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Welcome to Rooted Freedom, a heart-led online space dedicated to helping individuals reconnect with their bodies through gentle nutrition, soulful self-care and tools to help reconnect mind, body and spirit. Whether you are looking to heal your relationship with food, deepen your self-trust, or bring more intention into your daily routine, Rooted Freedom offers compassionate guidance and tools to support your journey.

Read the latest blog post 5 tips for facing fear foods in eating disorder recovery

Part of the journey towards recovery from a restrictive eating disorder is overcoming food fears. An individual affected by an eating disorder often views food from a distorted lens (the eating disorder lens) which labels foods as ‘good’ or ‘bad. An individual affected by an eating disorder may have a long list of foods that they feel fearful of eating. Facing food fears is an incredibly important part of recovery because it supports the individual to begin to normalize their relationship with food.

“We don’t have to do it alone. We were never meant to.”

— Brene Brown

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Taking the first step

I’m so glad that you are here. If you are visiting here there is a good chance that you may contemplate seeking support to begin to heal your relationship with food. I’d like to invite you to have a further look around and to consider whether nutrition counseling may be supportive for you. I am a compassionate Dietitian who will support you along the way and who will work in tandem with other members of your treatment team to provide you with the best care possible.

How Nora can Help

I am honored to serve as a supportive guide for individuals on the journey towards a peaceful relationship to food. I believe that individuals already have the wisdom and strength needed to move towards a relationship with food that feels more easeful. My role is to compassionately provide as safe of space as possible for you to begin to explore a different way to think and feel about food.

Support & Growth

I practice from a Health at Every Size (HAES) ® approach and weave principles of intuitive eating into sessions on an individualized basis. I provide nutrition counseling for those who are healing from chronic dieting, disordered eating, and eating disorders (including anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other specified feeding and eating disorders). A formal diagnosis is not required in order for you to receive support. Click below to learn more!

 

Benefits of Working with a Registered Dietitian

If you answer yes to one or more of the questions below, a Registered Dietitian may be a supportive addition to your care team.

 

  • Have your loved ones expressed concerns about your eating?

  • Do you feel as though you need to restrict your food intake in order to prevent your body from changing?

  • Do you weigh yourself frequently and gauge how much you allow yourself to eat based upon the number on the scale?

  • Do you view foods as being either ‘good’ or ‘bad’ and feel as though you are unable to eat certain foods without feeling guilty?

  • Are you feeling as though thoughts about food and body consume the majority of your day?

  • Are you struggling to recognize and respond to hunger and fullness cues?

 

  • Do you count calories, have rigid rules about food, or adhere to restrictive diets and feel unsure about how to eat without following some type of plan?

  • Are you unsure of what a ‘normal’ meal looks like because you have been restricting your food intake for a long time?

  • Do you have food rules or rituals?

  • Are there foods that feel safe or unsafe to you?

  • Do you experience fluctuations in your food intake (restricting followed by binge eating?)

  • Do you obsessively worry about whether or not the ingredients in your food are ‘clean’?

 

  • Personalized Nutrition Counselling

  • Meal and Snack Support

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Check your insurance to see if you have Dietitian coverage!

Most group insurance plans including Manulife, Blue Cross, Sunlife, GreatWest Life, Green Shield, and more will cover up to $500.00 for Dietitian services. I can provide you with an invoice after your session to submit directly to your insurance company. If you do not have coverage, the cost of your appointments is considered a tax-deductible medical expense that you can claim.

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It’s important to repeatedly try the fear food you have chosen to start with, rather than trying the food once and moving on to the next feared food. With repeated exposures, it is more likely that the fears that the eating disorder has created