Challenges of Intuitive Eating for Neurodivergent (ND) Individuals
Intuitive Eating (IE), created by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch in 1995, offers a weight-neutral, self-care approach to eating, focusing on building a healthy relationship with food, mind, and body. While backed by a significant amount of research showing its benefits, IE often fails to account for the unique needs of ND individuals.
Burnout: Why It’s So Hard to Look After Ourselves When We Need It Most
Burnout was first recognized in 1974. 15,000 studies and 45 years later (in 2019) the World Health Organization (WHO) added burnout to its International Classification of Diseases. They define it as an “occupational phenomenon” rather than a medical condition.
When weight loss is a sign of struggle, not success.
This is for anyone who has experienced unintentional weight loss, and not felt great about it. And for anyone who has assumed weight is a choice, let me share some of the shitty parts of weight loss that are rarely discussed.
Burnout: Why It’s So Hard to Look After Ourselves When We Need It Most
Burnout is so much more than the buzzword it’s become. Now recognised as a syndrome (but not a medical condition) associated with workplace stress, the World Health Organisation characterises it by exhaustion, feelings of negativity or cynicism and reduced productivity.
Ultra Processed Foods: Are they the enemy they’ve been made out to be?
A review paper was published in the British Medical Journal in Feb 2024 leading to a plethora of terrifying headlines linking ultra-processed food (UPF) to harmful effects on health. No less than 32 effects were listed including cancer, heart disease and early death.