Articles on psychotherapy, emotional wellbeing and personal change

Reflections on anxiety, relationships, grief, life transitions, body, identity and the work of therapy.

Food as the only Pleasure

Food as the Only Pleasure: Why Control Won’t Heal

When we use food as the only pleasure, adding more restrictions deepens the struggle. Control and willpower create short-term results. but they reinforce the cycle of guilt, shame, and rebellion. The more tightly you grip, the more likely you are to swing back into overeating. Shifting the mindset away from punishment and control is the first step to real freedom.

Inner stories, limiting beliefs

How our inner stories shape our love and motherhood

We all carry stories about ourselves – quiet narratives that live beneath the surface of our daily thoughts and actions. These stories shape how we see the world, how we relate to those closest to us, and often how we relate to ourselves. For many women, these inner stories hold powerful sway over our experience of love and motherhood.

Why do I keep binge eating

Why Do I Binge Eat? Dieting and the Binge Cycle

In this blog post, I will explore one common factor that can contribute to binge eating – restriction – and offer some starting points for understanding and changing the binge eating cycle.