body bop program

A 6-week 1:1 body appreciation and nutrition program for teens and their parents to reframe their relationship with food and their body.

Conversations about food and changing bodies can sometimes feel daunting. So many parents tell me that they don’t want to say the wrong thing or make an issue worse than it is. I hear you. Watching young people struggle with body image is so hard, particularly if we navigated the same thing when we were their age. This program is designed for you to do with your young person so that TOGETHER you can learn how to build a joyful relationship with food and your bodies.

What you and your teen will learn in the program

  • The influences that shape the way we eat and feel about our bodies

  • How nutrition can be used to support our health and wellbeing

  • Strategies to from a diet mindset of restriction to one where all foods are welcome

  • Delicious ways to ADD new foods into your diet

  • The basic cooking skills you need to get dinner on the table for the whole family

Why might your teen need 1:1 nutrition support?

  • They’re always tired

  • Gut issues (bloating, constipation, loose bowel movements)

  • Always catching colds

  • Don’t know how to fuel themselves for the sports they’re playing

  • Can’t concentrate/focus in class or when doing homework/studying

  • Struggling to manage their high levels of stress

  • Haven’t established a regular menstrual cycle

  • Issues with their skin (acne, eczema, dermatitis)

  • Uncertain of foods they can eat before school

  • Struggling to find foods they want to put in their lunchbox

  • Nervous to eat in front of their friends and family

what’s included in the program

  • community

    Join our kind & supportive Facebook community.

  • videos

    Watch fun & engaging videos about nutrition, intuitive eating and body celebration.

  • 1:1 care

    Get 1:1 nutrition care & support.

  • free recipes

    Create new and fun foods for you and your family to enjoy.

  • body celebration

    Learn to celebrate & embrace the body you are in.

working 1:1 with our founder

As a Clinical Nutritionist (BHSc), it is my role to listen and learn from you and your teen so I can understand your challenges, concerns, and the areas that you would like some extra support. I will create a detailed and individualised treatment plan specifically designed to support your teen with their nutrition and another one for you to help you foster a joyful relationship with food and body in your home. . If need be, I am also able to refer your teen to a general practitioner for blood tests, prescribe supplements, or recommend further support with a registered mental health practitioner if needed.

hear it from our community

  • “It has been so refreshing to work with a nutritionist who is so holistic and not about restriction. Gel is non judgmental and goes above and beyond to provide support and excellent advice. All in all, a very positive experience.”

    - Kate, previous Body Bop client

  • “Not only does Gel support you to incorporate new foods in your diet to nourish your body and soul, she also encourages you to eat the foods you enjoy! If you’re looking for a nutritionist that is compassionate, understanding and caring, you’ve found her!”

    - Lauren, previous Body Bop client

  • “Gel has been a great support with my relationship with food! She has really helped me with my active lifestyle in helping me make the right choices for my performance. Gel is also a wiz in the kitchen and has shown me some delicious recipes that even I can make at home!”

    - Luke, previous Body Bop client

  • “I could not recommend Gel enough, she’s taught me so much about how to fuel and nourish my body. I couldn’t believe how much I didn’t know about iron intake and how to improve my energy levels so I’ve found her sessions to be incredibly beneficial.”

    - Taylor, previous Body Bop client

  • "Gel was amazing at helping me heal my gut health. Not only did she give me strategies, but she helped me to understand more by equipping me with her wealth of knowledge. Any supplements she gave/recommended, I tried and loved (because they actually worked). She is so easy to talk to and very empathetic.”

    - Charlotte, previous Body Bop client

ready to join Body Bop?

Let’s bop on a call so I can learn more about you and your teen and how we can work together to help you both feel inspired to get messy in the kitchen and celebrate the body you’re in. 

FAQs

  • 1. Book a chat

    In this 15-minute chat we get to meet! Gel will get to learn about you and your teen and what you would LOVE to get out of our 6-week program. Gel walk you through our process, your investment and what you can expect from working with her.

    2. Lock in a start date

    We find a start date that works for YOU and your teen and map out the sessions that will follow over the six-week period.

    3. Let’s talk details

    Your teen fills in their initial consultation form so Gel can learn more about them and what they would like to chat about during their 1:1 nutrition consultations. We also OFFICIALLY welcome you both into our Facebook Community so you can connect with other teens and families that are embracing and celebrating their bodies alongside YOU.

    4. It’s time to begin

    We start the six-week program together and work towards celebrating and appreciating the bodies we’re in! Here we go!!

  • There are two payment options, either once-off or 2 x fortnightly instalments. Once you pay you get lifetime access to all the recipes and treatment plans provided! You are also ALWAYS welcome to join our community cook alongs and to connect with others in our Facebook community too!

  • In addition to the 1:1 sessions that are included as part of the program, you and your teen are also able to reach out to Gel via email if you have further questions or queries.

    No two families are the same so we make sure each person feels cared for and appreciated for their unique self! Gel operates in a judgement-free ZOOM zone to allow you and your teen to feel safe and comfortable.

  • There are so many reasons for you and your teen to be part of the Body Bop program! Here are just some of the things your will both get access to:

    • Our Facebook Community – This is a place where you can upload photos of the food you’ve tried, share the ways you’re celebrating your body with the community, and show off your cooking creations.

    • Recipes – Body Bop is loaded with recipes for you and your teen to make throughout the program.

    • Body Celebration prompts and ideas

    • Two individualised treatment plans

    • Email support

    • LIVE Cook Alongs!

  • At This is Your Body our focus is creating sustainable and enjoyable nutrition practices for your teen so you will definitely not find any meal plans here! What your teen WILL get are loads of recipes and access to weekly LIVE cook alongs for life to inspire them to get messy and creative in the kitchen!

  • Gel is a Clinical Nutritionist (BHSc) registered with the Australian Natural Therapists Association.

  • Wanting to be ‘skinny’ and wanting to be ‘healthy’ are two very very different things.

    The health industry is hung up on the view that being skinny is the ticket to health and it couldn’t be further from the truth. We all are biochemically unique, which means that all our bodies are going to look, move and feel different. Our DNA is our genetic blueprint. It determines characteristics like our eye colour, hair colour, whether we have curly hair or straight hair. It also determines our weight and height. Even if your teen ate the same foods, did the same amount of exercise, used the same products and got the same amount of sleep as their best friend, the physical and psychological outcome would be completely different.

    It is important that our teens learn to value their health over their physical experience. Research has shown that when young people shift the focus from their ‘weight’ to their ‘health’ they are more likely to:

    • Maintain relatively stable growth and development.

    • Move their body in a way that is enjoyable (not focusing on changing their body).

    • Be in tune with their bodies need for rest, comfort, healthcare and movement.

    • Have high self-esteem

    • Prioritise getting enough food over having to get “healthy” foods.

    • Have lower rates of disordered eating and eating disorders.

    Collectively, these behaviours move your young person away from diet culture and towards a life where they can feel proud of and appreciate the body they’re in!

  • There are a few behaviours that might be present if your teen is struggling with their body image. They may show one of these things, some of these things or none of these. Struggles with food and body image look different in each person. That said, here are a few signs that might indicate that your teen is struggling with their body image and/or their relationship with food.

    • Labelling foods as ‘good’ or ‘bad’

    • Restricting intake of foods they previously enjoyed

    • Compulsive exercise or over exercising

    • Depression and anxiety

    • Limited social interactions

    • Disengagement from family and friends

    • Eating in private and avoiding meals with other people

    • Preoccupation with eating, food, body shape and weight

    • Loss or disturbance of menstruation

    • Fainting or dizziness

    • Feeling tired and not sleeping well

School workshops

This is Your Body also offers school workshops for teens.