Gut Reaction - specialising in disordered eating

16/06/2026

It's not uncommon to hold back from seeking support for binge eating disorder because you feel uncertain about what the support will look like. You may even worry it could involve following a prescribed meal plan, or being told to eliminate the foods that feel like a security blanket.

In the last blog in my recent binge eating series, I walk through what nutritional counselling for binge eating and disordered eating involves. I explain why I take a holistic approach - working with the nutritional and behavioural aspects alongside your relationship with food and your body.

If you're wondering how I might support your recovery and what that looks like in practice, this is for you.

🔗 Read the full blog here: https://www.gutreaction.co.uk/get-real/2026/4/1/can-nutritional-counselling-help-with-binge-eating-disorder

If it resonates, I'd love to hear your thoughts or experiences here or via DM 🌱🤍

Many people with binge eating disorder have tried multiple approaches without lasting change. Sarah Grant explains how specialist nutritional counselling works.

05/06/2026

🌿✨ Stress-Free Summer Food Planning & Prep Workshop ✨🌿

Feeling stuck for inspiration about what to cook this summer? Want to save time, take the stress out of mealtimes, and actually enjoy being in the kitchen? This interactive workshop is for you.

📅 Thursday 9 July 2026
⏰ 6:30 - 9:00 PM
📍 Cafe Desa, Leamington Spa

Join us for an evening of practical tips, live demos and delicious food where you’ll:

🥗 Learn a simple, stress-free way to plan nourishing meals
🍳 Discover quick meal prep ideas
👩‍🍳 Watch easy, seasonal dishes and salads come together
🍽️ Enjoy tasting everything we make

Hosted by nutrition professionals Sarah from Gut Reaction, and Cynthia of Cafe Desa - who believe in making food feel easy, enjoyable and satisfying.

💷 £49 per person - only 12 places available.

👉 Book your spot via the link in the bio before it fills up: https://www.gutreaction.co.uk/stress-free-food-workshop

Come with an appetite. Leave inspired. 💚

Services available remotely via online video link, or in person at locations in Warwickshire, the Cotswolds, and near Virginia Water, Surrey/Berkshire, UK

21/05/2026

The third blog in my binge eating series explores the emotional drivers that can maintain the restrict-binge cycle.

In the blog I cover:

- The emotional regulation function of binge eating and why this can be so central to many people's binge pattern

- The role of chronic stress and nervous system depletion

- The idea that there is typically more than one beginning to a binge episode - what happened on the day of the binge, and what happened much earlier in someone's history that first taught them to turn to food for comfort

Read the blog here: https://www.gutreaction.co.uk/get-real/2026/2/26/why-binge-eating-is-so-hard-to-stop-the-emotional-and-personal-history-behind-the-cycle

If it resonates with you, I'd love to hear your thoughts or experiences here or via DM 🌱 🤍

The fourth blog in this short series - which is about what's involved in nutritional counselling for binge eating disorder - will follow shortly

Why does binge eating persist even when you understand what's driving it? Sarah Grant explores the emotional and historical roots of binge eating - including the two beginnings that almost always precede a binge.

18/05/2026

One of the most common things I hear from people with binge eating disorder is a version of 'I know exactly what I'm doing and I still can't stop'.

The second blog in my binge eating series looks at the physiological and cognitive drivers that maintain the restrict-binge cycle, and why approaches based on willpower and strict rules rarely produce lasting change.

It covers:

- How restriction and under-fuelling create the neurobiological conditions for binge eating, regardless of whether someone is formally dieting
- The role of blood sugar dysregulation and the brain's reward system
- How binge eating develops a habitual quality
- The cognitive patterns that can maintain the cycle including all-or-nothing thinking and food moralising

If this blog resonates with you, you’re very welcome to share your thoughts or experiences here or via DM 🌱 🤍

https://www.gutreaction.co.uk/get-real/2026/2/26/why-cant-i-stop-binge-eating-the-physiological-and-cognitive-drivers

The third blog in this series - on the emotional roots of binge eating - will follow shortly.

Binge eating isn't a willpower problem. Specialist nutritional therapist Sarah Grant explains the physiological, psychological and cognitive drivers behind binge eating - and why understanding them is the first step to change.

30/03/2026

Welcome new followers, and thank you all for being here.

I’m Sarah, founder of Gut Reaction, a private nutrition clinic specialising in binge eating disorder, compulsive overeating, emotional eating, disordered eating and chronic dieting patterns.

I’ve been helping people find their way out of a difficult relationship with food since 2013.

I’m now one of a small number of BANT Registered Nutritional Therapy Practitioners to hold an advanced accreditation in Nutritional Therapy for Eating Disorders, and I integrate behaviour change tools, Intuitive Eating, body image support and ACT principles into my practice.

My own experiences with food and health led me into this work. I was a very picky eater as a child, spent my teens and twenties dealing with persistent digestive symptoms, and eventually found my way to Nutritional Therapy, which helped me enormously.

What really shaped my clinical direction though was the realisation that if eating healthily becomes restrictive or obsessive, it isn’t actually healthy.

At the heart of my practice is the idea that self-trust around food can be learned - which is why the work I do with individual clients is always collaborative, building the skills and awareness that make lasting change possible.

If you’re here because food is taking up more space in your life than it should, I hope you find something useful here. There is more in the link in my bio, including how to book a free enquiry call if you’d like to talk things through.

Sarah x

08/03/2026

Today is International Women’s Day and this year I’m aligning with the pledge to forge positive visibility of women.

Body dissatisfaction, particularly in this digital age, is widespread. It is not a personal failing - it is often shaped and sustained by cultural bias.

When we challenge appearance-based judgement and shift the cultural focus from appearance to capability, character and contribution, we reduce a significant mental and physiological strain on women.

And when women are no longer at war with their bodies, they reclaim energy, clarity and the capacity to direct their energy to areas that truly matter to them.

As this year’s campaign reminds us, “When women rise, we all thrive."

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02/03/2026

In this blog, I explore the differences between emotional eating, binge eating and Binge Eating Disorder.

My aim is to help clarify common misconceptions and concerns - reducing shame and making it easier to know what kind of support might be helpful 💜

🔗 Read the full blog: www.gutreaction.co.uk/get-real - the link is in my bio.

If it resonates, you’re very welcome to share your thoughts or experiences here or via DM 🌱 🤍

02/03/2026

In this blog, I explore the differences between emotional eating, binge eating and Binge Eating Disorder.

My aim is to help clarify common misconceptions and concerns - reducing shame and making it easier to know what kind of support might be helpful 💜

If it resonates, you’re very welcome to share your thoughts or experiences here or via DM 🌱 🤍

It is Eating Disorders Awareness Week and I thought I would write about something I often see as a point of confusion around binge eating. Some of the people I work with have been diagnosed with an eating disorder, but many haven’t. They are working with me whilst trying to make sense of patterns ...

25/02/2026

Eating disorders are serious mental health conditions - but they are not always visible.

Despite the stereotypes, you can’t tell by someone’s body size, appearance or how “well” they seem on the outside whether they are struggling.

In the UK, at least 1.25 million people are living with an eating disorder. That’s about 1 in 50 people. Many are not 'underweight'. Many are high-functioning - going to work, parenting, studying, socialising - while managing a private battle with food and their body.

One of the most persistent and harmful myths is that someone has to look a certain way, or visibly unwell, to deserve help. That simply isn’t true.

If your relationship with food feels distressing, you deserve understanding and support.

This Eating Disorders Awareness Week, let’s challenge the idea that eating disorders have a certain look.

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22/02/2026

This Eating Disorders Awareness Week, the theme is Community and I'm reflecting on how healing often begins with being heard.

It can start with someone saying: “I see you” or “That makes sense” or “You don’t have to do this on your own.”

Reaching out can feel hard. But recovery rarely happens in isolation - it grows in connection.

Whether that’s:
💜 A family member or friend who listens without judgement
💜 A GP, therapist, or nutritional counsellor with the appropriate training
💜 A specialist support network or online community

Even one person holding space for your truth can be the beginning of change.
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