A Dietitian Working In the ED Space with Director Jodie Sheraton

Understanding Body Matters Podcast

On this week’s episode I am delighted to be introducing you to our next special guest Founder and Director of the Myrtle Oak Clinic, Jodie Sheraton. Jodie is an Accredited Dietitian and Accredited Nutritionist who graduated from the University of Newcastle with a Bachelor of Health Sciences (Nutrition and Dietetics). Jodie is also currently the Director of Optimum Intake Dietitian's and holds the position as an Executive Committee Member of Dietitian's Australia (DA)’s Eating Disorder Interest Group. Where Jodie has over 13 years’ experience working in the field of eating disorders. This is where Jodie has maintained her passions to work from a Non- Diet Approach and a Health at Every Size (HAES) approach.

Working within both the public health and private practice settings Jodie has experience working with clients who experience emotional eating, clinical eating disorders, sub clinical eating disorders, fussy eating, and child/ family nutrition. Jodie utilises nutritional counselling, interventions, and provides supervision to a wide range of individuals and professionals. Where Jodie was trained by Australia’s leading clinicians at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead in Maudsley Family Therapy where she found her area of interest working with children and families.

On this week’s episode we will be speaking about the topic working as a Dietitian in the treatment space of eating disorders. Where Jodie explores the complex nature of people’s relationships with food by highlighting that all people have unique stories around food. So please enjoy our next lovely guest, Jodie!

Podcast summary

1. Understanding Eating Disorders

2. Individually looking at people’s relationships with food

3. Myth busting beliefs around food

4. Moving away from weight centric methods as a Dietitian

5. A non- diet approach

Links to the Myrtle Clinic

Website: https://myrtleoakclinic.com.au/

Instagram: @myrtle.oak.ed.recovery

Facebook: Myrtle Oak Clinic

Links from the episode:

BMA Support wise courses to support parents: https://www.supportwise.com.au/

BodyMatters Australasia Website: https://bodymatters.com.au/

BodyMatters Instagram: bodymattersau

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