Emotional Eating Solutions

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...

We all have moments when food feels like the only thing that helps. Your chest may feel tight, your thoughts won’t slow down, and before you know it, you’re in the kitchen reaching for something - anything - to take the edge off. If you’ve ever eaten in response to anxiety and then felt regret...

There are several overlapping reasons why sweet cravings can appear right after a meal, even when you’re not hungry. Understanding them can help you respond to your body with curiosity and compassion and perhaps greater attunement - not guilt. 1. Reward circuitry and learned association If you’ve...

Eating is often an attempt at regulating our nervous system. When we’re in a fight-or-flight state - anxious, angry, frustrated, or tense - we might eat as a way to calm ourselves when we can’t safely express anger, fear, or distress. Perhaps those around us don’t make space for our feelings, don’t...

There’s a moment – maybe after a long day, or in the quiet of the evening – when food calls to you, not out of hunger, but from somewhere deeper. It’s a familiar pull, a whisper that says, “This will help.” A bite, a taste, a moment of relief. But beneath that urge isn’t just the craving...

Recognise yourself here? The uncontrollable urge to eat when you’re not really hungry, the endless cycle of feeling guilty after a binge, only to rinse and repeat. I know all too well that bingeing and emotional eating can feel like an embarrassing secret. For many of us, these behaviours come...