In this week’s episode I’m talking to Charlie Garnham.  Charlie is a Human Design expert, specialising in helping women to move away from their Good Girl conditioning and stepping away from the frantic “doing” of their businesses and lives and finding more flow and ease by becoming the natural leader they were born to be. Intuitive, yet practical, Charlie uses the Human Design system to uncover your personal map to success in life through teaching the system to others and guiding them to embody their unique design.  A marketer in her corporate career, Charlie has spent her life tryin ..read more

Let's talk about whether or not you should watch Fat Friends.  With the focus of the Netflix show being based around people who met at and regularly visit a diet club, it is understandable that you might be wary of watching if you're trying to escape dieting yourself. I'm going to explain how I see Fat Friends through my very own eyes - the funny and satirical, the sympathetic approach to its characters, and how we can relate to the depiction of different foods chosen when on a diet, loss of control around food, and how dieting affects family members' relationship with food.  The ..read more

It’s food waste action week. Reducing food waste is a great thing for us all to strive to do, but as someone coming out of dieting and trying to make peace with not having to finish everything on your plate to do this can be quite difficult. It can plunge you straight back into a dieting mentality. There are many reasons why we might be uneasy about wasting food. Let’s chat about why that might be, and then let’s find ways to reduce food waste without compromising on your intuitive eating habits. Here's the food sharing app I talk about: Olio There may be others, but this is the one I have ex ..read more

Bingeing looks different to different people, but whether you are a diagnosed binge eater or have simply had a massive blow out and now feel absolutely terrible for it, those feelings that you are left with after are awful. You can feel guilt, shame, embarrassment, and like you need to undo it all somehow. In this episode I'm going to help you to work through that.  I have some tips to help you understand where your binge eating or overeating may have come from, how to process the thoughts and feelings, and some ideas for what to do after a binge to help you feel physically and emotional ..read more

Have you ever had those days when nothing seems to go right?  Well, let me start you off in this episode with with my own mishap involving some highly anticipated chicken nuggets and chips. Let's call it nugget-gate. Nostalgia's a tricky thing, and in this episode, we're not just reminiscing about the fashion disasters (hello, neon!) but also wading through the deeper waters of body image and identity.  In this episode, host I am delving into the concept of embracing change and letting go of attachment to the past. We'll get deep and consider the very concept of reality. Remember t ..read more

Today in my back to basics series I’m talking about intuitive eating principle 8, respect your body. People often talk about body positivity, and loving your body, but that’s tough when you’re in a place where to even like your body feels like a stretch. In this episode I’ll help you start that process. Let’s talk about body respect instead, and body appreciation. Let’s just start there. I’ll give you some crazy stats about women wanting to change their bodies, and what they’d give for that. I’ll ask some questions of you so that you can evaluate where you are with your body respect now.&nbs ..read more

Today in my back to basics series I’m talking about intuitive eating principle 3, make peace with food.  Why is it that you feel like you have no control around food, and that you can’t have certain foods in the house because you feel like you’ll simply eat it all in one sitting? How can pizza and cake be good for you, and have good things that the body can use? This is what I’m talking about today. I’m going to help you regain that control and see that all food is good food. Support the show Go ahead and book your free 30 minute discovery session with me too. The link is just here ..read more

Today in my back to basics series I’m talking about intuitive eating principle 3, make peace with food.  Why is it that you feel like you have no control around food, and that you can’t have certain foods in the house because you feel like you’ll simply eat it all in one sitting? How can pizza and cake be good for you, and have good things that the body can use? This is what I’m talking about today. I’m going to help you regain that control and see that all food is good food. Support the show Go ahead and book your free 30 minute discovery session with me too. The link is just here ..read more

Surprise!! I have a bonus episode for you! I received a comment on an instagram post asking me how I was going to prioritise such a big list of intentions for the year (listen to the last episode and all will become clear).  What a great question. But the more I thought about it, and the more I tried to write a response, the bigger an essay it became. So here I am, recording a bonus episode for you.  I’m talking about how I’m going to tackle that (what I now realise is a) very large list of intentions for the year. Want to know what my system is? You’ll have to listen and find out ..read more

Happy new year to you. I don’t set goals for the year, and I’m not a fan of the ‘new year, new me’ thinking, but I’m still starting my new year as I mean to go on - with some intentions for how I want to approach this year, and life in general, moving forward. This week I’m giving you a very honest insight into my intentions for the year, and how I intend to approach the different aspects of my life. I’m talking about ⭐ My word of the year ⭐ My health, both physical and mental ⭐ My eating habits and how I’ve let my intuitive eating slip ⭐ The space around me ⭐ My energy, and how many spoons I ..read more