Tag Boredom Eating
Winter is Coming: 4 tips to beating the “Winter Blues”
Winter is Coming… Scratch that, it’s already here…. (without Jon Snow, The Dragon Queen or any White Walkers, for those of you that caught my Game of Thrones nod). I feel like over the last week it’s almost constantly rained…
Eat for Happiness: 5 Rules
Take notice, an American psychiatrist, Dr Drew Ramsey (MD) has been one of the loudest spokespeople advocating for more attention to the link between our diet and our master mood regulator – the brain. With epidemic levels of obesity and…
Body image, the media and unhealthy eating patterns.
In our Western society, we are so often encouraged to believe that our success is defined by our ability to fit into a fiercely false, unhealthy and superficial mold of idealized perfection. It is no wonder so many of us…
Understanding how stress leads to overeating and procrastination
With many of my clients coming upon mid-year university exams in a matter of weeks, I thought now would be timely to reflect upon the way stress can play out during exam time for school and university students, as well…
Emotional eating, what’s eating you? Part 2
Last week I highlighted what emotional eating is, how it can be a very normal process, but also what to look out for if you have concerns with your eating habits and patterns and suspect they could be symptomatic of deeper…
Emotional eating, what’s eating you? Part 1
Do you find yourself turning to food when stressed? Do you find yourself automatically scouring the pantry or fridge when bored? Do you seek comfort in food when sad? These are scenarios many of us will be familiar with and…
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