Emotional Eating Coach
Food doesn’t have to be the enemy
You’re not broken. You just haven’t found the right approach yet.
You feel out of control around food
Think about food constantly — What you ate, what you shouldn’t have eaten, what you’ll eat next.
Tried every diet, plan, and programme. Nothing has stuck.
Carry guilt and shame around food that nobody else knows about.
You just want to feel normal around food.
Does this sound familiar?
If you’re nodding along, you’re in exactly the right place.
My Story
I spent most of my life held hostage by my relationship with food.
For almost 4 decades my weight constantly yo-yoed. I felt ashamed, out of control, and even in a smaller body I was always white knuckling it.
What changed wasn't willpower. It was understanding why I was eating.
I broke the binge-restrict cycle and built a system that actually made me feel safe around food. Now I'm here. In a body I love. And I want to help you get there too.
How I can help
You don’t need another diet.
You need to understand why you eat the way you do — and build a new relationship with food that actually lasts. That’s exactly what we’ll work on together.
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Identify the emotional patternes behind your eating so you can start to change them
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Not just until you hit the next obstacle…Permanently.
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Work through the guilt and shame that’s been holding you back. So you can enjoy food again.
About Me
Compassion, systems thinking, and lived experience
Hi, I'm Jillian van Orsouw — emotional eating coach, former nurse, engineer, and someone who's spent a lifetime navigating my relationship with food.
My nursing experience taught me compassion — how to sit with people in difficult moments, without judgement, and meet them exactly where they are. My engineering background taught me how to break down complex problems and build systems that actually work — not just in theory, but in real life.
And then there's my own lived experience. For most of my life, food felt like something I had to manage, fight, or fear. Through my own journey — and now through coaching — I've learned what it actually takes to change that.
What I bring to coaching is all three of these things together: compassion, systems thinking, and the lived experience of having actually done the work myself.
Currently completing my coaching certification. Based in Edinburgh and work with clients online worldwide.
The Problem isn’t You
It's that nobody has helped you build the right system yet. That's exactly what we’ll do together over 8-10 sessions
Identify what’s keeping you stuck
Identify the thoughts and behaviours that are driving your eating.
Build Personalised Strategies
Practical approaches that fit your life, not someone else’s rule book.
Understand your eating
Learn what you’re eating patterns are telling you and how to give yourself what you really need.
Craft Your Toolkit
Leave with tools to stay in control long after we’ve finished working together.
In person (Edinburgh) Online via Zoom WhatsApp Google Meet Support between sessions.
Ready to take the first step?
Book a free 30 -minute discovery call. No pressure. No committment. Just a conversation to see if we’re a good fit.