ABOUT WHOLE BEING CO
Dietetic care that sees the whole person.
We believe nutrition care should feel like something you’re part of, not something that happens to you. Our dietitians take the time to understand your health, experiences, relationship with food and what matters to you, because there’s no one-size-fits-all way to eat, live or care for your health.
WHY THE WHOLEBEING CO EXISTS
Because nutrition never exists in isolation.
The Wholebeing Co was created from a belief that nutrition care can and should look at more than just what someone eats.
Food is connected to so much of our lives — our health, relationships, culture, experiences, access, identity and how we feel about our bodies. We wanted to create a practice that makes space for the bigger picture, rather than reducing people to numbers, rules or meal plans.
Our approach is collaborative, not prescriptive. We take the time to understand what has shaped your relationship with food and health, provide evidence-based information without unnecessary rules or restriction, and work alongside you to find approaches that make sense for your life. You are more than a diagnosis, a set of symptoms or a number on a scale. Your experiences, circumstances, values and wellbeing matter too.
For us, good dietetic care means listening without judgement, bringing our expertise to the table, and recognising the expertise you already have in yourself — so you can feel informed, respected and in control of your own care.
Nutrition is one part of a much bigger picture.
How we eat doesn’t happen in isolation. Our physical and mental health, medical history, culture, relationships, routines, sensory needs, access to food, lived experiences and relationship with food and our bodies can all shape what nutrition looks like.
That’s why our care considers the whole person—not just what’s on your plate.
Individualised + collaborative
Good nutrition care looks different for everyone. We take the time to understand you—your health, experiences, relationship with food, everyday life and what you want from your care.
Weight-inclusive + non-diet
Your body size doesn’t determine the quality of care you deserve. We focus on supporting nutrition, health and wellbeing without making weight loss or changing your body the goal.
Trauma-informed
We recognise that past experiences can shape how safe and comfortable nutrition care feels. We approach conversations with sensitivity, choice and respect for your boundaries.
Neurodiversity affirming
Different brains mean different experiences of eating and routines, so we work with your strengths, needs and capacity to find strategies that work for you.
Evidence-based + curious
Our care is grounded in current evidence and clinical practice, while recognising that evidence needs context. We stay curious about what’s happening for you, help you make sense of nutrition information and translate it into practical strategies that fit your life.
Inclusive + respectful
We celebrate the extraordinary diversity of people’s bodies, abilities, genders, sexualities, relationships and lived experiences. We are LGBTIQA+ inclusive, neurodiversity affirming, disability inclusive and sex work positive.
What we do differently.
We don’t expect you to arrive knowing exactly what you need. Part of our job is helping you make sense of what’s going on and working out together where nutrition support might be useful.
We don’t believe dietetic care should be something that happens to you. We’ll explain our thinking, listen to what feels realistic and useful, and make decisions about your care together. Questions, preferences and changing your mind are always welcome.
You’re part of the conversation
There’s no perfect way to eat, and we won’t hand you a generic set of rules and expect you to fit your life around them. Recommendations are shaped around your health needs, relationship with food, preferences, capacity, sensory needs, circumstances and everyday life.
No one-size-fits-all plans
Nutrition concerns rarely sit neatly in one box. Eating disorders can overlap with gut symptoms, pelvic pain can affect eating, and neurodivergence or chronic health conditions can shape how someone shops, cooks and experiences food. We look at how these pieces interact rather than treating them in isolation.
We’re comfortable with complexity
Nutrition is often just one part of your healthcare. Where helpful, and with your consent, we can work alongside your GP, psychologist, psychiatrist, gastroenterologist, gynaecologist, pelvic health physiotherapist and other health professionals to support more connected care.
We work as part of the bigger picture
People come to us for all kinds of reasons. You might be navigating an eating disorder, trying to understand ongoing gut symptoms, managing a health condition, looking for support through hormonal or pelvic health concerns, or wanting nutrition to feel easy and intuitive.
You don’t need to fit neatly into one category. Our dietitians work across a range of areas and can help you understand what kind of support might be right for you.
WHO WE SUPPORT
Support for wherever you’re at with food, nutrition and health.
OUR VALUES
What’s at the heart of our work
Food and health can be complicated. We approach conversations with curiosity, compassion and openness rather than assumptions about what someone “should” be doing. There’s no perfect eating here, and no gold stars for getting nutrition “right”.
Curiosity over judgement
Your body and your health belong to you. Our role is to share our expertise, help you understand your options and support you to make informed decisions that feel right for you—not make those decisions on your behalf.
Autonomy and choice
We take evidence-based practice seriously, but nutrition science doesn’t exist separately from real life. We combine current evidence and clinical expertise with compassion, context and lived experience to provide care that is both clinically thoughtful and genuinely useful.
Evidence, with humanity
There is no “right” kind of body, brain, identity, ability or way of living that makes someone more deserving of care. We want everyone who comes through our doors—physical or virtual—to feel respected, welcomed and valued.
Health without a hierarchy
Everyone deserves healthcare where they feel respected and able to be themselves. We welcome and celebrate diversity across bodies, abilities, brains, genders, sexualities, relationships, cultures and lived experience
inclusivity + belonging
Qualified. Experienced. COLLABORATIVE.
The expertise behind your care
The Whole Being Co team includes Accredited Practising Dietitians (APDs) and Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinicians (CEDCs), with additional training and experience across our areas of specialty.
Specialist training, backed by credentials
Dietitians Australia
Australia & New Zealand Academy for Eating Disorders (ANZAED)
Sports Nutrition Certification (SDA)
Professional Memberships:
A team of 7 dietitians, bringing different areas of experience and expertise while sharing the same compassionate, weight-inclusive and collaborative approach to care.
AREAS OR EXPERTISE:
Eating disorders + disordered eating · Intuitive eating · Gut health · Pelvic + hormonal health · GLP-1 nutrition · Sport + performance · Chronic conditions
40+ years of combined dietetic experience across our team.
We regularly work alongside GPs, psychologists, psychiatrists, gastroenterologists, gynaecologists, pelvic health physiotherapists and other health professionals to support connected, multidisciplinary care where appropriate.
Our team is committed to ongoing professional development, supervision, and to providing nutrition care informed by current evidence, clinical experience and the individual needs of the person in front of us.
Part of your wider care team
Eating disorders + eating disorder recovery, Disordered eating, Relationship with food + body image, Intuitive eating, Adolescent + family nutrition, Gut health, + more
Lucy Eishold (she/her)
MEET THE TEAM
Find the dietitian who feels like the right fit.
Our team brings different areas of experience and expertise, while sharing the same compassionate, non-diet and collaborative approach to care. Get to know the people behind Whole Being Co and find someone who suits what you need.
Eating disorders and disordered eating (adolescents and adults), sports nutrition, chronic disease (diabetes, high cholesterol, cardiovascular disease), gut health, + more.
LAUREN MARINO
Eating disorders, disordered eating and mental health (all ages), PMOS, endometriosis, pelvic pain,
perimenopause and menopause . Fertility and pregnancy, Food intolerances, + more.
GEORGIA COGAN
Eating disorders + disordered eating in kids, teens and adults, Intuitive eating + relationship with food and body , Neuroaffirming nutrition + eating disorder care, + more
Georgia Hexter (she/her)
Eating disorders and disordered eating, Endometriosis and pelvic pain, Fertility and pregnancy nutrition, Chronic disease management, Gut health and IBS, + more.
Jordan Burke
Prediabetes + Type 2 diabetes, Gestational diabetes, Cardiovascular + heart health, High blood pressure + high cholesterol, PMOS / PCOS, Endometriosis, + more
Helena McDonald (she/her)
Endometriosis and PMOS , Chronic disease management , Food intolerances and
gastrointestinal conditions, Eating disorders and disordered eating, + more.
ELLEN SIMPSON
READY WHEN YOU ARE
Find care that feels like the right fit for you.
Whether you know what kind of support you’re looking for or you’re still figuring things out, you don’t need to have all the answers before you start. Explore the ways we can support you, or let us help you find a dietitian who feels like a good fit.