{"id":2482,"date":"2017-08-03T16:20:29","date_gmt":"2017-08-03T16:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goody.nanoagency.co\/?page_id=2482"},"modified":"2025-05-26T19:10:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T19:10:43","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/sofiehope.co.uk\/nutrition\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1501777430594{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2514&#8243; img_size=&#8221;300&#215;500&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Family Life<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I grew up in Brussels where food was a huge part of the culture, and I was quickly enthralled by it. As children, our parents drove us all over Europe during the summer holidays to try new foods, eat out, and join them at food markets.<\/p>\n<p>Mealtimes have always been a big focus in my family \u2013 whatever had happened in the day, we would always come together to sit down to some comforting home-cooked food. My beautiful Mum, who is a fantastic cook, made all our meals from scratch, and this is a skill that she passed onto me.<\/p>\n<p>These days, my Mum and I cook for our ever-expanding family, and day to day I cook for my husband and little boy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Career and Qualifications\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I graduated in 2007 with an honour\u2019s degree in biology from the UEA. Whilst supplementing my studies by cooking for a busy cafe, I completed a PGCE(M) in Secondary Sciences and went on to teach biology in Norwich. A move from Norfolk to Bath led me to the exciting role of the Food &amp; Nutrition Lecturer at Bath\u2019s world-renowned Norland College.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There I created and delivered an intensive 3-year nutrition and cookery course for trainee nannies where my focus surrounded topics such as weaning, fussy eating, meal planning, cooking for diabetics and coeliacs, family nutrition \u2013 and most importantly, making cooking easy and accessible to all ages.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Following my time at Norland, I studied for a year-long diploma in Nutrition Coaching and established myself as a freelance nutrition advisor for families. I run regular face-to-face or online group or 1:1 workshops on fussy eating and family mealtimes. I regularly collaborate with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/parentinghub.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Bath and Bristol Parenting Hub<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to deliver these workshops as part of an 8-week Triple P parenting course.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In conjunction with my freelance work, I am a Cookery Tutor at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecookery-studio.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Bath Cookery Studio <\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">where I teach passionately about the joy of cooking from scratch.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">BSc Hons Biology, University of East Anglia<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PGCE (M) Hons Secondary Sciences, University of East Anglia<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Diploma in Nutrition and Lifestyle Coaching<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Certified Sleep Practitioner, London School of Childcare Studies<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&hellip; 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