Emily is a Clinical Nutritionist with postgraduate studies in neuroscience, specialising in gut health, stress, mental wellbeing and chronic health conditions. Combining nutrition and mind-body strategies to restore energy, regulate the nervous system and support lifelong health and wellbeing.
Shannon Lavery is an Accredited Practising Dietitian with 20 years’ experience across clinical nutrition, public health, and the food industry. Shannon has worked with organisations including Royal North Shore Hospital, St Vincent’s Hospital, Diabetes Australia, and a range of aged care and food industry clients. She is a regular contributor to taste.com.au and Diabetic Living Magazine, and currently works with a leading bariatric surgeons at St George Private Hospital and The Mater (North Sydney).
Dietitian | Midlife & Metabolic Health | Muscle, Bone & Healthy Ageing Paula Packer is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and founder of Lime Nutrition. She specialises in helping women in midlife improve metabolism, maintain muscle and bone strength, and feel strong, energised and confident as they age. Paula understands firsthand that midlife brings unique challenges, and she works closely with her clients to develop practical, sustainable nutrition strategies that support long-term health — without restrictive dieting.
I’m a qualified nutritionist specialising in gut health and autoimmune disease. I support clients with everything from digestive symptoms like bloating and IBS to improving overall gut health, reducing chronic inflammation, and managing autoimmune symptoms. My approach looks at the many areas of wellbeing that influence gut health, chronic disease, and overall vitality, from nutrition and lifestyle to nervous system regulation and mindset. I also integrate functional testing where appropriate to create personalised, evidence-based programs tailored to each individual. Having lived with coeliac disease and autoimmune arthritis (JIA) since a young age, I understand firsthand the challenges that come with chronic illness and gut health struggles. Over the years, I’ve developed a deep appreciation for the body’s ability to heal when supported holistically. After many years of relying on medication to manage my autoimmune arthritis, I’m now in remission, managing my health through nutrition, lifestyle, and a balanced approach to wellness.
The fundamental philosophy for Circle of Health is that all people should have the opportunity to live long, healthy lives. What I have learnt from my studies, life experiences and noticing gaps in the education of young adults aged 20 to 30 years, this business initiative has been developed to empower them to be manage their own health and wellbeing and establish preventative health practices with a commitment to sharing and providing education, information, strategies and motivation to improve their health and food choices to achieve optimal health and wellbeing. Circle of Health offers online consultation sessions to create a comprehensive health assessment and the development of a personalised treatment plan that considers the client's unique needs and supports their overall health and nutrition-related goals. Experiencing ongoing health issues from early childhood and growing up in a rural community on my grandparent's property provided an environment for healthy living, implementing sustainable and ethical practices with the farm to table process and in later life when I moved to the city, discovering the benefits of healthy dietary practices, exercise and lifestyle strategies recommended by Clinical Nutritionists, Dietitians and other holistic health professionals which ultimately led to the decision to study the Bachelor of Health Science (Nutritional and Dietetic Medicine).