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About Purple Carrot
After many years working across clinical nutrition, education and behaviour change, I've come to realise that good nutrition advice isn't about finding the "perfect" diet. It's about understanding the evidence, looking at the whole person and working out what is actually going to help.
I'm particularly interested in the space where nutrition, the gut and human behaviour intersect, especially when digestive symptoms, food intolerances, health concerns or years of dieting have made eating feel complicated.
I don't believe in unnecessary restriction. I also don't believe that nutrition doesn't matter. We can take health seriously without being fearful of food. We can care about metabolic health without reducing health to a number on the scales. We can work on gut symptoms without eliminating every food that has been blamed on the internet. And we can make meaningful changes without expecting ourselves to eat perfectly.
That's the philosophy behind Purple Carrot.
Clients
Nutrition knowledge is only half the equation. You can know exactly what you 'should' eat and still struggle to put it into practice.
Stress, habits, environment, emotions, routines, food availability, appetite, beliefs and past dieting experiences all influence how we eat. That's why our approach combines nutrition science with behavioural science.
We don't just give you a list of foods. We help you work out how to make healthy eating work in real life.
New Grads
Starting out as a nutritionist can feel both exciting and overwhelming! You’re finally putting years of theory into real-world practice, often without a clear direction. It’s completely normal to feel unsure, question your decisions, or wonder if you’re doing things “right.”
Having worked at the University of Otago for a number of years, I have a strong understanding of the challenges new graduates face as they transition from study into practice. My mentoring and supervision services are designed to support you through this phase, helping you build confidence, develop clinical and professional skills, and find your own way of working, while knowing you’re not doing it alone. Email me if you're interested in finding out more!