Farida El Tayeb
FREELANCE WRITER
NBHWC-licensed Holistic Health Coach in training
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Healing
mind
body
soul
About
My name is Farida, I write about embodiment and the mind-body-spirit connection, primarily through the lens of women’s health.
In 2022, I experienced a health breakdown that led me on a life-changing journey of understanding my body, my mind, and my soul. I dealt with 30KG weight gain in less than a year due to PCOS, debilitating chronic pain due to fibromyalgia, and recurring kidney and bladder infections.
Now I am on the other side, over 30KG lighter, my PCOS symptoms reversed, completely pain-free, stronger, fitter, and full of more life than ever, with a more profound understanding of my mind-body-spirit than I could have ever anticipated before this journey.
Today, I write about everything I learnt and discovered as a result, helping others on their path of being and becoming. I am also in the process of becoming an NBHWC-licensed Holistic Health Coach.
This is the place my work and my writing is inspired from and by. I share guidance with the deepest care and empathy, illuminating the details that are often missed by others who may not know this journey in this intimate and dear of a way.
I write for brands and I also write editorially, writing in-depth and, reflective essays alongside practical how-to guides. I use zero AI in my writing, every part of my process is fully human and soul-led. Please fill in the contact form below to work with me.
“Health is an awareness, an affirmation, and an active participation in one’s own destiny, with all the responsibility, pain, and joy that that entails… Health is not a static or passive state; it is a process of becoming.” - Jane Ridder-Patrick
Articles
Cortisol & PCOS
A very common story for many women with PCOS is that they might be eating well, exercising regularly, and doing everything "right”, yet their symptoms might actually get worse instead of better. Rather than seeing results, they find themselves stuck in a cycle of weight gain, anxiety, hirsutism, and a body that feels like it is “working against them”. It is a vicious cycle and for many, a hallmark of life with PCOS.
Side-by-Side & Top-Down: on being in relationship with the body
Eating well, moving the body, and commitment to doing what is good for you are essential components of healing hormonal imbalance. Another component is learning how to be in relationship with the body. This is what I explore in this essay through the framework of approaching the body from a top-down/side-by-side lens. The top down approach is the one in which we do where we are “meant to do” - we make sure to eat enough protein, we strength train, do cardio, we take our supplements, and so on. This is the aspect of healing that involves using the mind to will the body.