Go from reacting automatically with food, to responding consciously to your emotional and physical needs.
Finding Freedom is a 1-day interactive face-to-face workshop designed to help you understand your triggers, regulate your nervous system, and create a personalised strategy that supports lasting change, without guilt, shame, or restriction.
**Important!**
Significant discounts are available for current and past Fresh Start Members - check your invitation email for the special code!
Brisbane - Sunday, 17th May (9.30am - 2.30pm)
Wagga Wagga - Saturday, 30th May (9.30am - 2.30pm)
Sydney - Sunday, 31st May (9.30am - 2.30pm)
Why Mindless & Emotional Eating Happens
Sometimes eating feels automatic, even when you don’t want it to. You might also notice what many people describe as 'food noise' - frequent thoughts about food that can feel distracting or difficult to switch off.
You know what to do, yet the urges feel stronger than your willpower. You might feel frustrated, guilty, disappointed, or even ashamed, but the truth is, you're not broken.
Mindless and emotional eating isn’t a failure of discipline. It’s your nervous system, your habits, and your environment trying to protect or work for you, often in ways that no longer serve you. Understanding why this happens is the first step to reclaiming control.
Stop The Relentless Cycle Of Mindless & Emotional Eating
This workshop isn't a lecture about food choices and it isn’t about rules or restriction. It's a guided, interactive day designed to help you understand your own patterns of thinking and behaving more clearly, and begin responding differently.
Throughout the day, we'll explore:
- The triggers and unconscious patterns that drive your mindless or emotional eating.
- Why 'food noise' happens and how awareness and internal support can help quiet it over time.
- How your nervous system influences urges, stress, and cravings.
- Practical ways to regulate your emotional state through breathing, movement, and awareness.
- How urges behave, and how to pause before reacting.
- The role your environment plays in shaping habits, often without you realising it.
- The emotional needs that may sit underneath certain eating behaviours.
- The identity shifts that support long-term behavioural change to become someone who can respond to emotions without food.
There will be small group discussions and individual reflection opportunities, so that your learning is based in your own reality and circumstances.
By the end of the workshop, you'll have a clearer understanding of your own patterns and a personalised strategy to support more conscious choices moving forward.
**Important!**
Significant discounts are available for current and past Fresh Start Members - check your invitation email for the special code!
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Is This Workshop Right For You?
If several of these experiences feel familiar, you are not alone. Many people find that understanding the patterns behind their eating behaviours brings both relief and clarity.
Absolutely 'Yes' if you:
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Struggle with emotional eating (eating in response to emotions such as boredom, stress, anxiety, overwhelm, happiness etc) or mindless eating (automatic or habitual eating when you are not physically hungry);
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Find yourself caught in cycles of cravings, overeating, and guilt;
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Sometimes feel controlled by food or notice yourself eating when you are not genuinely physically hungry (and perhaps are unsure how to recognise true hunger);
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Feel tired of “starting again” and would like a different approach;
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Would like to feel calmer and more confident around food and eating;
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Appreciate practical, science-based tools;
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Are interested in moving beyond willpower, toward greater emotional and behavioural awareness.
**Important!**
Significant discounts are available for current and past Fresh Start Members - check your invitation email for the special code!
Melissa
"Your work has done me wonders and I feel that you’ve given me the right tools to stay on track and make the most of this opportunity."
Francine
"There were great tools supplied on how to deal with my old conditions, before they resurface."
John
"I just wanted to say a huge thank you to the team at Fresh Start... your support has been pivotal."
We're here to help!
Meet the coaches who'll help you Find Freedom.
AMBER KAY
Fresh Start Co-Founder, Transformational Life Coach (BA (Hons) Psychology, Advanced Diploma Coaching, NLP Coaching Practitioner, Spiral Practitioner and Emotional Clearing Practitioner) and Co-Author of 'Get Back On Track After Your Weight Loss Surgery'.
ALEX SHIRLEY
Fresh Start Co-Founder, certified Holistic Health Coach (Wellcoaches Health Coach specialising in Bariatric Surgery Support, Masters in Health and Nutrition Education) and Co-Author of 'Get Back On Track After Your Weight Loss Surgery'.
What Makes This Workshop Different
• The focus is on understanding your behaviour patterns so you can respond more effectively, rather than relying on willpower alone.
• We combine building awareness, nervous system regulation, and practical behaviour strategies to support real, sustainable change.
• The session is interactive, reflective, and experiential - you'll explore your own triggers and patterns of thinking, feeling, and acting, and practice new responses, rather than just listen to information.
Imagine Life After
Imagine noticing an urge arise and choosing how to respond calmly, rather than reacting automatically.
Imagine having tools that actually work in the moment, knowing your triggers, and feeling confident in your ability to manage them.
Imagine going through your day without shame, guilt, or constant preoccupation with food.
This workshop gives you the insight, strategies, and support to make that shift a reality.
Hear what Alison wants you know about our workshops...
An Interactive, Transformative Experience
You’ll leave with:
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Deep understanding of your personal eating patterns and triggers.
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Tools to regulate your nervous system in real time.
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Skills to interrupt urges before they lead to unwanted eating.
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Strategies to design your environment for success.
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A sense of identity aligned with your long-term goals.
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A clear, practical personal plan to guide your next steps.
Change rarely begins with pressure or criticism - it begins with understanding. This workshop offers a supportive space to explore your patterns, learn practical tools, and begin responding to urges and emotions in new ways.
**Important!**
Significant discounts are available for current and past Fresh Start Members - check your invitation email for the special code!
Spaces Are Limited
Join us for 'Finding Freedom From Mindless & Emotional Eating' today!
**Important!**
Significant discounts are available for current and past Fresh Start Members - check your invitation email for the special code!
98.1% of all 2024 and 2025 face-to-face workshop attendees said:
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They would recommend the sessions to another attendee.
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They found the sessions valuable.
Here's what attendees say about our workshops:
Very well presented. Jeff
Great workshop to understand barriers to change and tools to enable change. Clare
Another amazing workshop - thank you! Rebecca
Thanks for a fantastic workshop. This should be mandatory for all people on their weight loss journey. You do such a fantastic job. Victoria
It was excellent. I'm glad I took my Saturday off to do this. Madeline
Excellent workshop once again! Thank you very much. Maree
Was excellent - thanks. A valuable and upbeat day. Great to chat to everyone. Thanks so much Amber and Alex - your combination of positivity and reality is fantastic. Bernie
Great to be reminded of the wonderful tools at our disposal through 'Fresh Start Group'. Pamela
I like the level of 'trust' you promote in the workshops and online webinars. Good venue and great to have a face-to-face day. Tracey
Thank you! This has been incredibly helpful and I will definitely come back to another workshop. Katherine
I love the examples you give to reinforce topics. Michelle
Such an important opportunity to get together with people who have been through the same thing I have been through. Sarah
Your workshops are really helpful. Excellent! Thank you Amber and Alex! Love your workshops! Suzanne
Beautifully presented, well sourced, relevant and dedicated knowledge with time to break down and explain content. Angela
Amber and Alex are wonderful at what they do. Nina
Thanks Amber & Alex, that was awesome. I feel back on track and refreshed to keep going towards my wellness vision. Polly
Thank you so much, I'm really glad I came. Joanne
Very informative - I liked the way the presenters kept swapping for different sessions, as it kept it really interesting. Kristy
Thank you Amber & Alex - I always enjoy the face-to-face. You are both enthusiastic and motivate me when I need it! Chantel
You guys were awesome - easy to listen to and all of the workshop was great. Rebekah
I came wanting to change my mindset from feeling like 'I don't want to fail' to 'I can do this'. The workshop has made me feel positive and encouraged. Nikki
Thank you for your time & travelling! I have felt very engaged during the session and I'm feeling positive about my journey. Karen
I have learned so much today. My mind is full of things to do. Leanne
Thank you so much for coming all this way and sharing your knowledge. I think this will change a lot of things in my life. Bless. Mich
Thanks Alex & Amber. Very enjoyable day. Look forward to keeping in touch. James
It was awesome, very inspirational. Feeling very motivated. Tanya
I have been focusing on the 'I don't want to end back where I was'. I now know that leads to focusing on the don't. I can focus on the future, not the past. Rachel
I really enjoyed face-to-face but the webinars are so fantastic too. Was lovely to meet you. Fi
Really gave me a lot to consider and think about and to action. Angie
Thank you. The workshop was really helpful. David
Appreciate your knowledge sharing. Monique
Really great workshop. Thank you! Inspiring! Simone
Thank you for your time and effort. Belinda
Love the workshops, always motivating. Sharelle
I love the thinking this made me do about my behaviours. Anita
It was great meeting the other attendees, knowing I’m not alone and that they feel like I do. Sue
Amber was informative, knowledgeable, helpful and welcoming. Great session - so glad I was here! Lidija
Excellent speaker - I have been to many workshops and found this excellent. Radhika
So many new strategies to implement. Honest, useful and realistic information. Kate
Great, new and valuable information. Thanks for a terrific workshop Alex! Janine
I loved the breakout discussion sessions - sitting and talking to others about what we had written down. Michelle
Great content and real examples to help me improve what I’m doing. Carmel
The booklet was awesome, the presenter was very informative, and for my first workshop I extremely enjoyed the interaction with others. Thank you very much, this was awesome! Chloe
I look forward to using the tools I’ve learnt today. Cathy
Very insightful, very professional, and greatly skilled presenter and workshop. Walid
It’s wonderful knowing this support is there. Amanda
This really helped me refocus. Rita
Supportive and encouraging environment, with a nice sized group and interactions. I really enjoyed this session. Helen
I loved the honesty and sharing stories and feelings with others. Thank you Amber - always a pleasure. Michaela
It’s always enjoyable coming to these sessions. Mark
