Food&Body Conversations; Carien Meyer RD/nutritionist South Africa

Food&Body Conversations; Carien Meyer RD/nutritionist South Africa Carien Meyer-a dietitian and certified Intuitive Eating counselor. In person & online consults. Attuned Eating.

Practical, gentle nutrition for building sustainable habits and a healthy relationship with food & body. Carien Meyer is a dietitian with a special interest in supporting people in eating disorders, disordered eating and chronic diseases of lifestyle. She has a Masters degree in Nutrition and Dietetics, have been involved in conducting support groups for UCT research projects, and have experience in private practice, community health care as well as hospital nutrition.She has also been involved in lecturing, supervising and presenting workshops to UCT medical and dietetic students. Her experience with the needs of patients varies from Constantia and Somerset West to Lavender Hill and Mannenberg, which makes her deeply aware and sensitive to each person's unique circumstances.

Fear keeps you careful. That is wise feedback in the right circumstances! Sometimes, it becomes a tool to survive around...
13/11/2025

Fear keeps you careful. That is wise feedback in the right circumstances! Sometimes, it becomes a tool to survive around food and your body, but it actually carries meaning well beyond food. Instead of feeling frustrated, it might be helpful to look at its purpose and meaning. What will it feel like if it is NOT in place anymore? Pros AND cons?


Many clients I work with feel so defeated by how they feel they handle their evenings. They feel they are in charge of t...
06/11/2025

Many clients I work with feel so defeated by how they feel they handle their evenings. They feel they are in charge of their day, until evening "strikes" and an intense need "to fill the gap" arises.

I know it's not easy to slow down during the day. But that strong pull toward food at night isn't weakness-it might be wisdom! It might be your body crying out, 'I need some attention too'. When you start making space for her during the day with food, a quick pause, and check-in, she might not need to shout so loudly at night.♡

Try "topping up" emotionally and physically during the day and see how it impacts your evenings.



I've asked this question too!! Sometimes out of frustration, sometimes with good intentions. But, it's not really a frui...
05/11/2025

I've asked this question too!! Sometimes out of frustration, sometimes with good intentions. But, it's not really a fruitful question, nor a question that really helps our children (AND ourselves) to be attuned to needs. Because there is an underlying hint of doubt that can actually sabotage what you want to achieve (raising attuned eaters-not perfect eaters). So, try making the shift towards a stance where your child feels supported and invited to participate. And, do that for yourself too!


05/11/2025

"Are you SURE you are still hungry?!" A question we might often ask our children AND ourselves! I suggest asking a more supportive question ;) that actually creates more curiosity and engagement. ♡

You might need to mourn your high standards for your body-you being fitter, thinner, smoother, stronger...When reality d...
28/10/2025

You might need to mourn your high standards for your body-you being fitter, thinner, smoother, stronger...When reality doesn't match the image, it can feel like loss. But mourning can make space for peace. Peace with soft edges. Peace with your "today" body that's lived, stretched, changed, and survived. ♡

27/10/2025

Moms of teens. When both of you struggle with body image concerns....you are not a failure, just human. Being aware of your own struggle and then taking small imperfect steps forward is good enough.

Being available for your teens as they go through doubts about their bodies can be hard and draining at times. It may hi...
27/10/2025

Being available for your teens as they go through doubts about their bodies can be hard and draining at times. It may highlight some of your own unresolved struggles or new struggles that you are going through yourself as you navigate your own season of life. It is quite likely that you are going through perimenopause towards menopause and facing your own body concerns. Hard as it is, it can be a beautiful opportunity to change the trajectory for both of you, as you seek to change the script for you and for your teen. If this resonates with you, reach out to me and pop me a message. You are not alone.



"There isn't one specific look, body or story". Check out my article on Misconceptions about Eating disorders, page 26 -...
26/10/2025

"There isn't one specific look, body or story".
Check out my article on Misconceptions about Eating disorders, page 26 -26 in the Lalasini online magazine.

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Gentle, layered, and age-appropriate. This is the ideal way to deal with tricky subjects, such as body image. In this wa...
21/10/2025

Gentle, layered, and age-appropriate. This is the ideal way to deal with tricky subjects, such as body image. In this way, you lay a great foundation for great conversations, AND they hear it from you FIRST! Don't underestimate those short "seed-planting" conversations you have with your little ones. ♡



This is part of my "why" : Being a small part in helping people so that food only takes up its appropriate space, instea...
20/10/2025

This is part of my "why" : Being a small part in helping people so that food only takes up its appropriate space, instead of being an all-consuming presence. This is freedom and allows you to have capacity and focus for the things you actually value.

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I am a dietitian/nutritionist with a special interest in supporting people in recovery from dieting, disordered eating and eating disorders. I have a Masters degree in Nutrition and Dietetics, have lectured at the University of Cape Town, worked in community health, hospital health as well as private practice (in the area of addictions, eating disorders and disordered eating). Having been exposed to both the very poor and the affluent in South Africa made me very aware of everyone’s unique needs when it comes to the topic of food, health and their bodies. The title ‘Conversations about Food and Body’ have been chosen to convey the ongoing conversation and battle women in particular face (although not exclusive to women) in society to do the best for themselves and their loved ones within the various constraints of their day-to-day lives. I come alive when I see my clients set free from food rules, restriction and powerlessness around food. My aim and desire for the women (although I also work with men on occasion!) I work with is to help them regain (or ‘gain’, for the first time) skills to establish a normal relationship with food and their bodies.