Nourish: Rebuilding Trust with Food and Body
Support for those struggling with disordered eating, body image, and the emotional burden of food rules.
If you're feeling stuck in cycles of guilt around food, distress in your body, or overwhelmed by the pressure to eat “perfectly,” you're not alone. Thistle and Bloom Therapy I offer a space where you can begin heal from negative patterns of eating and thinking to reconnect with your body through a new compassionate lens.
A Different Conversation About Food and Body
You may not have a formal diagnosis — and that’s okay. Disordered eating shows up in many forms:
Constant food worry or guilt after eating
Restrictive eating or preoccupation with food “rules”
Binge eating followed by shame
Body checking or intense dissatisfaction with your appearance
Feeling out of control or disconnected from hunger/fullness
These behaviours don’t arise from a lack of willpower. They’re often rooted in:
Chronic dieting and deprivation (mental or physical)
Societal messages that equate thinness with worth
Emotional distress and the need to soothe, control, or numb
Why This Happens: The Brain on Restriction
Restriction — even just the thought of it — activates deep survival responses in the brain:
Increased food focus
Emotional dysregulation
Changes in perception of hunger and satiety
Understanding this through psychoeducation is a core part of our work together. You’ll learn why these patterns exist — and how compassion and nourishment can begin to shift them.
My Therapeutic Approach
I work integratively using:
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to identify and challenge unhelpful beliefs and behaviours
Person-centred therapy to create a non-judgemental space where you are heard, not pathologised
Compassion-focused therapy to counter shame with self-kindness, and nurture a gentler relationship with your body
Together, we’ll work toward:
Challenging internalised societal norms around weight, control, and food morality
Reclaiming your relationship with food — from guilt to nourishment
Cultivating body neutrality or acceptance, wherever you’re starting from
You Deserve Freedom
If food and body imagine dominate your thoughts and dictate how you feel know you are not alone! You are worthy of care, healing, and joy.
In this space, we’re not working toward perfection — we’re working toward peace, freedom, and trust.
Ready to start?
You’re warmly invited to reach out for a free 30-minute consultation.