If you have been on countless diets before and are feeling hopeless and frustrated - you are not alone! Diets fail when the underlying emotions, which cause you to eat when you aren't physically hungry, remain unaddressed. I often come across the “wounded child” during my counseling sessions; the little one that was left behind emotionally while growing up. It helps me understand the need to self-soothe with food (or drink) when clients share their struggle with weight and em

"I’ve tried so many diets and I always gain the weight back. Am I a hopeless case?” some of my clients ask. NO, they are not and you are not! We are all on a healing journey, we all have lessons to learn, obstacles to overcome, heal old wounds and recreate what was not given to us. The work (and therapeutic goal) is to create an inner reservoir of self-love, which is yours alone, not dependent on other people or external factors. It takes time to fill it slowly but once you l

Research confirms that diets fail when emotional eating is not addressed. Hopeful yo-yo dieters are often left feeling like a failure and wanting to give up. Thankfully there is another way! When safely taking a deep dive into the emotional triggers (which make someone reach for food when they aren't physically hungry), and exploring the core and "true" need - one can learn to give to themselves what they are needing in this moment, i.e. comfort, reassurance or simply a break