As busy successful business women, we need to really take note of the relationship we have to food and our bodies. The nature of our personalities is to ‘do it all, be it all’ all the time. This constant need for over achievement and control can spin us into dysfunctional…
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Weddings. As beautiful and luxurious as they are, they are the danger zone for starting a vicious diet cycle that you can't end for years afterwards. Women are almost expected to diet for their weddings, I have yet to come across a future bride that isn't obsessing with 'fitting into…
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Is food becoming the most common drug? Yes - it’s socially acceptable, yet for some of us, it’s our default when it comes to coping with stress. It’s no different that an alcoholic using alcohol and a drug addict reaching for drugs. Now, we normally just talk lightly over the…
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You think that ‘no one understands you’ or ‘it’s not that big of a deal’ …so you sweep it under the rug, suppress all emotion and pretend you’re ‘all good’ ‘ But you’re not, you’re fighting an internal battle. What am I talking about? Binge Eating. Binge eating is not…
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You are perfect. You are MORE than perfect. You are PERFECTLY IMPERFECT. Aren’t we all? What does perfect mean to you? AND if we are constantly searching for it, how do we know when we find it? How do we know when we have arrived? You’ll never arrive at your…
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Humour me for just a second.... How has hating your body served you in a positive way? How has waking up everyday telling yourself you are ugly, fat and gross shaped you into better person, better friend, better mother or better human being? Really think about this, how has all…
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I dare you. I dare you to mimic the perceived perfectionism on Instagram. I dare you to live your life according to the standards of others, you know the ones, the ones with the 'perfect' lives. I dare you to try. I say try because you’ll never reach that benchmark.…
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You know what sucks more than anything? RULES - I freaking HATE rules. I really do, I literally go out of my way to break rules all the time - perhaps this is the rebellious side of me. Living in Canada, there are rules for everything. It sometimes drives me…
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“There’s no way I’m going to that party, I’m not ready to wear a skin tight dress - people are going to think I’m so fat and disgusting” Is your weight still dictating your life? Giiiirrrllll… you are not alone. TRUST ME. I hear this all the time from my…
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The mere thought of the holidays can sometimes give us chills. It can be difficult to take step back from the hustle, bustle, egg nog guzzling and stay calm amongst the jingling madness. It’s a time we often over-indulge, binge & feel a lot of guilt and shame when we…
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