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Lucy Carey, Disordered Eating Dietitian

  • Nature’s therapy: forest bathing

    Nature’s therapy: forest bathing

    The answer to stress, burn-out and low energy might not be in the doctor’s office, but in the trees of the forest. “I just feel like I need to go off-grid or something. Like, hike into the forest and just camp out for few days, you know? I always feel better when I’m in the… Read more

  • We don’t need junk food… Except we do

    We don’t need junk food… Except we do

    It’s usually not feasible to eliminate junk food entirely from our lives, so it’s important that we learn HOW to eat it. “Something weird happened at school today.” My 5-year-old didn’t look upset, he just had the usual pensive expression he wore as he mulled over all the new things he was encountering since starting… Read more

  • Ozempic: appetite suppressant or eating disorder accelerant?

    Ozempic: appetite suppressant or eating disorder accelerant?

    Is Ozempic the wonder drug we’ve been waiting for? Or is it playing directly into the hands of disordered eating? I’m told the fashion at this year’s Oscars was thin, courtesy of the injectable prescription drug, Ozempic. Ozempic, Wegovy, Trulicity, Victoza… They are all the same class of drug: GLP-1 agonists. Aside from working to… Read more

  • Stop saying “listen to your body”

    Stop saying “listen to your body”

    When we’ve spent years ignoring our bodies, intuitive eating doesn’t come quite so intuitively… But there’s a way to get past this. The mouse clicked in a steady rhythm as I flicked through a presentation I’d given to a group of nurses years earlier. It wasn’t very pretty and the images definitely needed updating, but… Read more

  • Overcoming emotional eating

    Overcoming emotional eating

    Emotional eating isn’t solved by willpower… We need to dig into the root cause: the emotions themselves. Food isn’t just food. Food is memories and pleasure and comfort… and yes, food can also be a way to cope with overwhelming emotions. Stress, anxiety and depression are running rampant in our fast-paced society, and alongside this… Read more

  • Building self-worth to beat binge eating

    Building self-worth to beat binge eating

    Binge eating isn’t an addiction to food. When we truly dig into why we binge eat, we often uncover low self-worth. What do you truly believe about yourself? Self-worth is how you perceive yourself. It’s your sense of being good enough, even when you make mistakes. If you have low self-worth, you’re probably harsh on… Read more