The healthily journal
Thoughts, explanations and perspectives to help you make sense of health, happiness, and food — without the overwhelm.
Eating Is Emotional: Understanding Emotional Eating Without Shame
We all eat emotionally. From stress and boredom to joy and comfort, emotions influence our food choices far more than we realise. This blog unpacks the biology behind emotional eating and invites a kinder, more sustainable relationship with food.
Why Weight, Eating and “Willpower” Are So Much More Complicated Than We Think
If you’ve ever felt confused by your hunger, frustrated by the scales or stuck in cycles of restriction and overeating, you’re not alone. Here’s a kinder, science-based explanation of weight, emotional eating and metabolism —and what genuinely helps you feel more in control of food.
Why Eating Is Emotional — And Why That’s Not a Problem to Fix
From your very first feed, food has been emotional — but diet culture taught us to see that as a problem. This article explores how to reconnect with food in a nurturing, healthy way.
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