What is the fine line between ‘healthy’ and ‘compulsive’ workouts? And if you recognize yourself as an ‘exercise addict’, how has it impacted your health and your life? In this blog post, we explore simple ways to cope with less exercise, by detaching your mind and your worth from the need to move vigorously

My eldest is almost 10, and the more he grows up, the more I feel the need to talk to him appropriately about love (outside of the maternal version of it), as well as sex, consent and what it means to be a decent man.
But my views of masculinity had been fairly skewed, or widely superficial. Therefore, it only felt right to dig into other resources than my own experiences. In this blog post, I chose to summarize concrete (parenting) actions points from author and journalist Peggy Orenstein.

It took me while to react to what’s been happening since George Floyd’s brutal death. I was questioning my legitimacy at covering anti-racism on the blog. But I realised that I, too, might have a role to play. Especially considering the strong ties between race, sex and class discrimination and diet culture.

Being ‘all in’ to recover periods can bring up fear and doubt around quantities and types of foods consumed. After all, isn’t eating enough and of everything going against the usual ‘health’ advice out there? In this blog post, I re-evaluate what ‘health’ actually means when bodies are in starvation mode.

Did Covid-19 throw you in for a loop? Me too. So I have collected some of my tools and other experts’ advice on surviving this really difficult and stressful period. PS: I am deliberately using the word ‘surviving’. Because thinking someone can ‘thrive’ among so much upheaval in the world would be nothing be a lie.

Recently I have been receiving many questions about what I ACTUALLY do as a certified Eating Psychology Coach and a Health At Every Size practitioner. So, here are 3 important distinctions that define the work that I do, and how I help women (but not only) reconnect to their own bodies with kindness and respect.

There are plenty of things you could try to ease the effects of recovery breakouts on your skin and mental health. Here are a few for you to implement in your everyday life!

2019 was quite a challenging one for me on the mental health front. So much so that I couldn’t resolve myself to share my struggles with you earlier. But as I spent more time reflecting on last year, I also noticed a strong need to truly open up about these difficulties. Here, I finally took the plunge.

It has come to my attention that yet another brand is exploiting the ‘body positive’ message to sell their products, that are in fact in conflict with the body acceptance narrative. [massive sigh] This is not only dangerous but downright unethical. Read why I am so annoyed by this here.