Meet Julie
A dietitian who believes caring for yourself should leave room for being a whole person.
Hi, I'm Julie, the founder of Flourish True and a Registered Dietitian based in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario.
My work is grounded in a simple belief: health is something we learn to care for, not something we have to perfect.
I work with women who are navigating changing relationships with food, their bodies, health, energy, and the many seasons of life that can shift what caring for yourself looks like.
For some women, that means rebuilding trust with food or working through disordered eating. For others, it means finding a steadier approach to nutrition during motherhood, navigating body image concerns, or figuring out how to care for themselves as their bodies and priorities evolve.
Wherever you are beginning, my approach is evidence-informed, weight-inclusive, compassionate, and grounded in real life.
Because knowing what to do is only part of the picture.
The more meaningful question is often: How do we build a way of caring for ourselves that can actually live alongside the life we're living?
What if caring for yourself could feel more supportive?
I don't believe good nutrition care starts with a perfect plan.
It starts with understanding where you are, what matters to you, and what your body and life are asking of you now.
From there, we can begin building.
That might mean creating a steadier foundation with food, reconnecting with hunger and fullness cues, cultivating body respect, untangling long-held beliefs about health and eating, or finding routines that support your energy without becoming another set of rules to follow.
Sometimes the work is practical. Sometimes it's deeply personal. Often, it's both.
My role is to bring evidence-based nutrition knowledge together with curiosity, compassion, and respect for your lived experience, so that you can develop skills and confidence that belong to you, rather than relying on another external set of rules.
The goal isn't to perfect your health.
It's to build a relationship with food, your body, and your wellbeing that can grow with you.
Support may include:
Building a more trusting relationship with food and nourishment
Cultivating body respect and a more connected relationship with your body
Establishing sustainable nutrition and lifestyle rhythms that fit your life
Building support and steadiness through changing seasons of life and motherhood
Cultivating skills and confidence in eating disorder recovery for adults and young adults (18+)
The Back Story
Food has always been more than fuel to me.
Some of my favourite memories involve food in very ordinary, very meaningful ways. Summer bike rides for brownies with my mom and sister. A homemade meal at the end of a long day. YES to lasagna.
Those experiences shaped something I still believe today: food can be nourishment, connection, comfort, pleasure, culture, and care. It doesn't have to carry the weight of being a measure of whether we're doing health “right.”
Over the years, I've met so many women who have become disconnected from that experience.
They may know a great deal about nutrition. They may have spent years trying to take care of themselves. And yet food, their bodies, or the pursuit of health has gradually become a source of stress.
That is the work I care about.
Helping women build a more trusting relationship with food. Cultivating respect for their bodies. Finding nourishment that supports their actual lives. And creating enough flexibility that health can have a place without taking over the whole picture.
I don't believe we need to wait for a different body, a different season, or a more organized life before we can begin caring for ourselves well.
We can start with the body and life we have now.
With care,
Julie
My Professional Journey
I earned my Bachelor of Applied Science from the University of Guelph and completed my Dietetic Internship at the University Health Network (UHN), a leading research and teaching hospital in Toronto.
With over a decade of experience in nutrition counselling, I've worked across Diabetes Education, Community Health Centres, and a Family Health Team setting in the Kitchener-Waterloo area.
My growing focus on women's health also led me to study Health Coaching through the Integrative Women's Health Institute, expanding the way I support women as they navigate changing health needs and seasons of life.
My clinical areas of focus include:
Disordered eating and eating disorder recovery
Intuitive eating
Postpartum nutrition
Body image support
Women's health and sustainable wellbeing
I believe good nutrition care involves more than providing information. It means meeting you where you are, understanding the context of your life, and helping you build skills and confidence that can support you beyond our time together.
I'm committed to ongoing professional learning and engage in regular professional supervision. I am also actively pursuing credentials as a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist (CEDS) with IAEDP and a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor.
Ready to explore what support could look like?
You don't need to know exactly what you need before reaching out.
An Alignment Call is a chance to share a little about where you are, ask questions, and see whether working together feels like the right fit.
Prefer to start on your own?
The Restoration Grove is where I'm building practical, self-guided education and resources around nourishment, body trust, restoration, and caring for yourself through the changing seasons of life.
Coming soon.
