Let’s face it, (for good reason) dieting is dying a slow death, and intuitive eating is being born into public awareness. But for non-dieting* to become all it can be...
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The diet industry is a crafty beast. They’ve known diets don’t work for years (but have been happy to take your repeat business nonetheless!). But now they know YOU know...
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My clients have various pet hates. From lean husbands who can’t understand why they struggle because they can eat what they want and never gain a kilo, to doctors who...
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Something weird happened this week. I shared my personal story in a blog… And it totally BLEW UP* Within 24 hours I’d received hundreds of emails, Direct Messages to My...
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Disclaimer: I’m going to share more about myself than I usually do, so if you prefer your health professionals with a perfect façade - be warned!* About this time last...
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Every year I take time to reflect on the year that has passed and set goals for the one to come. You may be thinking "no one ever reaches their...
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“Can I really change?” This is a question that underlies all of my work with weight management clients, be it face to face, in my workshops, or online. I mean,...
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I hear the pain of people struggling with eating, exercise, weight, and body image issues every day. So when I recently wrote to you about 5 reasons people struggle endlessly...
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Do you think about losing weight at the beginning of every year, but find yourself at the end in the same place (or worse!) thinking something along the lines of:...
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The last couple of times I wrote to you we talked about the psychological and physical cost of body image issues. I've been truly overwhelmed by your touching feedback - thank you...
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I recently wrote to you about the psychological impact of your body image and it was comforting to hear all of your responses! And while many of you resonated with...
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With all the work I do in weight management I feel body image may be the biggest issue people face today. Almost ALL of my clients struggle with their relationship...
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It’s still too cold, it’s still too dark, and comfort food is still too yummy. Nobody in their right mind would start a health kick at the end of winter…...
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In my last blog we talked about how emotional eating can be really harmful for your mindset and your waistline. It was heartening to hear so many people getting back to...
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Let’s face it, emotional eating is not very fun*. First, you start by feeling bad. And no one likes feeling bad. Your particular “bad” may be stress, frustration, sadness, loneliness,...
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Hello guys! As promised, I’m back to share with you some of the amazing new research on what we’re learning about tapping for weight management. I know I’m a research...
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Towards the launch of our last tapping for weight program, I wrote to you about my journey from into the world of tapping.* It started with reading the AMAZING results...
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A while back I had a wonderful experience with a client that was so good I had to share. But we all know weight management is not all sunshine and...
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I wanted to write to you about a wonderful experience I had with a client this week – it was so good I had to share! As, unlike most approaches,...
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A couple of weeks ago we finished our Twelve Month Transformation program. Every year, as well as running the program, I do it myself…it’s a great way to ensure I reach my personal goals as well as help my clients reach theirs! The last session is always a debrief of the year, and it was beautiful to hear everyone’s honest reflection. It was (as it always is) heartening to hear the significant successes people had achieved. But also comforting to hear the compassionate perspective people had developed in areas where they had gotten part-way towards certain goals (or even not…
So, as many of you know from my first blog, Stills and Alreadys, I had shoulder surgery a while back. Whilst I spent my fair share of time feeling sorry...
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Hello Blogees it’s been a while since our last blog, like you I’ve been flat out finishing up work, running around buying pressies (this year, I must say, my family has scored big time!), and trying to squeeze in some time to take care of myself. I have been wanting to write to you about mindful eating for some time, and I’ve been having so many conversations with my clients around the benefits of mindful eating at Christmas, that now it the perfect time. Christmas is the worst time to start a diet, but you can learn some important abilities…
Last night, I went to “No Lights, No Lycra”. Oh my god, was it fun. I guess it’s sort of an “anti-exercise class”. They turn the lights right down (and...
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These are 26 things that only a yo-yo dieter would understand: You walk into a room and check to see if you’re the fattest person You think your skinny friends...
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On the eve of the launch of our new and improved Online EFT for Weight Management Course, I am reflecting on my journey into the Emotional Freedom Techniques. For those...
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When you think to embark on your next weight loss attempt, I want you to think of this blog, and remember something. You don’t want to lose weight. Before you...
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On the eve of launching our Healthy Kids Camps developed by my twin brother, Heath, and having just visited our parents for the weekend, I wanted to write a blog...
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When I wrote the blog “Love is the new hate”, people got it. People are ready for a broader social change, for a more weight-inclusive society. But in addition to...
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All around the world, things are changing. Over generations, people of all different colours, races, and religions are learning how to coexist together. Gay people and straight people and everyone...
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I don’t want to write this blog today. I have just flown overnight, delivered a great workshop to a wonderful group of people, and now I’m flying home and I...
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It seems there are as many diets out there as there are grains in the sand. Each diet has their own principles, types of food that are “in” and “out”...
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Open letter to weight management practitioners, RE: We are all in this together In the short ten years of my career, timing, luck, and opportunity have granted me an unusually...
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I sometimes find it hard to get excited about a client’s fast weight loss these days. In fact I always do. This is even the case if the person tells...
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This is a topic I feel is very important - although part of me thinks “yikes” as I write it. I was having a conversation with a mentor of mine,...
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After seeing people change for ten years or so now, I feel there is a mysterious relationship between the clutter in peoples’ minds, bodies, and environment… At Weight Management Psychology,...
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Unfortunately, we live in a world where we are at war. We are at war with food…a love-hate relationship that never seems to end. We are at war with physical...
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As you all know, sustaining motivation for managing your health can sometimes be challenging. This can be especially so when you don’t have a clear goal in mind. But, following...
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Weight management is such a complex, multi-factorial issue that I feel like practicing with most people without the support of a great team is almost unethical. Anita Cochrane, in her...
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There are many ways that we can view our setbacks. We can see them as validation of our doubts, reasons to be angry at the world, sticks to beat ourselves...
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“Still” and “Already” are words that describe our change. The word still tends to focus on what we HAVEN’T achieved, what we CAN’T do, and where we are NOT. For...
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