Escaping the Dieting Trap

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...

A client shared her discomfort with her bigger belly. I asked if she’d be willing to put a hand on her belly and speak to it directly. She nodded, placed her palm gently over it, and after a long breath said: “I wish you weren’t there. I wish you were smaller and flatter because I feel uncomfortable...

The holiday season often comes with a whirlwind of activity, food, and socialising. Now that things have quieted down, it’s a chance to pause and notice how you truly feel - physically, mentally, and emotionally. Rather than jumping straight into resolutions or rigid plans, consider tuning into...

A new year is often welcomed in with lists, resolutions, and promises to ourselves - most of which revolve around changing our bodies. Lose weight. Eat “better.” Exercise more. Be more disciplined. Pause for a moment. Take a deep breath. Here’s a radical thought: you don’t need to change...

We often talk about listening to hunger and fullness cues as though it’s simple - as though we just need to “tune in.” But for many people, especially those with a history of dieting, trauma, or inconsistent caregiving, hunger and fullness can actually feel unsafe. Learning to eat intuitively...

A client said something in a session this week that I want to talk about. She has been a fat activist for years. She’s grounded, political, outspoken. She's deeply connected to her values. But several difficult things in her personal life coincided, and she found herself spending money she could ill-afford...