Gut Reaction - disordered eating specialist

15/09/2025

When you picture a “healthy relationship with food,” do you imagine…

🥗 'clean eating'?
🍎 always making the “right” choices?
💪 being slim and disciplined?

It’s easy to picture it that way - but these ideas often bring more pressure than they do peace.

In my latest blog, I explore what a genuinely healthy relationship with food looks like (and what it doesn’t) - from trust and flexibility, to freedom from guilt.

👉 Read here: https://www.gutreaction.co.uk/get-real/2025/8/16/what-is-and-isnt-a-healthy-relationship-with-food

🤔 I’d love to know, what does a healthy relationship with food mean to you?

11/09/2025

When food feels out of control, it can be tempting to tighten the rules even more. But here’s the paradox: the stricter the rules we attach to food, the stronger food’s pull becomes.

Research shows that dieting is one of the strongest predictors of eating disorders. Despite being sold as a path to better health, dieting often leads to years of restriction and the constant pursuit of control around food - resulting in guilt, preoccupation, and a deep disconnect from your body’s natural wisdom.

Ready to break free from that cycle?

There’s a kinder, evidence-informed way to make peace with food and your body, and reclaim your wellbeing.

Giving yourself permission to eat what you want isn’t about having no boundaries or abandoning care for your body. It’s part of a gradual process of rebuilding trust, step by step, until food takes its rightful place in your life: important, but not in charge.

💌 Reach out via DM or visit www.gutreaction.co.uk to learn more.

02/09/2025

🧿💛🧘🏼‍♀️It’s not too late to REVIVE & THRiVE with us later this month!: www.gutreaction.co.uk/retreat

17/07/2025

This is REVIVE & THRIVE ✨✨✨Can't believe in just over two months' time we'll be making our way back to beautiful Kalkan in Turkiye to host our revitalising women's retreat....!

Is your body calling for a reset? 🚀💫
Feeling drained, disconnected, or caught in unhelpful eating patterns?

Then let us help you reclaim your energy, reconnect with your body, and redefine the way you nourish yourself.

You can expect an immersive soul-soothing blend of:

🌿 Restorative yoga & holistic practices
🍉 Fresh, plant-powered Turkish food
💡 Powerful Energy & Intuitive Eating insights
🌊 Deep relaxation & inspiring experiences

🗓 Sat 20 - Sun 28 September 2025 | Kalkan, Turkiye
Return home feeling renewed, inspired, and deeply nourished.

If you've been thinking of joining us - you still have time!
✨ Book your place today: www.gutreaction.co.uk/retreat

09/07/2025

Midlife brings so many changes - physically and emotionally - with weight gain potentially being often one of the most confusing and confronting. It can stir up all sorts of feelings and questions around identity, control, and acceptance.

❓But what if your changing body isn’t failing you - what if it’s asking for a different kind of care?

🔎 In this blog, I explore how shifting your relationship with your body during midlife and menopause can help to support your wellbeing.

📝 Read the full blog: https://www.gutreaction.co.uk/get-real/2025/6/17/navigating-midlife-nourishment-whilst-making-peace-with-a-changing-body

In a recent candid interview I read, the TV presenter and menopause campaigner Lisa Snowdon spoke openly about gaining three stone during perimenopause - and the emotional, physical, and social complexities that followed. Her story, like so many, sits at the tension point between two powerful forc

24/06/2025

We often associate thinness with health, but the reality is, the methods people use to be as slim as they can are often disordered, not healthy.

Real health comes in many shapes and sizes. And it's about how you feel physically, mentally and emotionally - not just how you look.

Nourish your body and respect your own journey ❤

If you'd like support in making peace with food and your body, I’m here to help.

💌 Reach out via DM or visit www.gutreaction.co.uk to learn more.

30/04/2025

We’re surrounded by messages about what it means to ‘eat well’ or look ‘healthy’ - but have you ever stopped to ask where those ideas come from?

Many of the beliefs we hold about food and bodies are so deeply embedded in our culture that we rarely question them. But they shape how we feel after eating, how we judge ourselves, and what we think ‘health’ should look like.

❓So, what is diet culture - and why does naming it matter?

🔍 In this blog, I explore the hidden influence that fuels food guilt, glorifies thinness, and keeps many people stuck in cycles of shame and restriction.

📝 Read the full blog: www.gutreaction.co.uk/get-real/2025/4/9/what-is-diet-culture

With more awareness of what shapes our beliefs, we become freer to make eating and self-care choices that align with our own values - rather than external ‘rules’ ❤️

We live in a time when conversations about food, health, and bodies are constant - but not always fully conscious. Many of the underlying beliefs we hold about what it means to ‘eat well’ or look ‘healthy’ are so deeply woven into our culture that we rarely pause to question them. Diet cultu...

27/04/2025

For too many people, eating has become a battlefield. Rules. Guilt. Control. Regret.

But fighting food and your body never leads to peace. It disconnects you, and it wears you down.

Your body isn’t an enemy, it’s your guide. When you connect with rhythms, signals and cravings, you’ll discover that it holds information you need to nourish yourself with more ease.

Eating against your body might look like:

~ Ignoring hunger until you are ravenous.
~ Restricting foods you love, only to overeat them later.
~ Pushing through fatigue with sugar and caffeine instead of rest.

Eating ‘with’ your body looks different:

~ Honouring your hunger and fullness without judgment.
~ Learning what cravings are telling you (it’s not always about food).
~ Choosing foods that feel good and taste good, without guilt.

When you stop fighting and start listening, eating becomes less of a struggle and more of a partnership.

Want to learn how to make peace with food and your body, and nourish yourself without fear?

💌 Please reach out on a DM or visit www.gutreaction.co.uk to find out how I can support you

24/04/2025

It’s back! Want to simplify your meal planning and feel more confident in the kitchen this summer? 🥗🥙🥘🍲🍛🍝

Join Cynthia and Sarah for an interactive workshop:

~ Learn a stress-free way to plan meals
~ Get top tips for quick, easy food prep
~ Observe food demos for simple, delicious & nourishing summer dishes
~ Eat what we create!

🌿Stress-Free Summer Food Planning & Prep
📆6-8pm Thursday 12 June 2025
📍Cafe Desa, Leamington Spa

£49pp ~ Just 12 spaces!

Link to book is in the bio 👆https://book.stripe.com/28obKe33ufrg9z24gi

😋 Come hungry and ready for fun - leave nourished, informed and inspired!

The workshop is hosted by:

~ Cynthia Tamraz ~ Cafe Desa’s owner, Nutrition Coach & food prep whiz www.cafedesa.com
~ Sarah Grant ~ BANT Registered Nutritionist www.gutreaction.co.uk

14/04/2025

💚💖Is one of the last few places yours? We’d love you to join us: HEART-CENTRED SELF-CARE DAY ~ your day to relax, recharge and refocus on your self-care 💚💖

Designed for women who do too much, our Heart-Centred Self-Care Day will be a nourishing, inspiring escape at in the North Cotswolds.

Led by Sarah from Gut Reaction and Emily the day focuses on bringing balance and compassion to your mind-body wellness, and replenishing your Heart chakra - often the most neglected energy centre for women.

Spend this day prioritising yourself and leave feeling nourished, recharged, and motivated to care for yourself with the compassion you deserve.

📆 Saturday 17th May 10.30am - 5pm
📍The Barn, Brailes, North Cotswolds

Find out more and book your place at www.gutreaction.co.uk/self-care 🌿link is in the bio👆
MORE ABOUT WHAT TO EXPECT...

💚 Explore how your body’s energy centres influence your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellness, with a focus on the Heart chakra and its role in compassion and self-love.
💖 Gain clarity on integrating guilt-free self-care into your daily life during our Self-Nourishment Workshop.
🧘🏼‍♀️ Experience a beautiful yoga session designed to rebalance the Heart chakra, suitable for all levels including beginners.
💫 Learn simple Energy Medicine techniques to amplify the healing effects of yoga, and restore harmony and balance to your energy.
🍽️ Empower yourself with practical knowledge and Intuitive Eating tools to nourish your body without restriction or guilt.
🐚 Experience deep relaxation and energetic renewal during a Reiki and sound healing immersion
🥗 Enjoy nourishing food and refreshments through-out the day

13/04/2025

🌪️ “I just wish I could stop thinking about food all the time.”

If this is a thought you relate to, you’re not alone.

Lately, there’s been a surge in talk around “food noise” - the mental chatter, cravings, and constant thinking about what, when, or how to eat.

It’s often framed as something to eliminate or medicate. And yes, for some, it can feel relentless.

But what if the noise is trying to tell you something?
What if it’s not a flaw… but a signal?

💡In my latest blog, I explore a more compassionate view of food noise and the idea that it might be hunger, or a reaction to restriction.

🤔You don’t have to silence your body to be at peace with food - but perhaps you need a way to listen differently…

📝 Read the full blog at: https://www.gutreaction.co.uk/get-real/2025/3/27/is-it-really-food-noise-or-is-it-hunger-weve-been-taught-to-distrust

There’s a growing buzz around “food noise” - a phrase now commonly used to describe constant thoughts about food, cravings, or preoccupations with eating. In many of the narratives emerging from weight loss circles - particularly those surrounding appetite-suppressing medications - food noise ...