Useful Information & Resources
Stay awhile and explore information about the approaches, philosophies and paradigms that underpin and inform my nutrition counselling style.
You’ll also find a collection of links to some of my trusted colleagues and resources.
What is...
The Non-diet Approach, Body-Led and Intuitively-based Eating
A Non-Diet or body-led approach is gentle. It allows you to build skills and confidence in your own ability to nourish your body, without the focus on weight loss or changing your body shape and size.
Unlike typical diets, the goals of this approach are to:
- Explore your body’s ability to look after itself
- Increase trust in food and nourishing your body
- Explore your body’s cues and your ability to notice and act on them (hunger, fullness, satisfaction)
- Decrease guilt and fear around food
- Encourage a neutral view of all foods where no foods are good or bad
- Encourage body respect and acceptance without the pursuit of weight loss
- Minimise the diet mentality and behaviours associated with dieting (counting, weighing, measuring, etc)
- Increase flexibility, compassion, and willingness to care for yourself
If this sounds like an approach that might work for you, I’d love to guide you.
Size and Weight-Inclusive Healthcare
Healthcare that is size and weight-inclusive aims to support people who wish to pursue health and well-being, without focusing on weight control.
It’s underpinned by the importance and belief that all bodies deserve to live their life free from stigma and discrimination.
Size and weight-inclusive healthcare view health and well-being as more complex than what we eat, exercise and weigh. And understands that the ability to access health is different for people based on their lived experience and social determinants of health.
Mindfulness & Mindful Eating
Mindful Eating is a practice that enables people to connect with eating and themselves in the present moment in a non-judgemental and curious way. It can help calm the chaos around eating and offer some insight into your eating behaviours.
What is...
The Non-diet Approach, Body-Led and Intuitively-based Eating
A Non-Diet or body-led approach is gentle. It allows you to build skills and confidence in your own ability to nourish your body, without the focus on weight loss or changing your body shape and size.
Unlike typical diets, the goals of this approach are to:
- Explore your body’s ability to look after itself
- Increase trust in food and nourishing your body
- Explore your body’s cues and your ability to notice and act on them (hunger, fullness, satisfaction)
- Decrease guilt and fear around food
- Encourage a neutral view of all foods where no foods are good or bad
- Encourage body respect and acceptance without the pursuit of weight loss
- Minimise the diet mentality and behaviours associated with dieting (counting, weighing, measuring, etc)
- Increase flexibility, compassion, and willingness to care for yourself
If this sounds like an approach that might work for you, I’d love to guide you.
Size and Weight-Inclusive Healthcare
Healthcare that is size and weight-inclusive aims to support people who wish to pursue health and well-being, without focusing on weight control.
It’s underpinned by the importance and belief that all bodies deserve to live their life free from stigma and discrimination.
Size and weight-inclusive healthcare view health and well-being as more complex than what we eat, exercise and weigh. And understands that the ability to access health is different for people based on their lived experience and social determinants of health.
Mindfulness & Mindful Eating
Mindful Eating is a practice that enables people to connect with eating and themselves in the present moment in a non-judgemental and curious way. It can help calm the chaos around eating and offer some insight into your eating behaviours.
Eating Disorder Resources & Services
Butterfly
An Australian hub for evidence-based support services, treatment and resources for people impacted by eating disorders or body image issues.
Eating Disorders & LGBTIQA+ Communities
People in the LGBTIQ+ community have a higher risk of developing an eating disorder. This resource from Eating Disorders Victoria will help you learn about the risk factors, and specific services to help.
Eating Disorders Neurodiversity Australia
A neurodivergent-led organisation advocating for Neurodiversity-friendly healthcare for Neurodivergent people with eating disorders.
Eating Disorders Victoria
EDV connects those in Victoria affected by eating disorders (including carers) with services, people and the hope needed for recovery.
Inside Out Institute
Get assessed, find treatment and explore the resources at Australia’s national eating disorder research and clinical excellence institute.
Reach Out And Recover (ROAR)
The ROAR website is an interactive tool to support people feeling distressed about their eating and body concerns. ROAR can help you understand the extent and impact of your eating and body concerns and offer you the next steps to take towards recovery.
Support For Young People
Eva Musby - Anorexia Family
Resources for parents on how to help their child eat well and be well. Please note: Eva is a parent, not a clinician and resources are not a substitute for professional advice.
Feed Your Instinct
Feed Your Instinct (FYI) is an interactive tool designed to support parents of children and young people experiencing different types of eating and/or body image problems.
The Shared Table
An online meal support training program for carers that contains information about the stages of meal support, communication skills, setting rules, boundaries and non-negotiables.
Anti-Diet, Weight-Inclusive Organisations & Services
Association for Size Diversity and Health and HAES ®
ASDAH is a not-for-profit organisation committed to the practice of the Health At Every Size® (HAES®) Principles, size diversity in health, and celebrating bodies of all shapes and sizes.
Body Image School
Courses and tools supporting body image from registered art psychotherapist, counsellor and coach Ashlee Bennett (aka @bodyimage_therapist).
Body Image with Bri
The website of Bri Campos, LPC, Body Image Coach and Educator. Learn about her ‘body grief’ approach to healing body image, listen to her podcast or join one of her courses or webinars.
Body Positive Health and Fitness
Shelley Lask is a mobile and online personal trainer working with people to get fit and strong using HAES and non-diet approaches to movement.
Intuitive Eating
The official home of Intuitive Eating, an anti-diet, evidence-based approach to food and eating.
Self-Compassion
The official website of Dr Kristin Neff, Self-Compassion researcher. Here, you'll find lots of resources, workshops and events to learn and practise self-compassion.
Size Inclusive Health Australia
Size Inclusive Health Australia brings together the highest quality information, training and specialists in Australia for size-inclusive care, including the Health at Every Size® (HAES®) approach.
The Centre for Mindful Eating
TCME’s mission is to help people achieve a balanced, respectful, healthy and joyful relationship with food and eating.
Mental Health Services
Beyond Blue
24/7 support for anxiety, depression and suicide prevention.
Headspace
The National Youth Mental Health Foundation (aka Headspace) provides services to young people to support mental health and physical health.
SANE Australia
Connection and community for people with complex mental health issues and those that care for them.
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