Client: I've noticed a pattern where I will binge eat, sleep it off or numb by watching TV, social media, etc for the day. It sounds so simple in theory to journal, or get fresh air but in reality, my default is to just reach for the ice cream and sit in front of the TV. How do you go about dealing with hard emotions without self-sabotaging the process?
Most people I meet assume a health coach helps people lose weight and get healthy with meal plans or new diet.
But in reality, most of my clients are already health-conscious, they’re not afraid of a chia seed pudding, and they probably switched to almond mylk years ago. What they struggle with is their relationship with food and body.
In this video, I chat with buddying coach and friend, Jess Silsby about how to let go of the safety net of 'diets' and learn to eat more intuitively. We talk about what it means to “reject the diet mentality”, what does a healthy relationship with food actually look like?
In this audio, I chat with Shreen El Masry, Body Positive Personal Trainer, about our shared views of the problematic side of “on & off the wagon” eating and if not dieting then what? The first step to breaking the diet-binge cycle.
Why you don’t need to change your body for your wedding. My experience of getting “wedding ready” and dealing with the pressure to diet and lose weight.
What is Intuitive Eating and how it’s different to dieting? In this video we talk about what “listening to your body” really means and give you 3 tangible ways to practice so you can leave the chocolate bar in your bag (because you just don’t feel like it anymore!)
A video blog with 3 tips to normalise your eating habits and how your past dieting experiences may be getting in the way.
I get together with Coach, Jess Silsby to chat about why food challenges are a symptom, not the problem and why you can’t ‘fail’ with food.
A breakfast idea that combines smoothie and egg to make a simple pancake... a green smoothie pancake!
My intention for these posts is to give you an example of how I make decisions around food that is right for me, and in turn, pave the way for you to get curious about what right for your body.
This bread happened following a late-lock out Sunday morning yoga class. Since I was up early, I turned home and made a loaf of pea & ham bread which turned out beautifully.
If you told yourself you could have anything you want, would you just totally go-to-town on cake, cookies, pizza and all the bad foods? I can hear you say YES, 1000% I would lose control!
In this recipe, I use fats of nuts, oils, coconut cream and flakes that naturally clench taste buds and make for a highly satisfying and nourishing dessert.
By occasionally colouring outside the lines we can sustain long-term habits and behaviours. We’re missing the point when all we focus on is food groups, calorie counting, and proportion control.
I called it 'coffee defeat' and took myself home to whip up what I know and love: Turmeric Home Brew Coffee
A homemade batch of cookies with the perfect balance of savoury-sweet! An easy whip of tahini-caramel and chocolate nibs defying the all original choc-chip cookie.
The more our lives and eating habits are in balance, the more often we are in the right place in the right time, accelerating and capturing positive, meaningful coincidences.
Roast chicken and veg is simple, cheap and somewhat forgiving meal that can literally be turned inside out to produce multiple rich and super nutritious meals from the by-product of leftover chewed on wings, carcass and jelly from a chicken roast.
With our apartment lease running up, we made a bold decision for change, we packed our travel bags, put all of our apartment into storage and were on a flight to New York City!
Gratitude. Don’t let this seemingly simple concept fool you. Like many things in life, we know what we should do. So often the struggle is carving out the time and commitment to invest in ourselves.
This risotto is great for for packed leftovers. Its a super portable take-to-work salad. You can add oven baked fish or tinned tuna, sardines or mackerel to bulk out the proportions.
This Raspberry Coconut Yogurt Slice doubles as a breakfast packable for mornings you need to run and takes less than 25 mins to whip up
We've hit mid Jan, you've settled back into more of a routine, you've packed some healthy salads to take to work (meal prep, check!) and getting to the gym a few extra times a week. All is well on the New Year, New You front -- yeah?
The taste trick with these Christmas cookie favorites is the lemon zest for a lil' freshness kick. I also suggest using the highest quality butter for a soft, but snap-able cookie texture.
Packed full of flavour, all in one-pan and quick! Throw together a big salad to side with the chicken while it's baking in the oven and you have yourself a beautiful, nutritious meal.
Make your home the high water mark, a healthy and natural environment, by mixing together these few household items. Clean enough to eat.
Perfect batch n' freeze recipe, these meatballs are packed with loads of kale, lemon and dill -- the tastes of an Italian Summer!
It’s when we start to make decisions from a place of
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I love this interview I did on the Healthspace podcast as it provides a great outline for what intuitive eating is and how using internal body cues of hunger, fullness and satisfaction to guide your eating (instead of diets) rebuilds body wisdom and trust.