Eating For You

Tired of dieting, losing motivation, and feeling stuck? In this episode, Sallyanne chats with Gale, who shares how a personalised, no-pressure approach to mindful eating helped her break free from yo-yo dieting, manage type 2 diabetes, and rediscover her love for food—without guilt or restrictions. She reveals why mindful eating is something she can always get back to without beating herself up an...

Are you struggling to get a good night’s sleep? Your eating habits might be the culprit! In this episode of The Eating For You Podcast , Sallyanne explores the surprising link between food and sleep. Discover how meal timing, caffeine, sugar, hydration, and even alcohol impact your rest—and what small changes can help you wake up feeling refreshed. Plus, hear a powerful client story that proves be...

I’m excited to share a very special episode of The Eating for You Podcast , where we’re celebrating International Women’s Day by addressing some hard truths about women’s health. This episode is all about empowering you to reclaim your health and happiness—without diets, guilt, or scales. We’re diving deep into: The 5 biggest barriers women face in accessing appropriate healthcare. How cultural ex...

February is Gut Health Month, and I’m excited to dive into simple yet powerful mindful eating practices that can transform your gut health. Having grown up with a sensitive gut, I know firsthand how challenging it can be to achieve a happy, healthy gut without restrictive diets. Over the years, I’ve learned that gut health isn’t just about what you eat—it’s also about how , when , and why you eat....

In this special episode, I chat with Hannah Daniele from Chapter One Dog Training to celebrate Love Your Pet Day!  Discover tips for celebrating your pet, the benefits of owning pets for mental and physical health, and advice for training your furry friends to ensure a happy and stress-free relationship.  Plus, learn how mindful interactions with pets can enrich your life and theirs. Teach Your Do...

In this episode of The Eating For You Podcast , I sit down with Candace , a gut health expert and founder of Wild Health Hub , to explore the power of pulses —chickpeas, lentils, and beans—and how they can transform your health. Because it’s World Pulses Day! We dive into: ✅ Why pulses are great for gut health, energy, and digestion. ✅ How to prepare them to avoid bloating. ✅ The secret to ferm...

How has your body image influenced your daily food choices, thoughts, and emotions? In this episode, I dive into the deep connection between body image, eating habits, and self-confidence —and how these patterns shape your overall well-being. Through personal stories and expert insights, I’ll help you: Identify the unconscious beliefs that may be keeping you stuck in a cycle of self-judgement and...

In this episode of The Eating For You Podcast, it is my pleasure to speak with Carol, a program graduate, about her transformational journey with mindful eating.  Learn how Carol shifted her relationship with food, discovered the power of reflection, and embraced sustainable habits that improved her health, energy, and overall wellbeing.  Tune in for actionable insights, inspiring personal stories...

Join me, an experienced dietitian and founder of the Eating for You approach, as I dive into five transformative steps to help you break free from dieting cycles and sustain healthier eating habits for life. In this episode, learn how to: Remove the dieting mindset. Cultivate mindfulness for better food choices. Follow evidence-based strategies tailored to your needs. Engage in community support a...

In this inspiring episode, we sit down with Valerie, who completed our Foundations Mindful Eating Program three years ago. You will hear how she transformed her relationship with food and freed herself from the stress of dieting and fear of weight gain.  Valerie shares her journey from years of struggle with food to finding confidence, balance, and joy in her eating habits. Discover how she has: L...

Have you set a weight loss goal this new year?  It is okay if you have, as this episode will show you how to change your goal into something that you can sustain. I understand the societal pressure around weight, but there is a much more compassionate and effective alternative to support your health and happiness. So in this episode, I want to have an honest chat about why setting weight loss as y...

An eating disorder can consume your life, and my special guest today has lived with an eating disorder for 50 years. Kathy explains living with an eating disorder as being like being trapped in a cage. You want to get out of the cage, but you don’t know how. In this episode, Kathy shares the freedom she now enjoys with food and the aspects of the Eating for You approach that have supported her ove...

We can’t live our lives by a set of rigid rules, so how can we expect to stick to diet rules? As Judy shares, life is fluid; it has it’s ups and downs, and that is why mindful eating lasts! Mindful eating is flexible and adaptable, whereas diets are rigid. There are no rules to break, just preferences to eat healthier foods. Judy has learned that through regular reflective practices, mindful eatin...

Have you ever been overwhelmed by food at social events? Or tried to stick to healthy eating but felt compelled to eat everything on offer. In this episode, I share seven common social eating traps, as well as some mindful eating strategies to help you avoid them. The 7 Social Eating Traps are: The pressure to fit in. Overindulgence at celebrations. Grazing mindlessly at gatherings. Drinking witho...

Have you ever thought about the qualities that make a best friend—trust, support, honesty, and encouragement?  We cannot put a price on best friends and that is why they are so valuable. In this episode, I explore how mindful eating can provide those same benefits in your life. When it comes to mindful eating, the qualities of trustworthiness, supportiveness, honesty, and reliability are present....

Are you stressed? At this time of year, feeling stressed is quite common, so it is timely for some guidance on how to reduce it. Where do you hold stress in your body? The head, shoulders, heart, gut and lower back are common places. This popular semi-guided 20-minute mindfulness practice will help you to release stress and feel centred and grounded. If you would like additional information on our...

In this episode, we dive into why reflection is such a powerful tool for your eating habits, health and well-being.  I cover: The 5 steps involved in changing eating habits for good 4 Key reasons why mindful reflection works Reflection isn’t just about pausing to think; it is about creating space to understand ourselves better and make nourishing choices. Learn more about how the practice of refle...

It is my pleasure to welcome back Sharon Hoffman, The Women’s Health Dietitian, to discuss endometriosis. Endometriosis is a condition where cells similar to those that line the uterus grow in other areas of your body, especially around your ovaries and uterus.  This condition affects about one in six women of reproductive age and can be extremely painful at certain times during the menstrual cycl...

If you have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), “it is not your fault.” This is one of the most common things dietitian Sharon Hoffman tells her clients. I welcome women’s health expert Sharon to this episode to explain PCOS, dispel the myths, and provide evidence-based nutrition and health advice. PCOS is the most common hormone disorder for women of reproductive age and affects around 1 in 10 wo...

Did you know that 50% of us experience poor gut health every year? I’m so grateful to be joined by accredited practising dietitian and gut health expert Nicole Dynan. Nicole is the founder and director of The Gut Health Dietitian. In this episode, we tackle common misconceptions about gut health and discuss simple guidelines to improve gut health without complicated meal plans or restricting too m...

I can still recall my symptoms of perimenopause, and most women can! At times my mind and body were hijacked! The good news is, we can smooth the rough waters of perimenopause mindfully. In this episode: I explain the symptoms and what causes them. I also touch on the key tweaks to our food choices that will make a big difference to perimenopause symptoms and long term health. Ready to take charge...

Struggling to stay or get fit during menopause? Then this episode is for you, as our resident fitness expert, Angela Mills, guides us through the life transition that we call menopause! Our choice of movement during this time of life is not just important to stay fit; the right combination of exercise will help with: Stress reduction and relaxation. Hormonal imbalances. Maintenance of lean muscle...

Do you know that you don’t just have to live with urinary incontinence? And it is not something that just happens as you age. Young women develop urinary incontinence too. In fact, one in three women who have had children will develop the condition. I am grateful to be joined by an expert in women’s pelvic health to demystify urinary incontinence. Samantha King is a physiotherapist with 10 years e...

Have you ever said, “I don’t have time to invest in my health right now.” If it is "yes,” then you are definitely not alone. In this episode, I cover some of the common sources of overwhelm that I help women overcome.  In fact, I have an evolving event in my own life right now that is at times challenging my mindfulness. The first thing is to check that you haven’t developed a habit of saying...

We have turned 100! Celebrate with us and all of our clients who have adopted the mindful eating approach and freed themselves from dieting. In this episode I share seven of the common outcomes or expectations of eating mindfully. By transitioning from dieting to mindful eating: Become more discerning over what you eat Tune into and listen to hunger and satiety Let go of food guilt Stop non-hunger...