A Gutsy Philosophy and Approach
“Let me help you overcome the physical, emotional and mindset barriers in your way of a healthier relationship food, so you can eat and live with more ease, energy and enjoyment.”
Sarah Grant, Registered Nutritional Therapy Practitioner & Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor
What if the secret to A PEACEFUL RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD lies in your gut?
Gut health is now widely accepted as a cornerstone of overall health and wellbeing. However, my years working in clinical practice have shown me that a healthy relationship with food extends way beyond ‘what’ we eat.
Food can not only influence physical health, gut function, cognitive abilities and mood, but how, when, and why we eat can deeply affect our emotional wellbeing, self-esteem and overall enjoyment of life.
Overwhelmed by the noise of the dieting industry and media, confused about nutrition, fatigued from the pressures of modern life and often struggling with digestive distress or other anxieties around food, too many people fall out of touch with what their bodies need, lose sight of the bigger picture of their wellbeing, and sacrifice the real enjoyment of eating.
This is why the significance of the Gut in my wellness philosophy extends beyond the workings of the gastrointestinal system, and encompasses the Gut as a source of inner wisdom.
If you want lasting freedom from food and body struggles, I believe that ‘following your Gut’ is the secret ingredient, and one that is missing from most nutritional approaches.
Rather than looking for answers outside of yourself (for example, another nutrition programme, diet plan, or food app), it’s about turning inside for how you choose to eat - as well as how you move, live, care for yourself, and essentially be in the world and in your body.
FIND PEACE THROUGH THE GUT REACTION METHOD™
The Gut Reaction Method™ is a unique approach to reconnecting with your health, and creating balance and alignment between mind, body and food, with your Gut as your compass.
Through my work with hundreds of clients over the past decade, I’ve developed a liberating approach to finding peace with food called The Gut Reaction Method™. The approach enables you to unlock your own intuition and trust your bodily wisdom, whilst benefiting from science-led support and nutrition.
My holistic framework provides an illuminating lens and roadmap through which to understand and rebalance ‘The Seven Dynamics of a Healthy Relationship with Food and Your Body’, using your gut as your ‘compass’.
It’s a life-changing, tried and tested approach that has empowered many of my clients to get on a nourishing path towards a life filled with more vitality and more physical, mental and emotional freedom around food and their bodies.
WHERE NUTRITION MEETS WELLBEING
Through The Gut Reaction Method™ I bring together research-validated coaching methods including Intuitive Eating and Acceptance & Commitment Training, with personalised nutrition and Gut health science, to help you better attune mind, body and food:
Nourish your Gut
Due to my own challenges with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), I have a special interest in the role our unique digestive systems play in our physical and mental health, mood and emotions.
As digestive function is the primary supporter of all other physical systems in the body, it is my belief that a healthy Gut is a core foundation of health and wellbeing, as well as disease prevention.
"The GI system is the primary gateway by which the external environment interacts with the body” - Tom Sult, 2006"
Furthermore, a burgeoning body of scientific research into the gut microbiome - the complex microbial ecosystem living inside the gastrointestinal tract - is closely linked with many dimensions of health from immunity to metabolism to mood and mental wellbeing.
Even if you don’t have a digestive condition to manage, respecting your Gut is a cornerstone of wellness. My supportive approach to nutrition nurtures this naturally.
Trust your Gut
The Gut is now widely acknowledged as our 'second brain' as the extraordinary gut-brain connection (a two-way communication axis) becomes better understood in Western science, and researchers have determined that the enteric nervous system in the Gut is constantly providing information to our brains regarding our general health and our nutritional needs.
Emotions like shame, anger and fear can often be felt in the Gut, and can also affect our capacity for digestion.
When we tune-in to our ‘gut feelings’ we discover they hold a lot wisdom about our true needs.
If you are ready to break away from all the noise of diet culture, prescribed eating plans or nutritional overwhelm, and to and navigate food with freedom and ease, then you need to unlock your Gut intuition around food and eating.
My approach draws heavily on an evidence-based eating self-care framework called Intuitive Eating and aims to reacquaint you with your inner compass so you can better hear, trust, respond to and learn from the messages your own body is giving you, enabling healthful behaviours to flourish naturally and sustainably.