Simply put; I know how it feels to live with disordered eating.

I’ve been there too – for many years. I struggled from a young age with cycles of restriction, purging, and binge eating.

Followed by “pseudo-recovery” which involved lots of clean eating, a long stint at eating only plant based, being gluten free (and most things free), paleo, keto, food combining, eating in line with Auveryedia, low-carb, high-carb, raw till 4. You know it? I’ve probably dabbled.

When I qualified as a nutritionist, it felt like my duty to give people like you the support I wish I had.

I wish someone would just tell me what to eat! By the time I graduated my Masters in Nutrition, my relationship to food was in a really great place. And I knew my true calling was to help people with their relationship to food, not just giving them more rules.

I then trained in counselling and psychotherapy, and gained lots of additional training in eating disorders and body image to help my future clients best.

Like most people we work with, my road to recovery was long & tough.

I saw many clinicians: therapists, dietitians, nutritionists, coaches. Some didn’t understand the food side of things. And others didn’t understand the emotional + mental health side of things. All the options for support were really disjoined + like they were missing something.

All the while, my health was terrible not just in my eating disorder. But in my digestion and menstrual health too. I had horrendous IBS for many years, and my period was all over the place.

I knew I needed to create support that felt whole. Support that gave the food/nutrition side AND the emotional side. Support that understand that my disordered eating wasn’t just me trying to “be healthy” – it was a coping mechanism for things that happened in my life. But, it was ALSO a condition of the world we live in. AKA a world that is image-focused + encourages disordered eating.

As you can see, I’ve put a lot of years of thought into this!

Throughout my recovery from disordered eating + poor mental health, I wished I had someone who understood how my eating disorder behaviours weaved into all areas of my life. But I also wanted someone who was invested in my physical well-being. I felt like therapy was all about talking, with no action.

I wanted someone to fully support me in moving forward. That’s how my passion for helping others with a tough relationship to food began.

It’s what lead to this clinic that is now Ease Nutrition Therapy.

It started out as just me, but now I have a team. This includes two other clinicians to see clients, Tiuka and Kacie. They are wonderful additions and support our clients just how I would.