speaking with a client this morning, and that's exactly what she told me. What she meant was, she 'knows' she'll eat mindlessly, eat past her fullness and satisfaction cues, and eat 'too much' of the high-sugar-high-fat...

  Sometimes clients are surprised when I tell them that I eat chocolate almost every day. There is often a misperception, that if you give yourself unconditional permission to eat whatever you want, whenever you want it, you won't want it any more. And if you don't want it, you won't it eat...

A few months ago, I wrote a blog recommending you ask yourself one simple question before you eat: 'Do I need nourishment or nurturing?' (I invite you to re/read it, it's a good one, if I say so myself!) The thing is, what if you find yourself standing in front of the kitchen cupboard/fridge, and you...

  My daughter who is now 18, is on the autistic spectrum. When she was about 7, I put her on a very restrictive diet - in the hope that keeping her off gluten, dairy and sugar would help her. Added to this, I was deeply embedded in black and white thinking about foods: I believed that sugar,...