Ready to eat in a way your body actually thanks you for?

Hello there

So many of you have reached out asking me for the recipes of dishes I share on social media… and to be honest, although I read recipe books for fun (yup, I actually do this a lot) I’m terrible at following recipes! I usually treat them as ‘suggestions’ or inspiration, then make things up depending on what’s in the cupboard, how I’m feeling, and what my body is asking for that day.

But recently I’ve started writing them down and testing them more than once, so I can share them properly with you. The idea that someone else might try these recipes and actually feel the benefits too makes the effort worthwhile tenfold and I’m finding the process has reignited my love of kitchen experimentation!

How does this all link to coaching?

My coaching clients often come to me because they want to get unstuck.

They feel somehow out of alignment with the life they long for, yet frozen in day-to-day overwhelm or decision paralysis, unsure of what they truly want.

At the heart of it, they’re looking to live a life which is built upon their values, so they know their actions and behaviour reflect what truly matters to them.

Whether their goal is to change career direction, master their time and productivity, connect more deeply with loved ones, feel calmer and centred, improve their health, or build confidence and resilience, there is one thing they almost always have in common.

After holding more than 100 hours of coaching with clients of all ages, genders and nationalities, I find again and again that we return to the root of confidence: knowing ourselves.

And knowing ourselves begins with trusting our own body, our own intuition; starting from a strong foundation of self-trust. Acting on that inner wisdom, rather than waiting for external voices (friends, colleagues, media) to tell us what’s right. We can become the validation for ourselves, because deep down, we already know.

Self-worth is built in the way we treat ourselves: by caring for ourselves the way we would care for our most prized possession, or the way we cherish a loved one.

That begins with the basics: how we eat, how we rest, the words we use with ourselves. It’s about allowing space for emotions, giving ourselves permission to make mistakes, and tending to our bodies with love and affection, whether that’s through movement, flossing, eating whole foods, or surrounding ourselves with people who help us feel at ease, loved and accepted.

When we get the foundations in place; our health, food, sleep, and an environment which enables this; everything else begins to shift. Almost magically, the rest falls into place.

Why start with food?

Studies show that around 30–45% of people worldwide struggle with an unhealthy relationship with food; whether through emotional eating, restrictive habits, or other disordered patterns (Wiley, 2025). These behaviours sit on a spectrum, but all reflect the same challenge: food being used in ways that don’t truly nourish body, mind, and soul.

Since I was small, picking vegetables for dinner from the family garden, watching Mum and Dad make jam, pickled onions and sloe gin, or tending a small flower bed with my sister (mostly just hoeing enthusiastically to be honest), I have loved food, cooking and baking. It calms me, connects me, and brings me joy to share with others. I see food, and the way we prepare, source, and eat it, as medicine for body, mind, and soul.

Working in remote North Sumatra for a year, I watched the locals make remedies for everything from the medicine cabinet of the rainforest. The staff would give me homemade ginger and turmeric fuelled Jamu to drink when I was struggling with the flu, Karo oil for sore muscles, aromatic ginger for upset stomach or massage to release a cold (known as ‘masuk angin’ in Bahasa Indonesia, which literally means ‘to have wind enter the body’). The people there taught me that nature already has what we need to heal whatever is wrong, we just need to know where to find it.

All of this said, I’ve also had decades of a complicated relationship with food. During times of stress; burnout, fertility treatment, endometriosis, insomnia, bullying, breakups, anxiety; I fell into disordered patterns and felt chronically detached from myself.

In my mid-thirties, a huge life shift helped me reconnect with my values. Experiencing both the internal and external effects of stress on my body and mind, I began to see food as a way to rebuild and nurture myself; bringing balance and compassion from the inside out.

Because diet isn’t just what we eat. It’s also what we watch, read, listen to, who we spend time with, how we relate to others, how we share and receive energy, and what we invite into our space and heart.

So yes, sharing a simple juice recipe may seem small. But really, it’s about care: tending to our incredible bodies, honouring them, and choosing nourishment in all its forms. Our bodies are a gift, vessels we’ve been trusted to care for. And when we treat them with love; keeping them strong, nourished, and in balance; we give ourselves the best chance to live the life we truly long for.

Scroll down for your first instalment of FREE recipes which will fill your bowl and your soul. (Actually pretty chuffed with that rhyme - future recipe book?!)