If you don’t know what Burnout is you’re either lucky, or you’re too busy to look it up. Burnout is the state we get into when we’ve pushing too hard, doing too much, and chronically depriving ourselves for TOO LONG. For far too many of us ‘Burnout’ has become a... Continue reading

Parents await the first cry of their newborn baby with baited breath; a loud and full throated wail is music to their ears. It seems however, that for some, this is the first and last time that natural displays of emotion are rejoiced. Throughout childhood many of us learn that... Continue reading

Despite being an ancient Buddhist practice, Mindfulness is very much the buzz 'practice' of the moment, with celebrities from Will Smith to Meg Ryan and Russell Brand endorsing it's life changing effectiveness, as well as being promoted by main stream health care professionals all over the world. Mindfulness is reported... Continue reading

I often spend a lot of time with my clients talking about the three ‘C’s’ – Change, Choice and Control. While there will always be times in life that events happen which are outside of our control, there is one thing that we always get to have control over –... Continue reading

Treatment for Eating Disorders - and many other mental or emotional health difficulties - can feel like a minefield. There are so many options and acronyms that it can be hard to know which treatment to choose, to best suit you. In this blog I'm going to try to clear... Continue reading

Mindful eating is probably one of the most powerful ways in which you can change your relationship with food, eating and your body as a whole. Before we look at what mindful eating is let’s take a look at what it isn’t. Most of us are familiar with this scenario... Continue reading

Christmas can seem like one long food fest; mince pies, candy canes, turkey, stuffing, roast potatoes, chocolates, cheese boards, not to mention Christmas pudding! With an eating disorder that can feel extremely over-whelming, especially when coupled with the pressure to be happy and full of festive cheer. Here are some... Continue reading