The key to healing your relationship with food is to forget everything we have previously been taught! Instead of food being “good” or “bad”, what if we could just view it as “food”? Instead of having rules which drive restriction and compensatory behaviours, what if we could allow ourselves to listen to our bodies, recognise our wants and needs and respond to them calmly and with compassion.
Read MoreWith calorie-tracking apps, sleep monitors, step counters, and a plethora of wearable devices, we can now monitor almost every aspect of our well-being and ironically, rather than improving our health, all this data might actually be increasing anxiety, disordered eating and body dissatisfaction.
Read MoreHere’s the truth: health is not a size, a weight, or a look. It is a collection of behaviours - not rules - that help you feel safe, nourished, whole and, support both mental and physical wellbeing.
Read MoreWhen you're trying to heal your relationship with food, being told that 30g of pasta is a “serving” (when you know that’s barely a mouthful) can create shame, confusion, and anxiety. So, why are serving sizes so small, why do we need them and who sets them?
Read MoreWe are human, we are unique, let’s stop trying to fight our genetics and instead respect and learn to accept them and our bodies because, really, our weight is the least interesting thing about us!
Read MoreA physiological response to restriction (aka - dieting) is for your internal appetite cues to increase. You’re brain thinks you are in a state of famine and due to the reduced calorie intake it wants energy and it wants it fast!
Read MoreLow blood glucose levels are a commonly experienced in those with eating disorders (of all types). Dizziness, weakness and being hangry doesn’t sound too bad but, ignored, can easily slip into something far more dangerous.
Read MoreSnacking gets a lot of negative press but what’s truly important is to look at why you are snacking and what your body is trying to tell you…
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