About Us
Our Edmonton, Calgary and virtual dietitians are here to hold space for your food and body stories.
Reclaim joyful living and ease with food
Our team of weight-inclusive, in-person and virtual dietitians embrace an anti-oppressive approach and focus on supporting humans through recovery and healing from eating disorders, disordered eating or dieting. We are space holders, who listen to our clients’ food and body stories. Our role is to radiate self-compassion, empathy and understanding. We support our clients in navigating this food and body obsessed world we live in, reframing the concept of health, and reclaiming self-care practices. Clients have shared that they leave our sessions feeling hopeful, brighter and grounded.
Our Values
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Compassion
We meet you exactly where you are at, with empathy and an authentic desire to support you in your journey.
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Connection
We offer brave spaces for you to share your story, to be heard and feel seen.
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Respect
We deeply honour and appreciate you for who you are and what your capacity is in our work together.
Meet our Team
Meet our Team
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Hi, I’m Megan Hoffman! I have been a Registered Dietitian since 2015 and completed my training at the University of Alberta. I have worked in various nutrition related roles and have found my calling working with clients to provide guidance and support in their food and body journeys.
I work with clients by helping them explore their relationship to behaviours such as diet, nutrition and movement. Often, we are not aware of the beliefs that we hold that are harming us. I help clients explore disordered eating beliefs and behaviours and help to shift health goals to ones that are more realistic, sustainable and that foster satisfaction and joy.
I find it most rewarding when I help clients take the fear and judgement out of their beliefs and offer reassuring, simple and joyful ways to be in this world and take up space (rather than shrinking).
I am passionate about learning more about the physical, mental and emotional aspects of eating and our relationships to our bodies. When I am not working with clients or growing and evolving as a practitioner I love to be out in nature! I enjoy walking my dog, snowboarding, hiking, camping, paddleboarding and travelling with my husband, friends and family.
It would be an honour to work alongside you.
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Chronic Dieting
Eating disorders & disordered eating
Intuitive Eating
Neurodivergent Affirming Care
Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (previously known as PCOS)
Menopause
Perinatal (prenatal, postpartum, fertility)
Body Image Support
Digestive challenges
Supports clients of all ages
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Eating Disorder Education for Registered Dietitians, EDs for RDs 2026
Trauma Informed Care for Dietitians, Fiona Sutherland & Tracy Brown, 2026
The Dietitian’s IBS Course, Andrea Hardy and Kristen Jackson, 2024
Megan Hoffman, RD
She/Her location_onEdmonton, AB person In-person & virtual sessions
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Hi! I’m Piper Barboza Menini and I’ve been working as a dietitian since 2018. I am incredibly passionate about helping folks heal from body distrust and disordered eating.
Clients I work with often share that our work together can feel unexpected, but that they wish they had explored their food and body relationships sooner. You might expect a session where we unpack and challenge the “status quo” regarding beliefs about food, bodies and health.
My hope for clients is that they can experience a session that is centred on their own experiences and leaves them feeling like they aren’t navigating the messy middle on their own. Many clients I support just want food and being in their body to feel easier and I move them through sessions with compassionate nutrition care that is weight inclusive and trauma informed.
Outside of work, I feel most fulfilled when I am spending time with a good book at home, hiking in the mountains or trying out new ice cream flavors. Staying connected with friends and family over game nights is regularly a highlight of my week.
I look forward to helping you learn to live at peace with food and your body, so that you can live your one life to its fullest capacity.
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Eating Disorder Recovery (Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, Bulimia, ARFID)
Neurodivergent Affirming Care – ADHD, Autism, Complex mental health diagnoses
Body relationship/body image
Humans living with restriction and food rules
Intuitive Eating
Supports clients of all ages
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Beyond Compulsions: Rethinking OCD, Safety, and Nourishment, 2026
Trauma Informed Care for Dietitians, Fiona Sutherland & Tracy Brown, 2026
Emotions Focused Coaching for Dietitians, EDs for RDs, 2024
Neurodivergence, Feeding Differences and ARFID, RDs for Neurodiversity 2024,
Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, The Original Intuitive Eating Pros, 2023
Eating Disorder Education for Registered Dietitians, EDs for RDs 2023
Motivational Interviewing for Weight Inclusive Providers, Centre for Body Trust 2021
Piper Barboza Menini, RD
She/Her location_on Calgary, AB person In-person & virtual sessions
Larissa Ens, RD, CDE
She/Her location_onEdmonton, AB person In-person & virtual sessions
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Hi, I’m Larissa! I am a Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator. I have been working in the area of diabetes since 2017, and my time working within the conventional system was the primary driver for me to shift to a weight-inclusive approach. Evidence suggests there is a link between living with diabetes and an increased risk of disordered eating or eating disorders, and I have seen this firsthand.
My hope is to create a supportive environment for my clients to explore their relationship with food and their body while holding space for the complexities that come alongside living with a chronic condition. I encourage clients to get curious about different approaches to diabetes with the goal of feeling empowered and connected. I consider myself extremely lucky to be a part of this journey!
Outside of my time with The Nourish Collective you can likely find me exploring the Millcreek Ravine with my partner, 2 daughters and dog, or trying out new recipes in the kitchen.
I would be honoured to support you in exploring your relationship with food and working together on the path to body trust.
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Intersection of disordered eating and diabetes
Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, Gestational Diabetes, “Prediabetes”
Insulin pump therapy
Chronic dieting
Intuitive Eating
Body Image Support
Supports adult clients (17+)
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Trauma Informed Care for Dietitians, Fiona Sutherland & Tracy Brown, 2026
Eating Disorder Education for Registered Dietitians, EDs for RDs, 2025/2026
Food is Our Medicine Program, 2021
Certified Insulin Pump Trainer, 2019
Certified Diabetes Educator, 2018
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Hi, I’m Emily Lovell! I am a virtual dietitian, and I am passionate about helping people heal from disordered eating. I support clients in Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario. I studied at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, and have been working as a dietitian for over six years.
Clients I’ve worked with have described my nutrition-therapy style as compassionate and kind. I feel grateful to have been a part of The Nourish Collective since the beginning, it’s connected me to many incredible people (clients & team). Being a virtual dietitian has allowed me to live in a few different places over the years, with the most exciting one being the island of Saint Lucia in the Caribbean. I feel most expansive when in nature, and our dog, Frankie makes sure we’re out exploring several times per week.
My hope is for clients to feel hopeful, held/empowered and a sense of ease at the end of our session together. I support humans in eating disorder recovery, chronic dieters looking for an alternative to dieting, and clients living with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) navigate nutrition therapy in a weight-inclusive environment.
I look forward to holding a non-judgmental space for you, along this liberating journey of reclaiming home, trust and safety with food and your body.
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Eating Disorder Recovery
Chronic Dieting
Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (previously known as PCOS)
Neurodivergent Affirming Care
Intuitive/attuned Eating
Supports adult clients (17+)
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Beyond Compulsions: Rethinking OCD, Safety, and Nourishment, 2026
Binge Eating & Chronic Dieting Training, PESI 2025
Emotions Focused Coaching for Dietitians, EDs for RDs, 2024
Intersectional Approaches to Bodymind Liberation and Body Image Support, RDs for Neurodiversity, 2023
Trauma Informed Care for Dietitians, Fiona Sutherland & Tracy Brown, 2022
Eating Disorder Education for Registered Dietitians, EDs for RDs 2021
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Hi, I am Allison Easton! I am a fat positive - weight inclusive Registered Dietitian, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and co-founder of The Nourish Collective.
After almost 3 decades of experience (eek!), I have truly found my passion supporting individuals in healing their relationship with food and their body.
My goal in working with clients is to establish safety and create space to explore their life experience with food and their body; make connections between their experience and their behaviours; identify and unlearn unhelpful rules/belief systems; heal the wounds of diet culture; and build a relationship with food that feels effortless and allows them to live the life of which they are so deserving.
My biggest hope in supporting clients is that through this work they begin to see a glimmer of their power and purpose – something that is often taken away in the rupture of their food and body relationship.
At the center of my work is respect and compassion shared through a warm, down-to-earth approach. I care very deeply for the health and well-being of my clients.
Coffee and quiet get me out of bed in the morning. I enjoy a full life as the mom of two adult children and two dogs. I am married to my biggest supporter and together we enjoy time with our family and friends; adventuring around Alberta in our trailer; and time in nature.
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Chronic dieting – disordered eating
Binge Eating Disorder
Enduring Eating Disorders
Menopause
Intuitive/attuned Eating
Supports clients of all ages
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Binge Eating & Chronic Dieting Certification, 2024 PESI
2nd Annual Body Image Summit – Empowering Clients to Defy Diet Culture and Reclaim Embodiment, December 2023
International Weight Stigma Conference – Unintended Harms, Insidious Impact: The Need for Multi-Level Change, June 2023
Emotion Focused Family Therapy, June 2022 Adele LaFrance
Clinical Eating Disorder Supervision, 2020 - 2023 Shawna Melbourn
Clinical Eating Disorder Supervision, 2021 & 2022 Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani
Body Image Supervision, 2021 Brianna Campos
Body Image Online Training for Clinicians, 2020 Marci Evans and Fiona Sutherland
Eating Disorder Education for Registered Dietitians, 2020 Shawna Melbourn
Intuitive Eating Certification, 2019-2020
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Kalin started her career in private practice 9 years ago. Her core values have been an essential guide for her, which has translated into embracing the principles of a weight-inclusive, trauma-informed and social justice oriented approach to care. Kalin’s main area of focus includes supporting folks through eating disorder recovery, and also helping clients heal from disordered eating. She also has a special interest in supporting neurodivergent folks.
She is deeply passionate about helping individuals replace judgement and punishment with compassion and curiosity. Kalin feels so grateful that she is able to do this work, and form meaningful relationships with her clients.
When she isn’t reading a new book or listening to a podcast, you can find Kalin sipping on a latte in her favourite coffee shop, spending time with her family, or exploring the river valley.
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Eating disorders & disordered eating
Enduring eating disorders
Neurodivergent affirming care
Support with body shame
Supports clients of all ages
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ADHD, Trauma, Food and the Body, RDs for Neurodiversity, 2024
Intersectional Approaches to Bodymind Liberation and Body Image Support, RDs for Neurodiversity, 2023
Food is Our Medicine, Nourish, 2023
BIPoC Eating Disorders Conference, 2022 & 2023
Cultivating Curiosity Group Supervision, Josee Sovinsky and Lori Short-Zamudio, 2022 & 2023
Emotion Focused Family Therapy, Adele La France, 2022
Clinical Eating Disorder Supervision, Haley Goodrich, 2020-2022
BED for Dietitians, EDRD Pro + The Mindful Dietitian, 2021
Trauma Informed Dietetic Care, Tracy Brown and Fiona Sutherland, 2021
ED for RDs: Eating Disorder Education for Registered Dietitians, 2021
Clinical Eating Disorder Supervision, Shawna Melbourn, 2020
