Are you ready to break free from the grip of fear foods and regain a healthy relationship with eating? In this blog post, we'll explore some practical steps that will help you challenge your fear foods and embrace a healthier and more balanced approach to food.

More and more people are talking about “disordered eating", but it might be hard to work out whether your eating habits are actually disordered. This blog post outlines 6 signs of disordered eating to watch out for.

Weight gain in recovery feels like the worst thing. I’ve been through the process of gaining weight myself after an eating disorder, so I feel you.  It can feel hard, frustrating and disheartening. Worse - you might even feel like dieting or restricting once again.

It’s Easter! There’s going to be some chocolate around! And for some people this can feel really stressful and guilt inducing. In this blog post I’m giving you 5 tips to help you eat without guilt this Easter (and all year around).

Personally, I suffered with negative body image for years, from my teens through to my 30s. It impacted my self-esteem, self acceptance and my relationship with food. So, I really understand. These are 6 ways to improve your body image today…

Imagine you’re scrolling on social media and you come across a “What I Eat in a Day” video, how do you feel when you watch them? In this blog I’m sharing 5 problems I see with “ What I Eat in a Day” videos as a registered psychologist.

So you’ve given up dieting, you’re no longer following a rigid healthy eating plan, but you still want some guidelines as to how to eat healthily. In this blog post I’m sharing my seven flexible tips for healthy eating – the food freedom edition.

Are you thinking about trying Noom? Perhaps you’re wondering whether it’s any good? This is my honest Noom review as a registered psychologist and food freedom coach. Trigger warning – since Noom is a diet, I will be discussing weight loss and calories, so if that might be triggering, please read another post.

For years, I felt like I was over-eating. I found it hard to control myself around food – especially at buffets or parties where food was in abundance. These 6 tips have been instrumental in helping me stop overeating.

(Guest Post on Brainz)

Words are powerful. I use affirmations in my own life and also with clients to help them in their journey towards healing their relationship with food and body image.

Are you a late night binger? Maybe you eat really well all day, but when evening comes 💥 BAM 💥 you’re suddenly feeling wild and out of control around food?  Read on to find out the ONE thing you need to stop doing to avoid these night-time binges.

For three years in a row, I quit gluten, dairy, sugar, soy, caffeine and alcohol for the month of January. I was so committed, that I “cleansed” three times a year.  I gave up cleansing three years ago and this is my story of what happened after 30 days (and 10 of these cleanses)... It’s perhaps the dark side, when healthy eating is taken too far. 

Dr Lara Zibarras was interviewed by Brainz Magazine. Read the full article here as she describes her work as the food freedom psychologist, her background, how she came to be doing what she’s doing, and tips for anyone wanting to take steps towards food freedom…

(Guest post on Brainz Magazine)

For years, the holiday season used to fill me with dread. With mountains of food everywhere, I worried about what it would do to my waistline. I was convinced my fitness would suffer and stressed about how I couldn’t stop myself from gorging on chocolate. Here are four tips to relax and enjoy food this holiday season…

Is it possible to be too healthy or eat too clean? A few years back, I didn’t think so. In fact, it was my life’s mission to be as healthy as possible, to look after my own and my family’s wellness. After all, I thought, food is medicine. Nothing wrong with that, right? My orthorexia started with good intentions…

(Guest Post on Elephant Journal)

Burn it to earn it! As the holiday season approaches, it’s worth considering how helpful (or true) this message is… Should exercise feel like punishment for eating a bar of chocolate?

Do you skip through meals and rush through your food? Maybe you eat lunch at your desk, mindlessly munching on a sandwich whilst you catch up on emails? The problem with mindless eating is that it’s easy to disconnect from the experience making it harder to tune into your hunger and fullness signals…

(Guest Post on Complete Wellbeing)

This article was an interview between Maria Angelova and me. It was initially published on Medium and it’s my take on the 5 things that should be done to improve and reform the health and wellness industry.

Why can’t I stick to my healthy eating plan? I hear this often in my coaching practice.

It’s easy to blame willpower, or the fact that we "didn’t work hard enough." But the truth is there are many biological and psychological factors at play.

After my youngest was born I wanted to “get back on track” and this slowly morphed into a rigid eating pattern where I’d given up many foods for the sake of “health”. Only it wasn’t healthy – I was constantly tired and it impacted my mental health.

(Guest Post on She Owns It)