Relinquish

Relinquish Toxic Diet Culture - Relinquish Food Rules - Relinquish Body Shame

Our mission is to help you stop dieting, relinquish toxic diet culture, food rules and body

shame. To assist you in eating intuitively and connect to your body’s signals to become your

own body expert! Reconnect with the pleasure of eating and life by truly healing your

relationship with your body and food.

We believe in a weight neutral approach to health. This means we don’t make assumptions

about your health based on your size. We don’t hold the view that weight loss is necessary for

health or self-care. All bodies are worthy of care, kindness and respect and this includes eating without restrictions or guilt and moving your body in a way that you enjoy.

● Establish and nurture a more positive and healthful relationship with food, eating and

your body in a safe, compassionate space

● Reconnect with your internal body cues and understand your signals of hunger and

fullness

● Be present when eating by using mindfulness techniques to maximise food enjoyment

● There is no ‘good’ or ‘bad’ food. All foods are equal in their right to nourish our bodies

● Understand diet culture, how it affects you and how to reduce its impact on your

everyday life

● Choose a variety of foods within all food groups without restriction and food rules

● Focus on health goals – clinically measurable outcomes which your behaviour changes

can impact (e.g. cholesterol, blood sugar levels)

● Work on your health behaviours – weight is not a behaviour but an outcome related to a

complex interaction of past and current experiences

● You don’t need to lose weight or be in a smaller body to be healthy or happy!

Louise Heta

Accredited Practising Dietitian & Accredited Nutritionist, Sports Dietitian, Fitness Instructor, Yoga Teacher, Certified Life Coach.

Areas of special interest:

Eating Disorders & Disordered Eating
Sports & Performance Nutrition
Plant-based & Vegetarian Nutrition

Louise Heta is the founder of Relinquish and has over 18 years’ experience in private practice. She has a keen interest in using the non-diet approach in line with the Health At Every Size (HAES) paradigm. Moving away from the conventional use of structured meal plans and teaching intuitive and mindful eating practices to reconnect with the body’s natural hunger and fullness signals. Ultimately, assisting clients with healing their relationship with food and their bodies; and relinquishing toxic diet culture, food rules, and body shame.

Qualifications:

· Bach. Nutrition and Dietetics (2003)

· Bach. Applied Science (Health Science) (2003)

· Certificate 3 Fitness instructor

· Certified Life Coach

· Diploma Yoga Teaching 200hrs

Louise has completed specific training in the following areas:

· Counselling Skills

· Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

· Mindfulness & Meditation

· Sports & Performance Nutrition

· Non-diet Approach Intuitive Eating

· Vegan and Whole Food Plant Based Nutrition Professional Memberships:

· Dietitians Australia

· Sports Dietitians Australia

Maddie Law

Accredited Practising Dietitian & Accredited Nutritionist

Areas of special interest:

Gut Health
Mood disorders
Eating Disorders & disordered eating
Chronic Disease

Maddie loves assisting her clients to manage their health, whilst also improving their relationship with food and their body’s (because let’s face it, dieting doesn't work!). Maddie has a passion for working with clients with mood disorders, gut health issues, and chronic diseases like diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Maddie’s love of all things food and nutrition began with her multicultural upbringing, where she was lucky enough to be exposed to both European and Asian cuisines. When Maddie isn’t talking about, making, or eating food, she loves hanging out with her dog, Archie, playing basketball or netball and tending to her plant babies.

About Us

Relinquish Toxic Diet Culture - Relinquish Food Rules - Relinquish Body Shame

Louise Heta

Maddie Law

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