Appetite For Change

04/11/2025

I'm excited to welcome Grace Russell to Appetite for Change - Accredited Practising Dietitian and Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician!

🌏 Practising exclusively via telehealth to support anyone anywhere in Australia, Grace brings nearly 10 years' experience in dietetics to the practice. Her approach integrates nutritional science with psychological insight to provide practical, sustainable care that meets each individual’s unique needs.

With a Diploma in Counselling, she is highly skilled in supporting those with mental health and disordered eating concerns, from children through to adults. She is trained in and experienced supporting clients undergoing FBT, CBT-E, SSCM and DBT, and she practises motivational interviewing, trauma-informed care and support for neurodiversity.

If you know anyone with Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, OSFED, ARFID, fussy eating or other mental health concerns, she would be happy to help them with their food and nutrition needs. 🥑🍉

👉 To learn more, refer someone or make an appointment, head to - https://www.appetiteforchange.com.au/

​Please fill in the form below to make an appointment. This form will help us to understand your needs more and ensure we can help you in the best way possible.

23/10/2025

Proud that Appetite for Change is a partner organisation on the TrEAT Clinical Quality Registry and this exciting MRFF grant - helping to improve care for patients, both in the moment and in the future.

We’re thrilled to congratulate TrEAT Registry on receiving a $2 million MRFF grant to expand and strengthen this vital work, building a robust national data infrastructure to support people and families affected by eating disorders.

The TrEAT Registry (Australia & New Zealand Clinical Quality Registry for Eating Disorders Treatment) is a collaborative project bringing together specialist clinics, researchers, policy leaders, and people with lived experience to build a learning health system that uses real-world clinical data to improve care and outcomes.

Supported by ANZAED, the National Eating Disorders Collaboration, and the Butterfly Foundation, TrEAT is guided by a diverse Scientific Advisory Committee committed to ethical, inclusive, and innovative practice.

🔗 Follow the TrEAT Registry on LinkedIn and visit treatregistry.org
to learn more or get involved: https://www.uts.edu.au/about/faculties/health/faculty-health-research/treat-registry/treat-research

09/04/2025

SHiNE - Supporting Healthful Initiatives in Nutrition Education
I am thrilled to announce success in securing over $990,000 through the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) 2024 MRFF Early to Mid-Career Researchers Initiative.

Hosted by Western Sydney University, this project is led by myself (A/Prof Gabriella Heruc) and supported by a dedicated team of researchers, including Chief Investigators Dr. Catharine Fleming, Dr. Sarah Kennedy, Dr Lyza Norton, and Dr. Kirrilly Pursey, in collaboration with an incredible group of associate investigators and partner organisations.

The project aims to shine a light on nutrition messaging in schools. Utilising knowledge translation and co-design principles, the project is set to develop urgently needed world-first guidelines on safe nutrition messaging for schools. Working in partnership with teachers, parents and young people, the project will deliver positive nutrition messages to support the wellbeing of young people.
Deb Mitchison, Tracy Burrows, Tetyana Rocks, Zali Yager, Deana Leahy, Robert Gorkin, Kylie Burton, Julia Rossi, Alexi Cross, A/Prof Megan Warin
The University of Newcastle, Australia
Dietitians Australia
ACHPER Australia
The Embrace Collective
National Eating Disorders Collaboration
EDFA Eating Disorders Families Australia
Nutrition Australia
Healthy Harold

14/10/2024

A big thank you to Jennifer Luu and the team at the Feed at Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) Australia for interviewing me for this story about Tom’s selective eating.

Fussy or selective eating is something that many young people experience, and many grow out of it. But when it starts interfering with growth and nutrition or socially with everyday life and if it’s causing significant worry and anxiety, it may become a condition called ARFID - Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.

If you think you need help, speak to your GP, or find a Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician on the connect.ed ‘Find Eating Disorder Help’ directory: www.connected.anzaed.org.au

Trying new foods can be an anxiety-inducing ordeal for selective eaters. For some, it can turn into a serious condition with life-threatening consequences, known as avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID).