You might recognise the pattern: the day goes well, but as evening arrives, the cravings creep in. Suddenly, you’re standing in the kitchen, searching for comfort in food even though you promised yourself you’d “do better.” If this sounds familiar, you're not lacking willpower. Night-time emotional eating often happens for very understandable reasons

The other day, I caught my reflection and, for a brief second, the judgment appeared. It was subtle. Familiar. “You could look better.”“You used to have a flatter tummy…” You probably know those kinds of sentences.

Modern neuroscience shows that binge eating is connected to how the brain responds to hunger, restriction, stress, and reward. In this post, I’ll break down a coaching framework of the two main types of binge urges, why they happen, and how you can begin to break the cycle in a compassionate, sustainable way.

The holidays can feel messy when it comes to food. Part of you wants to enjoy the mince pies, the Celebrations chocolates, and the long meals. And another part is whispering rules like “be good,” “you’ll regret this later,” “if I eat this, I'd better not have breakfast tomorrow”, or “oh well, I'll start a diet in January.”

Every chapter of a woman’s life comes with its own challenges, joys, and transitions. From teenage years shaped by outside pressures, to pregnancy, perimenopause, and beyond, the relationship with food and body can shift in unexpected ways.

We all have unusual eating patterns from time to time: crash dieting, prolonged fasting, skipping meals, restriction, bingeing or emotional eating. On their own, these might not meet the criteria for a diagnosed eating disorder. But they’re still concerning.

Thinking about food all day isn’t something you just have to “deal with.” There’s a reason it’s happening, and there’s a way to feel calmer, clearer, and more connected again. And you deserve that peace.

Lately, I can’t scroll through Facebook without seeing at least two ads about Ozempic, Wegovy or Mounjaro. They are all over, promising weight loss, people sharing their experiences, and Facebook groups full of questions like “What are the side effects?” or “Will I gain it all back?”. As a binge eating therapist, I can’t ignore this.