Jada Sezer found career success at a difficult time for her family, but learned to thrive in a challenging industry as a plus-size model. Since then she has run the London Marathon in her underwear and taken on a swimming challenge. She aims to inspire other women to be proud of their bodies. Social media, […]
Foods & Moods
Foods & Moods
Do you find your mood rollercoasters throughout your day? Or that your wired mind has turned you into a nocturnal animal? What about those butterflies in your stomach – ever wondered why and how our gut communicates with our brain? The foods we consume can have a substantial effect on our mood and mental wellbeing.
What food develops poor mood? Which foods should be included in our diet to create our ‘happy hormones’ and support the body and mind during times of stress and poor mental health
What is the connection between the mind and the gut (otherwise known as the ‘second brain’) and how do we nurture gut health? Which foods can support us to feel more grounded and balanced? Which foods can support us to avoid lifestyle imbalances? How do we manage emotional cravings that may be filled with food? What are the impacts of stimulants such as caffeine and alcohol on mood? What is stress eating and how can we manage it?
Inspiring Head Talks
Model and body image influencer, Jada Sezer
Psychotherapist: Best Selling Author of – Fat is a Feminist Issue, Susie Orbach
Psychotherapist Susie Orbach has long studied our relationships with food and eating. ‘Life is full of challenges,’ she says, ‘the question is how to make them interesting.’ Susie is concerned about how parents’ preoccupations with bodies, food and fitness are transmitted to their children, sometimes using food as a substitute for genuine emotion. We have […]
Nutritionist & Food Expert, Christine Bailey
Nutritional Therapist Christine Bailey knows about the power of food to affect our health and our minds. Christine explains the ways that what we eat can make us feel better — or worse. She says that eating and exercise can have profound effects on how our brain functions. She has some simple, practical suggestions for […]
Eat Smart Global social media Influencer, Niomi Smart
YouTuber and Instagrammer Niomi Smart tries to use her life online to promote a healthy and happy community and create a positive mindset among her followers. But she’s conscious that despite providing tips on healthy eating and lifestyle for her many fans, she’s as likely as anyone only to show the good things in life […]
Anorexia Campaigner, Author & Survivor, Hope Virgo
Anorexia Campaigner/Activist Hope Virgo struggled with expressing her emotions from a young age. As a teenager, she began to eat less and less, until a point came where her heart was close to failing and she was admitted to hospital to be treated for anorexia. After several months in hospital and much therapy, she came […]
Leading Sports & Eating Disorder Specialist, Renee McGregor
Nutritionist Nutritionist Renee McGregor says that eating disorders aren’t about food, they’re about control. They may start innocently enough. But for someone who has an unhealthy relationship with food, their own inner critic is constantly cracking the whip. Whatever they do can never be enough to satisfy it. Renee works to help people ‘rewire their […]
Child & Parent Therapist, Dr Genevieve Von Lob
Parenting Therapist Clinical psychologist Dr Genevieve von Lob says that we can learn to become more conscious, mindful parents. Although this generation of parents is the most self-aware, we have all learnt templates of parenting from the generations before us. Children are aware of the emotional issues we pass on and reflect them back to […]
Fitness & Health Influencer, Steph Elswood
Steph Elswood trained as a dancer from a young age. She felt under pressure to compete with her peers and wanted to be the ‘skinny girl’. But seeing food as the enemy left her ill and suffering from panic attacks. Counselling and learning to cook creative and healthy food has brought her a new attitude […]
Beauty and wellbeing influencer, Roxie Nafousi
Beauty blogger Roxie Nafousi says she has a love-hate relationship with social media. When she was younger, bullying at school left her with problems with body image, extreme dieting and obsessive behaviour. Roxie’s learned that eating well and exercising sensibly works for her. ‘Yoga has saved me’ and everyone should try it, Roxie recommends. And […]
Nutrition specialist and former model, Sarah Ann Macklin
Working as a model, Sarah Ann Macklin discovered she wanted to learn more about how to eat well. She found that everything from mood to energy levels to good hair and skin was connected to eating well. She says fuelling your body well brings good results — the wrong fuel can lead to physical and […]
Food Writer & Wellness Advocate, Melissa Hemsley
The Art of Eating Well Making a simple, home-cooked meal is a ‘powerful thing’ and ‘an expression of love’, says the queen of healthy eating Melissa Hemsley. As the daughter of an English army father, Melissa moved constantly, learning the joys of cooking from scratch from her Filipina mother. Together with her equally glam older […]
Naturopath & Yoga Kitchen Creator, Kimberly Parsons
Nutrition Goddess: Yoga Kitchen Food is not just something you put into your body. It’s a philosophy. Kimberly Parsons, naturopath, self-trained chef and author of The Yoga Kitchen, is convinced mental conditions like anxiety and depression can be cured by food and herbs. The Australian surfer chick-turned-health expert moved to London for love and now […]
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Inspiring Podcasts
Cancer Wellbeing Counsellor, Lucy O’Donnell
Cancer Wellness Advisor When Lucy was diagnosed with Stage 4 metastatic breast cancer in November 2011, she spent most of the next eighteen months in radical cancer treatment. Through her continuing treatment and experience, Lucy channels her energies into helping other people in and outside the cancer world. She is a Cancer Counsellor, Holistic Therapist, Inspirational […]
Science journalist and bestselling author, Jo Marchant
Science Journalist Science journalist Jo Marchant set out in her book Cure: a journey into the science of mind over body, to find out more about the evidence for how our minds can influence our bodies. She tells us about some of the fascinating experiments that researchers are conducting into phenomena such as the placebo […]
TV news anchor, Mark and Maddy Austin
News Presenter & Daughter When Maddy Austin began to suffer from anorexia as a teenager, her father Mark didn’t know at first how to react. Mealtimes became a battle zone and the stress on the whole family was very difficult. It wasn’t until Maddy was able to get appropriate treatment that she began to recover. […]
Inspiration from our Blog
Managing my eating disorder in uncertain times
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Emily Nagioff As we veer between possible lockdown scenarios and the overwhelming realisation that this ‘new’ normal is actually going to be our normal for a while, it’s easy to feel anxious. Not even just anxious though, panicking and desperate to exercise control over anything we can in light of a pandemic we can’t control. […]
The benefits of being kind
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Psychotherapist and ITV “agony aunt” Lucy Beresford explains the benefits of random acts of kindness – and it works both ways. If you’re on the receiving end, it makes you feel supported and seen, and it can change your feeling of self-worth. And if you’re the person doing the kind thing, it will […]
Gratefulness – a Meditation Guide
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A beautiful guided meditation with Will Fisher co-founder of Complete Unity Yoga. Perfect to accompany your daily routine. The emotion of gratefulness is known to have a powerful positive influence on positivity, contentment and appreciation for life. This meditation is a great way to start your day. Will Fisher guides you through a simple but […]
Tips to Be Well In Tough Times
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Head Talks was delighted to partner with Sarah-Ann Macklin on her Be Well Collective event in the build-up to London Fashion Week, to provide mental and physical support for models during this stressful time. We wanted to share some of the recommendations from the expert panellists with our community, as they are helpful for everyone, […]
Healthy Relationship with Food
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By Rhiannon Lambert Everyone has a unique and special relationship with food. It can be a powerful thing when used effectively for mind and body but, if abused, it can also be detrimental to our health. Food should never be a source of guilt and exercise should never be about counteracting what we ate earlier […]
How to Eat Happy!
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Kitchen pioneer Melissa Hemsley – one of our Head Talks ambassadors – has published a wonderful new book, called Eat Happy: 30 Minute Feelgood Food. Central to Melissa’s philosophy is that food should be comforting, with bold flavours and clever ways to use up leftovers, and should be healthily indulgent. Eat Happy is a book about being kind […]
What I Wish People Knew About My Recovery From Anorexia
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Hope’s Story – Author of Stand Tall Little Girl Recovery from an eating disorder isn’t just about weight gain, and it isn’t just about being able to go out for dinner and eat anything off a menu or eat ice cream without panic. No, there is so much more to recovery than that. For so […]