disordered eating

Question of the month #2: I'm all or nothing with food - help!

Question of the month #2: I'm all or nothing with food - help!

Chances are, if we’re taking an all-or-nothing approach to food, we are likely doing this in other parts of life as well. This isn’t just about food. It’s about LIFE and the intimate connection between the way you eat and the way you show up in the world.

As Geneen Roth so beautifully says, ‘Our relationship with food -- how, when, what and why we eat -- is a direct expression of our underlying feelings, thoughts and beliefs about ourselves. It has to do with stances we take that get reflected not only in our relationship with food, but in all our relationships. It just so happens that the relationship with food causes enough conflict, grief, shame and hurt that we're willing to look at it.’

Question of the month #1: I'm addicted to junk food. What do I do?

Question of the month #1: I'm addicted to junk food. What do I do?

The belief that food is addictive is deeply entrenched in diet culture. And I get it, when I myself was stuck in the disordered eating trenches, I genuinely thought that I was addicted to “junk food” and especially sugar (hello Ben & Jerry’s ice cream!) and that the only way out was complete abstinence. It felt like I could not allow myself even a tiny bite, because the second my taste buds got the sweet hit of sugar, all good intentions and willpower went out the window.

Everywhere we look, sugar and other kinds of “junk foods” are demonised. We are even told that sugar is more addictive than cocaine — I’m sure you've heard of those studies? Unfortunately, what happens when we buy into this story is that we become afraid of consuming these foods, and consequently label them as forbidden foods that are to be avoided at all cost. 

There’s a few things I want to say on this topic to help you reframe your "I'm a food addict” story. But before I do so, I’d like you to ponder on a few questions:

5 Tell signs that you have an unhealthy relationship with food

5 Tell signs that you have an unhealthy relationship with food

If you’ve landed here, I’m guessing it’s because you’re trying to figure out if your relationship with food is a healthy one.

Chances are that if you’re thinking about this, it probably isn’t as balanced as it could be and it’s affecting your life in some shape or form.

And I wouldn’t blame you. Toxic diet culture and disordered eating is everywhere - so much so that we don’t realise the cumulative effect it has on us over the years. It’s so normal for people to say things like “I’m having a cheat day ” or to follow up their pizza order with “I worked out this morning - I earned this.”, as if they needed to justify themselves.

The Story Of My Ex-Client Giorgina

The Story Of My Ex-Client Giorgina

When my journey with binge eating started is hard to define, I think I had a distorted relationship with food as long as I can remember. I only understood I had an eating disorder when I started working with Stef back in 2016. Let me backtrack a few years and take you through my personal journey, I'll try to be as concise as possible but bear with me.

Covid19: A reality check on Your Relationship to Food, Exercise and Your Weight

Covid19: A reality check on Your Relationship to Food, Exercise and Your Weight

I wanted to touch base with you, hear to heart. This pandemic is real, it’s affecting all of us and is forcing us to completely change the way we live life. It essentially has flipped our worlds upside down. I hope that you, your family and loved ones are safe during this challenging time and that you have the support system around you to navigate these unprecedented (this is THE word of the year isn’t it?!) times.

The collective energy right now is that of fear, worry and anxiety. Uncertainty is always uncomfortable because we’re hard wired for safety and comfort. Whatever you’re feeling right now, just know - you’re not alone, you’re just human. And with the uncertainty and isolation this pandemic is bringing, many of us are looking to social media for some lightheartedness and coronavirus memes, and there’s truly some hilarious stuff out there.

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