Jennifer Young Nutrition

Jennifer Young Nutrition Helping women make peace with food, their body, and emotions. Registered Dietitian + Advanced EFT Practitioner. No rigid rules. No kale mandates.

No fads, no shame—just practical, nourishing support for real life. - Healing with kindness (and room to breathe, be, and begin again).💛 💛 About Jennifer Young | Women Who Nourish

Hello lovely—so glad you found your way here. I’m Jennifer Young, a Registered Dietitian and Advanced EFT Practitioner, and I help professional women make peace with food, their bodies, and the emotional rollercoaster that often comes with both. If you’ve ever Googled “how to stop eating biscuits at 11pm” while simultaneously swearing off carbs forever… you’re in the right place. If you’ve spent years stuck in the restriction/chaos cycle—exhausted by food guilt, body shame, and punishing routines that feel impossible to maintain—you’re not alone. The pressure to “get it right” is relentless, especially when diets promise miracles but more often deliver misery. This space is for women who are ready to ditch the drama and embrace something kinder, more sustainable, and actually doable. My work is rooted in compassion, collaboration, and emotional safety (with a healthy dose of humour—because healing doesn’t have to be grim). Together, we gently explore the deeper patterns behind emotional eating and build nourishing, flexible solutions that fit your busy, beautifully imperfect life. Just practical support that meets you where you are—and maybe even have a giggle or two along the way.

✨ What I offer:
• A holistic, trauma-informed approach that blends evidence-based nutrition with Gold Standard Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT/tapping)
• Practical, budget-friendly meal planning using real, family-friendly foods—no fads, no pills, no shame
• Support for women navigating emotional eating, disordered eating, IBS, and weight concerns, especially when past experiences feel tangled up in the present
• Resources and communities designed to honour autonomy, emotional readiness, and realistic progress

✨ What I believe:
• Emotional wellbeing is inseparable from physical wellbeing
• Diet culture and body dissatisfaction may be common, but they don’t have to be your norm
• Healing happens when you feel safe, seen, and supported—not judged or rushed
• You already have wisdom within you—we’ll build on that, together

This page is for women who want to nourish themselves with kindness, curiosity, and maybe a few giggles. If that sounds like you, I’d be honoured to walk alongside you. In joyful health (and occasional snack-based rebellion),

Jennifer 💛

You don’t need another plan.You’ve had plenty of those.You’ve tried:• Restricting 🍽️• Resetting every Monday 📅• “Being g...
24/02/2026

You don’t need another plan.

You’ve had plenty of those.

You’ve tried:
• Restricting 🍽️
• Resetting every Monday 📅
• “Being good” all week
• Pushing through exhaustion 😮‍💨

And for a while… it works.

Until life happens.

Then cravings get louder.
Energy drops.
Willpower disappears.

And you’re back at the start — again.

Here’s what most programmes miss:

Emotional eating isn’t a motivation problem.
It’s an emotional regulation problem.

When your nervous system is overloaded,
your body looks for relief.

Food becomes comfort.
Not because you’re weak —
but because you’re human.

So this is how we work instead:
🫶 We calm first
🧠 We understand stress
👆 We use EFT and regulation tools
🌿 We build safety
🏡 We work with real life

No fighting your body.
No relying on pressure.
No “this time I’ll be stricter.”

Just steady, supported change.

You were never failing.

You were using a method that couldn’t survive real life.

And you deserve better than that. 💚





So many women tell me:“I’ll start when I feel ready.”“When I’m more confident.”“When life settles down.”But here’s the p...
19/02/2026

So many women tell me:

“I’ll start when I feel ready.”
“When I’m more confident.”
“When life settles down.”

But here’s the part we don’t talk about:

What most people call readiness
is actually a nervous system waiting to feel safe.

And safety doesn’t look like:
❌ perfect motivation
❌ a clear diary
❌ flawless meal prep
❌ zero stress

Safety looks like:
✨ not feeling under threat
✨ not bracing for failure
✨ not expecting punishment
✨ knowing you won’t shame yourself if you wobble

When your body feels unsafe, it resists change.
It clings to familiar habits — even unhelpful ones — because familiar feels predictable.

That’s not sabotage.
That’s biology.

Perfectionism tells you:
“Be more ready.”

But your system is asking:
“Will this be safe?”

And those are not the same question.

Real change begins when:
💛 pressure lowers
💛 rules soften
💛 support increases
💛 your body trusts the process

You don’t need to feel fearless.

You need to feel supported.

And that’s a very different starting point.





You’ve been telling yourself you’re “ready.”You are ready to commit.You are ready to go all in.You are ready to “do it p...
17/02/2026

You’ve been telling yourself you’re “ready.”
You are ready to commit.
You are ready to go all in.
You are ready to “do it properly.”

That’s why you keep trying again.
Signing up again.
Starting again.
Restricting again.

Even when a part of you is tired.
Even when a part of you is scared.
Even when a part of you knows how this usually ends.

But what if readiness doesn’t look like motivation…
or meal plans…
or a perfectly clear diary?

What if readiness looks like this instead:
✨ You’re tired of starting over
✨ You’re questioning the quick fixes
✨ You’re questioning calorie counting, points, syns, and “allowed” foods
✨ You’re noticing emotional eating patterns
✨ You’re wondering if there’s another way

That’s not weakness.
That’s awareness.
And awareness is where real change begins.

Most people wait until they feel confident.
But confidence usually comes after you begin — not before.

Readiness isn’t hype.
It isn’t adrenaline.
It isn’t “this time I’ll be stricter.”

It’s the moment you quietly realise:

“I can’t keep doing it like this.”

That’s enough.

You don’t need to be perfectly prepared.
You just need to be honest about what isn’t working,
and brave enough to try something different.

And if you’ve been quietly looking for support that works with your body instead of against it…

That’s not coincidence.
That’s part of this readiness too.





It’s Valentine’s Day today — and everywhere you look, there are messages about love, care, and doing something “special”...
14/02/2026

It’s Valentine’s Day today — and everywhere you look, there are messages about love, care, and doing something “special”.

So here’s a gentle reminder:

You deserve that care too. 💛

Not in the form of:
❌ pushing harder
❌ tightening rules
❌ starting over
❌ demanding more from yourself

But in the form of:
✨ calm
✨ understanding
✨ support
✨ space to breathe

This week’s blog is about why calm isn’t “nice to have” when it comes to food and habits — it’s the foundation.

When your body feels safer:
💛 cravings soften
💛 choices widen
💛 awareness grows

You can read the full blog via the link in the first comment if it feels supportive.

No pressure.
Just kindness — and a different way forward. 💛





One of the biggest misunderstandings about intuitive eating is this:People think it’s about “listening better”.Trying ha...
12/02/2026

One of the biggest misunderstandings about intuitive eating is this:

People think it’s about “listening better”.

Trying harder.
Being more disciplined.
Paying more attention.

But awareness doesn’t grow under pressure.

When your nervous system is overloaded, it focuses on survival — not subtle signals.

That’s when you get:
😮‍💨 louder cravings
🧠 foggy thinking
⚡ impulsive eating
💛 less choice

Not because you’re doing it wrong —
but because your system is trying to cope.

Calm changes that.

When you feel safer in your body, you can start to notice:
✨ when you’re actually hungry
✨ when you’re tired, not “snacky”
✨ when emotions are driving the urge
✨ when a pause feels possible

That’s where intuitive eating begins.

Not with rules.
Not with willpower.
With safety.

And that’s why calming tools — like EFT, breathing, rest, and support — matter so much.

They create the space where awareness can grow. 💛

You don’t need to force listening.

You need a system that feels safe enough to listen.





For so many women, change feels hard not because they don’t care……but because they’re trying to grow and heal while feel...
11/02/2026

For so many women, change feels hard not because they don’t care…

…but because they’re trying to grow and heal while feeling exhausted, pressured, and overloaded.

When your nervous system is in survival mode, everything feels heavier:

😮‍💨 Decisions feel draining
🍫 Cravings feel louder
🧠 Motivation feels fragile
💛 Confidence feels shaky

Not because there’s something wrong with you.

Because calm hasn’t been available yet.

When your body feels safer:
✨ You think more clearly
✨ You pause instead of panic
✨ You respond instead of react
✨ You make choices that fit your real life

Calm doesn’t make you passive.
It makes you capable.

It opens the door to habits, confidence, and change that actually last.
And that’s why, in my work, calm always comes first. 💛

If evenings are your hardest time with food… you’re not alone.That end-of-day “I need something” feeling often isn’t hun...
10/02/2026

If evenings are your hardest time with food… you’re not alone.
That end-of-day “I need something” feeling often isn’t hunger.
It’s depletion. Stress. Overload.

If cravings feel louder when you’re tired, stressed, or overwhelmed,
you’re not failing — your body is asking for comfort, calm, or just a moment to breathe.

You don’t need tighter rules or more willpower.
You need support that meets you where you are.

That’s why I created Calm the Craving — an EFT (tapping) audio pack designed to help you slow the moment down and reduce the urge, so you can feel calmer, more grounded, and less pulled into that familiar cycle.

And when you use it daily, it can soften the emotional pull behind cravings over time. 💛

Inside you’ll find:
✨ 4 short tap-along audios
✨ Printable tapping scripts
✨ Reflection workbook
✨ Visual tapping-points guide
✨ Personalised script-builder tools

No guilt.
No pressure.
No perfection.

Just practical support for the moments you’re running on empty.

🎧 Calm the Craving — £15
👉 Link in the first comment
💛 You deserve calm and choice.

We’ve been taught that habits come first.Get organised.Be consistent.Push harder.Then you’ll feel calmer.But it usually ...
10/02/2026

We’ve been taught that habits come first.

Get organised.
Be consistent.
Push harder.
Then you’ll feel calmer.

But it usually works the other way around.

When you’re tired, overloaded, or emotionally stretched, your system isn’t in learning mode.
It’s in survival mode.

And survival mode doesn’t build habits.
It looks for relief.

So before you try to “get back on track”, try this instead:

🌬️ Take a few slow breaths
🪑 Pause for one minute
🧠 Ask what you actually need
💛 Ease one small pressure
🤝 Get support instead of pushing alone

You don’t need more force.
You need more space.

Calm isn’t the reward for doing it right.
It’s what makes change possible.

Most people are taught that change comes from control.More rules.More restriction.More discipline.But control-based chan...
05/02/2026

Most people are taught that change comes from control.

More rules.
More restriction.
More discipline.

But control-based change rarely lasts.

Because control doesn’t help you understand why things feel hard —
it just asks you to override them.

Learning works differently.

Learning says:
📘 What was happening for me?
📘 What made this harder than usual?
📘 What helped, even a little?

That shift matters.

When behaviour change is treated as learning:
🧠 patterns become clearer
🧠 adjustments become possible
🧠 self-blame loses its grip

Control creates pressure.
Pressure triggers pushback.

Learning creates information —
and information is what allows change to fit real life.

💛 That’s how progress becomes sustainable.

Most people think change comes down to discipline.Trying harder.Being stricter.Starting again with more control.But in r...
04/02/2026

Most people think change comes down to discipline.

Trying harder.
Being stricter.
Starting again with more control.

But in real life, discipline rarely solves the problem.

Because when something feels hard around food, it’s usually telling you something.

That’s where data comes in.

A wobble can show you:
📊 when your energy dropped
📊 what time of day felt hardest
📊 how stress, tiredness, or emotion played a role
📊 what support was missing

That information is far more useful than self-criticism.

Discipline asks: “Why didn’t I stick to it?”
Data asks: “What was going on for me here?”

And that shift changes everything.

When you treat wobbles as information instead of failure, you stop restarting…
and start learning what actually supports you.

💛 That’s how change becomes realistic — and sustainable.

If evenings are your hardest time with food… you’re not alone.That end-of-day “I need something” feeling often isn’t hun...
03/02/2026

If evenings are your hardest time with food… you’re not alone.

That end-of-day “I need something” feeling often isn’t hunger.
It’s depletion. Stress. Overload.

Calm the Craving is an EFT audio pack designed to help you slow the moment down and reduce the urge — so you can feel calmer, more in control, and less pulled into that familiar cycle.

And when you use it daily, it can soften the emotional pull behind cravings over time. 💛

It’s not about being “good”.
It’s about getting support when you’re running on empty.

✨ Link in the first comment.

A wobble doesn’t mean you’ve failed.It means something important just showed up.But most of us have been taught to respo...
03/02/2026

A wobble doesn’t mean you’ve failed.
It means something important just showed up.

But most of us have been taught to respond to wobbles like this:
➡️ tighten rules
➡️ start again
➡️ promise to “do better”

That’s all-or-nothing thinking — and it keeps you stuck.

A more helpful response is learning.

Instead of restarting, try this gentle reflection:
🧠 What was happening just before the wobble?
⏰ What time of day was it?
😮‍💨 How tired, stressed was I?
💛 What might I have needed instead?

This isn’t about analysing yourself to death.
It’s about collecting information — without judgement.

Because when you treat a wobble as data, not failure:
• you build awareness
• you reduce self-blame
• you increase capacity next time

That’s how change actually happens — quietly, gradually, and sustainably.

No restart required 💛





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My passion is supporting women who get so down on themselves and at the end of their rope because they’ve followed one diet after another and still haven’t achieved the long term weight loss they’re looking for to reach a body weight they are truly happy with while enjoying real, nutritious, family-friendly foods. Transforming the way your body looks, feels and performs; body, mind and spirit. To live a life filled with energy and vitality to be fully involved in everything they love to do. Achieved from a renewed healthy relationship with food that allows your body to arrive at its natural weight, able to better fight off diseases like cancer, strokes, heart disease and type 2 diabetes. My approach to food comes from a place of enjoyment, creativity and simplicity; not a place of lack, starvation and deprivation like so many current, often expensive, dietary trends. I support you to adopt a balanced diet using real family friendly foods that produce steady weight loss that you can maintain over the long term. No expensive fad foods, drinks or pills As part of your unique solution, I want to understand your personal situation, lifestyle and preferences. Truly understand the difficulties and complexity of putting what you know about healthy eating into practice; for many, a lifetime of emotions and habits tripping them up along the way. My relaxed, professional style allows you to tell your story safely, building on your existing skills and knowledge to achieve your health and wellbeing goals. Together, we develop a practical, behavioural and nutritional approach that is tailored to your specific goals. I’m a HCPC registered Dietitian and advanced certified practitioner in Gold Standard Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT/tapping); a combination that gets results fast.