My Dietetic Career spans over 30 years, and includes private practice, community, and clinical practice, as well as student tertiary education training. Since immigrating from Cape Town, South Africa, to Australia in 2002, I was  employed by NSW Health for 19 years as a Community and Hospital Dietitian, with the latter part of my tenure serving as a Specialist Diabetes Dietitian for the Tweed Byron Local Health District. I have a  special interest in Diabetes, and recognising the positive role I have in assisting people living with diabetes to lead their best lives, I took to expand my scope of practice by completing a Post Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Education and Management in 2017, to become a Diabetes Educator. My husband and I relocated to the beautiful Bega Valley in mid-2021, where I combined my professional skills to commence private practice as both a Credentialed Diabetes Educator and Accredited Practicing Dietitian. I recognise there is an overabundance of information out there regarding both nutrition and diabetes, which can be overwhelming for clients to navigate, and to discern what is true or otherwise, and welcome the opportunity to support your clients with accurate and credible information, based on current best practice.  I strive to create a positive environment where clients  feel confident and encouraged to make healthy changes that are both realistic and sustainable. I  believe my ability to develop rapport and understanding of everyone is key to developing a strong partnership with clients to work alongside them to achieve their health goals. As a result, my approach is holistic, with consideration of the social and environmental, and physiological aspects, as well as the emotional aspects in particular pertaining to food and nutrition. I believe I support my clients with person -centred care, to achieve outcomes that are both meaningful and valuable to them, and which aim to ease the burden.