Empowering you to lead your healthiest and happiest life.

Welcome to Mind & Body Adelaide — where strength, story & healing meet

If you're here, chances are something inside you is shifting. You're ready to grow, heal, and build a life that feels more you. At Mind & Body Adelaide, I support women who want more than just balance — they want transformation, self-trust, and a steadfast connection to who they are.

my Mission

I created Mind & Body Adelaide because I know what it's like to rebuild after hardship — to feel lost, uncertain, and disconnected from yourself. Through my own journey of healing, training, and self-discovery, I realised that our most powerful transformation comes when we connect our mindset, our body, and our story in a meaningful way.

My mission is to help women:

  • Rise from pain and adversity

  • Build authentic self-worth

  • Reconnect with their intuition

  • Use movement as a tool for healing

  • Step into a life of joy, purpose and empowerment

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Who I Help.


You might be here because you:

  • Are navigating a difficult season (grief, relationship trauma, self-doubt)

  • Feel disconnected from your body or mind

  • Want to trust yourself again — and not just in theory

  • Crave confidence, clarity, and direction

  • Believe there is more for your life, but you don’t know what “more” looks like

If that resonates… you’re absolutely in the right place.

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What I offer, How I help…

  • Personalized support through my Becoming Her 6-week program — a space for deep growth and transformation

  • Sharing my lived experience, mindset lessons, and the power of rising after adversity

  • Group experiences where women connect, learn, and grow together

  • Guides, tools, and inspiration to support your mindset + body journey

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My story.

My path hasn’t been linear. Before this, I worked for over a decade as a dietitian — helping people with food, health, and wellbeing. But life challenged me deeply. I faced trauma, loss, and moments where I had to rebuild myself from the ground up. Through that healing process, I began reimagining what “helping others” truly meant, and my work naturally shifted toward mental health, empowerment, and holistic transformation.

I’ve also been an endurance athlete for years — triathlon, cycling, and long-distance challenges have always been a core part of my life. For me, big physical challenges aren’t a distraction; they’re a catalyst. They push me mentally and physically, helping me build resilience, discipline, and a strong sense of self. Every climb, every race, every hard moment on the road has shaped how I show up in the world — and how I support the women I work with.

Now, I bring that full lived experience into Mind & Body Adelaide. My approach isn’t just about mental wellness or physical strength — it’s about helping women create a life they trust through every part of themselves: their story, their mindset, and their body..

Values and Philosophy

Values and Philosophy

  • Healing through Strength: We don’t hide from pain — we lean into it, learn, and rise.

  • Whole-Self Transformation: Mind, body, story — they all matter.

  • Empowerment Over Perfection: Growth is messy. It’s not about being flawless but being real.

  • Connection & Community: You don’t have to do this alone. Growth happens together.

  • Authenticity & Vulnerability: My story is real. I share because I believe in the power of truth.

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If you are ready to begin.

To rise, heal, and become more deeply yourself — I’d love to walk this path with you.


→ Link to Coaching / Becoming Her Program
→ Or simply reach out and let’s chat: Contact Link take a minute to write an introduction that is short, sweet, and to the point.

Improvements people are seeing:

  • My energy levels have increased

    I have been following the plan and I would say my energy has been better, I have been training well, strength has increased (made my coach laugh a few times when he kept adding the weights). Sleep advice is definitely helping, I have been reading books rather than screen time. The great news is that I have been selected for the National Powerlifting Champs in Brisbane

  • Night time cravings have stopped!

    I told my doctor I then got input from Mattea to increase my carbohydrates to reduce my craving for food just before I go to bed. The input from you has increased my energy - from eating more carbohydrates and more fruit, it stopped the night time cravings

  • No longer tired and feeling depleted

    My energy levels are much better I definitely don’t feel as depleted and tired

  • I have a greater understanding of nourishing my body

    I eat more. I feel more energetic. I’ve lost weight and I have a greater understanding of what I need to eat to nourish my body

  • Freedom from food + binge eating!

    I have learnt so much from the Nutrition and Mindset program. It has helped me so much with my binge eating and the understanding of having a balanced diet and a freedom of food! I used to stress so much about my eating and it controlled me everyday, and the aftermath of that is I would try to be “healthy” (restricting any sort of sugar) and then immediately give up and binge eat. But now I can eat anything I want without guilt, and I feel comfortable in my body. I have also improved my gut health, after assessing my diet and realising I needed more fruit and vegetables. I’m so glad I completed this program, I feel so content with my eating now!

“Becoming her isn’t about perfection. It’s about choosing yourself, again and again, until it becomes who you are.”

— MATTEA PALOMBO, DIRECTOR OF MIND & BODY ADELAIDE

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I value…empowerment, body love, food as fuel, sustainable eating, enjoyment, flexibility and freedom from guilt and shame.

FAQs

  • The initial consultation provides an opportunity for us to get to know you and best understand your current goals and challenges. We will discuss your medical history, medications, movement, eating habits and dietary intake. At the end of the consultation, we will work with you to fill in the gaps of your nutrition knowledge and provide a plan which includes some goals and recommendations to pursue ahead of the follow up consultation.

  • During follow up sessions, your dietitian will review your progress. This might look like discussing some of the positive outcomes since the prior consult, as well as discussing some challenges you may have experienced. Your dietitian will always practice in a non-judgemental, kind and supportive manner. We will work collaboratively to set realistic strategies to best achieve your goals.

  • Telehealth involves having a consultation online, via video call or telephone. Telehealth is a great option if you can’t access a clinic, or if you’re unwell and need to self-isolate. Telehealth consultations are both convenient and easy to access. We offer two Telehealth consultation options: phone and video (Microsoft Teams).

  • Great question! In Australia there is a difference between dietitians and nutritionists. A nutritionist may be a tertiary qualified nutrition professional that has the expertise to provide a range of evidence based nutrition services related to nutrition, public health nutrition, policy and research, and community health. It’s important to note that the term ‘nutritionist’ is not regulated. Therefore, this title may be used by dietitians, nutrition scientists and nutrition graduates – and also those with very limited qualifications in nutrition.

    Alternatively, dietitians are also qualified to provide this range of evidence based nutrition services, but in addition, dietitians have the expertise to provide individual dietary counselling, medical nutrition therapy, group dietary therapy and food service management.

    To read more about the difference between a dietitian and a nutritionist, click here.

  • My sessions are $180 for 60 minutes (1 hour)

Still have questions?

Visit one of our clinics around Adelaide for a 1:1 consultation with
Mattea, Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD)

Medicare

Medicare Enhanced Primary Care Plan (EPC) referrals from your GP are welcome. A gap fee of $124 applies for all other initial and subsequent visits

Private

You don’t need a GP referral to see Mattea. If you have private health insurance you may be entitled to a rebate for Dietetics. Please check with your insurer for more information

NDIS

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) clients welcome

DVA

Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) clients are welcome. No gap fees apply