TRAUMA-INFORMED SOMATIC NUTRITION THERAPY IN BRISBANE & AUSTRALIA-WIDE

for the tender, the overwhelmed, the sensitive women who have lost their spark and are longing to come home to themselves

You Carry a Depth Noone Sees

You’ve been holding it all for a long time, functioning on the outside while something inside feels like it’s slowly falling apart. You’ve learned to hide the parts of you that felt too much: masking, shrinking, striving, controlling; showing up for others even in the moments when what you really needed was someone to show up for you.

You’ve tried everything, meal plans, therapy, “logic,” willpower, and still the patterns around food and body feel louder than they should. And somewhere along the way, you lost pieces of yourself you’re now ready to reclaim.

Alitus is the doorway back to those pieces.

Back to the parts of you who know, I’m not supposed to live like this.

Ways to Work With Me

One-to-One Somatic Nutrition Therapy

Trauma-informed nutrition therapy for women navigating disordered eating, gut health symptoms, dysautonomia, and nervous system overwhelm.

This work integrates nutrition science, body-based awareness, and autonomic nervous system regulation, particularly when traditional approaches have left you feeling stuck.

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Women’s Circles

Relational, body-based group spaces for women longing for nourishment, regulation, and reconnection - with food, body, and self. An invitation to heal in community.

Women’s Circles [Coming Soon] →

Alitus is a slow, gentle, somatic approach to healing your relationship with food, by teaching you to listen to, not override, your body.

Why Traditional Support Never Reached You

Most approaches try to change what you do, behaviours, thoughts, patterns, asking you to override your body without ever understanding why it felt safer to rely on those behaviours in the first place. This focus on symptom eradication is ‘fixing’, not healing.

When the world inside the body still feels terrifying, unsafe, or overwhelming, thought-based tools can’t reach the place the disorder lives. They can’t touch the part that binges because it’s the only time the body lets go. Or the part that restricts because it’s the only time life feels predictable. Or the part that tracks every gram or macro because numbers feel safer than emotions.

You see, these approaches miss a sacred truth: your relationship with food was never the enemy, but an adaptation, a protector that has been doing an impossible job in world that has felt too much.

Deep healing is not about forcing change. It’s about creating a space that holds you, while you undergo the transformation to reclaim the life you can sense is possible - even if you’re not sure how to get there.

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Hi, I’m Emily.

A holistic dietitian who integrates nutrition science with nervous system and somatic care.

A career change out of teaching and into dietetics held the promise of helping me heal my relationship with food… but 2 degrees later, fully qualified to practice traditional dietetics, I still hadn’t healed, and I felt in-equipped to hold the depth of the souls I was sitting across from in my consults. Souls whose bodies had found ways to make the unbearable bearable, who were carrying a lifetime of pain and had nowhere to take it.

I had to reimagine the care I was providing. Alitus is that reimagining. And somewhere along the way, my own healing unfolded. Through somatics, nervous system care, and deep tending, I reclaimed what was always within me - my truth, my sensitivity, my story. I learned to hold the parts of me that had been working impossibly hard to hold everything together. And now I am here to hold yours.

My work is gentle, trauma-informed, and grounded in nervous system science. But most of all, it’s human.

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Testimonials

"I would give Emily 6, 7, 10, 100 stars if I could."

I would give Emily 6, 7, 10, 100 stars if I could. The value that she brings to my life overall is immeasurable and I am so grateful to be her client. Her calm, soft nature and non-judgemental approach is something that has honestly healed me and has helped me to realise my own strengths. There is always a bright side and something to learn or even find humour in. She herself is a true reminder of the power in a strong and educated woman. I’d recommend her to absolutely everyone who needs to come home to their body.
"I have seen several dieticians across 2 decades and nothing compares to Emily Hahn"

I have seen several dieticians across 2 decades and nothing compares to Emily Hahn. She saw me as a whole person and acknowledged all that I had gone through, all that I was working on, and all that I was still trying to find answers about. It was so therapeutic finally having someone LISTEN and pay attention. I am forever grateful to Emily.
"If you are looking for a supportive, empathetic, and knowledgeable Dietician, then I highly recommend Emily."

If you are looking for a supportive, empathetic, and knowledgeable Dietician, then I highly recommend Emily. She immediately makes you feel at ease the moment you arrive, and her genuine interest in your presenting concerns is evident in every session. Thank you Emily for all your assistance.
"Emily is absolutely amazing. I have never felt so comfortable, respected and heard by a dietitian before."

Emily is absolutely amazing. I have never felt so comfortable, respected and heard by a dietitian before.
Emily creates such a warm, honest and welcoming environment from the moment you step in the door, to the moment you leave. She provides such a holistic service, covering all aspects surrounding dietary health, that leaves me feeling confident in empowered in my health journey.
I can honestly say, I wouldn't be where I am with my health now if it wasn't for her guidance and encouragement. I recommend Emily to everyone I know. You will not regret booking with her.
"I only wish I met Emily sooner but also it feels like perfect timing."

I feel totally myself. It is the first time actually enjoying talking about sensitive topics besides from seeming a danger to myself or just troubled, like it’s mandatory to “fix” me.
It’s so refreshing to know I have much better care nowadays. It takes time to find your person, to know that with this one person you can actually trust & want to talk to them because they understand & see you in a way that feels right. I only wish I met Emily sooner but also it feels like perfect timing.
"I value Emily’s patience while working through hard truths. "

I value Emily’s patience while working through hard truths. Emily has an excellent way to tying in her knowledge to the client’s needs. She is always adapting and bringing a trusted perspective when things feel overwhelming and hard to explain. She has a holistic and safe approach to developing a better understanding of disordered eating patterns and how this affects our body and mind.