What Is Intuitive Eating?
Our culture is saturated with dieting, food rules and body perfectionism. As psychologists, we support clients across the UK in making peace with food, reconnecting with their bodies, and unlearning the shame and rigidity that diet culture imposes.
Intuitive Eating is a non-diet, evidence-based framework developed by dieticians Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch. Built on ten guiding principles, it helps people return to eating in a way that honours both physical and emotional health, without restriction or guilt.
Reconnecting With Your Body
Intuitive eating helps you rebuild trust with your body. Instead of following external food rules or restrictive meal plans, you learn to listen to internal cues such as hunger, fullness, satisfaction, and emotional needs.
You begin to ask:
- What do I feel like eating right now?
- What would nourish me physically and emotionally?
- Am I hungry, or am I seeking comfort, connection, or relief from stress or sadness?
This mindful awareness allows you to develop a more compassionate, flexible relationship with food and your body.
Why Intuitive Eating Can Be Healing
For many people, intuitive eating is healing. It offers a way out of chronic dieting, binge–restrict cycles, emotional eating, and the constant battle with body image.
At its heart, intuitive eating helps you develop respect and trust in your body. Often, struggles with food are not just about food; they are about control, self-worth, trauma, or unmet emotional needs. Through intuitive eating therapy, these deeper layers can be explored and healed in a supportive, non-judgmental space.
A Weight-Inclusive Approach to Health
Intuitive eating is weight-inclusive, meaning it does not promote weight loss as a goal. Instead, it aligns with the Health at Every Size (HAES) philosophy, focusing on behaviours that support overall well-being, regardless of body shape or size.
This can be a radical shift from what we’ve been taught about how bodies “should” look, but for many people in the UK it’s a liberating and sustainable step toward body respect and long-term health.
Online Psychological Support Across the UK
If you are tired of battling with food and your body, intuitive eating presents a kinder and more compassionate way to live inside your body.
At The UK Practice, our psychologists provide online therapy for intuitive eating, body image concerns, and eating disorder recovery to clients across the UK. We use evidence-based, compassionate approaches to help you reconnect with your body, find food freedom, and improve your emotional well-being.
Whether you’re based in London, Leeds, Manchester, or Edinburgh, our online sessions make professional psychological support accessible wherever you are.