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Nourish Empower Thrive: A Feeding Program for Neurodivergent Families.
A 12 week personalised feeding program for
families navigating extremely picky eating,
ARFID and sensory based feeding challenges.
Create calmer mealtimes, expand your child's
safe foods, and bring joy back to eating
- even if your child only eats a few foods.
Change Starts Here....
What if you had the tools to support your restrictive eater in a way that actually works with the way they are wired?
Here’s a secret…you can!
Watch your child gain confidence,
try new foods, and reduce food anxiety - without big time commitments or endless appointments.
If you:
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Feel like you’ve tried everything to support your restricted eater — but nothing sticks
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Are sick of generic advice that’s clearly made for neurotypical kids
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Know your child needs specialised support, but haven’t found the right therapist
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Are sick of having to explain, advocate, or justify your child’s feeding needs
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Have been told “they’re fine” because they’re growing - even though they only eat a
few foods -
Don’t have a lot of time but want to fast track your child’s progress
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Have resorted to bribes, bargaining, or pressure (no judgment - we've all been there!)
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Want a neuroaffirming approach that understands your child’s brain, body, and
sensory world
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The truth is: feeding support for neurodivergent kids has to be different.
And that’s exactly what this program delivers.
If you answered YES to any of the above… you’re in the right spot!
Ready to join the Nourish Empower Thrive Program?
It’s time for a specialised approach that meets your child where they’re at… and supports you just as much as them.
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Here’s what’s possible when you have the right framework, tools, and support:
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Experience genuine relief as we meet your child’s nutrition and improve their gut health - in realistic, sensory friendly ways.
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Feel confident with practical tools and language that work with your child’s brain, body, and sensory needs.
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Create calmer mealtimes where your family feels connected instead of chaotic.
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Support real food expansion - not just “exposure” but actual progress, driven by your child’s own internal motivation.
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Teach your child about healthy eating while maintaining a positive approach to food.
And most importantly… realise you haven’t been failing, you just haven’t had a method that actually fits your child - until now.
How we help our clients get long term results...
The Nourish Empower Thrive Model
This program is outcomes-based and designed to get results as quickly as possible while being personalised to your child. We used a phased structure and tailor every families program according to their needs - this is not a generic, one-size-fits-all course.
Program structure:
Nourish – Gut and nutrition support
Prepare – Build a Responsive Feeding Relationship and help your child coming to mealtimes feeling calm, comfortable and curious
Empower – Gain the tools to help your child try new foods and move through food anxiety and sensory aversions.
Thrive – Build a healthy relationship with food while supporting their capacity to understand, express and advocate for their feeding needs.
Discover What's Included in the Program
Personalized & comprehensive assessment and an individualised 'road map' covering nutrition, gut health and feeding support (Valued at $600)
A thorough assessment designed to uncover the reasons behind your child’s difficulties with food.This evaluation includes full analysis of all nutrients, comprehensive gut health assessment, personalised supplement and gut health protocol, plus a detailed roadmap for their feeding support.
1:1 customized sessions for tailored to your child's specific needs (Valued at $1800).
Play based feeding therapy designed to give your child skills and confidence with food, plus parent coaching to teach you how to support you child, help you implement the strategies and fast track your progress.
Access to our online resource content hub to continue your learning outside of sessions (Valued at $1500).
Revisit what we’ve discussed, learn in convenient small chunks whenever it suits you. Share with anyone who feeds your child. Practical feeding tools, smart AI Powered Custom GPTs, visual guides, food maps and more.
Reports and communication as needed (Valued at $750).
(eg Paediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD) or ARFID Diagnostic Reports, letters and communication with existing treatment teams or school environments)
'Therapist in your pocket' with a direct link to your therapist for ongoing assistance (Value: priceless)
The Nourish Empower Thrive program has helped children to….
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Overcome food anxiety and be more willing to try new foods
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Come to mealtimes feeling calm, confident and curious
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Overcome sensory aversions and increase comfort while eating
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Build capacity to nourish their body while also developing a healthy relationship with food
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Understand and advocate for their feeding needs
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Expand their range of accepted foods
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Improve their health & developmental outcomes
Who is the Nourish Empower Thrive Program for?
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Children with restricted diets – children who eat a very limited variety of foods, struggle with new textures or flavors, or experience distress around mealtimes
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Children with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
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Children with Pediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD)
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Neurodivergent children with feeding challenges – support for children with autism, ADHD, PDA, Sensory processing differences, and other disabilities that impact eating
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Children with anxiety or trauma-related feeding issues – e.g. choking incidents, medical interventions, or past negative experiences with food
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Families seeking mealtime support – whether dealing with restricted eating, power struggles, mealtime stress, or concerns about growth and nutrition.
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We work with children aged 5 - 18 years who experience difficulties with eating due to a variety of reasons, including sensory, medical, developmental, and behavioral factors.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is this program different from regular appointments?
This Program is outcomes-based rather than appointment based. It is designed to empower both you and your child to get results in the fastest time possible. The unique hybrid model combines the convenience of on-demand content, with a personalised plan for your family, and support when it’s actually needed.
What is the weekly time commitment?
The program is designed with busy families juggling all the usual work and life commitments alongside one or more children with high support needs and multiple appointments. You won’t be spending hours trawling through content - we have designed the program to be maximally effective with minimal appointments and we will direct you to the exact strategies and tools to use now and at each step along the way.
How does the program operate?
The program has a few beautiful compoments that intertwine. The typical flow includes:
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– A comprehensive assessment which includes a nutrition plan, mealtime review, and a comprehensive caregiver only gameplan appointment.
– Monthly parent coaching calls
- Optional 1:1 personalised feeding therapy (frequency and intensity tailored to your child)
– Online, on-demand guidance in between sessions via the online resource hub (we will direct you to the exact course components that you need to focus on now - no wasting time going through endless modules).
– Therapist in your pocket will be set up so you have access to your therapist throughout the program
– Summary reports or diagnostic reports provided as required.
Happy Clients
Meet the founder
Rachel Zabel, PhD Paediatric Dietitian and Feeding Therapist
Rachel is a PhD-qualified clinical dietitian, feeding therapist, and mum of four in a neurodivergent family. After graduating as a dietitian she completed a research PhD looking at the anti-inflammatory effects of omega-3. She has lectured at university level, worked in private practice for 15 years and completed many postgraduate trainings.
After several years running a busy face-to-face feeding clinic, Rachel recognised that many families still needed more - more support between sessions to implement skills, and more guidance they could actually apply in daily life. Driven by a deep commitment to improving care and reaching more families, she transitioned her work online to create the kind of program she once wished for in her own parenting journey. The result is the Nourish. Empower. Thrive. Feeding Program: a structured, supportive roadmap for families who’ve tried everything and still feel stuck.
Her work blends science with compassion, offering personalised strategies that actually work for neurodivergent kids. She’s here to shift the feeding conversation from pressure and power struggles to safety, confidence, and connection at the table.