our mission

to help all teenagers build a joyful relationship with food and their body

hi! I’m Gel,

a clinical nutritionist, body image educator, and the founder of This is Your Body. Let me show you how we help teens discover joy in nutrition, the fun in cooking and the light in self-compassion.

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How we support teens

We have a vision to give every young person the opportunity to break free from toxic diet culture and unrealistic beauty standards by sprinkling joy into simple nutrition advice for teens so they can learn how to appreciate and value themselves just as they are.

school workshops

This is Your Body offers engaging, joyful and evidence-based presentations and workshops designed to educate teens about nutrition, body image, mental health, and wellbeing. Our presentations are full of stories, facts, activities and snacks (of course!!).

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working 1:1

Gel provides a warm, brave, and confidential space for honest conversations with parents/carers about the role food and mealtimes play in your home. She works with teens struggling with their body image and relationship with food to feel more comfortable at meal times and in their body. She also provides nutrition support where required to ensure they’re getting the food, nutrients and energy their body requires.

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our latest e-Book.

Fuel before school (personal use)

In this guide, I teach teens how to increase the amount of fibre they’re eating with 25 new recipes and a fun guide to collecting plant points.

Shop All

A podcast to unpack all the messages we were sent about bodies, food and health while we were growing up.

The body appreciation workbook

This Is Your Body has partnered with Miind to create a body appreciation workbook! We created this resource to provide an evidence-informed, interactive, and accessible resource for teens to guide them on the path to body appreciation.

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ways you can celebrate your body

mindfulness
movement
cooking
dancing
learning
eating

Affirmation station

our journal

Come check out our library of recipes and discover all the ways our community are celebrating their bodies!

Featured

choosing the ‘healthy’ option

summer quinoa salad

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our impact

“I didn’t realise until today that I had been struggling with my body image. I felt I could relate to Gel’s story - it really opened my eyes. It really assisted in shifting my perspective of my own personal struggles with body image. Now I feel so empowered and uplifted.”

- Year 9 Student, Santa Maria College
“This was a wonderful opportunity to get into the kitchen while learning about health and nutrition from an expert. I really enjoyed cooking along with everyone and hearing Angelica’s advice and experiences.”

– Student, Strathmore Secondary College
“Angelica is relatable, creative, engaging and resourceful and caters to different year levels. She always maintains a positive, can-do attitude, organised, punctual and professional and authentic manner.”

Nella Cirillo, Student Wellbeing Coordinator, Catholic Regional College
“It really hit me when Gel spoke about her experience of when she stopped eating to make herself look better as this is something that I have experienced myself.”

– Student, Strathmore Secondary College