If how you feel about yourself depends on how you ate that day, you’re not alone. Learn how the Food Shame Cycle works and why guilt around food isn’t about willpower.

The Body Mass Index (BMI) is still widely used as a measure of health, yet it was never designed for individual diagnosis or clinical decision-making. In this post, I explore the origins of BMI, its limitations, and why continued reliance on it has real consequences, particularly for Black people and those struggling with food and eating.

A recent Nature Medicine study was widely reported as proof that GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic switch off food cravings in the brain. But when you read the research carefully, the story is far more complex. In this post, I break down what the study actually investigated, how it measured brain activity, what happened with the only participant on tirzepatide, and why the media coverage oversimplified the findings (especially for those navigating food noise or eating disorder recovery).

Freya shares her lived experience of alcohol addiction, medical detox, relapse, and twelve years of sobriety. This is an honest account of recovery through NHS and community support, shared anonymously with consent, to offer hope to anyone who feels stuck or alone.

Struggling with hygiene when your energy or mental health is low is more common than people realise. In this gentle guide, I share simple, low-effort tips to help you take care of yourself on the days when even basic hygiene feels overwhelming.

Ever feel like simple tasks take more out of you than they should? Spoon Theory offers a way to understand your energy and capacity with compassion. In this post, I explain where the concept came from, how to check in with your spoons, and how to pace yourself when life demands more than you have to give.

You’re not burnt out because you’re weak, you’re burnt out because you’re capable! This post explores the difference between capability and capacity, and why confusing the two leaves so many of us (especially high-achieving, people-pleasing women) exhausted, resentful, and running on empty.

This quick guide breaks down isotonic, hypotonic, and hypertonic drinks, when to use them, and how to make your own on a student budget — practical advice you can use.

Glimmers are those micro-moments that remind your body it’s safe to rest, eat, and exist without fear. In this post, we explore how to use glimmers to build a stronger nervous system foundation for lasting healing so food challenges feel less overwhelming and more grounded in peace.

You’ve spent so long being the strong one, the one who doesn’t need much. But underneath the “I’m fine,” there’s a quiet exhaustion. A hunger for care. This post is a gentle, honest look at what happens when we learn to suppress our needs and how reclaiming them is the first step back towards body trust, nourishment, and ease.