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The Balanced Practice is a multidisciplinary team specialized in eating disorder recovery across ON thoughts, beliefs, feelings).

The Balanced Practice was created to fill in the gap between nutrition, psychology & overall health! We believe you can't address nutrition without the whole psychological aspect (e.g. Can you imagine not having any negative thoughts towards food? Not overthinking everything about what you ate or what you are about to eat? Knowing exactly what to eat to have the most energy throughout the day without the downs and cravings? Having more mental focus and energy to spend on the things that truly matter to you? We are committed to helping women heal their relationship with food and fuel their bodies for optimal health & maximize energy so they can live up to their full potential. The Balanced Practice offers:
-Individualized Nutrition Counselling
-Online Group Programs to learn at own pace and finally stop dieting and start living! GET MORE INFO: www.thebalancedpractice.com/services

09/15/2025

Happy Birthday Joelle! 🎉

Happy Birthday to our incredible therapist Joelle. 🥳 Wishing you an amazing day. 🎁💛

07/20/2025

Happy birthday to our awesome RD, Jessica! 💜 We hope you have the best day! 🎉✨

07/16/2025

Happy birthday to our wonderful therapist, Char! 💛 We’re so lucky to have you at TBP. Wishing you the best day! 🎉✨

07/14/2025

👀We are looking CLINIC COORDINATOR to join our 💜
balanced.practice is a team of registered dietitians, therapists and support staff specialized in eating disorder treatment, food relationship, body image and mental health for teens and adults across Ontario.

Our values are:
✨Inclusive
✨Collaborative
✨Empathetic
✨Curious
✨Innovative

We strive to be weight-inclusive, anti-diet and trauma-informed.

This opportunity is perfect for anyone who wants to be part of a supportive team, create a big impact, support our amazing clinical team and be the first point of contact for our lovely clients.

Check out the details on this post by swiping through ⏭️

Apply by filling out the form in our bio or sending us your resume at info@thebalancedpractice.com💜

Marie-Pier

07/11/2025

POV: You’re at a BBQ… and your ED tags along 🫣

Suddenly you’re:
✔️ Scanning the snack table like it’s a threat
✔️ Trying to build a plate that’s “normal” (whatever that means🙄)
✔️ Laughing at someone’s story while negotiating chip quantity like it’s a hostage situation
✔️ Smiling through a full mental spiral about potato salad

If you’ve ever RSVP’d “yes” but your brain RSVP’d to a meltdown, you’re not alone.

🧠 When you live with an eating disorder, even the chillest summer hangout can feel like an Olympic event in pretending to be fine.

And hey… if you made it through the BBQ, plate in hand, spiral and all?
That’s brave. That’s recovery in real life. 💜

🔥 5 Tips to Make BBQs Less Awkward + More Supportive:

1️⃣Plan food before the even.
Don’t save your calories for the BBQ… a malnourished brain gives the ED more airtime.

2️⃣Choose an ally
Bring a friend or family member who knows what’s up and get provide you support when you need it.

3️⃣Make a plate, then commit.
Avoid the grazing and the decision fatigue trap. make a plan and make your plate. Save yourself a thousand tiny negotiations that will leave your drained 🫩

4️⃣Plan your exit strategy (this might be our favourite)
Every great time has to end. Knowing that you can leave at anytime of it starts to feel overwhelming is a great way to reduce pressure!

5️⃣Reframe the “failure” thoughts.
Ate something scary? Felt panicky? Didn’t vibe with the group? Still recovery. Still progress. Still valid. Showing up however you could is a win.

Need support with food freedom this summer?
At The Balanced Practice, we offer:
💜 1:1 Nutrition Counselling
💜 1:1 Therapy
💜 Family Support for Eating Disorder Recovery

We’ve got you—even at the BBQ.
[Link in bio to get started.]

07/07/2025

We’re not regular therapists. We’re… TBP therapists. (But yes, also cool 😎)

Here’s what that actually means 👇
✨We’re eating disorder specialists.
✨We’re trauma-informed, person-centred, collaborative, and anti-diet.
✨ We cry with our clients. We celebrate snack wins.
✨ We never tell you to “just eat more” or “think positive.”
✨ We hold space for the messy middle and honour your lived experience every step of the way.

‼️Because therapy shouldn’t feel like a performance.‼️

It should feel like a place where you can take a deep breath and say: “Okay, this feels safe.”

If you’ve been looking for a therapist who gets it, check out the therapist team at TBP 💜

👇 Tap the link in bio to get started with 1:1 therapy at The Balanced Practice.

07/04/2025

Celebrating wins is a vibe we love here at The Balanced Practice!🙌🏼🥳

Why do we share our victories? Because every small step matters. Whether it’s personal growth, professional milestones, or simply showing up, we believe it all deserves to be celebrated. 🎉

So here’s what we’re cheering for this month at TBP:

✔️ We welcomed a new dietitian (Pam💜) and clinic coordinator (Michelle🙌🏼) to our dream team
✔️ We deepened our clinical skills and had an amazing training on IFS by
✔️ Some team members celebrated wedding anniversary, took vacations, survived a move 📦, started their own therapy and got articles published!
✔️ And most importantly, we got to support amazing humans in their recovery 💜

We’re proud and we’re grateful for our TBP team!

💬 How about you—what’s a win (big or small) you’re celebrating lately? Let us know below so we can cheer you on! 🎉

06/28/2025

Did you (or your loved ones 🫣) imagine recovery would be as simple as just “choosing” recovery?

Like you’d declare “I’m done with this ED and I want recovery,” and boom 💥 it’s intuitive eating, self-love, and confident vibes forever?

…But instead you’re crying in your car because your dietitian asked how breakfast went today and it was HARD AF.

If that’s you, hi. We see you. And you’re not doing it wrong.

Recovery isn’t a Pinterest board. It’s not linear. It’s not always peaceful.

It’s messy, loud, weird, emotional, full of doubt…and incredibly brave.

✨ Let’s break it down with some real-life examples:

➡️ Expectation: “I’ll eat intuitively and love my body.”
Reality: Had a 15-minute existential crisis because my banana was too ripe🍌

➡️ Expectation: “I’ll be calm and mindful at every meal.”
Reality: Ate a sandwich while scrolling my phone and whispering “you’re safe” like a mantra. 🥪

➡️ Expectation: “Once I start recovery, I’ll feel better.”
Reality: Sobbed because someone used the last clean fork. Recovery is emotional. 🥲

➡️ Expectation: “I’ll have a breakthrough in therapy.”
Reality: Said “I’m fine” 14 times and then cried over a granola bar.

The “real” version of recovery is still valid, even if it’s not what you imagined.
Even if it includes tears over a sandwich or spirals about snacks (cause that’s probably gonna happen tbh)

At The Balanced Practice, we don’t expect you to be perfect—we expect you to be human.
And that’s enough. Always. 💜

👋 Need support that actually meets you where you’re at?
We offer compassionate, evidence-based care through:

💜 1:1 Nutrition Counselling
💜 1:1 Therapy
💜 Family Support for Eating Disorder Recovery

Let’s build a recovery path that works for you. 💜

06/24/2025

“Why do I still get digestive issues when I am eating ‘normally’ again?”

We hear this all the time.

It’s so common to feel like something must still be “wrong” with your body if your digestive symptoms continue in recovery.

But here’s the truth:
After months (or years) of restriction, your gut needs time to re-learn how to digest food, regulate motility, and calm the stress response.

Symptoms like gas, bloating, and cramping don’t mean you’re doing recovery wrong - they mean your body is adjusting, healing.

And no, you don’t need to jump into another restrictive plan to fix it.

Our course “Healing From the Inside Out” was created to support you through this exact stage of recovery. Practical tools, no shame, and no food fear.

💜Link in bio to learn more or join today.
(https://healed.thinkific.com/courses/digestion)

‼️only 1 week left to access the course at a discounted price! Use coupon code GUTFIRST25 to receive $25 off 🥰
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📩 Want more info?
👩‍💻 www.thebalancedpractice.com
📧 info@thebalancedpractice.com
📞 613-696-0306

06/19/2025

At first, she was sure it was IBS.

The bloating. The cramping. The “I can’t wear jeans today” feeling. Even her doctor nodded in agreement: “Probably IBS.”

Naturally, she did what any of us would do—she asked Dr. Google.
Spoiler alert: her eating disorder loved that answer. 🫠

She dove into the Low-FODMAP diet hoping for relief… but somehow, it started to feel a lot like her old food rules—just camouflaged by “health reasons”. ✨🥬🚫

Here’s the plot twist: it wasn’t just her gut.

Six months into nutrition counselling with our team at TBP, things changed SIGNIFICANTLY.

We looked under the hood—and found years of stress, food restriction, and a nervous system stuck in overdrive.

We didn’t throw more rules at her.
Instead, we rebuilt safety, body trust, and variety—one meal, one breath, one gentle step at a time.

✨ The result?
✔️ Less uncomfy digestive issues
✔️ Less food fear and rules
✔️ A way better understanding of her body

If your gut issues are tangled up with anxiety, restriction, or an eating disorder, you are so not alone.

That’s why we created Healing From the Inside Out—a course to help you understand your body, calm your system, and finally feel peace around food.

🌿 Ready to unlearn the rules and rebuild trust?

Link in bio to join💜 ( and use coupon code GUTFIRST25 for $25 off!)
(https://healed.thinkific.com/courses/digestion)

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📩 Questions? We’ve got you.
👩‍💻 www.thebalancedpractice.com
📧 info@thebalancedpractice.com
📞 613-696-0306

06/17/2025

Can we please talk about low FODMAP diet for a hot minute? 👀

First, we do acknowledge that low FODMAP has its place when it comes to IBS treatment.

Buuuuut, when our clients have been recommend low FODMAP when they have an eating disorder or when they are told to stay on it forever… we have problem 🙄

Many of our clients who have IBS and an ED have tried Low-FODMAP. Followed the rules. Even cut out entire food groups... but their gut still felt off.

It makes sense…

Trying to “fix your gut health” by restricting your food is not only exhausting - it can actually make things worse.

Especially in recovery, when the ED voice is quick to say: “This isn’t restriction, it’s for your health.”

The truth? Gut symptoms like bloating, nausea, or reflux aren’t always about food intolerance.
They’re often about what your body has been through - and what it still needs.

Our new course, Healing From the Inside Out, offers a gentler, more sustainable path.

Learn how stress, restriction, and nervous system overwhelm all play a role - and get practical tools that support your gut without sabotaging your recovery.

🧠🫀 Your gut is trying to heal. You don’t have to do it by cutting out everything you enjoy.
💻 Link in bio to join or learn more.
(https://healed.thinkific.com/courses/digestion)

✌️use coupon code : GUTFIRST25 for our special beta price 🥰
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📩 Want more info?
👩‍💻 www.thebalancedpractice.com
📧 info@thebalancedpractice.com
📞 613-696-0306

06/16/2025

Meet Pam! 💜

Our new Registered Dietitian at the Balanced Practice! 🌈

Pam has experience with a wide range of pediatric populations including those affected by disordered eating, as well as personal experience with gut issues and restrictive food behaviours, which guides her current practice towards an anti-diet and client centered approach. Her practice focuses on honouring one’s hunger, body and cravings, developing a positive relationship with food and approaching health with a holistic lens - allowing clients to reconnect with what their body and mind truly needs to feel its best.

Pam holds space for clients to share the bigger picture - finding the root of their challenges. By quieting the outside noises of wellness culture, Pam creates a space where patients can reconnect to what their body & mind truly needs to feel its best. Together, you will develop realistic and sustainable goals that fit your lifestyle and promote overall well-being.

Pam supports infants/children, teens & adults through nutritional challenges such as:

✨Emotional eating/Disordered

✨ Eating Pediatric Nutrition

✨ Gut issues

✨ Anti-diet management of Chronic Illness

🌸 More than work 🌸

• Pam grew up in Montreal

• In the evenings, Pam is either salsa dancing or chasing a sunset

• Pam finds peace in nature near a body of water

• Pam’s favourite place to picnic is in Patterson Creek Park by the willow trees

💛 Pam is now accepting 1:1 clients at The Balanced Practice link in bio 💛

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2211 Riverside Drive
Ottawa, ON
K1H7X5

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 8pm
Tuesday	9am - 8pm
Wednesday	9am - 8pm
Thursday	9am - 8pm
Friday	9am - 6pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm

Telephone

+16136950306

Website

http://www.thebalancedpractice.com/

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Meet Marie-Pier

Marie-Pier always had a passion to teach and help others. She started her journey in psychology, graduating with B.Sc. Psychology and continued her studies in nutrition to become a Registered Dietitian.

Her interest to help others heal their relationship with food and their bodies came from her own struggles. After graduating from her first bachelor's, Marie-Pier develop an eating disorder. She is no stranger to fearing foods, feeling out of control and hating her body. After battling her ED for several years, Marie-Pier recovered and found her new passion... help others heal their relationship with food and their bodies, so they too can start living freely.

During recovery journey, Marie-Pier found that there was a huge gap between nutrition counselling and psychology.

Marie-Pier started her private practice to fill this gap. Since then, Marie-Pier has helped hundreds of women give up dieting and finally make peace with food and their bodies.