Hi, I'm Emma!
I'm an Accredited Practising Dietitian, with a Bachelor of Health Sciences and a Masters of Nutrition and Dietetics. I first become interested in nutrition during high school. I was always the chubby kid and tried almost anything to lose weight and be what I thought was healthy. However, life had other plans and throughout the years, I've had many ups and downs in health and life. From being diagnosed with IBS at 18, to and Endo diagnosis at 24 and a second surgery at 28, to now having chronic pain, fatigue and potentially POTs. My outlook on what is healthy changed and I stopped viewing food as a means to get skinny and learnt to embrace everything that my body does for me. I found that food has an enormous effect on my energy levels and how I can deal with the ups and downs of chronic illness. I'm passionate about helping my fellow spoonies to nourish their bodies and manage their symptoms to improve their quality of life.
I'm an Accredited Practising Dietitian and a spoonie. My love of food, science and helping others, as well as my own journey of health issues, body image issues, and trying almost every diet has led me here. I started The Spoonie Dietitian as a way to help others on similar journeys break the diet cycle, improve their relationship with food and their body, as well as manage the debilitating symptoms that come with chronic illness.
Healthy eating doesn't need to be an all or nothing approach. It also doesn't always need to involve elaborate meals made from scratch, because, let's be real, not everyone (including myself) has the time or energy for that. But, I'm here to show you that healthy eating is still possible even when you're low on time or have no spoons left!
Accredited Practising Dietitian | Dietitians Australia
Masters of Nutrition and Dietetics | Flinders University
Graduate Certificate in Public Health | Flinders University
Bachelor of Health Sciences | Flinders University
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My Story
I first become interested in nutrition during high school. I was always the chubby kid and by then had tried almost everything to lose weight and be what I was thought was healthy. However, life had other plans and throughout the years, I've had many ups and downs in health and life. By 24, I was finally diagnosed with Endometriosis, and now also have chronic pain and fatigue. My outlook on what was healthy changed and I stopped viewing food as a means to get skinny and learnt to embrace my body. I found that nutrition has an enormous effect on my energy levels and how I deal with the ups and downs of chronic illness. I was able to repair my relationship with food and my quality of life improved immensely when my food and weight were no longer my main thoughts.
That true health looks different on everybody.
That embracing and learning to trust your body, and changing how you view food can improve your quality of life.
Your weight is the least interesting thing about you.
I believe
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