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5 Limiting Beliefs Holding Your Mind Hostage

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on July 27, 2016 / Body Image, dieting, Eating Psychology, Emotional Eating, Fat Loss, Food, Health & Fitness, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Mental-Health, Mindset, Nutrition, Personal Growth, Wellness Coaching

5 Limiting Beliefs Holding Your Mind Hostage When I started MindBodyFood my main driver was to make a difference in the lives of women who struggled with liking themselves, accepting their bodies and were using food as a means of control, punishment or comfort in managing stressful thoughts and emotions. Think BINGE EATING, EMOTIONAL EATING, STRESS EATING. What I’ve realised over the years is that nearly EVERYONE in their lifetime struggles with five core underlying and limiting beliefs that they’re either: Not good enough Not smart enough Not worthy enough Don’t deserve it Can’t do it UNDERNEATH their body and

{Podcast} Transformation, Truth & How to Live in the Now

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on May 30, 2016 / Benefits of Meditation, Body Image, Confidence, Holistic Health, Meditation, Mental-Health, Nutrition, Personal Growth, PODCAST

MINDBODYFOOD PODCAST This week I bring you an inspiring, insightful and delightful conversation about truth, transformation and self-acceptance through yoga, meditation and living in the NOW. The lovely and wise Michelle Hemming is a mother of two beautiful children. She’s also a yoga teacher, lawyer and holistic living enthusiast. Michelle joined me in the studio for a chat about her journey back to wellness. We discussed the last two years and how she deliberately set out to reclaim herself, heal her attachment to past experiences, and the lessons and teachings she’s learned along the way. We talk about: what it means to live consciously how

{Podcast} Bust Through Your Mental Blocks + Body Confidence Meditation

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on April 29, 2016 / Benefits of Meditation, Body Image, Confidence, dieting, Eating Disorders, Emotional Eating, Health & Fitness, Holistic Health, Meditation, Mental-Health, Mindset, Personal Growth, PODCAST, Positive change

MINDBODYFOOD PODCAST Do you struggle with self-sabotaging beliefs? Do you get so far on your health and wellness journey, start to see positive changes, feel like you’re actually making progress and starting to feel more energy, more positivity and even a glimpse of self-love… And then all of a sudden….. something happens that triggers your subconscious mind and you come to a screaming holt, reverting back to old habits of thinking, feeling and behaving?! Maybe you find yourself focusing back on your food: restricting again, cutting foods out.. At the end of the day you might find yourself hungry, but

5 Ways to Start the Year Without Dieting

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on January 13, 2016 / Body Image, dieting, Emotional Eating, Food, Health & Fitness, Holistic Health

Well dear readers, it’s a brand new year. And research shows that January is usually accompanied by resolutions to lose weight, change employment or finally sort out your finances. Which category are you focused on? Because of the area I specialize in, many people who employ my coaching and therapy services in the new year are usually wanting to lose weight, be happy, and find more peace and inner calm. The biggest lesson I teach them is that they won’t find what they’re looking for by going on a new diet. What your body desperately wants and needs is homeostasis,

Why You Need to Love Yourself + Free PDF Printable

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on December 10, 2015 / Body Image, Confidence, dieting, Eating Disorders, Eating Psychology, Emotional Eating, Food, Holistic Health, Mental-Health, Mindset, Personal Growth, Self-Care, Self-Esteem

Do You Love Yourself? FREE Self-Love Reminders Printable PDF below! I used to loathe myself. Love was a word that didn’t compute. I could never truly accept love because I didn’t know how to feel it for myself. As babies we are born happy, loveable and wanting to love. But what happens when we experience feelings of neglect, criticism or abandonment in our childhood…. that we feel the hurt so strongly and intensely as children we appoint ourselves to blame and internalise our pain? As we grow, a part of us begins to believe we are unworthy of love…. That inner child who felt unsafe and

Stop Dieting, Start Living

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on November 26, 2015 / Body Image, dieting, Eating Disorders, Eating Psychology, Emotional Eating, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Mindset

When Dieting Takes Over From Living Being on a diet is like forcing your real life body to squeeze into a Barbie and Ken sized dollhouse. Not a great fit if you really want to feel at home there. Does weighing all your food, watching your food portions and eating to the clock actually satisfy your hunger? What about when the rebel in you says, “Stuff it! I’m so hungry and I hate this food. I’m going to eat that cake anyway”? And what if you can’t stop at one piece after a week of willpower and restriction, and end

Body Hate, Dieting & the Scales: Audio Interview

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on November 11, 2015 / Body Image, Confidence, dieting, Eating Disorders, Eating Psychology, Emotional Eating, Holistic Health, Mindset

Body Hate, Dieting & the Scales Audio Interview Thank you Robyn Patton Intuitive Nourishment who interviewed me recently about body hate, dieting, the scales & vulnerability. ‪ Time for some #‎realtalk‬ so we can get comfortable with uncomfortable feelings and make space for learning to navigate them. Let me know what you think! V xo About Viki Viki Thondley is a Mind-Body Wellness Specialist and qualified Holistic Counsellor, Food, Stress & Lifestyle Coach, Meditation Therapist, and Eating Disorder Recovery Coach who inspires women to shift from limited thinking, low self-esteem and restriction to whole-self nourishment, body confidence and whole food healing. Recovered from bulimia

Overcome Negative Body Image

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on November 6, 2015 / Body Image, dieting, Eating Psychology, Emotional Eating, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Mindset, Nutrition, Positive change, Self-Care, Self-Esteem, Wellness Coaching

Overcome Negative Body-Image Here’s how just one of many clients did it! Sometimes in my coaching practice I need to get down into the pit with a client… really sit down in the mud with them and wade through the shit in their lives. It’s my job to hold steadfast as an anchor for them while they experience losing control or embracing their fear. Whatever the overwhelming emotion is, I’m always willing to go to the depths with them in order to help guide them back out of it. Not many traditional therapists allow themselves to do that, with the idea

Body Image, Acceptance and the Dreaded Scales

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on October 27, 2015 / Body Image, Confidence, dieting, Eating Disorders, Eating Psychology, Emotional Eating, Fat Loss, Food

Body Image and the Dreaded Scales So after I shared my previous Vulnerability post today THIS happened…… Warning – Real and honest body talk here after they made me get on the scales… Well, actually I chose to. It was either get on or don’t donate. #BIMGA #bodyimagemovement Posted by Mindbodyfood with Viki Thondley on Monday, October 26, 2015 About Viki Viki Thondley is a Mind-Body Wellness Specialist and qualified Holistic Counsellor, Food, Stress & Lifestyle Coach, Meditation Therapist, and Eating Disorder Recovery Coach who inspires women to shift from limited thinking, low self-esteem and restriction to whole-self nourishment, body confidence and

I Felt Like a Fat Failure

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on October 27, 2015 / Body Image, Confidence, dieting, Eating Disorders, Eating Psychology, Emotional Eating, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Mindset, Personal Growth, Self-Care

VULNERABILITY ALERT… (spoiler, I’m not perfect) Yesterday I felt like a fat, inauthentic, hypocritical failure. I know I’ve gotten into some bad habits this year as I’ve struggled to balance a growing business and demand for my time with now building a second training institute, being a supportive partner, a loving and present step-mum, and delivering consistent energy and enthusiasm at my classes, workshops and live events. Somewhere in there I forgot to PRIORITISE myself. I forgot that my body doesn’t like missing breakfast, and especially does NOT like skipping lunch or being delayed to the point of feeling famished.

Is Being Healthy Your Obsession?

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on October 22, 2015 / Body Image, dieting, Eating Disorders, Eating Psychology, Emotional Eating, Fat Loss, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Nutrition & Weight Loss

I really dislike labels. I especially dislike labelling the way we eat, the way we look, and the way we behave. “I eat clean. I am fat. I am a perfectionist.” Why do we need to make judgement instead of making way for growth, understanding and change? Labelling the way we eat is a dangerous tendency. We get so caught up in whether we’re doing it right or not. It develops a righteous thinking attitude, that for some can translate into control: If I can control my healthy diet, I can control the way I feel. Strong, intelligent and capable

Stop Controlling Food

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on October 12, 2015 / Body Image, dieting, Eating Disorders, Eating Psychology, Emotional Eating, Food, Healthy Eating, Holistic Health, Mindset

Who’s in Control? You or Food? QUESTION for you: Why are you so afraid to let go of controlling your food? Is the answer something like, “Because I’ll put on weight!” So you’re afraid of putting on weight and that’s why you control your food so rigidly? Ok. So what if you do put on some weight? Will it kill you? Will you suddenly become unlovable? Will your family and co-workers disown you? No! Maybe your body might put on a little weight in an attempt to trust you enough to nourish it regularly before it can regain a sense of

Is Self-Worth Found In the ‘Perfect’ Sized Jeans?

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on May 22, 2015 / Body Image, Confidence, dieting, Eating Disorders, Eating Psychology

Is Self-Worth Found In the ‘Perfect’ Sized Jeans? During a little spring clean of my denim jeans drawer last week I was inspired to create a video for my YouTube Channel and bare my bedroom clean-out with all my social media subscribers. Apparently I was oblivious to just how many pairs of denim jeans I had accumulated and held onto over the last ten years – waiting for the day I was ‘thin enough’ to wear them again. For some reason every time my Beloved would help me clean out my wardrobe (you know, with the approving nod or the toss-it-out shake) I

Boost Your Body Confidence

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on May 6, 2015 / Body Image, Confidence, dieting, Eating Disorders, Emotional Eating

Body Confidence Boost This weeks’ blog is for all those women and young girls who can’t stand to look at themselves in the mirror – without judgement. I know how challenged you feel at the mere thought of looking in the mirror and liking what you see – let alone asserting you actually love the disappointment who looks back at you. It’s hard to be a self-assured and secure woman in today’s society. Even on a good day one phrase, one word, one look can be all it takes to dent that hard won self-confidence of the woman in the mirror

Homemade Body Scrub and Face Mask

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on March 5, 2015 / Body Image, Health & Fitness, Holistic Health, Lifestyle, Self-Care, Sparkle & Shine, Wellness Coaching

Homemade Beauty: Body Scrub and Face Mask I am often complimented on my skin (which is lovely to hear as I age). When people ask what I use, they are often surprised to learn that I actually do not use expensive creams, masks or potions. Putting toxins and chemicals on my face isn’t as appealing as it used to be before I knew what was actually in those products and how they harm the body. Just my like my REAL FOOD Guidelines, I like to keep my beauty routine simple. Unfortunately I was fond of using harsh glycolic acid peals and lightening

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