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Why do I feel hungry all the time? I used to wonder that too, until I went 72 hours without food and hunger taught me a lesson I didn’t expect.

Years ago, before I learned to listen to my body, I used intermittent fasting to manage my weight.

The first time I fasted, I did it on purpose.

I’d just come off night shift at Arnott’s, the cookie company, during a new product launch, and I decided to see how long I could go.

I flew back to Sydney and made it 24 hours without food.

I remember marvelling that I could go that long. I’d never done it before.

Over the years I worked up to a 72 hour fast. It taught me more about hunger than anything else has.

Do I do it now? No. It makes me miserable. I have zero plans to ever do one again.

But what happened on the third morning changed how I think about hunger for good.

If you want to feel at peace around food and weight, I’ve got a free class for you.

It’s called The Secret to Eating What You Want and Feeling Good in Your Clothes.

So You Feel Peace Around Food and Weight in Middle Age

Even if Your Self-Belief Is Low After Failing So Many Times.

Grab instant access here: https://lp.thestonesoup.com/free

I’ve been thinking about how to improve bone density naturally ever since a friend of mine, similar age to me, was diagnosed with osteopenia last year.

She’s mid-50s. So am I.

It got me thinking. I was pretty confident I’d be fine. But I figured it was time to stop assuming and actually get tested.

Here in Australia, the government doesn’t fund a bone density test until you turn 70. So I paid for it myself. I see that as an investment in my health, not an expense.

Am I eating too much protein to lose weight? That’s what a friend asked me last month, over coffee in Sydney.

She’s in perimenopause and her doctor told her she needed more protein or she’d lose muscle mass.

So she’d been forcing down 120 grams a day. Sick of roast chicken. Sick of the whole thing.

And her weight? Kept going up.

Clothes stopped fitting.

She felt terrible.

So here’s what I told my friend…

This isn’t just about protein. It’s a skill for all food.

If you want to see the scale go down instead of up, with ease and joy, come join us in the Naturally Healthy Club.

It’s my six month group coaching program. You get a personalised, simple, doable process to change your relationship with food, so you enjoy eating well automatically, and you feel good in your clothes.

Having support around this makes such a difference.

Find out more about the Naturally Healthy Club

I want to stop mindless eating — that’s the exact thought I had last night, standing in my kitchen with a handful of macadamias I don’t even remember picking up.

My Irishman had left the jar out after breakfast. Next thing I know, macadamias are in my mouth. Then I’m going back for more.

And I catch myself thinking, “Whoa, what am I doing?”

This used to be me all the time. Before I learned to listen to my body, I’d spend whole afternoons in the kitchen, picking.

Grabbing random bites here, there, everywhere.

These days it’s rare. But it still creeps back in… which is exactly why I want to talk about it.

Having support around this makes such a difference. If that sounds good to you, come and join us in the Naturally Healthy Club.

It’s my six-month group coaching program, where you learn to listen to your body and build your own simple, doable process to eat more intentionally.

You’ll become a naturally healthy person who eats what you want and feels good in your clothes.

So you reach your ideal weight, with ease and joy. No rules. No counting.

Find out more about the Naturally Healthy Club

For years, Sandra avoided mirrors.

She dreaded clothes shopping.

And she’s not in many photos with her own kids growing up — because she couldn’t bear to be in front of a camera.

Within twelve months of joining Naturally Healthy Club, all of that changed.

Sandra can look in the mirror now.

She goes clothes shopping without dread.

And she’s done it while still travelling the world and eating the food she loves.

Here’s how she did it.

Sandra spent decades believing her body and her love of travel, food and family life were at odds with ever feeling calm around food.

She was wrong. It took less than twelve months to prove it to herself.

She put it best herself: “If I can do it, anybody else can, because I had some major issues there.”

If any part of her story sounds familiar — the Naturally Healthy Club is where that changes.

Not through another restrictive plan, but through rebuilding your relationship with food and your body, for good.

Don’t do what Sandra almost did and wait another six months to find out.

Join the Naturally Healthy Club TODAY

Mary had been reading my recipes and following my content for 14 years before she ever joined the Naturally Healthy Club. Read on to discover how to eat cake and lose weight like Mary did.

What struck me most wasn’t how long she’d been around — it was how much has shifted for her since she actually joined.

Not just her weight. The whole relationship.

Here’s the bit that stopped me in my tracks.

Mary told me that friends have started noticing she’s lost weight — at the exact same moments they watch her say yes to something tasty instead of turning it down.

That contradiction is the whole story. Keep reading and you’ll see exactly how she got there.

Mary spent years thinking she just needed more willpower, more rules, more restriction.

What actually changed things was learning to trust herself — with the right framework, the right community, and permission to experiment instead of white-knuckle.

If any part of Mary’s “before” sounds like your today, I’d love to show you what’s possible on the other side.

Find out more about the Naturally Healthy Club

Recently when I surveyed Stonesoup readers the same theme kept coming up, over and over. You lose the weight. Then you gain it back. Then you lose it again. So today I want to talk about how to stop losing and regaining the same weight, especially if you’re a food lover like me.

If you’d like to learn to actually listen to your body, properly, I’d love you to join me in the Naturally Healthy Club.

I say properly because the first time I heard about intuitive eating, I tried it and it did not go well. There’s real nuance to it.

It’s a group coaching program, six months, slow and gentle.

No 30 day challenge, no pressure.

We work on the habits and the identity shift too, so you stop seeing yourself as someone who yo-yos, and start seeing yourself as someone who is naturally healthy.

Someone who travels, eats out, enjoys her food, without it being a problem for her weight.

We open twice a year and often sell out, so get on the wait list and you’ll be the first to know when doors open.

Find out more about the Naturally Healthy Club

If you’ve been wondering how to lose weight without counting calories. This week I want to tell you the story behind how I lost two pounds in a week.

No counting calories. No counting macros. Nothing hard at all.

This is exactly how I made it happen for me.

If you want the scale to move like this, working with your body instead of against it.

Not going hungry. Not fighting yourself.

Just noticing that sense of satisfaction and stopping there, I’d love you to join me in the Naturally Healthy Club.

New groups open in September and March.

Get on my email list to be alerted the moment registration opens.

And grab the free training on three micro-habits to get the scale moving while you wait.

So you can start building momentum today.

If you’ve ever borrowed another diet book from the library, promised yourself “this time it’ll stick,” and quietly known it wouldn’t — Helen’s story is for you.

Before joining the Naturally Healthy Club, Helen had tried it all: calorie counting, weighing food, goodfood-bad-food rules, follow-this-plan programs.

None of it lasted.

Six months after joining, she’d lost 20 pounds, healed her relationship with her body, and changed the way she talks to her grandchildren about food.

Here’s her story.

If you want to get to your goal weight with ease and joy…

By learning to actually listen to your body the Naturally Healthy Club could be your next step.

New groups open in September and March.

Get on the email list to be alerted the moment registration opens.

And grab the free training on three micro-habits to get the scale moving while you wait.

So you can start building momentum today.

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If you’re trying to stop weekend weight gain, you’ll know this loop.

On weekends, I overindulge. Monday morning the scale’s up. Then it goes back down. Round and round.

For me, because I just want to maintain my weight, I don’t mind the rhythm.

But if you’re after a weight loss trajectory, that weekly bump can keep you stuck for good.

So this week, we’re looking at why why weekend weight gain happens and how to interrupt it.

TURN YOUR CURRENT WEEKEND TREATS INTO A POUND LOST…

Interrupt the pattern that’s undoing your progress

Join my 3 tiny habit flip to maintain or lose a pound over the weekend, without counting, giving up treats, or feeling deprived socially.

So your clothes fit better and staying active as you age is easier.

I have a goal to be happy active and healthy until I’m 122. So today I want to share the anti aging foods I eat most days to help me get there. And because they help me look and feel good as I age.

Then check out my new workshop, 7 Tiny Habits for Natural Vitality.

If you’re searching for how to drink less without quitting, I have good news!

You don’t have to choose between boring sober and messy out of control.

There’s a whole middle ground. And I live there.

I’m a former winemaker.

I still love wine.

And I’ve gone from drinking more than I wanted to one or two glasses a week.

Not because I’m being good.

But because that’s genuinely all I want now.

Before I share the secret to how I achieved this truly miraculous change, let’s first look at why drinking less is an excellent idea…

If you’d like support putting this into practice I’d love you to join the Secret Society of Intentional Boozehounds.

It’s a private weekly group, runs over six months, and you’ll build the skill of drinking less without missing out on any of the fun.

Learn more here:

Cooking with kids is one of those things that sounds hard in theory. In reality, it’s been one of the best things I’ve done for our family’s health.

Physical, fiscal and emotional.

Here’s what I’ve learned after 18 months of getting my boys into the kitchen.

If you have kids in your life — children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, close family friends — this is for you.

Joyful Cooking for Kids and Teens is a short online course.

You learn to cook without recipes and have real fun in the kitchen together.

You even get to use screen time for good.

If you want a holiday project with the side benefit that your kids to grow up knowing how to feed themselves well, this is the place to start.

LEARN MORE ABOUT JOYFUL COOKING FOR KIDS + TEENS

Wondering how to avoid vacation weight gain without giving up the food you love? You don’t have to miss out on anything.

It is possible to enjoy the ice cream, the wine, the local delicacies and feel great when you get home.

Without missing out AND without significant weight gain.

Then my Joyful Weight Loss course can help!

Lose weight with ease. Eating food you love. Without counting, missing out, going hungry or thinking about it all the time.

If you’ve been wondering how to stop overeating in social situations, you’re not alone. One of my clients posted in the Naturally Healthy Club group this week.

She’d been doing brilliantly for three weeks eating at home and her usual restaurant meals. The scale was moving. She felt great. She wasn’t missing out on anything.

Then she went to a birthday party. Lunch got delayed. The chips and dips came out. And she completely overdid it.

Sound familiar?

There’s nothing wrong with you. You have a normal human brain doing what human brains do. Social situations can be genuinely hard to navigate.

But it is possible to change this pattern. Here’s how.

Then my Joyful Weight Loss course can help!

Lose weight with ease. Eating food you love. Without counting, missing out, going hungry or thinking about it all the time.

If sugar cravings feel impossible to resist in the moment, you’re not alone. And good news: you are more powerful than you think.

Here are my two favorite strategies to stop sugar cravings.

One works immediately. And takes 10 seconds. Literally.

The other reduces how often they happen in the first place.

Then my Joyful Weight Loss Course can help!

Lose weight with ease. Eating food you love. Without counting, missing out, going hungry or thinking about it all the time.

Learn more here.

Ever wondered if it’s possible to lose weight without counting calories? Well I’ve been helping people do exactly this for years.

Spoiler: it’s not only possible, it’s actually more effective than calorie counting for keeping the weight off for the long term.

I’ve just released a short on-demand course called Comfortable in Your Clothes.

You’ll discover the 3 tiny habits to help you eat what you want AND feel confident in your clothes again.

Without counting calories.

Without going hungry

Without missing out on your favourite foods

LEARN MORE ABOUT COMFORTABLE IN YOUR CLOTHES

She’d eat well all day. Then evening would come and everything would fall apart. The urge for more snacks. Craving more and more and more. Here’s why we over eat at night during menopause. And what to actually do about it.

Before we dive in…

By implementing what I’m about to teach you my client went from her night time snacking causing problems with her weight.

To feeling good about her evenings and comfortable in her clothes.

She’s in a completely different place now.

So just know that it’s possible for you to stop the overeating at night too.

Even during or after menopause. Even if you currently have strong food cravings.

I’ve just released a short on-demand course called Comfortable in Your Clothes.

You’ll discover the 3 tiny habits to help you eat what you want AND feel confident in your clothes again.

Without counting calories.

Without going hungry

Without missing out on your favourite foods

LEARN MORE ABOUT COMFORTABLE IN YOUR CLOTHES

If you’ve ever wondered ‘Should I eat if I’m not hungry?’. The conventional answer is NO. Wait until you’re hungry.

Don’t touch food unless your stomach tells you to.

It sounds logical. And I get why people say it.

But that rule can lead to overeating. And worse, missing out on some of the most enjoyable parts of our experiences with food.

Personally I eat when I’m not hungry on the regular. It actually helps me stay at my favourite weight with ease and joy.

Here’s why I think you should experiment with it too.

I’ve always been someone who puts weight on around my middle.

When I was younger I automatically assumed that I would be a victim of the classic middle aged spread.

Luckily that isn’t what happened.

One of the surprising side benefits of learning to listen to my body is that my waistline stopped being the problem it used to be.

I actually have a (mostly) flat stomach even thought I’m a 53 1/2 year old food lover.

And I want that for you too.

Over the last three years portion sizes had crept up for one of my clients.

When she thought about eating less, it felt like punishment.

Like going back to those smaller meals from when she was thinner was some kind of deprivation.

It’s a common feeling, and it’s also not the full picture.

So today I’m sharing my not-so-secret habit that helps you actually eat less without it feeling like punishment or missing out on anything.

For years, I avoided weighing myself. 

I thought it would make me obsess more. So I didn’t do it. 

But here’s the irony: I was obsessing constantly anyway. 

Every time my clothes felt tight, every time someone I hadn’t seen in a while asked if I was still running, my brain would spiral. Do they think I’ve gained weight? Have I?

Then I read my friend Darya Rose’s book Foodist, where she recommends experimenting with weighing yourself every single day — without shame or pride — as a way to actually stop the obsession. 

I decided to give it a go. It changed everything.

Not only did I know exactly where I stood (no more guessing), but I also discovered that after a big eating day, the damage was almost always much smaller than my brain had convinced me it was. 

And the most beautiful unexpected bonus? 

Doing this daily helped me separate my self-worth from the number on the scale. I no longer see myself as a better person when the number is lower, or a worse person when it’s higher.

One of my clients was doing brilliantly.

Making real progress on the scale.

Feeling great about her relationship with food.

And then she checked in with me and said something I hear a lot: “It was working, but now it’s kind of losing its magic. Help.”

Sound familiar?

This is so common it’s practically universal.

But luckily I know exactly how to get back on track with your habits.

Here’s how.

If you’ve been going around in circles with food and weight — trying things, getting somewhere, then ending up back at square one — it’s not your fault

You’ve been using strategies that don’t work for the long term.

I can help you find a strategy that works.

I’m offering a limited number of one-on-one clarity calls where we get on Zoom, just the two of us and map out a simple, personalised plan to get you to your ideal place with food and your body.

If you’ want to stop searching and start knowing exactly what to do, click here for all the details.

One of my clients recently hit a fun milestone: she went below her goal weight.

When that happens, I always unpack exactly how she got there — because understanding what worked is just as important as the result itself.

What she didn’t do:

• cut out sugar,
• go on a shake fast,
• or willpower her way through cravings.
• What she did do: have a really good cookie most nights.

If you’ve been going around in circles with food and weight — trying things, getting somewhere, then ending up back at square one — it’s not your fault.

You’ve been using strategies that don’t work for the long term.

I can help you find a strategy that works.

I’m offering a limited number of one-on-one clarity calls where we get on Zoom, just the two of us and map out a simple, personalised plan to get you to your ideal place with food and your body.

If you’ want to stop searching and start knowing exactly what to do, click here for all the details.

A Princeton professor lost 80 pounds in eight months by doing this one thing.

That literally takes 5 seconds a few times a day…

If you’ve been going around in circles with food and weight — trying things, getting somewhere, then ending up back at square one — I want you to know: it’s not a you problem. It’s a clarity problem and a strategy problem.

I can fix that in 45 minutes.

I’m offering a limited number of one-on-one clarity calls where we get on Zoom, just the two of us, and figure out exactly where you want to get to, what’s actually keeping you stuck, and map out a simple, personalised plan to get you there — with ease and joy, and without any restriction or willpower.

Right now it’s available at an introductory price of $199 for the session (almost half the full price — but that won’t last).

If you’ want to stop searching and start knowing exactly what to do, click the link below. I’d love to meet you on Zoom.https://lp.thestonesoup.com/clarity/

I was raised in a family where you had to finish your plate.

Children were starving in Africa, and that meant I had to eat all my peas.

Fast-forward 40-odd years, and I was still automatically cleaning my plate every single meal. It wasn’t a conscious decision — it was just what you did.

Then, when I started working with a coach and learning how to listen to my body, one of the first things we did was practice leaving food on the plate.

And when I started doing that? All my struggles with food just melted away. Like, seriously.

Because previously, if I’d overeaten or snacked too much while cooking, I would still finish my plate at dinner. Which meant I ate way more than I needed — and that just kept the cycle going. When I gave myself permission to leave food behind, everything changed.

If you’ve been going around in circles with food and weight — trying things, getting somewhere, then ending up back at square one — I want you to know: it’s not a you problem. It’s a clarity problem and a strategy problem.

I can fix that in 45 minutes.

I’m offering a limited number of one-on-one clarity calls where we get on Zoom, just the two of us, and figure out exactly where you want to get to, what’s actually keeping you stuck, and map out a simple, personalised plan to get you there — with ease and joy, and without any restriction or willpower.

Right now it’s available at an introductory price of $199 for the session (almost half the full price — but that won’t last).

If you’ want to stop searching and start knowing exactly what to do, use the link here. I’d love to meet you on Zoom.

Back in December, I found myself wondering what it would feel like to lose a little weight.

I’d been sitting at the same weight for a while, and I was curious.

Not in a punishing, “I need to fix myself” way — more like a genuine experiment. Could I actually lose weight in December, of all months?

So I decided to try.

My goal was small and specific: lose one kilo (about two pounds). And by the end of the month, I’d done it.

Here’s exactly how.

Subscribe to my weekly newsletter Joyful Eating for Midlife Vitality.

I used to believe the old dieting advice: you shouldn’t eat between meals.

But recently I was coaching two different people and suggested they plan in an afternoon snack.

For both of them, it made a huge difference to how much they were eating across the whole day — with a knock-on effect on weight.

It also reminded me of my own shift from thinking I shouldn’t snack, to actually giving myself permission to plan one in.

Intentional snacking was a game-changer for stopping my own overeating in the evenings.

Subscribe to my weekly newsletter Joyful Eating for Midlife Vitality.

I celebrated my half birthday last week — 53 and a half, (highly recommend celebrating half birthdays by the way).

I spent the day baking.

A spiced apple cake with brown butter frosting.

Cookies for school lunches.

The works.

And here’s the thing that still blows my mind: I did all of that baking, with all that raw dough and frosting within arm’s reach, and I didn’t end up feeling sick or out of control.

I had exactly what I intended to have.

I followed through on my plan.

Baking should be one of life’s simple joys. But for so many of us, it’s fraught.

This tiny habit changes that.

Today sharing the story of Susie, a member of the Naturally Healthy Club who went from her first diet at age 10, through decades of yo-yo dieting, Weight Watchers, restriction-binge cycles, and COVID rock bottom — to arriving at genuine, effortless food freedom at 63.

If you’ve ever wondered whether it’s actually possible to make peace with food after a lifetime of food drama, this episode is for you.

If you want to be like Susie – finding freedom AND feeling great at your clothes then come and play with us in the Naturally Healthy Club.

Learn more here: https://lp.thestonesoup.com/nhc25/

The concept of food controlling you, not the other way around has come up for me a few times this week…

First. I got a message from Mary, who’d just finished the Naturally Healthy Club.

She said: “The most important battle has been won. I feel relaxed around eating, unworried by weight, and like the control is with me, not the food.”

Then I was listening back to an interview with Faith, another Naturally Healthy Club member, who said she’d gone from feeling like food was controlling her to feeling like she had genuine agency over her choices.

And yes, she was back in the clothes she couldn’t wear before — but more than that, she felt like herself again.

So how did they get there?

There are a lot of pieces to that puzzle, but one strategy that makes a huge difference is this simple 30-second habit.

If you’d love support and a simple doable process to follow to become a naturally healthy person — someone who eats what they want AND feels great in their clothes even in midlife — then I’d love for you to join us in the Naturally Healthy Club.

Join the VIP wait list to learn more and get exclusive bonuses

Join the Naturally Healthy Club Waitlist

I recently surveyed the members inside the Naturally Healthy Club and asked them: what’s your number one dream outcome from doing this work?

More than 53% said the same thing — feeling peace around food and weight.

Not eating what they want.

Not feeling good in their clothes (though that was up there too).

Peace.

That stopped me in my tracks, because honestly, I’d forgotten how debilitating that constant food noise and Monday morning guilt spiral can be.

It’s been so long since I’ve lived like that.

So today I want to share the one simple strategy that made the biggest difference for me — and it’s not a food rule or a new eating plan.

It’s self-acceptance.

If you’d love support to become a naturally healthy person — someone who eats what they want AND feels great in their clothes even in midlife — then I’d love for you to join us in the Naturally Healthy Club.

Join the wait list and you’ll get exclusive bonuses.

Join the Naturally Healthy Club Waitlist

Being intentional with food has transformed my relationship with eating and my waistline.

Here’s how this simple strategy helps me make better choices without restriction.

The Naturally Healthy Club is Coming Soon!

If you want help being more intentional with your food choices so you become a Naturally Healthy person who eats what they want (but not too much) so you feel peace around food and weight AND feel great in your clothes (even in midlife) then join me in the Naturally Healthy Club.

“It feels like nothing’s really safe to eat anymore.

I want to preserve both my health and the environment, but how am I supposed to do that since the experts can’t agree among themselves?

I’ve heard about the dangers of lectins and oxalates. What am I supposed to eat to avoid poisoning myself?”

This is what one of my clients posted in our Joyful Cooking for Natural Vitality community recently.

“I used to eat whatever I wanted without a care in the world,” she wrote, “and now I just feel scared.”

So if you’ve felt scared yourself there is good news!

Because all that panic, all that confusion about what to eat, comes from one fundamental belief: the idea that there are “good” foods and “bad” foods.

Do you want to change but just can’t seem to make it happen?

Here’s the truth:

You don’t have to believe you can change in order to make the change.

I used to be stuck too.

Stuck at a weight I didn’t love.

Stuck in the wine-drinking identity of a former winemaker who saw herself as “a big booze hound.”

I had no idea if I could actually become someone different.

But I was so dissatisfied with my current reality that I was willing to try.

And here’s what I discovered about getting unstuck.

Grab your journal (or a scrap piece of paper) and answer these questions:

• If anything was possible and there would be no downside, what do you want in your relationship with food?

• How do you want to feel in your body?

• What weight would you like to be this time next year?

• Is there anything else you want to change with food, your body, or other aspects of your health?

If you’re not a journaler, try verbal journaling. Go for a walk and just talk out loud to yourself. There’s something powerful about hearing your own words through your ears.

You’ll be surprised at what comes up.

Join the waitlist for the next round of the Naturally Healthy Club here: https://lp.thestonesoup.com/nhc25/

You want to eat healthier so you look good for your age.

You want to feel full of vitality and be happy, active, and healthy to a ripe old age.

You know that homemade meals packed with protein, veggies, and natural real food will nourish your body and make that happen.

But here and now, you keep falling back on unhealthy patterns.

Even with great intentions, creating a meal after a long day feels like too much effort.

So you reach for the toast, cheese crackers, or order Uber Eats.

I’d love you to join us in Joyful Cooking for Natural Vitality.

It’s my six-month coaching program that show you my easy and proven way to build good food habits, break bad ones, and cook without recipes so you look and feel great for your age.

Learn more about Joyful Cooking for Natural Vitality

We’ve all been told that whole grains are the gold standard of healthy eating, right?

Well, today I want to challenge that conventional wisdom, especially if you’re navigating midlife like me.

Before you close this tab thinking I’ve lost the plot, hear me out.

The more I’ve been diving into gut health research, the more I’m questioning whether those “healthy whole grains” are actually doing us any favors – particularly when we hit our forties, fifties, and beyond.

I’d love you to join us in Joyful Cooking for Natural Vitality.

It’s my six-month coaching program that walks you through my easy, proven process. You’ll learn to cook without recipes while building good food habits and reprogramming bad habits —supporting you to be the healthiest you can be in your body, brain, and gut.

Through gentle repetition over six spacious months, these habits become second nature as you naturally look and feel great for your age

Learn more here.

A few months ago, went on a blind date…

I interviewed Dr. Betsy Greenleaf, a specialist in helping people navigate menopause with vitality.

She said something that completely stopped me in my tracks: when you get your gut health right, your body handles hormonal changes so much better.

That lightbulb moment came at the perfect time. I’d been experiencing some constipation. So I decided to go all-in on improving my gut health.

The results? Mind-blowing.

In just a few months, I’ve noticed huge improvements in my mental health – my mind feels calmer and clearer, my hormonal anxiety has decreased, and I just feel… better.

Like, “I want more of this” better.

I’d love you to join us in Joyful Cooking for Natural Vitality.

It’s my six-month coaching program that walks you through my easy, proven process. You’ll learn to cook without recipes while building good food habits and reprogramming bad habits —supporting you to be the healthiest you can be in your body, brain, and gut.

Through gentle repetition over six spacious months, these habits become second nature as you naturally look and feel great for your age

Learn more here.

One of my clients in the Naturally Healthy Club posted in the group saying she felt like she sabotaged herself.

She ate really well during the week, then on the weekend she’d overeat and eat “crap.”

It got me thinking about this idea of self-sabotage, and actually, I don’t believe in it.

In this episode:

• Why I Don’t Believe in Self-Sabotage.
• It’s Just Conflicting Desires
• Why “Habit” is More Empowering Than “Sabotage”
• How to Change These Habits
• The Power of Small Experiments

I’d love you to join us in Joyful Cooking for Natural Vitality.

It’s my six-month coaching program that walks you through my easy, proven process. You’ll learn to cook without recipes while building good food habits and reprogramming bad habits —supporting you to be the healthiest you can be in your body, brain, and gut.

Through gentle repetition over six spacious months, these habits become second nature as you naturally look and feel great for your age.

Learn more here.

It’s that time of year when resolutions are on our minds. But here’s the thing: most resolutions aren’t actually resolutions at all. They’re wishes. And there’s a huge difference.

The word “resolution” comes from “resolve”—to decide firmly on a course of action. Not maybe. Not hopefully. Firmly.

I’d love you to join us in Joyful Cooking for Natural Vitality.

It’s my six-month coaching program that walks you through my easy, proven process. You’ll learn to cook without recipes while building good food habits and reprogramming those unhelpful ones—supporting you to be the healthiest you can be in your body, brain, and gut.

Through gentle repetition over six spacious months, these habits become second nature as you naturally enjoy youthful vitality.

Ready to look and feel great for your age? Learn more here.

This year, I set one simple intention: to feel content.

Not constantly chasing the next thing, not wishing for different circumstances, but genuinely appreciating where I am in whatever moment that is.

And here’s the thing—it worked.

So many things felt really good to me this year.

Of course there were struggles and hard things (that’s life, right?), but overall? I can honestly say this has been my best year ever.

So I wanted to share the six resources that helped me get here.

1. Teux Deux2. Zen Habits3. Gentle by Courtney Carver4. Brain Tap Meditation App5. Rich as F *** by Amanda Frances6. Making Moves Podcast on Apple oe Spotify

If you want to make 2026 your best year ever from. health perspective – come and join us in Joyful Cooking for Natural Vitality.

It’s my un 6-month coaching program that walks you through my easy proven process for cooking WITHOUT recipes, building good food habits (and breaking bad ones) to support a healthy body, brain and gut.

You’ll embed tiny sustainable habits to become a naturally healthy intuitive cook who enjoys more delicious protein and veggie-rich meals with less effort.

Through gentle repetition, these habits become second nature – so you naturally enjoy youthful vitality AND improve ALL areas of your health now. Plus you’ll minimize disease risk for decades to come.

• Look and feel good for your age (thicker hair, clearer skin).
• Pull together quick nourishing meals WITHOUT recipes (so your waistline and your brain feels better)
• Actually WANT to cook healthy meals (even after terrible days)
• Use what’s already in your fridge (less waste, more savings)
• Balance your hormones and improve mood.
• Clear brain fog (so when you walk into a room you remember why you went there)
• Reduce cravings.
• Strengthen your immunity
• Improve your sleep.
• Have tiny habits that support lifelong vitality (so you take good care of yourself even when life gets busy).
• Feel better in your body and brain.
• Feel proud of yourself for taking care of your health.

All he details are here.

It’s the season for feasting! And if you want to discover how I navigate Christmas day (or any big feast) so I get al the enjoyment and minimise the regret this week I’m sharing my secrets!

It’s one of the worst feelings in the world – waking up at 2.33am with your mind racing and no hope of getting back to sleep. But recently I learned a magic trick that has quite literally changed my ability to get back to sleep. Even when my mind is racing, Even when I’m having hormonal symptoms. This week I’m so excited to share this magic trick with you.

If you want to check out Clotilde’s work (and practice your French!) checkout her Podcast Change Ma Vie. She’s absolutely brilliant, and every time I tune in, I learn something new.

It was 20-years ago today (well almost) and while Sargent Pepper was teaching the band to play…

I was embarking on a new experiment of creating a food blog.

Yes in December 2005 I published m first blog posts on Stonesoup!

To celebrate I thought it would be fun to share 20 lessons I’ve learned over my blogging and coaching career.

To mark this incredible milestone, I’m doing something I’ve never done before – offering lifetime access to my Joyful Cooking for Natural Vitality program.

But here’s the once-in-20-years bonus: when you join, you don’t just get access for yourself. You get THREE additional lifetime memberships to share with your nearest and dearest.

Why?

Because we are more likely to follow through when we do it together.

Remember lesson #7 – knowledge alone doesn’t create change. That’s why this program includes not just the knowledge piece, but also mindset work, habit change, and the repetition you need to enjoy lasting vitality.

With lifetime access, you’ll have support for as long as you need it. Real, lasting change that sticks.

This once-in-20-years celebration offer is only available for a limited time

Learn more about Joyful Cooking for Natural Vitality.

Here’s to the next 20 years of discovery, growth, and really good food.

What if there was just one tiny daily habit that can mean the difference between gaining weight over the holidays OR starting January the same as you are now? The goods news is there is! Tune in to Joyful Eating this week to discover how this 6-second habit will help you enjoy the holidays without the usual regret.  So you start the new year feeling good in your clothes.

Next week I’m going to be sharing an announcement about a very special celebration that is happening at Stonesoup headquarters.

Make sure you signup to me email list to be the first to know. Oh and when you signup you’ll also get a copy of my Worlds Easiest 5-Ingredient Meal plan.

Learn more here: https://stonesoup.lpages.co/app/

When I’m feeling like nothings working and I’m never going to change or just anxious, fearful and doubting myself I have a protocol that I follow to so I don’t have to think - I just switch into my fear and doubt busting protocol.

Feasting time is just around the corner and if part of your is dreading the over-indulgence I have good news! Tune in to discover how you can actually make this your most enjoyable holiday season from a food perspective all while avoiding that bellyache.

My free 24-minute workshop reveals the secret to eating what you want while feeling good in your body (even if you’ve tried and failed before.)

You’ll discover:

+ The 3 essential skills for a healthy relationship with food so you eat what you want AND feel good in your clothes

+ Why your past attempts failed and what to do differently this time

+ My counter-intuitive nutrition approach that cuts through conflicting information and leaves you empowered

+ The easiest first step to transform your relationship with food so you get MORE enjoyment without feeling deprived and without your pants feeling too tight.

This works for food lovers navigating menopause-related body changes and all dietary requirements.

As Ive been simplifying my life one of the most powerful concepts is the idea that it’s what we stop doing that can help us even more than what we add in. So this week I’m sharing 21 things I didn’t do to reach my ideal weight in my 40s- many of which go against the grain of conventional weight loss strategies.

My free 24-minute workshop reveals the secret to eating what you want while feeling good in your body (even if you’ve tried and failed before.)

You’ll discover:

+ The 3 essential skills for a healthy relationship with food so you eat what you want AND feel good in your clothes

+ Why your past attempts failed and what to do differently this time

+ My counter-intuitive nutrition approach that cuts through conflicting information and leaves you empowered

+ The easiest first step to transform your relationship with food so you get MORE enjoyment without feeling deprived and without your pants feeling too tight.

This works for food lovers navigating menopause-related body changes and all dietary requirements.

Oscar Wild said “I can resist everything except temptation.” and as anyone with a human brain knows.. resistance doesn’t work. So this week on Joyful Eating for Menopause I’m sharing how I handle temptations. It’s soo effective that I can’t remember the last time I actually felt any sort of temptation.

My free 24-minute workshop reveals the secret to eating what you want while feeling good in your body (even if you’ve tried and failed before.)

You’ll discover:

+ The 3 essential skills for a healthy relationship with food so you eat what you want AND feel good in your clothes

+ Why your past attempts failed and what to do differently this time

+ My counter-intuitive nutrition approach that cuts through conflicting information and leaves you empowered

+ The easiest first step to transform your relationship with food so you get MORE enjoyment without feeling deprived and without your pants feeling too tight.

This works for food lovers navigating menopause-related body changes and all dietary requirements.

As she was prescribing HRT My doctor actually said to me “You can expect to gain a few kilos around the waistline.“I’m nodding. But it in my head I’m thinking ‘not going to happen lady.’ Listen on to discover why weight loss is harder in peri-menopause and why I’d be very surprised if I do gain weight as I navigate this fascinating time of life.

My free 24-minute workshop reveals the secret to eating what you want while feeling good in your body (even if you’ve tried and failed before.)

You’ll discover:

+ The 3 essential skills for a healthy relationship with food so you eat what you want AND feel good in your clothes

+ Why your past attempts failed and what to do differently this time

+ My counter-intuitive nutrition approach that cuts through conflicting information and leaves you empowered

+ The easiest first step to transform your relationship with food so you get MORE enjoyment without feeling deprived and without your pants feeling too tight.

This works for food lovers navigating menopause-related body changes and all dietary requirements.