I have GAINED WEIGHT… If you’ve been a part of my community for a while, this statement probably comes as a surprise. And yet, it is true. As someone who has advocated for intuitive eating as the most effective way for me to be healthy, fit and happy, it was VERY enlightening to explore why […]
Why do I overthink? Overthinking can be one of the most EXHAUSTING experiences. I remember one of my worst overthinking episodes. My parents didn't pick up their phone for a few hours, something very unusual. I called again and again, and by the time they called me back, I had already started to prepare myself […]
Am I Too Nice? Whenever I think about what it means to be nice or kind, a story comes to mind. Many moons ago, in a seemingly friendly conversation, someone in my inner circle told me: "Why don't you just be a nice girl, say thank you and stop talking"? That person was offering to […]
Every day, someone asks me: “Fadela, how do you always stay so calm?”. Just kidding. No one ever asks that 🙂 But I have been getting a lot of DMs on Instagram from people asking me for tips on how to manage difficult relationships with close family members. Since it is an area I that […]
How to Stop Caring What Other People Think of You I was recently having a chat with a childhood friend, telling him that it's funny how I ended up in the coaching world. He started laughing and said, "Fadela, you've always been deep, even when we were 8!". He's right, I was always fascinated by […]
Does thinking about your age feel daunting or demoralising? I personally started having issues around that in my early twenties. I felt under a lot of pressure to make the right career choices, have the perfect body before it was too late, find the right relationship that would eventually turn into a family later on […]
This week, we're talking about something that not many people will admit out loud. And that is that there are times in our lives when we know exactly what we could do to make ourselves feel better and yet, we don't want to do it. That resistance to feel better can manifest as a lack of energy, […]
If you asked me in my twenties if I considered myself "real", I would have confidently answered: "YES, what you see is what you get". And I used to say that phrase a LOT, especially when I met new people. Except it wasn't true. For as long as I can remember, I struggled with "fitting […]
How do I stop feeling guilty? Do you wish you could stop feeling guilty all the time? You are not alone! Guilt is a topic that comes up a lot in my coaching sessions. First, it's important to recognise that there are two types of guilt. The first type of guilt happens when we do something […]
I celebrated my 36th birthday last week, and while I was overwhelmed with love and gratitude for all the messages I received from my online community (THANK YOU????), I also stumbled upon an important realisation. For seven years, I hid my birthday on Facebook under the pretext that it was personal and that the people […]
