Those of us trying to get pregnant can fall prey to people and programs with promises that we’ll get pregnant if we just follow their diet or lifestyle plan. ‘If…
Today I had my first-morning walk in the streets surrounding our home since lockdown was announced here in New Zealand. Our prime minister, Jacinda Adern, has let us know that…
When the food rules of a diet are so strict that people wonder, ‘is this food legal’, it’s too restrictive. Recently I overheard someone say, ‘I’m not sure it’s legal’,…
I originally wrote this for New World Supermarkets in Christchurch, New Zealand at the start of lockdown, 2020. Whether you’re stocking your pantry and refrigerator now, or you’re looking for…
We can choose to place high expectation and stress on ourselves for an unknown outcome, with no guarantees. Or we can choose joy. I choose joy. The book, Joyful Eating, is…
Are you afraid that you’d let yourself go and gain weight if you stopped dieting? At the beginning of each year, we’re exposed to many messages that tell us we…
Many people embark on a diet to lose weight under the pretence that they’re doing so for their health. It is no wonder; there is a continual bombardment of messages…
In the book, Joyful Eating, I dedicate an entire chapter to the impact that stress has on our bodies, our food choices and our eating behaviour. And I am not only…
In June 2019 I released the cover design for Joyful Eating, which was then redesigned in 2021. Here I share the process of determining the cover design. It took quite a…
11 Lessons I’ve learnt on how to write a book through writing the book, Joyful Eating The week that I approved the final interior design of my book, Joyful Eating,…
Warning: This blog intends to express how gender norms influence food choice, not to portray gender as binary. Apologies for the gender stereotyping! Although intended as a tongue-in-cheek idiom, Real…
Although many healthy lifestyle programs state, ‘it’s not a diet’, the belief that being overweight is unhealthy remains. It promises weight loss? It’s a diet Weight loss is frequently listed…