Hey, I'm Emma —
A Dietitian, Endo warrior, POTsie, spoonie, hater of diet culture, and lover of everything pink and retro.
I'm also the founder of The Spoonie Dietitian, an online practice supporting people with chronic illness and endometriosis who are tired of being dismissed, gaslit, and handed restrictive diets that make everything worse — to manage their symptoms and enjoy food again.
Because I've been there too. And I know how exhausting it is to feel like no one truly understands.
So I created the kind of support I wish I had: compassionate, no-nonsense nutrition care for spoonies, from a Dietitian who genuinely gets it.
Together, we focus on helping you manage your energy and symptoms in a sustainable way — by understanding your body, nourishing it properly, and finding an approach that actually feels good to live with.
With me, you’ll feel supported and understood through non-judgemental guidance that meets you where you are — while building the confidence to understand your triggers, reduce overwhelm around food, and free up mental space to get back to what matters most.
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Qualifications & Training
Credentials
Accredited Practising Dietitian | Dietitians Australia
Masters of Nutrition and Dietetics | Flinders University
Graduate Certificate of Public Health | Flinders University
Bachelor of Health Sciences | Flinders University
Further Training
Endometriosis for Dietitians | Oh Well Co & Womanly Nutrition and Dietetics
Nerva for Clinicians | Nerva
This space was built for you
WelcomeIf you've spent years being dismissed, handed a restrictive diet, and told it's "just stress" — this space was built for you.
Chronic illness is exhausting enough without having to fight through a broken system and a sea of nutrition misinformation on top of it.
The internet is full of wellness noise. Elimination diets, miracle supplements, and influencers promising cures they've never had to live through. For someone with a chronic illness, that content is everywhere — and it's genuinely hard to ignore when you're desperate for answers. But most of it isn't just unhelpful. It's harmful.
I know this world from the inside.
My own symptoms started in my teens — excruciating period pain, gut issues, fatigue. At 18, I started pushing for answers. For the next six years I was dismissed, gaslit, and sent home without explanation too many times to count.
At 24, I was finally diagnosed with Endometriosis. Later came hypermobility, then POTS and IST at 30.
Like so many spoonies, I spent most of my 20s in survival mode — managing pain, navigating diagnoses, and carrying the grief and mental load that comes with chronic illness. I lived it. I still do.
I'm also a Dietitian. And that combination — lived experience and clinical training — is exactly what's missing from most chronic illness nutrition support.
I created The Spoonie Dietitian to offer something different: compassionate, no-nonsense nutrition care that actually meets you where you are. No unnecessary restriction, no one-size-fits-all plans — just evidence-based support from someone who genuinely gets it.
The mission is clear: to help spoonies improve their symptoms and quality of life through gentle nutrition — in a space completely free of the dismissal and gaslighting so many of us have experienced firsthand.
The bigger vision is to change the way nutrition care for chronic illness is delivered entirely. To be a trusted, evidence-based voice in this space — guided equally by clinical knowledge and lived experience — and to make that support genuinely accessible.
You deserve care that takes you seriously. That's what this is here for.
What makes The Spoonie Dietitian different?
Lived experience, not just clinical training
I'm not just a Dietitian who works with chronic illness clients — I live with endometriosis, POTS, and hypermobility myself. That changes everything about how I show up for you.
Specialised in complex, chronic conditions
I've invested in specific training beyond my dietetics degree to ensure my practice is genuinely evidence-informed when it comes to endometriosis and chronic illness — not just general nutrition advice applied broadly.
A space free of dismissal and judgment
Every session is built on the understanding that you've likely already been dismissed too many times. There's no judgment here — just honest, collaborative, compassionate care.
Nutrition that works with your real life
No protocols designed for someone without a chronic illness. Everything we do together accounts for your fluctuating energy, your flare days, and your actual life — because that's the only approach that works.
What I stand for
Nutrition care that's accessible to everyone
I believe nutrition care should be accessible to everyone, no matter who you are or where you are. This is made possible by providing nutrition care online that can be accessed anywhere — because accessibility isn't an afterthought, it's the whole point.
A space to be your authentic self
I believe in showing up as ourselves — fully and honestly. I'm an open book and will share my experiences and be real with you. I want you to feel safe and trust me enough to do the same, so we can build a genuine connection and do our best work together.
Lifelong curiosity
I believe we should always be curious — about what our bodies are trying to tell us, about getting to the bottom of a symptom, a feeling, or a behaviour. Everything is a learning opportunity. If I don't know the answer, I'll find one for you.
I put my whole heart into this work
I truly care about everything I do. I've been where you are — dismissed, gaslit, told everything is "normal" while continuing to get sicker. Building genuine connections and ensuring you feel seen and heard is everything to me. The Spoonie Dietitian exists for the people who have been continually failed by the system. That matters deeply.
Not sure where to start? Grab this first.
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Download my free guide — My Top 5 Anti-Inflammatory Foods for Spoonies — and take your first step toward eating in a way that actually supports your body.