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Don’t take my food away
It's the end of a long day. The children are finally asleep. Phew. A few minutes later, the box of cookies/chocolate bar/ice-cream/candy have disappeared, and feelings of guilt, shame and negative self-talk have sunk in. Does this sound familiar? Do you identify as an...
After another tough night
Anybody who's ever had young children knows that February is one of the most difficult months. One person in the family gets sick and then it's a domino effect. (I'm usually the last one to get sick, hooray). Last week, I took my eldest to a birthday party. At some...
On life being a blur
The other day I was talking to a client of mine, a woman in her 50s. We were going through her history, looking at it decade by decade, putting together the pieces of the beautiful puzzle that had been her life until then. 'My 30s? Oh, I don't know. They are a blur....
When the tooth fairy almost came too soon (and what I learned from it)
It was 7pm, we had finished dinner and my eldest was playing on the floor with her dad while I was cleaning the dishes with my youngest next to me. Just a quiet evening, the day coming to an end. The countdown had started until the little ones were in bed and we could...
Crisps to the rescue
Intense cravings like waves that won’t subside until I eat: that’s how I would describe emotional eating. And I have been struggling with it ever since I can remember. Thanks to all the work I have done throughout the years – nutrition, mindfulness, therapy, and...
A trip to remember
For Christmas this year, we went to Cyprus to visit friends and family. We had packed and were ready to go. My eldest had been counting down the days for weeks, excited to visit her grandfather and play with her cousins. And then my youngest got a fever that wouldn't...