Words are powerful. Perhaps more powerful than you’d imagine. Whilst you are healing your relationship with food and your body image, these food freedom affirmations can help you.

For five years, sweets never passed my lips. I avoided all processed sugar for the sake of my health and was determined to never ever eat sugar. I’d bought into the whole “sugar is poison” concept but never took the time to look beneath the alarming headlines about how sugar is slowly killing us all.

(Guest Post on Elephant Journal)

Have you ever felt guilty when you ate dessert? If you said yes, it’s no surprise – just think about the way we speak about desserts. They can be a guilty pleasure, a cheat or a treat, they are sinful. We learn how to satisfy a sweet tooth with no regret, or we learn how many minutes at the gym we need to “burn off” the calories. If you’re someone who’s felt guilty, here’s three tips to help you take the guilt – and stress – out of eating...

When I was a child, I watched my mum dieting—a lot. It wasn’t just my mum. This was the 90s and everyone seemed to be dieting those days. Food and diets were a topic of conversation whenever my family got together, bemoaning those “last few kilos,” my aunts trying to “be good” … It was constant chatter.

(Guest Post on Elephant Journal)

Do you feel like you’re addicted to sugar? It’s like you’ve got persistent sugar cravings and each time you start a box of chocolate you Just. Can’t. Stop. Maybe the cravings got so bad that one day you decided to banish all sugary foods from your house, or tried one of those “30 days to kick the sugar habit” diets.

(Guest Post on Complete Wellbeing)

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.

(Guest Post on A Lust for Life)

I used to obsess over healthy eating, and I mean OB-SESSSSS. I spent virtually every waking moment thinking about food. What should I eat today? Is there too much sugar in that? What will I eat when we go out next week? Should I claim that I’m allergic to gluten?

(Guest Post on Tiny Buddha)

Once upon a time, I was scared of food. Like actually scared of it. Food thoughts consumed every waking moment: Is this bad for me? Does it have too much sugar? Have I eaten too many carbs today?

(Guest Post on Elephant Journal)

Have you heard of orthorexia? Maybe you’re wondering if it’s something you’re struggling with too? Here I’m sharing my raw and unfiltered journey with orthorexia. I’ll share the tell-tale signs and how my recovery unfolded.

Happy holidays! It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but can also be the most stressful when it comes to food and eating. You might be worried about all the “unhealthy” food you’ll eat, or that you might over-eat. Here’s 4 tips to take the stress out of the holiday season, and help you enjoy it, with zero guilt.