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“I passionately believe that understanding the influence your food and life choices have on how you feel, look and behave is a key first step in becoming, and staying, healthier.”

Sabra RalphFounder, Happier Eating

My path to happier eating

I first engaged with the ‘weight gain-loss-regain’ process in my teens, when my sense of self had somehow become rooted in societal ideals and comments from people whose opinion really shouldn’t have mattered. I tried the standard “eat less, move more” approach, with great success until I slipped back into old habits. I regained the weight, and more, becoming neither happier nor slimmer but a joyless rider on the restrict-measure-binge-restrict carousel. I lost touch with myself, my natural, in-built instincts, with my Inner Eating Expert.

A change of country, exposure to a different perspective around food, eating, and health, and the realisation that “health” encompasses more than “weight” enabled my shift to a more “normal” way of eating. Turning away from rigidly managing a number on a scale, I nurtured a deep interest in health, nutrition and food choice that returned with me to the UK.

Taking my interest in health and nutrition seriously, I qualified as a Nutritional Therapist, entering general clinical practise in 2005. My approach is firmly positioned in an awareness that health is about more than generic Public Health guidelines: nutrition matters, as do sleep, exercise, relaxation, and our mindset, including stress management.

Perhaps more importantly is how these considerations intersect with our choices.

My approach, shaped by additional training, underpins my focus on behaviour change management, regardless of the health issue we are addressing.

I am passionate about keeping my evidence-based knowledge up-to-date, meeting and exceeding my CPD obligations so that I can help you re-connect with your Inner Eating Expert. My approach is simple, practical, grounded in science, and designed with and for you – no-one else, just you. After all, one size neither fits nor flatters anyone.

You're in safe hands

MSc. (Weight Management) MSc. (Psychology) PGCert. (Exercise & Nutrition Science) DipION D.Clin.Hyp.

Where's your best
fish and chips?

Yes, I know but, although generally considered “unhealthy”, an occasional, planned, indulgence can help you stay connected to healthier, happier, eating for the rest of the time.
By the way, mine are in my local village, from the van that calls on a Friday evening; the oil is fresh, the taste divine, and I share them with my family. No, I don’t feel guilty; I’m creating food memories to last a lifetime.