Busy Woman's Guide to Wellbeing

In this week's episode, I'm joined by the brilliant Priya Tew — dietitian, eating disorder specialist, and someone who truly gets it because she's lived it. We're diving into the binge restrict cycle: that exhausting pattern of being "on it" one week and completely "off it" the next. If you're on a journey of binge eating recovery, or you're just starting to ask how to heal your relationship with food, this conversation is for you.
Priya brings her clinical expertise and her own personal journey together to help us understand why this cycle keeps repeating — and it's not about willpower or discipline. It's about biology, the nervous system, and decades of diet culture we've absorbed without even realising it.
We talk about the fear that keeps so many women stuck when it comes to emotional eating — and why that fear is actually making things worse. And Priya shares her approach to nervous system regulation, body neutrality, and the small but powerful daily practices that can start to break this cycle for good. Whether food freedom feels miles away right now, or you're simply tired of the guilt and the all-or-nothing thinking, this episode will meet you where you are.
Key Takeaways
The binge restrict cycle isn't a willpower problem — it's a biological and neurological response driven by restriction, stress, and a nervous system stuck in threat mode.
Body neutrality is a realistic middle ground — you don't have to love your body, but self acceptance (rather than constant war) is where real change begins.
Nervous system regulation is non-negotiable — whether it's meditation, a walk in the woods, or tending to houseplants, calming your threat brain is a foundational part of binge eating recovery.
Regular eating, including "fun foods" every day — reduces the binge eating urge because restriction is what fuels the all-or-nothing thinking in the first place. This is intuitive eating in practice: learning to trust your body again and finding your own version of food freedom.
If you've been wondering how to stop emotional eating, the answer starts not with more discipline, but with understanding what your nervous system is actually asking for.

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Let’s be honest, we all live in a world where worth is measured through the lens of “masculine energy”. In other words, we’ve elevated things like self control and all or nothing thinking as the key to keeping us on track and successful.
But what if that approach is simply leaving you more disconnected from yourself, your body and the very consistency that you’re craving?
In this episode we’ll explore how we can step away from the all or nothing control that’s making you feel “off your game” and instead how we can step into the under appreciated, but super powerful feminine energy. And then use that to create deeper self belief and self leadership that comes from learning to respond rather than constantly manage yourself.
This is about creating a calmer, more grounded way to move through life — one where you can actually hear your own needs and trust them.
Takeaways
Why self control and all or nothing thinking don’t always create the consistency you want
How masculine and feminine energy shape the way you relate to food, fitness, work and wellbeing
A more powerful way to listen to yourself and build deeper self belief through self-leadership

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The reasons why successful women self sabotage are very rarely random. And if you’ve ever found yourself doing brilliantly for a few weeks and then suddenly slipping back into old habits, I want you to know this: it’s not because you’re lazy or incapable of change.
More often, it’s a protective response rooted in identity, familiarity and what your nervous system thinks is safe.
In this episode, I unpack why self sabotage can show up just when things start going well, how fear of failure, fear of success and all or nothing thinking keep pulling you off course, and why learning how to be more consistent has far less to do with willpower than you think.
If you’ve been wondering how to stop self sabotage and create real, lasting consistency, this will help you see the pattern differently.
Takeaways
What causes self sabotage and why it often has more to do with your nervous system, identity and safety than lack of motivation
How fear of failure, fear of success and all or nothing thinking can quietly derail behaviour change
A gentler, smarter approach to how to be more consistent and build the kind of success habits that actually last

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Self sabotage, emotional eating, perfectionism and procrastination aren’t random habits or proof that you lack willpower.
In this episode, I’m unpacking the deeper pattern that can sit underneath them all: good girl conditioning. The pressure to be easy, capable, in control and endlessly accommodating might look impressive from the outside, but it can also be a key factor in disconnecingt you from your own needs. Leaving you stuck in exhausting stop-start cycles with food, fitness and your body.
I talk about why this has nothing to do with a lack of discipline, why chasing consistency through pressure often leads straight to burnout, and why learning how to be consistent starts with self-trust, not stricter rules.
Takeaways
Why self sabotage, emotional eating and stop-start patterns with food can be rooted in good girl conditioning rather than a lack of discipline
How perfectionism and procrastination keep you stuck in the cycle of being “on it” or “off it” instead of building real consistency
A more honest way to think about how to be consistent without driving yourself into burnout

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At some point, many of us arrive at a moment where we realise we’ve lost our identity among the stress load, the mental load and the pressures of life and motherhood.
And between all the things we do for other people, and routinely putting our needs bottom of the list we suddenly realise that we need to rekindle our purpose, our joy and our passion again.
In this episode, I’m exploring why so many of us lose ourselves along the way - to nervous system burnout, people pleasing and always putting everyone else’s needs first. And more importantly, I’m sharing practical ways to begin reconnecting with yourself again and finding your purpose and passion.
Here’s what we’ll talk about:
The societal norms that lead to so many women losing their sense of identity.
Cultural expectations around people-pleasing, emotional labour and self-sacrifice.
Reclaiming boundaries to create the space needed to reconnect with yourself.
Rediscovering joy through small acts of pleasure, curiosity and self-reflection.
Reconnecting with your own identity and desires to show up more fully - not only for yourself, but for everyone around you.

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