For years I believed I was a binge eater. I used to say I had a “sugar monster” inside me, one that appeared whenever cookies, cake, chocolate, or peanut butter were around. (To be fair, it had excellent taste.) When it showed up, I felt like I had no control. My solution, I thought, was simply to try to contain it. The narratives I kept hearing reinforced that belief, that some people just have to rely on endless willpower around food. But beliefs are powerful. When you beli
For years I was a binge eater, I called it my “sugar monster”. Cookies, cake, chocolate and peanut butter…honestly it had excellent taste. There were clear triggers: low energy, a special occasion, feeling empty or what I now know as head hunger. I tired everything to stop it - hypnotherapist, restriction, punishment, exercising it away like I could undo it with a sweaty sorry. None of it worked. I felt helpless and frustrated and I saw it as “who I was”. Then last year
2026 is here, we made it! But if you’re feeling a little more tired than usual, foggy, or uncomfortable in your clothes after one too many delicious ice creams or glasses of wine over the holidays… you’re not alone. A few years ago, I was pretty clueless about insulin. But as my wellness journey has continued, I’ve learned just how powerfully what we eat and drink influences our insulin levels and why it’s a hormone we really should be paying attention to. Insulin is often ta
