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Funky Forest Health & Wellbeing

My approach is body inclusive, LGBTIQA+ friendly, and neuroaffirmative. Deeply personalised, compassionate care for you and your family. Message us for details.

Casey Conroy
Naturopath • Herbalist • Dietitian (APD) • Yoga Teacher • Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician
Deep nourishment ✨ Earth magic 🌿 Plant medicine
️‍🔥 Zero tolerance for wellness BS
Non-diet, neuroaffirming, radically inclusive care Casey Conroy, BVSc(Hons), BHSc(Nat), MNutrDiet, APD, CEDC
Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) | Non-Diet Nutritionist | Naturopath | Medical Herbalist | Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician (CEDC) | Provisional Sports Dietitian | Yoga Teacher | Strength & Conditioning Coach

I am an experienced health practitioner blending evidence-based science with traditional wisdom. Medicare & health fund rebates available, in person and Telehealth consultations available. At Funky Forest Health & Wellbeing we operate from a Non-Diet, Body Acceptance, Health at Every Size® philosophy which values people for who they are rather than what they look like. SPECIALTY AREAS:
- Eating, Weight & Body Image: Eating Disorders, disordered eating, emotional eating, diet recovery
- Nervous system: Neurodivergent Support (ADHD, ASD, SPD), CFS, stress resilience, Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia
- Hormones: Menopause, painful & heavy periods, menstrual irregularities, low testosterone, HT support for trans folks

INTEREST AREAS:
- Fertility, Pregnancy, Breastfeeding
- Gut: Bloating, Constipation, IBS, SIBO, Reflux, Dysbiosis, Food Intolerances
- Sports & Performance Nutrition
- Acute Naturopathy (e.g. colds, flu, recent injury)
- Thyroid: Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, Grave's disease
- Cardiometabolic: High cholesterol, Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes
- Musculoskeletal: Arthritis, fibromyalgia, sciatica

CLASSES: Yoga, AcroYoga, Strength & Conditioning - privates available! For more info visit https://www.funkyforest.com.au/how-i-can-help.html

15/09/2025

[ Body diversity: The spice of life ]

I love chillis and art, so I painted these bad boys 🌶️
Chillis come in all colours, shapes, and levels of heat.
Some bodies love them (putting both my hands up), some bodies can’t tolerate them.
Neither is “better” - they’re just different.

Our clients’ bodies are the same: diverse, unique, worthy of care.

But here’s what often happens in clinic:
➡️ A client in a larger body says “I need to lose weight.”
➡️ Or we, as clinicians, see a bigger body and diet mentality kicks in.

That’s when we need to pause.
Prescribing restriction purely based on body size doesn’t honour diversity - it harms it.

That’s why I made a free guide for practitioners:
🌿 Supporting Clients with Disordered Eating as a Naturopath 🌿

It shares 5 principles rooted in:
✨ Non-diet care
✨ Body trust + body acceptance
✨ Health at Every Size®
✨ Diversity acceptance (neurodivergence, body size, culture, all of it)

Because just like with chillis, there’s no one right way for a body to be.
Respect diversity. Support nourishment. Leave diets behind.

💌 Download it at link in bio, or here → [https://www.funkyforest.com.au/disordered-eating-for-naturopaths.html]
(You’ll also join the waitlist for my upcoming course - with first dibs + bonuses).

Because clients don’t need another restrictive plan... they need us to stop putting bodies on a diet and start supporting them as they are, with all their spice, sweetness, and unapologetic diversity.

05/09/2025

[ The Eating Spectrum isn’t just theory - I lived it ]

🎙️ New Episode is Live! This soundbite is a reminder that lived experience matters, and recovery is possible.

Most clients don’t walk into clinic saying “I have an eating disorder.”
Instead, they show up with gut issues, fatigue, or a “healthy eating” plan that’s quietly become harmful.

In this episode, I map out the eating spectrum - from intuitive eating to clinical eating disorders - and share my own lived experience of moving through every stage.

🌱 We’ll also talk about how naturopathic programs like Metabolic Balance (yep, I went there!), detoxes, and elimination diets can look scientific… but actually fuel disordered eating.

👉 Listen now and learn how to spot the messy middle, support clients safely, and avoid fuelling diet culture in your practice. Find it wherever you get podcasts or at link in bio.

💻 Full resources + references are on the blog at https://www.funkyforest.com.au/blog/the-eating-spectrum-in-practice-from-intuitive-eating-to-disorder-and-how-ive-lived-every-stage

✨ And you can now join the waitlist for my course Disordered Eating for Naturopaths here: [https://www.funkyforest.com.au/disordered-eating-for-naturopaths.html]

Thanks .littlewild for making this nice photo of me

03/09/2025

[ Most clients don’t fit neatly into “healthy eating” or “eating disorder.” ] ✨

They sit in the messy middle - disordered or subclinical eating. 🚩

I know this space well, because I’ve lived at every stage of the spectrum myself. From normal eating as a kid, through orthorexia and overtraining, to recovery and intuitive eating.

In my new podcast episode, I:
🌱 Break down the eating spectrum (intuitive → normal → disordered → subclinical → eating disorders)
🌱 Share what this looks like in real-life naturopathic practice
🌱 Talk about how wellness culture (detoxes, elimination diets, even programs like Metabolic Balance) can quietly fuel disordered eating
🌱 Open up about my own lived experience, and why I choose to share it

🎙️ Listen now → wherever you find podcasts or [https://open.spotify.com/episode/3QLFFFXdDQzzGoq1cWT00v?si=FjHNN5P2RHmdAeSRB_7zEA]

📝 Full resources + references on my blog: visit [https://www.funkyforest.com.au/blog/the-eating-spectrum-in-practice-from-intuitive-eating-to-disorder-and-how-ive-lived-every-stage]

✨ And you can now join the waitlist for my course Disordered Eating for Naturopaths: [https://www.funkyforest.com.au/disordered-eating-for-naturopaths.html]

30/08/2025

[ I’ve lived at every stage of the eating spectrum ] ✨

From a carefree “normal eater” as a kid…
➡️ to vegetarian wellness culture at uni,
➡️ to raw veganism, juice cleanses, and half-Ironman training (hello orthorexia + AAN 👀),
➡️ to finally finding recovery through therapy, feminism, and intuitive eating.

Now, as a naturopath and dietitian, that lived experience is one of my biggest assets in supporting clients. Because I know how f**king easy it is to slip from “healthy” eating into harm - and I know what it takes to find your way back.

🌱 In my latest blog, I share the eating spectrum framework, what each stage looks like in practice, and how my own story weaves through it all.

👉 Read it here: [https://www.funkyforest.com.au/blog/the-eating-spectrum-in-practice-from-intuitive-eating-to-disorder-and-how-ive-lived-every-stage]

🎙️Or listen to the new podcast episode on it (just dropped!), here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3QLFFFXdDQzzGoq1cWT00v?si=RQR8olghR8GCdctvHN6Kwg

💻 And if you’re a practitioner wanting the tools to support clients safely (without fuelling diet culture), join the waitlist for my upcoming course Disordered Eating for Naturopaths → [https://www.funkyforest.com.au/disordered-eating-for-naturopaths.html]

Pic: Me, on one of my beloved herb walks. Plants are now allies, not a vehicle for restriction or a representation of dietary dogma.

29/08/2025

[ The Eating Spectrum, Explained ] 🍉

Eating isn’t just “normal” or “disordered.” It exists on a spectrum - from Intuitive Eating all the way through to diagnosable eating disorders.

Many (in some cases, most) of the clients we see as naturopaths, herbalists, and holistic practitioners sit somewhere in the messy middle: disordered or subclinical eating. They might not fit diagnostic criteria, but their struggles with food are very real.

That’s why understanding the spectrum matters - it helps us spot red flags early, respond safely, and avoid fuelling diet culture in our practices.

✨ Curious to learn more? I’ll be diving deeper into this in my upcoming course, Disordered Eating for Naturopaths!

Join the waitlist today and get early access (plus a bonus when enrolment opens): Link in bio or at [https://www.funkyforest.com.au/disordered-eating-for-naturopaths.html]

👉 Save this post for reference, share it with a colleague, and check where your clients might really sit on the spectrum.

🍉 For a deeper dive, check out my latest blog post, at https://www.funkyforest.com.au/blog/the-eating-spectrum-in-practice-from-intuitive-eating-to-disorder-and-how-ive-lived-every-stage

27/08/2025

[ I’ve lived at every stage of the eating spectrum - here’s what it taught me + my clients ] ✨

Most clients won’t walk into your clinic and announce, “I have an eating disorder!"

Instead, they show up with gut issues, fatigue, fertility difficulties, anxiety, or “just wanting to eat healthier.”

But here’s the tricky thing - eating behaviours exist on a spectrum. From intuitive eating to diagnosable eating disorders, many folks are stuck in the messy middle: disordered or subclinical eating.

In my latest blog, I unpack the eating spectrum, share my own lived experience of moving through every stage, and show you what this looks like in real-life practice.

🌱 For naturopaths, herbalists, and holistic health practitioners who want to support clients safely, without fuelling diet culture.

💻 And if you want to go deeper into screening frameworks, referral know-how, practitioner tools, and using naturopathic modalities like herbal medicine without harm, join the waitlist for my upcoming course Disordered Eating for Naturopaths → [https://www.funkyforest.com.au/disordered-eating-for-naturopaths.html] or visit link in bio.

👉 Read at BLOG link in bio or here: [https://www.funkyforest.com.au/blog/the-eating-spectrum-in-practice-from-intuitive-eating-to-disorder-and-how-ive-lived-every-stage]

19/08/2025

[ Decolonising wellness isn’t about being perfect! ]

🌿 I’ve been harmed by wellness culture - and at times, complicit in it. Here’s what I’ve learned. I hope it helps some practitioners, yoga teachers, and wellness advocates out there!

Healing isn’t about never messing up. It’s about noticing, taking accountability, and choosing differently.

🌱 And this isn’t just “theory.” It’s critical in eating disorder recovery work too. The same systems that uphold fatphobia, white supremacy, and productivity obsession are the ones that keep people stuck in cycles of disordered eating.

That’s why I’ve dedicated an entire module in my upcoming course to unpacking these dynamics - so practitioners can learn how to spot them, interrupt them, and offer truly safe, inclusive care. Waitlist at https://www.funkyforest.com.au/disordered-eating-for-naturopaths.html

There is no one "right" body. No single lineage. No single way to heal.
Healing grows - like ecosystems do - in diversity, honesty, and community

15/08/2025

[ Among the mushrooms, I found my voice again ] 🍄

After nearly 3 years, I’ve picked up the mic again. 🎙️
This season begins not with a bang, but from the forest floor - shaped by loss, a creative awakening, and conversations with some of the most mysterious plants I know. 🍄🌿

In the first episode back and in my latest newsletter, I share where I’ve been, why I stopped, and why I’m back now.

📖 Read newsletter here → https://mailchi.mp/funkyforest.com.au/among-the-mushrooms-i-found-my-voice-again

🎧 Listen to episode here → https://open.spotify.com/episode/11yy0k67Fg1FYkDHfrdy1n?si=0958c08b8c9f48ca

05/08/2025

[ The podcast is BACK! ]

New name, same bu****it radar 😂
Season 2 is here. And I’m not holding back!

Honouring all bodies as they are. Neuroaffirming. Science-rooted. Spirit-respecting. Still lovingly flipping the bird to wellness culture when appropriate (which, I mean, is pretty bloody OFTEN).

This season we’re talking:
🌿 When herbs help in disordered eating care - and when they absolutely don’t
🌾 What naturopaths need to unlearn about food and bodies before they cause harm
🔬 How to tell the difference between a “gut issue” and a starving client
💥 Scope, responsibility & WTF to do when a client brings TikTok into the consult
🌪️ Working with neurodivergent clients: beyond mindset hacks and one-size-fits-all advice
🌱 Herbalism beyond biohacking, where plant medicine meets real-world complexity

This one’s for the naturopaths, nutritionists, health practitioners, and health curious folks who’ve felt the cognitive dissonance, and are tired of pretending it’s fine.

First episode is up. Not everyone’s going to love this episode... and that’s kind of the point. Find it below or wherever you get podcasts:
👉 https://open.spotify.com/episode/11yy0k67Fg1FYkDHfrdy1n?si=a587373891b14687

Want more? Join the waitlist for my upcoming course Disordered Eating for Naturopaths (and get a bonus when it drops!)
👉 https://www.funkyforest.com.au/disordered-eating-for-naturopaths.html

Thanks .littlewild for making this nice photo of me :)

31/07/2025

[ Rethinking Wellness Rebellion ] 🖤

ADHD dismissed as disconnection and mindset?
Nah. So I wrote a thing.

Tired of wellness hot takes and “controversial” healing that perform more than they transform? This one’s about scope creep, a certain logical fallacy, spiritual soundbites, and why complexity might be the fiercest revolution left.

“What once felt radical now often serves brand-building more than truth-seeking. You can only scream “THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN!” so many times before people start asking: Okaaaay… and now what? What’s your depth, your integrity, your groundedness beneath that stance?”

At this point, we’re not short on bold opinions. We’re short on discernment.

Read it at https://www.funkyforest.com.au/blog/from-edgy-to-empty-rethinking-wellness-rebellion

🎸 Thank you RATM. “Wake Up” hits different when the ones shouting it now would’ve been the machine Rage was raging against.

18/07/2025

[ It's time to reimagine wellness ] 🖤

Some Friday reflections on the Venn diagram that is wellness culture, colonialism, and labour exploitation. Just some casual, light hearted, chill reading for you 😂

I think often about the years I spent caught in a system that exploited me - while I, too, upheld its values without realising the harm.

It reminds me why I chose to become a non-diet dietitian, to reject detox culture, and to walk away from wellness employers who built their empires on the low paid + unpaid labour and emotional investment of others - so I could reclaim my values and work on my own terms.

Then I look around me and see that it's still going on. And I think, f**k. I can't afford to stop making noise about this. Maybe one day, but not yet!

Part 2 coming soon 🖤

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www.funkyforest.com.au

The people who often come to see us often say they want/need to lose weight.

They say they are unhappy with their body, and sometimes unhappy with their work life, s*x life, friendships and family. They believe that weight loss will 'fix' things and it's the key to future happiness, because that’s what the diet industry tells us, right?

THIS IS NOT TRUE!

Due to overwhelming evidence which proves that dieting and strenuous exercise does not enable us to lose weight long-term, many health professionals are now working from a 'non-diet' perspective, where improved health is the goal, rather than weight loss.

At Funky Forest Health & Wellbeing you will find university-qualified health professionals who will help you build a relationship with your body which is based on respect and understanding, not blame and shame.

We partner with you to eat well (not calorie restrict), joyfully move your body, leave behind diet mentality, develop self-compassion and learn to accept the body you have and appreciate all the things it can do.

Using a holistic, client-centred framework, we specialise in:

Eating Concerns (compulsive eating, emotional eating, yo-yo dieting, orthorexia)

Eating Disorders (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, OSFED)

Weight Concerns* ('weight management', 'weight loss', 'obesity')

Body Image Concerns (body dissatisfaction, body composition concerns)

Women's Health (infertility, hypothalamic amenorrhoea, PCOS, endometriosis)

Hormonal Health (thyroid and adrenal issues)

Pre-conception, Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Nutrition

Childhood Eating Challenges (fussy eaters, 'overweight' children)

Digestive Health (IBS, SIBO, food intolerances)

Sports Nutrition & Naturopathy (enhancing physical/mental performance and recovery with food and herbal medicine)

Mental Health Support with lifestyle & herbal medicine (anxiety, depression, PTSD) (*) We adopt a non diet treatment approach to all weight concerns and practice from a Body Acceptance and Health At Every Size® framework. Our focus is on health and wellbeing rather than weight as an outcome measure, and we support the development of positive relationships between food, mind, body and self.