This is Your Body

This is Your Body Adding a sprinkle of joy and body celebration into nutrition.

04/06/2026

Yesterday I had the privilege of running an all-day event with half of the lovely year 9 students at OLMC and as part of the day we had a chat about the things that hold us back from appreciating our bodies.

For so many young people, the thing that holds them back is a fear of someone commenting on their body.

Growing up at dancing, I became accustomed to people commenting on my body. Then, as I moved through high school and I watched others get bullied for their appearance, I did everything I could to conform in the best way I could to avoid a negative comment. While I wish I could say that things have changed, they haven’t, and this remains a fear for many young people.

All young people deserve to feel valued for who they are no matter what they look like, and we each have a responsibility to be kind to one another because we just don’t know what they’ve experienced in the past.

We are booked for the remainder of this term, but if you want to have these conversations with your students next semester send me a DM I’ll be in touch ✨
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02/06/2026

Today I got to chat with the lovely year 8s at Kilbreda College! Earlier this year we connected to do a session on body image, and today our focus was on relationship with food and gentle nutrition.

During the session I invited the students to create an energy filled lunch box and while I was walking around a student asked me what fruits are ‘good’. I assured her that all fruits are good and each one provides different vitamins and minerals. I taught her about the value of diversity, so here is a list of all the delicious fruits in season in the moment:
Oranges
Mandarins
Lemons
Apples
Kiwifruit
Pears

We are booked for the remainder of this term, BUT we have opened our books for semester 2 so if you would like to get in touch comment CHAT and I’ll send you a message! 💛
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When I first started recovering from my disordered eating, the thought of adding in snacks was quite scary. I was of the...
01/06/2026

When I first started recovering from my disordered eating, the thought of adding in snacks was quite scary.

I was of the belief that more food meant that my body would change.

What I’ve learnt since then in my work as a nutritionist and as a person who has grown 10 years older since, is that adding in more food has very little to do with weight and everything to do with health and my energy.

Ignoring my hunger cues didn’t benefit me, rather it distanced me from my body and put wellness and diet culture in charge.

Now, at 31, I know that listening to my body is far more important. I find so much more benefit from adding things in rather than taking food out. My appetite and needs are going to fluctuate, and right now I’m finding I need a little bit more and that is more than okay 💛

Comment ‘Food Freedom’ to download our free guide to support you on the path back to listening to your body 🤗
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31/05/2026

On Friday I asked my students to think about their health values and one of the students told me theirs was ‘consistency’.

When it comes to health and wellness it can be tempting to buy into quick fixes and the latest trend. But, what has consistently been shown in the research to support long term health and wellbeing, is sustainable health habits. It is about doing little things, and not committing to perfection.

Every weekend I get into the kitchen to do my meal prep. There are some weeks when I’m really energetic and want to get creative, and others I do the bare minimum to get by for the week. What stays the same is that I get in the kitchen, and I am always better off for it.

This is a gentle reminder for those looking to start a new health habit, to make sure that it is realistic for YOU. It doesn’t matter if someone else is doing something different, what’s most important is that it works for you!

Follow along for easy meal prep ideas, new recipe dropping later this week 👨‍🍳
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A little glimpse of my yummy lunches this teem so farI’ll be honest, there’s definitely much more diversity in my lunche...
29/05/2026

A little glimpse of my yummy lunches this teem so far

I’ll be honest, there’s definitely much more diversity in my lunches in term one when I had a little bit more capacity, BUT I am all about striving for sustainable health habits over perfection.

Like a student said to me today, it’s about consistency rather than getting things 100%

I hope these lunchboxes inspired you to add just one little thing to yours next week 💛
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27/05/2026

Today a student in my class shared something that really resonated and I wanted to share it with you 💛

In today’s Body Bop session we were talking about comparison. We were talking about comparing our bodies to the bodies of other people, and comparing our food choices to that of other people as well.

I invited the students to come up with strategies of what they could do if they found themselves comparing their body to a friend. Many students found this challenging, but one interaction made me smile and I’m so glad that she shared her answer with the class … and that now I get to share it with you ✨
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26/05/2026

How much of the way we look is because we care about it or because we think other people care about it?
 
This is the question that really got us talking about the impossible and everchanging beauty standards that we see every day when we scroll on social media.
 
Growing up, we were told that we needed to get rid of all our body hair, volumise our lashes, plump our lips and have flawless skin. But, as we’ve gotten older, the conversation has shifted to what we ‘need’ to do to maintain our youth and therefore our acceptance in society as a woman.
 
A company that has been redefining beauty for decades is Dove, and in this week’s episode of we talk about how the business has been working tirelessly to create a brand that pushes back on unattainable beauty standards and toward a place of self-acceptance.
 
Comment DOVE to listen to the full chat 🎧
 

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