Journal

This time of year can be exciting, overwhelming and sometimes really confronting. With increased pace, sense of social expectations along with the seasonal, unhelpful ideas about food and body on offer in abundance, it is easy to feel yourself unravelling from the wellbeing you might have worked hard to establish during the year.

Saying no, finding balance, accepting imperfection and being willing to be different in your approach is not easy for many people. If you are more sensitive,...

As published in Project HEAL Syd. Newsletter.

Most days, I talk with people who have experienced disordered eating. One of my favourite things in the world is having these conversations and working with someone to craft a way of being in the world which liberates them from ill serving self-concepts. Leading up to the festive season I have noticed a turn in these conversations. Sometimes a sense of a looming dread clouds over our dialogue as fears beguile a catastrophisation of the very...