Have you ever felt like food takes up way too much headspace? That constant noise in your head isn’t a personal failing, it’s often the result of food rules that seem harmless on the surface but are quietly fuelling your food obsession. Here are five common food rules I see all the time - and what you can do instead to feel more relaxed and balanced around food.

I started dieting when I was just 16 years old. A combination of being bullied at my previous school, along with some unsolicited comments about my body, sent me into a negative downward tailspin of hating my body. It was back in the days before social media, so I grabbed all the magazines I could to learn how to change my body.

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Have you ever tried a diet only to feel like you’re failing over and over and over again? There was a time I was on (and then off) every single fad diet out there. If Cindy Crawford or Elle McPherson told me how to eat, I was in. I wanted to look like them…