When my first child was born, I remember promising her she was going to grow up slim and fit and devoid of any of the body and food struggles I’d had. In my mind that meant she was going to be fed healthy food, I’d limit sugar and ‘junk’ and all would be well. […]
If you’re anything like me you’ll know what mealtime battles are like. If you’ve been following my work for more than a hot minute, you’ll be learning the 10 key principles of raising body confident kids and feel less concerned about getting nutrition perfect. What the 10 principles don’t address, though, are broader parenting tools that […]
Like most women my age, I have an uncomfortable history with not feeling good enough. Truth be told, I still feel it. Every time I stand in front of an audience, or push ‘publish’ on a blog post, or send my kids off to school with mismatched socks (if they have socks on at all) […]
I’ve just got off the phone with yet another photographer who told me the number one reason people don’t book family photos is that mum is waiting until she’s lost some weight (I’ve heard it so many times!!). My first reaction was heartbreak. Then I found my hands flying around, my voice raising and […]
I often get asked, “how can I talk to my child about weight without causing issues.” The question once delved into, is often about how to help a child lose some weight for their ‘health’ without causing body image issues. The answer is always this. You can’t. As soon as you suggest a child lose weight, you […]
When life-coaching first became a thing, lots of people were like, whaaaa? What is that? Why would I want it? Isn’t that a bit airy-fairy and only for people who are a bit clueless? It took a while for people to understand the benefits and why they’d hire such a coach. As time passed, life […]
You know the saying about ‘getting in the pool’ to learn how to swim? The one we wheel out when we want to press the point that actions and practice are required to make changes? It goes to the heart of the idea that how we ACT gives us way more insight into our values […]
Last week I was talking with the infinitely cool and equally smart Angela Barnett. If you don’t know her, she works for the “Y” helping make the world better for young women. This naturally means she’s hot on the topic of body-image and is fiercely advocating for schools to add it to their curriculum. As […]
Full disclosure. I have done a lot of ‘car eating’ in my time, feeling ashamed, convinced I was addicted to food, wondering why I’d got such a bum deal in the body department. For most of my life I believed the answer to my food problem was threefold: 1 – finding the right foods to […]
I’ve heard a lot of talk amongst parents lately (on and offline) about how great it would be to teach healthy eating in schools. Look, I get it. I know, full well, that a diet high in nutrient content can make a difference to long term health. And because of that, it seems like a […]