We all have these days when nothing goes our way: client is not happy, date is cancelled, weather is grey, hormones are playing up and it leaves you feeling low, deprived, restless. But there is a glimmer on the horizon: the glimmer of the biscuit tin, the chocolate...
Love it, hate it. Want it, can’t have it. Poor me, strong me. Food and our relationship with it can be so double. Food causes a lot of aggravation, stress and emotional upheaval. What has gone wrong? For babies, feeding time is the most pleasurable: it offers the...
Do you start new diets all the time? Are you not happy with your body? Do you wonder if your behaviour around food is ‘normal’? Is food and weight loss a big thing in your life? These questions can all point towards the development of an eating disorder. As an...
Karen had had a lousy day. Her boss told her off for something that was out of her control, when she wanted to discuss the matter with her best friend, she couldn’t get hold of her, her period was about to start and when she waited for the bus home she got splashed by...
It is official: you can stop cravings by practicing mindfulness meditation. A recent study showed the effects of mindfulness meditation on the urge to tuck into the brown delight – meditators declared a reduction in their cravings. Mindfulness practice involves a few...
