the landing space
Reflect ~ Connect ~ Restore
Hey there colleagues and friends,
As a Dietitian or healthcare professional, you show up every day with care and commitment, holding space for others through their challenges. You navigate complex emotions, ethical dilemmas, and the weight of responsibility—often without enough time or space to process it all yourself.
You know well the importance of self-care, reflection, and boundaries, yet finding the time and support to tend to your own wellbeing can feel impossible. The truth is, sustaining this work isn’t just about knowledge and skills—it’s about having a space to land, reflect, and be in good company with others who truly understand.
(Speaking of good company, The Landing Space was the late-2024 co-brainchild of a conversation between our colleague Kate Gough and I where we were reflecting on the questions that so often come up in Supervision…..
“Self care? What self care…?”
“I feel really isolated in this work…”
“I feel like others are doing fine, and I’m really not…”
Now, all of these sounded familiar to us - we get it (like, really get it). Which is why we put our heads together to ask “what is it that our community most needs?” So we asked a lot of people and the same themes kept shining through….community, connection, more being less doing.
So, we listened some more and hope you love what we came up with…..it’s called The Landing Space.
What is The Landing Space?
Each month from May through to December 2025, you can join us for a facilitated, live hour designed to help you deepen your reflective practice, build resilience, and develop skills that support longevity in your career. Our topics include supercharging your reflective practice, supporting your system, boundaries, values-aligned practice and more.
But - just to repeat - it’s not about more doing. This is your space to pause, process, and integrate what you already know in a way that truly lands. Through embodied practices, guided reflection, and the support of a like-minded community, The Landing Space reminds you that you are already enough and you don’t have to navigate this alone.
We invite you to *ahem* walk your talk #awkward and set this time aside for you, and notice the difference it makes to lean into reflection, together. You’ll be in good company—surrounded by others who understand the unique challenges and joys of the work that we do and the difference we hope to make in the world.
What can I expect when we meet each month?
If you joined me for Intentions and Reflections late last year, that’s the closest we can come to saying “it’s like that” - we’ll open with welcome and settling in our bodies and spaces before moving into the theme of the month (hosted by one of us or one of the wonderful guests we have lined up for you) and offer a series of reflective questions for you to consider to really bring the theme to life in a way that feels personally resonant for you. The themes each month are listed below - take a look! Then we’ll offer some optional sharing time and close with another practice, hoping to send you back out into life feeling restored, reinvigorated and reconnected.
Each month’s Landing Space includes:
📥Downloadable journal prompts, materials and tools that are yours to keep
🎧AUDIO VERSION alongside the video recordings which you can listen to on podcast platforms (yes, you heard that right! You can walk and listen if that’s your jam!)
Less of a teaching space and more of a “being” space, we are aiming to create and hold a unique place where we are reminded of how to land and settle, invited into genuine and warm connection with a community of like-minded people, and into our own bodies as we reflect together.
Anyone at any stage of career is welcome, we are hoping that there’ll be something here for everyone.
(And yes, it’ll be recorded).
**BONUS**
For every Landing Space Series registration, you’ll also get a 20% discount code for a selection of courses at The Mindful Dietitian, valid for purchase until June 30th - choose from Trauma Informed Dietetic Care, Gender Affirming Care, Being in Relationship, Neurodiversity Affirming Care or Safer Socials. Choose as many as you like and snag 20% off each one (you’ll find your code when you sign up)
**Come and Test it Out**
You might be wondering what it will actually be like, and that’s fair enough! Spaces that are more about reflection and turning inwards than formal “learning” can feel new and different. So here’s an invitation… The Landing Space will kick off on May 21st, 2025 12-1pm AEST (check your timezone) and you are welcome to join us for at no fee and no obligation - come and see if this is a good fit for you (note: there will be no sales pitch, this is literally going to be the first session of the series and will give you a really good idea of what it’s all about)
The landing space series - dates and topics
May 21st 2025, 12-1pm AEST Supercharge your Reflective Practice (no charge to come and test it out!)
June 18th 2025, 12-1pm AEST Supporting your System
July 23rd 2025, 12-1pm AEST Bolster your Boundaries with guest Tara Crow (Practice Pavestones, DSRAi)
August 13th 2025, 12-1pm AEST Finetuning your Empathy Setpoint with guest Tanya Cooper (speaker at the Being in Relationship Series)
Sept 10th 2025, 12-1pm AEST Leaning into Discomfort
Oct 15th 2025, 12-1pm AEST Bringing Values into Practice
Nov 12th 2025, 12-1pm AEST Reflecting on Growth
Dec 6th 2025, 9-10am AEST Reflections and Intentions
🌟 All sessions will be recorded in both video and audio format
Can’t make it live? No worries!
Here are a few ideas for how you can use the recordings in ways that feel nourishing and doable:
🧘♀️ Make it a mini retreat
Block out an hour, pop on your comfiest clothes, and let the session be your soft landing for the week. Light a candle, bring tea. Let it be just for you.
📔 Reflect with a pen in hand
Keep a notebook nearby while you listen—jot down what resonates, what stirs something, or what you want to return to. Let it be a conversation with yourself.
👣 Go for a walk and listen
Pop in your headphones and take the session on a gentle walk. Let the words settle in while you move. You don’t need to sit still to let it land.
🧡 Take it to supervision
Bring a key idea or reflection from the session into your next supervision session. It’s a great way to deepen insight and connection.
⏸ Break it up
No need to do it all at once. Listen in 10- or 15-minute blocks if that’s all you have. Even a small pause can be powerful.
Fees:
FREE to come and try The Landing Space in May (includes access to the recording for 1 month) - sign up here
AUD $99 + GST for the first 20 people to sign up to the series (use the code LANDINGSPACE and if there’s a spot there, you can have it!)
USD $99 (no GST) for US folks up to 20 people
AUD $129 + GST until May 30th, 2025 (USD $129 - no GST - for US folks until May 30th, 2025) - this is just over $16 per session :)
AUD $159 + GST from June 1st, 2025 (USD $159 (no GST) for US folks from June 1st, 2025)
All series purchases include recordings for 12 months, all reflection tools and journal prompts, practices (as audio/video recordings), worksheets and MORE that we’ll add as we go.
Equity rates are available - It’s important to us to offer accessible price points to every Dietitian so please reach out to me (Fiona) at themindfuldietitian@gmail.com and I can offer reduced fee places, no questions asked.
Group rates available - reach out for a code you can use on sign up!
**BONUS**
For every registration at every price point, you’ll also get a 20% discount code for a selection of courses at The Mindful Dietitian, valid for purchase until June 30th
Meet your hosts:
Fiona Sutherland, APD
Director, The Mindful Dietitian
about fiona
Fiona is Director of The Mindful Dietitian and Founder of The Eating Disorder Training Pathway for Dietitians. She primarily spends time Supervising Dietitians and in the education and teaching space. Oh, and juggling teenagers and Finn the border collie. She is passionate about contributing to spaces where Dietitians can shine, and bring their best to every aspect of work and life.
About Kate
Kate is Director of Self Nourish and Clinical Supervisor with almost 15 years of experience, known for her compassionate, collaborative and psychologically-informed approach to nutrition care and supervision. Kate is also a juggler of children (smaller ones!) and is passionate about supporting dietitians in developing insight, reflective skills and confidence to support sustainable, ethical, and client-centered practice.
Kate Gough, APD
Director, Self Nourish
FAQ’s
1. What exactly is The Landing Space?
The Landing Space is a monthly online gathering for Dietitians and health professionals who want to care for themselves as thoughtfully as they care for others. Each session explores themes like reflective practice, nervous system support, values, and boundaries through gentle teaching, embodied practices, and connection with others in the field. It’s not clinical training—it’s a space to land.
1. the timezone isn’t great for me - can i watch or listen afterwards instead?
TLDR - YES. We totally get it. That’s why all sessions are recorded and shared with you afterward. PLUS as a pretty cool bonus, every session will be available in 🎧AUDIO 🎧 so if listening is more your thing then that’ll be available too. You’ll receive ideas for how to engage with the recording in a way that fits your life—whether it’s listening in small chunks, taking it to Supervision, or using it as a moment of reflection later in your week.
3. Is this supervision or CPD?
The Landing Space is not supervision (but is an excellent adjunct) but many Dietitians choose to include it as part of their continuing professional development (CPD). It supports your reflective practice and professional wellbeing, which are essential parts of sustainable, ethical care.
4. Do I have to share or speak during the sessions?
Nope. Most of it will be us hosting a quiet space for, and with, you and for many people this will be a blessed invitation to NOT interact. Some people do like to interact and share in the chat or discussion (which is great!), and others prefer to quietly absorb. Consider this a “choose your own path” - There’s no pressure, and no expectation. Your presence is enough.
5. What if I’m not a Dietitian?
While The Landing Space is designed with Dietitians in mind, other health professionals are warmly welcome. If you value reflection, sustainability, and care (for yourself and others), you’ll feel right at home here.
6. What kind of topics do you cover?
Each session explores a theme that supports your inner world and your outer work—like boundaries, values, nervous system regulation, the emotional load of care, reflective practice, and more. The tone is always warm, non-judgemental, and grounded in compassion.
7. what if something comes up for me and i need more support?
Firstly, you would be very far from alone, spaces where we can actually hear ourselves think and feel are rare. The Landing Space is designed to support professional wellbeing to support reflection, self-awareness, and sustainability in your work. We hold space with care, but we’re not offering therapeutic treatment or advice. If you’re noticing things popping up for you that might need some extra attention or TLC, then the first place we would recommend is your Supervisor; although they are not therapists (unless they are) they will be the best person to chat through your experience and support you to source best next steps to bolster your wellbeing.
Questions?
Contact us at any time, we’re more than happy to fill in any gaps!
Email Fiona at themindfuldietitian@gmail.com