Articles by Harriet Frew

05Jan

5 New Year’s Resolutions to Support a Healthy Relationship with Food

Harriet Frew

body, bodyimage, eatingdisorders, health, newyear, nutrition, selfcare, tips, wellbeing

Therapists

We might feel the pull of New Year's resolutions – a time to start anew – but how can we proceed with self-care in mind? Therapist Harriet Frew offers five alternative resolutions that prioritise wellbeing and help you build a happy relationship with food.
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02Apr

3 Tips if Coronavirus Lockdown Has Triggered Disordered Eating

Harriet Frew

coronavirus, eatingdisorders, food, health, nutrition

Therapists

Eating disorders and body image specialist Harriet Frew shares her three tips if coronavirus is triggering a bad relationship with food
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30May

How Sleep Affects Our Diet

Harriet Frew

health, nutrition, sleep, wellbeing

Therapists

A lack of sleep affects our health in many ways, including driving unhealthy sugar-laden eating choices – here's what you can do
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03Jan

Ditch the Diet this New Year: Why Not Invest in Mental Wellbeing Instead?

Harriet Frew

newyear, wellbeing

Therapists

January: the month to make a change. But what if you've tried before and it hasn't worked out? Body image specialist Harriet Frew says investing in mental health could be the long-term solution
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05Dec

Making Peace with Food this Christmas Season

Harriet Frew

body, bodyimage, Christmas, eatingdisorders, health, nutrition, wellbeing

Therapists

Body image and disordered eating specialist Harriet Frew shares her top tips for avoiding food guilt and unhealthy eating traps this Christmas
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01Nov

The 10 Principles of Intuitive Eating

Harriet Frew

body, bodyimage, health, nutrition, wellbeing

Therapists

To embrace intuitive eating, we might have to unlearn lots of unhelpful and unhealthy messages around food, says therapist Harriet Frew
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02Jul

Coping Emotionally with My Child’s Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis

Harriet Frew

health, illness, nutrition, parenting

Therapists

Finding out your child has a long-term health condition is a difficult process for any parent. Harriet Frew shares her experience with her son with type 1 diabetes
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11Jun

5 Tips to Relax on Perfectionism and Raise Self-Esteem

Harriet Frew

perfectionism, self, selfesteem, socialmedia, society, tips

Therapists

Perfectionism can make life difficult, as nothing can ever seem good enough. Therapist Harriet Frew has advice for recognising it and resisting the lure
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16Nov

6 Ways to Nurture Your Friendships

Harriet Frew

friendship, loneliness, tips, wellbeing

Therapists

Loneliness if a problem for many people and it can badly affect mental health. Therapist Harriet Frew has tips for building strong friendships
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27Jul

When You Lose Control Around Food

Harriet Frew

body, eatingdisorders, health

Therapists

Eating disorders expert Harriet Frew has advice if you struggle to control the amount of food you eat and feel stuck in a cycle of overeating and dieting
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16Jun

Striving for Perfection: Male Body Image Anxiety

Harriet Frew

anxiety, body, bodyimage, eatingdisorders, health, men, selfesteem, society

Therapists

Men are increasingly concerned with their body image, particularly young men who may focus on social media images. Eating disorders expert Harriet Frew believes they should be careful
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12May

Staying Body Positive When the Sun is Shining

Harriet Frew

body, bodyimage, confidence, selfesteem, socialmedia, tips

Therapists

Even if we love the warmer weather, if we struggle with body image it might be challenging. Body image specialist Harriet Frew shares her tips for overcoming negative self-talk about your body
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11Apr

Helping Your Child Develop a Healthy Relationship with Food

Harriet Frew

children, eatingdisorders, family, health, nutrition, parenting

Therapists

Eating disorders expert Harriet Frew has advice for setting up good habits for children around food and its role in our lives
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02Mar

9 Ways Counselling Can Help You Overcome an Eating Disorder

Harriet Frew

body, eatingdisorders, food, health, therapy, tips

Therapists

Eating disorders can seem intractable, but says therapist Harriet Frew, therapy can help those who are affected in a number of ways
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14Feb

How to Survive Valentine's Day After a Breakup

Harriet Frew

couple, love, men, relationship, women

Therapists

When all the world seems to be focused on romance, Valentine's Day after a breakup can be painful. Harriet Frew has five tips for coping
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03Jan

3 Reasons Your January Resolutions Should Include Counselling

Harriet Frew

change, counselling, newyear, self, therapy, wellbeing

Therapists

Resolutions and long-term goals can be helped by seeking counselling. Therapist Harriet Frew explains the difference counselling can make to your life.
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22Dec

The 12 Wellbeing Days of Christmas

Harriet Frew

Christmas, selfcare, tips, wellbeing

Therapists

Tips from therapist Harriet Frew for relaxing, enjoying and connecting with others over the festive period
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09Dec

Self-care for the Christmas Period

Harriet Frew

Christmas, family, loneliness, selfcare, wellbeing

Therapists

Fears around food, stress over getting everything perfect, worries about how everyone will get along, or feeling sad and lonely – Christmas has great potential for upset. Harriet Frew's tips will help
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09Nov

WiseWords #3: Books About Eating Disorders

Harriet Frew

anorexia, books, bulimia, eatingdisorders, WiseWords

Therapists

The third in our #WiseWords series of books our therapists recommend to their clients. Harriet Frew focuses on books to help people with eating disorders
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25Oct

Moving from Self-Criticism to Self-Compassion

Harriet Frew

health, men, selfcompassion, stress, wellbeing, women

Therapists

Self-compassion is a way of looking after yourself, rather than constantly being ground down by inward criticism and outward pressure says therapist Harriet Frew
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08Oct

Do You Hate Your Body? 5 Steps Towards a Better Body Image

Harriet Frew

body, eatingdisorders, health, men, self, tips, wellbeing, women

Therapists

Two-thirds of people have a negative body image, which can lead to depression, anxiety and eating disorders. Harriet Frew offers advice to change your view of your body
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13Aug

9 Ways to Stop Binge Eating Today

Harriet Frew

counselling, eatingdisorders, health, tips

Therapists

How is your relationship with food? If you find yourself in a diet-binge cycle, body image and eating disorder specialist Harriet Frew has some advice
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06Aug

Fearing Failure and Doing it Anyway

Harriet Frew

exercise, fear, health, self

Therapists

When welldoing therapist Harriet Frew auditioned for Ninja Warrior UK, she gained much more than great upper body strength
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27May

When does 'Clean Eating' Become an Unhealthy Obsession?

Harriet Frew

eatingdisorders, health, nutrition, society

Therapists

Orthorexia describes when eating "clean" has become an anxiety-inducing obsession. Therapist Harriet Frew offers alternatives
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05May

13 Secrets You Keep about Your Relationship with Food

Harriet Frew

eatingdisorders, health, self

Therapists

Sometimes, the signs of disordered eating aren't that clear, especially not to the outside world. Does anything from eating disorder and body image specialist Harriet Frew's list resonate with you?
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29Mar

Finally Finding Peace with Food

Harriet Frew

eatingdisorders, health, men, wellbeing, women

Therapists

Many people have a complicated relationship with food which at times provokes anxiety. Harriet Frew, body image and disordered eating specialist, shares some advice
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29Feb

Walking the Walk: 3 Steps towards Positive Change

Harriet Frew

counselling, self, therapy, tips, wellbeing

Therapists

Talking is a positive step towards making changes in your life, but it's vital to take action to make the changes you want happen, and to celebrate each small victory
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11Feb

9 Ways Counselling Can Change Your Life for the Better

Harriet Frew

anxiety, counselling, self, therapy, tips

Therapists

Therapist Harriet Frew reflects on her own experience of therapy as a university student and shares the nine reasons seeing a counsellor can change your life for the better
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22Jan

7 Thinking Traps that Hinder a Healthy Relationship with Food

Harriet Frew

emotions, health, men, selfcompassion, wellbeing, women

Therapists

Put these 7 common thinking traps to the test by showing yourself some self-compassion and building a healthy relationship with food.
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06Jan

9 Tips for Choosing the Right Therapist for You

Harriet Frew

anxiety, counselling, depression, men, self, therapy, tips, wellbeing, women

Therapists

Making the decision to see a therapist is a brave one - here are 9 tips to make your search more straightforward and successful
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23Dec

How I Cope with Disordered Eating at Christmas

Harriet Frew

eatingdisorders, men, self, women

Therapists

Harriet Frew, a therapist who specialises in working with eating disorders, shares her personal struggle with disordered eating and offers advice to others who have a difficult relationship with food at Christmas.
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03Nov

Do You Feel Judged for what You Eat?

Harriet Frew

health, self, women

Therapists

If you have a tricky relationship with food, the idea of eating out with friends can induce a lot of anxiety about being judged for your food choices. Harriet Frew offers advice.
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07Oct

A Letter to My Body

Harriet Frew

eating-disorders, health, identity, self, society, wellbeing, women

Therapists

We are too quick to blame and shame our bodies - celebrate what they can do instead says therapist and eating disorders specialist Harriet Frew
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17Sep

To My Client Who is Struggling in Therapy

Harriet Frew

counselling, emotions, self, therapy, wellbeing

Therapists

Therapist Harriet Frew offers support to anyone who has taken the brave step to have therapy.
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02Sep

What We Can Learn from ‘Inside Out’ about the Value of Our Emotions

Harriet Frew

culture, emotions, family, films, self, wellbeing

Therapists

Harriet Frew reviews new Disney Pixar movie 'Inside Out', a film about the importance of embracing our emotions, sadness and all.
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19Aug

When your Summer Holidays Don't go to Plan

Harriet Frew

family, father, mother, stress, travel, wellbeing

Therapists

Therapist Harriet Frew offers some words of advice if these summer holidays with the family aren't quite matching up to expectations.
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31Jul

5 Signs of Disordered Eating

Harriet Frew

eatingdisorders, health, men, self, society, wellbeing, women

Therapists

Therapist Harriet Frew explains the more subtle tell-tell signs of eating disorders.
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29Jun

Embrace Your Inner Child

Harriet Frew

identity, self, wellbeing

Therapists

Therapist Harriet Frew shares some tips on how to reconnect with your inner child and embrace playfulness to enhance wellbeing.
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04Jun

5 Self-Esteem Boosts for Stay-at-Home Mums

Harriet Frew

care, family, home, love, self, wellbeing

Therapists

Therapist Harriet Frew offers 5 self-esteem boosting tips for stay-at-home mums, for when being at home with your children is getting you down.
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27May

5 Steps Towards a More Positive Body Image

Harriet Frew

nutrition, self, society, tips, wellbeing, women

Therapists

Therapist Harriet Frew shares five tips to help you move away from damaging short-term diets, towards long term, sustainable wellbeing and health.
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30Apr

The Importance of Friendship

Harriet Frew

friendship, loneliness, love, self, society

Therapists

Therapist Harriet Frew reflects on the importance of meaningful friendships and offers her advice on how to embrace friendship to combat feelings of loneliness and isolation.
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23Feb

Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2015

Harriet Frew

anxiety, counselling, depression, eatingdisorders, society, therapy

Therapists

Eating Disorders Awareness week is here! It’s running from Monday 23rd February to Sunday 1st March and it is a time to raise awareness and improve understanding about eating disorders across the UK. You may be reading this and know someone who has an eating disorder. Or possibly you yourself have eating issues and are feeling a bit stuck and helpless in what to do. This could be your week to get the information and support you need to begin to address your eating problem or support a loved one as they begin to consider change. It has to be one of the most...
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09Jan

7 Myths about Changing your Relationship with Food

Harriet Frew

eatingdisorders, food, health, mindset, nutrition

Therapists

Changing your relationship with food can be a lengthy, winding journey. Eating disorder specialist Harriet Frew examines some of the damaging myths we buy into and what you can do to combat them
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