My name is

Shelly
Najjar

I help women with a lot going on to develop a healthy, joyful relationship with their food, so they can end the food struggle and have peace with themselves and their bodies at any size!

I'm a nutrition mindset coach

with thousands of hours of training as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, with a Masters degree in Public Health Nutrition.

I’ve been fortunate to experience guilt-free food freedom that has led to better personal health.

But I wasn't always aware that this was possible…

My first job as a dietitian

was in a public hospital, where I saw so many patients with diseases that could’ve been prevented or slowed with earlier intervention.

Instead, they were often beyond effective treatment by the time I saw them.

It crushed me that all those patients were giving up their dreams because of mostly preventable conditions.

On top of that...

Nutrition recommendations and our diet culture are restrictive and shame-based.

My patients were set up for failure, not success.

Even if they wanted to be healthy to support their life, food rules ended up holding them back from the life they wanted.

Recommendations didn’t support them in feeling better, but only caused them to be irritable, stressed, and more overwhelmed than ever.

Then I found Out...

My existing education hadn’t prepared me to truly help patients transform their health in a lasting way.

Soon, I learned about Intuitive Eating, and the paradox that health is actually more attainable with fewer food restrictions.

I began to see this change my own way of thinking and eating, and my clients started to have more success as I applied these concepts to our work together.

Today...

This gave me a deep passion to promote wellness from a non-diet intuitive eating approach.

Now I help women like you to improve their health with NO off-limits foods, so they can live the life they love, have more energy, and feel amazing… all WHILE enjoying the foods they love.

What could your story be?

Are you ready to join me in living a life you love?

discover more about my process

Professional Background

Approach & Theoretical Influences

All Food Fits
Intuitive Eating
Weight-Neutral Approach
Self-Compassion
Whole-Person Approach
Reflective Journaling
Distress Tolerance
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Motivational Interviewing (MI)
Transtheoretical Model (TTM)
Stages of Change
Health Belief Model

Areas of Focus & Conditions

Main Specialty Areas*:

Disordered Eating
General Wellness
Relationship to Food
Emotional Eating
Practical Self-Care
Some Eating Disorders*

Other Conditions Seen*:

Type 2 Diabetes
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
High Cholesterol
High Triglycerides
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
Metabolic Syndrome
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) (heartburn)
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) (“fatty liver”)

*Each person and their situation is unique. Let’s chat to discuss your needs, goals, and situation. If I’m not the best person to help you, I’ll try to refer you to someone who might be a better fit.

Certification, Education, & Training

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN, #1037682)
Washington State Certified Dietitian (CD, #DI60457279)
Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor
Supervised Practice through University of Washington Coordinated Dietetic Internship
MPH in Public Health Nutrition from University of Washington
BS in Food Science and Human Nutrition from Washington State University
Ongoing Continuing Education including topics like eating disorders, stress management, mindfulness, self-compassion, self-care, ADHD, inflammation, anxiety, depression, time management, barriers to health, and more

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