Body acceptance and self-love are by no means vanity or narcissism, but the ability to express love for your body/ appearance – even if you are not fully satisfied or comfortable with all aspects of your appearance.
Continue readingIntuitive Eating Tricks for Halloween ‘Treats’
“Halloween” and “candy” are almost synonymous, and this can be a confusing time for you as a parent to know how to handle the sugar overload that’s heading towards your kids like a high-speed freight train.
Continue readingIntermittent fasting – is it all its hyped up to be?
Intermittent fasting is a HUGE buzz word in the health and wellness industry right now. Celebrities are doing it, social media influencers are recommending it and many of our clients are enquiring about it – but what does the research say?
Continue readingSelf(ie) Destruction – The Impact of Social Media on Body Image
Our own and other’s selfies may ultimately come to be a source of self-destruction as we pinch, poke, and prod parts of ourselves to better fit into a highly filtered mould.
Continue readingHow to Raise an Intuitive Eater
We want our children to know that being healthy is about more than how many mouthfuls of peas they eat each day.
Continue readingPerforming Pain– The Relationship Between Trauma History and Eating Disorders
…emotional dysregulation can result in disordered or disturbed eating patterns as a means of self-management, self-soothing and a distraction from uncomfortable feelings and emotions…
Continue reading3 Ways to Eat For Pleasure & Improve Your Health
Eating for satisfaction is a key element of Intuitive Eating that prioritises pleasure, mindfulness and an awareness of the five senses. It involves choosing foods you enjoy eating and…
Continue readingThe Weight of Words – Form versus Function and the Dialect of Diet Culture & Self Talk
Like modern day Goldilocks, we women are liable to be caught in appraising ourselves as being physically too much or too little, yet unlike Goldilocks we seldom find ourselves or our appearance to be just right.
Continue readingThinking about doing a detox? Read this first.
The idea that we can cleanse our bodies to help it function better is a nice thought – it’s great to want to take care of ourselves! But when it comes to detoxifying your body, your body already has it under control.
Continue readingIs MyFitnessPal Really Your Pal?: Nutrition & Fitness Trackers
Yes, you now know the calorific value of a sweet potato and the amounts of macronutrients it contains off by heart, but you no longer know that it feels like to honour your hunger, feel your fullness, or engage in intuitive eating.
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