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Alicia | Autoimmune disease & Gut Health Nutritionist
Online Nutritionist & Wellness Coach
Learn what your body needs to feel well
Gut health, IBS, Inflammation, Autoimmunity
Associate Registered Nutritionist (NSNZ)
B.AppSc Human nutrition

02/11/2025

8 weeks left, how are you going to spend it?

There is still so much time to make progress towards your goals, whatever they may be.

Maybe you've been putting things off, or just haven't made the progress you were hoping so far.

8 weeks is plenty of time to implement new habits, make a few adjustments and progress towards the goals you've been thinking about.

What are you focusing on for the rest of the year? 👇

Want some coaching, support, and clarity to progress with your goals?

Book a free 15 minute wellness investigation and let's chat - 🔗 Link in bio

31/10/2025

Going from chronic illness with autoimmune disease ongoing gut issues and symptoms that really impact your life can be challenging to say the least.

Finding what works for you and making slow sustainable steps to improve gut health, manage symptoms and reduce chronic inflammation can make such a difference.

Looking for a personalized plan that takes your life into account and funds what works best for you?

Let's chat - book a free 15 minute online call with me and we can map out your next steps.

🔗Link in bio

24/10/2025

Consistency with the health supportive habits, especially when we don't see instant results, can be challenging .. to say the least.

Let me know if you relate 👇

22/10/2025

It’s easy to take advantage of our body, intentionally or not, eating the foods that we know maybe aren’t so good for it but enjoying the short term satisfaction anyway.

Neglecting sleep to watch “one more episode” on Netflix

Moving less than what helps our body it feel well

The classic, not rehabbing an injury properly because of the effort it takes to do the physio exercises

In the short term, actions like this never seem to be that much of an issue

Until they are...

Maybe your energy starts to drop. You’re tired more often, your digestion feels off, or your mood dips.

Maybe you notice brain fog, joint pain, or other symptoms that slowly start to interfere with daily life.

Sometimes, it goes even further, and something more serious, like an autoimmune condition, begins to develop.

We often don’t prioritise our health until we have to.

Until we’re feeling run down, burnt out, or our symptoms become impossible to ignore.

But what if you didn’t wait until things got that far?

What if you started listening to your body before it started shouting for your attention?

The human body is incredibly resilient, but if it just doesn’t have enough of the right inputs to help it function well for a while, symptoms begin to emerge.

When you start to truly care for your body, with enough sleep, good food, movement, and nervous system support, everything begins to shift.

Your energy lifts. Your mind feels clearer. You start to feel more like yourself again.

Because when you prioritise your wellbeing, you don’t just feel better physically, but mentally as well, with the energy to do things you love and act as the kind of person you want to be.

Small, consistent steps toward nourishment, rest, and movement truly do change everything.

What's one small thing you've been focusing on lately, or want to, for your wellness? 👇

16/10/2025

Our bodies want so badly to be in homeostasis, balanced and functioning well.

But over time, our resilience can start to drop.

Things like not getting enough of the right nutrients for our body systems, increasing inflammation, microbiome imbalances, hormone imbalances or many of the things we do in our daily lives that can put off this balance,

Eventually, symptoms start to show up.

Whether it’s digestive issues, hormone imbalances, chronic inflammation, autoimmune conditions, or other health challenges, these symptoms are our body’s way of communicating that something is out of balance.

The good news, there are so many things we can do to bring our body back into balance.

It starts with understanding what’s contributing to your symptoms, because it’s different for everyone.

For some, it’s about improving gut health, supporting nutrient intake, and reducing inflammation.

For others, it’s focusing on the foundations: quality sleep, regular movement, time in nature, managing stress, and quality social connection.

All of these pieces work together to help your body function well, and to help you feel well.

Uncovering why YOU have the symptoms your experiencing and finding what best supports your body's health and wellbeing is the key to feeling better and being able to actually enjoy life.

✨ If you’re ready to get to the root of your symptoms and start supporting your body back into balance, I can help.

You can book a free 15-minute call via the link in my bio - we’ll chat about what’s going on for you and what your next steps could look like.

15/10/2025

Change can feel scary, hard, confusing, frustrating and so many other things.

Maybe you’ve been dealing with gut symptoms, low energy, chronic inflammation, or autoimmune issues for months, or even years. It’s exhausting, and it can be hard to know where to start.

Or maybe you’re not even sure if you CAN do it - stick to the new habits, stay consistent, or fully commit to yourself.

Maybe part of you feels uncomfortable being “different,” prioritising your health, saying no more often, or doing what you need to feel your best.

The truth is, it’s hard to change our habits - whether it’s nutrition, movement, sleep, stress, or other daily routines. Anything that disrupts our “normal” takes effort.

But ultimately,

IT’S ABOUT CHOOSING YOUR HARD.

It’s hard to live with symptoms, fatigue, pain, or feeling like you’re constantly running on empty.

And it’s hard to make the changes that support your wellbeing - learning your body, experimenting, building new routines, and being patient with the process.

But one of those paths leads to a better outcome.

One gives you more energy, more confidence, and a better quality of life.

If you’re thinking about making a change - it is possible.

You just need the right tools, knowledge, and support to make small, sustainable steps over time.

You don’t have to be perfect (and you never will be).

There will be days things don’t go to plan and that’s okay.

What matters most is how you refocus, realign, and keep moving toward the bigger goal:

Feeling better in your body and creating a lifestyle that truly supports your health and happiness over time.

Does this resonate with where you're at right now?
What helps you stay consistent when making lifestyle changes/new habits?👇

Drop a 💪 if you’re choosing your hard and making moves toward feeling better.

09/10/2025

What made the most difference for me?

My gut health was one of the biggest things, I had to rebuild resilience and learn how to support my body better with gut health supporting foods, anti-inflammatory foods, limit foods I have sensitivities to and make sure to stay well away from the things I know mess with my gut severely like gluten (hello Coeliac disease)

But it wasn't just about the food.

It's was also the daily habits and lifestyle factors like stress, movement, sleep, hydration and more.

Unfortunately there's no quick fix but there are many things we can do to support our wellbeing, improve gut health, reduce inflammation and manage symptoms to feel better in our bodies.

07/10/2025

It's been a journey, from chronic pain to naturally managing autoimmune arthritis, there has been A LOT of ups and downs.

I'm still not perfect but I've learnt what my body needs to feel well, how to best support my gut health and reduce chronic inflammation.

Nutrition, our lifestyle, and daily habits are such powerful tools we can utilise to support our wellbeing.

This is the foundation of why I do what I do. As a nutritionist and wellness coach specializing in gut health and autoimmune disease, I know what it's like to feel like there is now hope, at your wits end just wishing you could feel better.

And I've gone through the pain, frustration, tears, and process of figuring it out for myself, and now support others to do the same through online coaching.

I'd love to hear from you, have you been on a similar journey or are you just getting started? 👇

02/10/2025

Follow this plan 👇 There’s probably something you’ve been wanting to do for a while and you just haven’t quite taken the action to get there.

Maybe it’s starting a new hobby, adding more excitement to your life, more movement to your days, improving your energy or the way you feel by better supporting your body with nutrition.

Or getting into the nitty gritty of what you need to manage your chronic symptoms, from gut health issues to autoimmune disease and chronic inflammation, so that you can finally improve your day to day experience of life.

But how do you move forward?

🧐The first step is to get super clear on what you want

🚶‍♀️What’s one step you can do today or this week to get slightly closer to your goal?

- What makes it feel hard, what’s holding you back or what barriers are in the way of you taking the next steps?

- How can you remove or reduce that barrier or make sure you get the thing done? (Is this a real barrier or just an excuse?)

-Do you need support? What might this look like? are you confused because you don’t have enough information to know the best steps?

- How can you increase your knowledge or get support from someone who has the expertise you are looking for (this often saves a lot of time, energy and confusion as well)

Whatever it is, it probably feels hard… but that’s because it’s forcing you out of your comfort zone and your normal.

But do you want to stay the way you are forever or make slow consistent progress toward the version of yourself that you truly want to be?

💭How do you want to feel and what do you want your life to look like?

Break it down, simplify it as much as you can, and just take one step at a time.

Slow progress is still progress 🐢

💪Save this to come back to for building more clarity around your goals.

If you’re looking for support to clarify your steps and accelerate your progress, book a free 15-minute call with me (link in bio) - we’ll figure out what’s best for you moving forward

22/09/2025

Comment "GUT" to learn more about my 12 week program to feel like yourself again.

Gut health is crucial for so many areas of our health and well-being, especially autoimmune disease. Supporting our gut health is one step in the big picture that is supporting overall wellness and actually enjoying our lives.

Got gut health questions? Flick me a DM or comment below 👇

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