MORE ABOUT SOPHIE SCARFF

I am so excited that you're visiting my site, and hopefully you're looking at working with me! I am an Acredited Practicing Dietitian (APD), certified in Pregnancy and Fertility Nutrition, and a member of Sports Dietitians Australia. But let me tell you a little bit about how I got there...

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My passion for dietetics started with an interest in sports nutrition. While rowing at an elite level and understanding firsthand how nutrition could enhance my performance, I began my dietetic journey with a Graduate Certificate of Human Nutrition. After leaving rowing in 2011, I volunteered with an organisation employing HIV+ women in Tanzania for 3 months, which saw me develop a love of public health nutrition as well. Upon my return to Melbourne, I completed my Masters of Dietetics at Deakin University to become an Accredited Practicing Dietitian (APD) with Dietitians Australia and have since worked at Nutrition Australia and the Heart Foundation, while also swapping river rowing for surf boat rowing.

 

Since 2019, I have had two children, worked on building our dream home with my husband, and enjoy fun runs and ocean swims instead of rowing. After being pregnant myself, but also seeing the journeys of so many women into motherhood, or through fertility treatment, I became certified in Fertility and Pregnancy Nutrition with ELNA, and I am loving it. This is such a wonderful space, where my knowledge can make a real difference to people's lives - enabling them to fall pregnant, and then ensure they give their baby the best start in life, throughout their pregnancy and beyond. You can now find me at Hatched House in Hawthorn, a beautiful space dedicated to women's health, with a wonderful multidiscplinary team dedicated to 'nurturing, excellent and ethical healthcare'.

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As you can see I have many passions and interests in nutrition. So whether you're an individual looking for nutrition advice, or an organisation looking for a nutrition professional to speak to your team, I'm here to help you. I am eager to work with people looking to change their eating habits and lifestyle, to improve their health in general, or specifically to become pregnant, and those who want to ensure they are their healthiest for those important 9 months (well actually 10, but no one says that!). Please get in touch to learn more about what I can offer you.