Do I Have Binge Eating Disorder?

Do I Have Binge Eating Disorder? When does binge eating cross the line and become an eating disorder? If you are someone who struggles with binge eating, you might be wondering if you fit the criteria for Binge Eating Disorder. (BED) BED is the most common eating disorder and yet so many suffers don’t feel […]

5 Reasons to Give Online Group Therapy a Go

5 Reasons to Give Online Group Therapy a Go Attending group therapy is a daunting idea at the best of times. I don’t think I have met one participant who wasn’t nervous about starting. The whole concept can seem like something of a mystery and you may be wondering, how does it work? What kind […]

Is Group Therapy Right for Me?

Is Group Therapy Right for Me?   For many, the idea of group therapy sounds horrifying. How are you supposed to sit with a load of strangers and expose the your struggles and pain? What will they think of me and how on earth is it supposed to help? Binge eating is usually a secret […]

Can A Diet Work for You?

Diets do not work for the majority of people. We hear this a lot, by why is this? Our behaviour is driven by how we are thinking and feeling. Going on a diet usually involves trying to create a behaviour change without making any other changes to our mental and emotional patterns. Diets will insist […]

Last Supper Eating

The solution to excess weight seems very simple – don’t take in more energy than you expend over long periods of time or, if you have weight to lose, ‘eat less, move more’. A 2016 study reported 48% of Brits had tried to lose weight in the previous year and this figure rose to 57% […]

The Curse of Pefectionism

The Curse of Pefectionism In our society today, perfectionism is often seen as a desirable trait. It conjures up an image of a person who works hard to get a job done right, so I think it’s important for me to differentiate between a person who is conscientious and thorough and someone cursed with perfectionism. […]