How I help

Three challenges come up in almost every family I speak with. Here's what working on them actually looks like.

Picky eating and a shrinking safe-food list

Pain teaches avoidance fast. We map what your child already accepts, protect those foods, then add gently — one texture, one temperature, one small step at a time, with no pressure at the table.

  • A working safe-food inventory you can hand to grandparents or caregivers
  • Swaps that keep calories and protein up during low-appetite stretches
  • Flare-friendly versions of the meals your child already loves

School lunches that come home empty

A lunchbox has to survive four hours, be edible in twenty minutes, and not draw attention. We build a rotation that meets all three, plus the conversation with the school.

  • A two-week lunch rotation built around your child's tolerances
  • Snack strategy for the mid-morning dip and the ride home
  • A short, clear note for teachers about bathroom access and symptoms
A packed school lunch in a bento box on a kitchen counter

Playdates, sleepovers and birthday parties

Social life matters to a child's wellbeing as much as fibre does. The goal is never to keep them home — it's to make going out cost them less afterward.

  • Scripts for messaging another parent without a long medical explanation
  • What to send along so your child is never the only one without something
  • How to decide when a treat is worth it, and how to recover the next day
A cheerful birthday party table set with plates and treats

Ways to work together

Discovery call

Free · 20 minutes

A no-pressure conversation about your child, the diagnosis and what feels hardest right now. You'll leave with at least one thing to try, whether or not we work together.

1:1 consultation

Single 90-minute session

A deep dive into your family's routine and your child's food history, followed by a written plan: meals, lunches, party strategy and a simple symptom journal.

Ongoing support

Three-month package

Monthly sessions plus between-session messaging for flares, school issues and the questions that come up at 9pm. For families in an unsettled stretch.

What's included

  • Personalised food and routine planning for your child's age
  • Lunchbox and snack rotations you can reuse
  • Party, playdate and travel strategies
  • A simple food-and-symptom journal template
  • Questions to bring to your next GI appointment

What's not

  • Medical diagnosis, treatment or medication advice
  • Instructions to stop or change a prescribed therapy
  • Clinical nutrition therapy requiring a registered dietitian
  • Promises of remission or a cure

Who this is right for

Parents of a child roughly ten or under who has been diagnosed with crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis — usually within the last year — who are under active medical care and want practical help translating that care into breakfast, lunch, dinner and everything social in between.