Habit change coach
Build something that actually fits your life
You know what to do.
So why isn't it working?
You’re not broken. You just haven’t found the right approach yet.
You think about food more than you'd like to — what to eat, what you shouldn't have eaten, what to do next.
You've tried every diet, plan and programme. Nothing has ever quite stuck.
You know what you should be doing but somehow it never translates into your actual life.
You feel like food and your weight take up more headspace than they should.
You just want a simpler, easier relationship with food — one that doesn't require this much effort.
Does this sound familiar?
If so — you're not failing. You just haven't been given the right tools yet.
My Story
For most of my life, I didn’t understand the problem
My weight went up and down.
I'd find something that worked — for a while. But I was always white-knuckling it.
Always one bad week away from undoing everything.
It took me a long time to understand why. Then I realised it wasn’t about trying harder…
It was about understanding what was actually getting in the way — and building something that worked with my life, not against it.
That’s what brought me to coaching.
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.