Or is it just another fad? — I first heard about Intuitive Eating about 10 years ago, when someone on a podcast suggested that “if you’ve been struggling to see consistent results from dieting, you just need to ask your body what it wants to eat”. At that point I was about two decades into my “dieting…

Sometimes there’s more to it than just diet and exercise — Growing up, we had this interesting morning ritual at my house. Every morning we’d get up, walk over to the bathroom, pee, get naked, reach underneath the vanity to pull the scale out, then weigh ourselves. …

New year, same me — It’s that time of year again. With every scroll through our Facebook and Instagram feeds we get hit by resolutions and advice on all the ways we should do better, be better, and look better next year. And just a few years ago, I would have been right there with…

Let go of diet rules and trust your body — It’s that time of the year again. The leaves are falling off the trees, the days are getting colder, and the grocery stores are overflowing with our favourite Christmas foods. While the holidays are an exciting time for most, others may feel some anxiety about the abundance of food gifts…

’Tis the season to be jolly, not the season to be riddled with food anxiety and body hate. — A few years ago, I was flying home for Christmas after not having seen my parents for more than a year. While I always looked forward to coming home and seeing them, there’s one question that had been keeping me up at night in the lead-up to my trip: “What…

7 mindset shifts to help you break the cycle — It’s exhausting to spend your whole life feeling self-conscious about your weight. Worrying about what other people think of you every time you leave the house, hating yourself every time you eat something you shouldn’t, and then spending all day obsessing over how you’re going to make up for it. …

It’s not about the food — it’s about what we use food for — As I woke up, for a few moments all I could feel was intense bliss. But then I remembered. I binged again. My mind flashed back to the night before. How I’d gone out to the corner shop in a daze. How I’d hurried through the store, searching for those…

It’s only a binge if you call it one — After a couple of weeks of hard work in our respective businesses, my husband and I wanted to let off some steam this weekend. Since neither of us drink and since Melbourne is still in lockdown, we decided to enjoy an epic food feast. We scoured Uber Eats and discovered…

Imagine my surprise when the thing I hated most about myself turned out to be my biggest blessing — Trigger warning: this article mentions suicidal ideation. A few years ago, I came pretty close to burnout. I had just received a major promotion at work, but since my team was under-resourced I was expected to immediately take on new responsibilities while still doing my old job full-time. No matter…