You may have seen recent news articles about body representation in advertising, like the backlash against Snag Tights for featuring...

Social media plays a significant role in influencing our perceptions of beauty, health, and self-worth. While these platforms can offer...

About a month ago, I connected with Ailidh Musgrave on LinkedIn.  Ailidh is a beautiful soul who is advocating for change. Change for...

The festive holidays are a stressful time for those living with eating disorders. There is usually more food in the home than usual,...

Have you dabbled with diets over the years (or been a chronic dieter like myself) and ended up gaining back more weight than when you...

Are you experiencing extreme hunger in anorexia recovery? Do you feel shame around it and assume you now have Binge Eating Disorder...

For many of us, exercise has been tied to external goals: seeing the numbers on the scales drop, toning up, or dropping a dress size (or...

My body insecurities started at a very young age and only declined the older I got until I began to heal at the age of 35.  When I was...

You wouldn’t believe it, but this was me at my most ‘poorly’.  I don’t look it though, do I?  That’s because despite the fact I’d started...

Parents have a profound influence on children's perceptions of themselves, especially regarding body image and self-worth. Today's...

Anger is an emotion that is usually shamed and shut down. It’s perceived as a ‘negative’ emotion (I prefer to use the terminology of...

Welcome back to my blog! Today, we're diving into a topic that's close to many of our hearts: understanding why our loved ones might be...

One day, your child is carefree, joyful, and confident, and then it feels like overnight, they have become a shell of the person you once...

Body checking is the chronic and repetitive inspection of your body. It has become an increasingly frequent behaviour in today's society....

Are you living in a dark hole of low self-esteem and having no idea how to escape it? We constantly rely on external validation to...

Have you heard the term vision board? So many people are doing them now; I love them because they can be empowering! Think of them as a...

Happy 2024! 🥂 It’s the beginning of a new year, and it’s often a time when you feel, “This will be my year. The year I transform...

"I am beautiful" "I am successful" "I am loved" …how difficult was it to say these statements? Did you feel stupid saying them?!...

THE TOP 5 BOOKS THAT TRANSFORMED MY LIFE! I have a confession to make… I am a bookworm. I can’t get enough of reading - I always have my...

Welcome to the Light Minds Collective blog! Here is where I will be sharing inspiring ways to help you live a more fulfilled life because...