Meet Mandy, an experienced and compassionate Accredited Practising Dietitian with a practical and non-judgemental approach to helping people with food and eating.
Food and eating are an essential part of our everyday life, there are many ways to eat well, and nutrition is different for everyone. The foods we eat, and our patterns of eating are influenced by our culture, life experiences, environment and physical and mental health. Mandy’s role is to provide safe and inclusive evidence-based nutrition care that is focused on listening to you, understanding your relationship with food, and learning about your unique experiences eating food.
Mandy can be a guide to explore all aspects for food and eating including:
What does eating well mean for me?
What are my cues for feeling hungry and fulling full?
Can I enjoy the foods that bring me pleasure when I have a health condition?
Can I eat well when there are some foods I cannot eat?
How do I eat well when medications affect my appetite?
How do I include new foods or accept different foods?
If I have a special diet, how do I eat socially with others?
How do I plan meals and snacks that I like and fit in with my lifestyle?
If you are curious about any of these questions nutrition care that is affirming and strengths-based could help you build your confidence and skills with food. Practical and achievable solutions for eating well also help manage or reduce the risk of chronic conditions such as heart disease, metabolic conditions and diet-related cancers.
Mandy often supports neurodivergent people, people with mental health conditions, and people living with cognitive and intellectual disabilities. This may include folk that have complex relationships with food and eating due to body image distress, sensory differences or side effects from psychotropic medications. Mandy practices with an intersectional approach to provide trauma-informed and culturally responsive care utilising modalities such as The Non-Diet Approach, Mindful Eating, Intuitive Eating, RAVES, The Satter Feeding Dynamics Model and Responsive Feeding Therapy.