Food Life Freedom Values

Do you feel in a fight with your body?

Many people find themselves trapped in a diet cycle, experiencing binge eating, emotional eating, overeating and fighting against their body. It's draining spending so much time stressing about food and your body.

What if I told you it doesn't have to be this way?

We know why diets don't work. Even more, we know why diets cause a poor relationship with food.

At Food Life Freedom, we don't believe in food rules, there's no "good" or "bad" and guilt does not belong in eating. Food is food and serves to nourish your body and your life. You are supported to heal your relationship with food so eating to feel good in your body becomes stress-free.

Check below to see if you are stuck in the dieting cycle ⬇️

We're breaking down diet culture

Our diet culture normalises disordered eating, stressing over food and hating our bodies. The messages in our world tell us health and happiness comes from eating perfectly and attaining an ideal body. But this is not true.

We can break down diet culture by addressing the pyramid of human need.

Health, happiness, energy and wellbeing do not come from denying your body's most basic needs. We must fuel our body with the physical and emotional resources it needs so we can feel our best.

Meet the founder

Hi, I'm Emma Townsin

Registered Dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor

The serious stuff

My qualifications

I am:

• A UK registered healthcare provider with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Registration number DT28209.
• A Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor (CIEC) through Intuitive Eating PRO with Evelyn Tribole (The co-founder of the intuitive eating framework).

University degrees:

• Master of dietetics, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia (2012).
• Honours research year in food science and nutrition, Deakin University, Melbourne Australia (2010).
• Bachelor of Health Sciences, majoring in Nutrition and psychology (2009)

Additional training and supervision:

• Trauma informed care with Fiona Sutherland and Tracy Brown - in progress
• Digestive disorders and eating disorders with Marci Evans RD
• Intuitive Eating PRO course with Evelyn Tribole
• I am a member of my professional body - The British Dietetics Association as well as specialist organisations EDRDPro and Certified Intuitive Eating Counsellors, through which I complete regular professional development training webinars.
• I receive monthly supervision with a specialist eating disorder dietitian.
• Additionally I work for an eating disorder private practice as part of a team providing consultations for those with diagnosed eating disorders.

The fun stuff

Facts about me

• I moved to the UK in 2015 for a short stay and just never left. Although I grew up in Australia I also have family in the UK so I feel at home here as well.
•  Sometimes you will find me in Uganda. My partner moved there in 2021 and I’m currently spending my time split between the UK and Uganda.
• Spending time in green (or blue) space  is important for my mental health. I often break up my days with a walk in the local park or along the canal and I love weekends away in the mountains.
• I love all sorts of food but the foods I miss if they are not available are my basic everyday things like cheddar cheese and grainy bread.
• My current favourite way to “read” is with an audiobook - I particularly love listening to an audio book while walking in a park. 

Now I'd love to learn about you!