A Gluten Free Podcast 

Episode 207

On today's solo episode we'll catch up and chat about last week's episode with coeliac disease specialist dietitian, Nicole Marie. I'll also share a personal anecdote about a chat with a local baker attempting to make gluten free options for their customers. I'll share some tips and resources around dining out safely with coeliac disease or requiring gluten free food for other health reasons. 

What we'll cover: 

* Reflecting on Nicole Marie's views on the need to improve gluten free labelling 

* Gluten free labelling in Australia versus the rest of the world 

* Story from a local baker attempting to make gluten free options for their customers and having a backlash on social media 

* Having an interesting conversation with this local baker 

* The lack of awareness of coeliac disease and gluten free options in the Australian hospitality industry 

* The awkwardness of following up with a venue after you've been made sick 

* How To Dine Out Safely with Coeliac Disease episode 

* Anthony Dionne blog post 

* Find Me Gluten Free App 

* Searching on social media to find gluten free options near you 

* Teasing next week's guest episode 

* Upcoming roundtable discussion 

* How you can help us in our mission 

Links 

Episode with Sebastien Sans Gluten & Melanie Persson 

Nicole Marie Episode 

Anthony Dionne - How To Dine Out Safely with Coeliac Disease episode 

Tips From A Chef Tp Dine Out Safely With Coeliac Disease 

Find Me Gluten Free App 

Sign up to our newsletter 

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Email: [email protected]

This podcast reflects personal experiences and is not medical advice. Please consult a qualified healthcare professional for individual guidance. 

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A Gluten Free Podcast 

Episode 206

Today you’ll hear from a coeliac disease specialist dietitian who’ll share so much knowledge and help break down some common myths and misconceptions around coeliac disease and following a gluten free diet. She’ll also share why she’s set up a fully bulk-billed practise to help the gluten free community even more…

My guest on today’s episode is accredited practising coeliac disease specialist dietitian and founder of The Gut Health Group, Nicole Marie. We’ll talk about common questions from her coeliac disease clients, getting enough fibre when following a gluten free diet, pre and probiotics, supplementation and much more.

What we’ll cover:
* Nicole’s role as a coeliac disease specialist dietitian and how she came to work in this area
* Nicole’s IBS journey
* Nicole’s friend being diagnosed with coeliac disease when she was in dietitian training and the lack of guidance this friend had 
* The process and steps of booking in with a specialist coeliac disease dietitian
* Conditions covered under chronic disease management plan 
* IBS, SIBO and management and treatment for both
* What to do if coeliac disease antibodies aren’t going down you’re strictly gluten free
* Weight gain and weight loss before, during and following a coeliac disease diagnosis
* Essential role of fibre in our diets and our gut microbiome and why it is often lacking in gluten free foods
* Understanding label reading and naturally gluten free foods
* Prebiotics and probiotics feeding our gut microbiome
* Example a good amount of servings of fibre as part of a gluten free diet
* Importance of slowly incorporating fibre over time
* Nicole’s food-first approach
* Supplementation as part of a gluten free diet
* Breaking down trends within the supplementation industry as part of a gluten free diet
* When to use supplements as part of a gluten free diet 
* Approaching booking in with a dietitian as an adult versus a child
* The complexities and confusion of label reading and advisory statements (‘contains’ and ‘may contain’) when living with coeliac disease
* How to connect with Nicole Marie

Links
Download FREE digital resource: Living Well With Coeliac Disease by The Gut Health Group

Follow Nicole Marie on Instagram

https://www.guthealthgroup.com/

Join A Gluten Free Podcast Facebook Group 

📬 Stay connected:
 Instagram: @a.gffamily
Email: [email protected]

This podcast reflects personal experiences and is not medical advice. Please consult a qualified healthcare professional for individual guidance. 

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Buy your tickets here & see ya onboard gluten free fam! 

A Gluten Free Podcast
Episode 205

My guests on today’s episode are the founder of Sebastien Sans Gluten, Sebastien Syidalza and Gluten Free Cookbook Author and Masterchef Alumni, Melanie Persson.  We take you live behind the scenes of the recent collaboration between Sebastien Syidalza, owner of Sebastien Sans Gluten and Melanie Persson (The Very Hungry Coeliac) in creating a special Asian and French Inspired Gluten Free Creation.

What we’ll talk about:
* Chatting with Sebastien about what Melanie and he have created
* Creating a special Asian and French Inspired Gluten Free Creation
* How Sebastien and Melanie connected 
* Sebastien’s experience of making recipes from Melanie’s first cookbook and connecting at the Sydney Gluten Free Expo
* Sebastien’s approach to collaborating and working together with others in the gluten free community 
* Bringing different ideas, ingredients, approaches and experiences into a collaboration for the end product 
* What Sebastien has been up to since we last spoke on the podcast
* The difficulty of running a gluten free business in this current financial landscape
* Sebastien’s perspective of making quality over quantity
* Sebastien being part of the community and so connected with his customers
* The problem with assumptions on social media and around gluten free food
* Melanie’s experience of meeting Sebastien and collaborating with him
* Melanie’s different approach to working in a home kitchen versus Sebastien’s approach in a commercial kitchen
* Melanie’s experience of engaging with the gluten free community through her latest book release and the recent gluten free expos

Links
Mel & Seb’s collab creation

Melanie Persson’s recent appearance on A Gluten Free Podcast

Sebastien’s appearance on A Gluten Free Podcast 

The Celiac Cruise

Purchase Gluten Free Feasts by Melanie Persson

Pasta Di Casa Founder Anthony Dionne’s episode

Join A Gluten Free Podcast Facebook Group 

📬 Stay connected:
 Instagram: @a.gffamily
Email: [email protected]

This podcast reflects personal experiences and is not medical advice. Please consult a qualified healthcare professional for individual guidance. 

Head to happytummies.com.au & use our code GFCHRISTMAS to save 20% off Free From Family Co everyday range!
Valid from 8th Nov - 25th December, 2025. 

Up to 25% discounts on Bask & Co products site-wide and with NO discount codes required! FREE shipping on orders over $99. Only while stocks last! Shop here🥣

Celiac Cruise - a 100% gluten free vacation cruise is setting sail on two Australian cruises in 2026: one to the South Pacific and the other to New Zealand. There'll of course be awesome 100% gluten free food onboard, heaps of fun stuff to do, educational talks and a community of people who understand each other.

Buy your tickets here & see ya onboard gluten free fam! 

A Gluten Free Podcast 

Episode 204 

My guest on today’s episode is founder of Nonie’s Bakery, Nonie Dwyer. We’ll talk about Nonie’s coeliac disease diagnosis and upbringing, her time in hospitality, becoming a chef and what led to her creating a well-loved artisan gluten free bakery. 

What we’ll cover:
* Introducing Nonie and how we found each other
* Defining Nonie’s and their mission
* How Nonie’s operates in three different areas: providing breads for cafes and restaurants, wholesale and local farmer’s markets
* Nonie’s coeliac disease diagnosis
* Nonie’s background and growing up in the Southern Highlands
* Nonie’s transition to gluten free life and the options available at the time
* Nonie’s struggles with dining out with coeliac disease
* How Nonie came to work in hospitality
* Nonie’s experience working at River Cottage in the UK
* How the River Cottage experience inspired Nonie to bake bread
* Making gluten free loaves for a friend made Nonie curious to improve her recipes
* Nonie returning to Australia to looking after her Mum and struggling with the direction of her hospitality career
* Early days of Nonie’s Bakery
* Education process when cafes and restaurants stock Nonie’s bread
* Nonie’s range of products
* Ingredients in Nonie’s breads and why the bread is frozen on the day it’s baked
* How Nonie balances quality over quantity when scaling her business
* Nonie’s bread packaging and designs
* Food Expo in Melbourne
* Nonie’s expansion and scale of the business model
* Where Nonie is currently stocking and where she will expand
* Recent experience with a customer in Nonie’s store
* Where to purchase Nonie’s

Links
Nonie’s website - https://noniesfood.com.au/

Follow Nonie’s on Instagram

Follow Nonie’s on Facebook 

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Email: [email protected]

Please subscribe, share, or leave a review - it really helps grow our coeliac and gluten free community! 

This podcast reflects personal experiences and is not medical advice. Please consult a qualified healthcare professional for individual guidance. 

Head to happytummies.com.au & use our code GFCHRISTMAS to save 20% off Free From Family Co everyday range!
Valid from 8th Nov - 25th December, 2025. 

Up to 25% discounts on Bask & Co products site-wide and with NO discount codes required! FREE shipping on orders over $99. Only while stocks last! Shop here🥣

Celiac Cruise - a 100% gluten free vacation cruise is setting sail on two Australian cruises in 2026: one to the South Pacific and the other to New Zealand. There'll of course be awesome 100% gluten free food onboard, heaps of fun stuff to do, educational talks and a community of people who understand each other.

Buy your tickets here & see ya onboard gluten free fam! 

A Gluten Free Podcast 

Episode 203 

Today we'll be discussing why it's important to grieve gluten, process the emotions of a coeliac disease diagnosis and move forward in your gluten free life. A coeliac disease diagnosis and gluten free life can be overwhelming. It can be tricky and hard. But it's also important to acknowledge those feelings, grieve our former life pre-coeliac disease diagnosis and then move forward with our new gluten free life. 

What we'll cover: 

* Reflecting on last week's episode with Joanna Wynne

* Chatting to Jo and various others in the community lately with grieving the life pre-coeliac disease diagnosis, the emotions 

* Why it's important to feel the emotions of a coeliac disease diagnosis 

* Story of a recent chat I had with a man navigating coeliac disease himself and soon to navigate it with his daughter as well 

* Importance of a strong support network around you when living with coeliac disease and navigating gluten free life 

* Why it's important to grieve your former life pre-coeliac disease and the ability to eat gluten 

* Coming to terms with coeliac disease and the gluten free diet one day at a time

* Learning and using the resources around you in the gluten free community 

* My own experience of grieving gluten and my life pre-coeliac diagnosis 

* My coeliac disease symptoms before my diagnosis 

* Why I didn't grieve gluten like I hear a lot of people do 

* Questions for you in your own coeliac and gluten free journey 

* Sneak peek into next week's guest episode 

Links

Episode with Joanna Wynne, founder of The Coeliac Connection 

How Coeliac Disease Impacts Our Friends & Family

Kati Keksi's website 

Belinda Whelan guest blog post - The 5 Stages of Grieving Gluten After a Coeliac Disease Diagnosis 

Join A Gluten Free Podcast Facebook Group 

📬 Stay connected:
 Instagram: @a.gffamily
Email: [email protected]

Please subscribe, share, or leave a review - it really helps grow our coeliac and gluten free community! 

This podcast reflects personal experiences and is not medical advice. Please consult a qualified healthcare professional for individual guidance. 

Head to happytummies.com.au & use our code GFCHRISTMAS to save 20% off Free From Family Co everyday range!
Valid from 8th Nov - 25th December, 2025. 

Up to 25% discounts on Bask & Co products site-wide and with NO discount codes required! FREE shipping on orders over $99. Only while stocks last! Shop here🥣

Celiac Cruise - a 100% gluten free vacation cruise is setting sail on two Australian cruises in 2026: one to the South Pacific and the other to New Zealand. There'll of course be awesome 100% gluten free food onboard, heaps of fun stuff to do, educational talks and a community of people who understand each other.

Buy your tickets here & see ya onboard gluten free fam! 

A Gluten Free Podcast 

Episode 202

My guest on today’s episode is founder of The Coeliac Connection and author of the Ebook “Surviving the first year of childhood coeliac disease”, Joanne Wynne. We’ll talk about Joanne's daughter’s coeliac disease diagnosis, how the diagnosis impacts the family as a whole and tips for parents navigating coeliac disease and gluten free life for their children.

What we’ll cover: 

* Introducing Joanne Wynne
* Jo’s daughter’s coeliac disease symptoms
* Jo’s own gluten free journey 
* Jo given incorrect and misleading advice from a health professional prior to her daughter’s coeliac disease diagnosis 
* Jo’s daughter’s gluten challenge 
* Jo’s daughter’s coeliac disease gastroscopy results
* How Jo’s daughter's coeliac disease diagnosis impacted her family’s life
* How Jo's family adjusted to the diagnosis and keep their daughter safe 
* How the family embraced the coeliac disease diagnosis
* Suport networks
* How Jo navigated the emotional toll of coeliac disease with her daughter
* Importance of looking after yourself and loved ones when a coeliac disease diagnosis happens in the family
* Strategies and tips for parents navigating coeliac disease blood tests for their children
* Tips and strategies for helping children get through the gluten challenge
* Preventing cross contamination in the home kitchen
* Gluten free pantry staples   
* How to approach your child’s coeliac disease at school, parties, playdates, etc
* Communication and advocating at events for your child with coeliac disease   
* Online resources
* Joanne’s advice on dealing with a new diagnosis for their child

Links
Follow Joanne on Instagram & Facebook

Buy Joanne’s Ebook, Surviving The First Year Of Childhood Coeliac Disease: Our Family’s Experience With Transitioning To Gluten Free Living, One Day At A Time

Coeliac Australia's resources for children

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Join A Gluten Free Podcast Facebook Group 

📬 Stay connected:
 Instagram: @a.gffamily
Email: [email protected]

Please subscribe, share, or leave a review - it really helps grow our coeliac and gluten free community! 

This podcast reflects personal experiences and is not medical advice. Please consult a qualified healthcare professional for individual guidance. 

Head to happytummies.com.au & use our code GFCHRISTMAS to save 20% off Free From Family Co everyday range!
Valid from 8th Nov - 25th December, 2025. 

Up to 25% discounts on Bask & Co products site-wide and with NO discount codes required! FREE shipping on orders over $99. Only while stocks last! Shop here🥣

Celiac Cruise - a 100% gluten free vacation cruise is setting sail on two Australian cruises in 2026: one to the South Pacific and the other to New Zealand. There'll of course be awesome 100% gluten free food onboard, heaps of fun stuff to do, educational talks and a community of people who understand each other.

Buy your tickets here & see ya onboard gluten free fam! 

A Gluten Free Podcast 

Episode 201 

On today's solo episode I'll discuss how a coeliac disease diagnosis impacts not only the person themselves diagnosed but also our friend and family units around us. Not only do we have to change our way of life but they do too. It's a learning process for everyone. However, there's many positives to come out of a coeliac disease diagnosis. Ultimately once we have the skills of understanding the disease, how to live a gluten free life and how to improve ourselves mentally and physically, we can then help others in similar positions. 

What we'll cover: 

* Recap on Helen Tzouganatos' episode last week 

* How the idea of this episode came about 

* Previous episode around the domino effect of coeliac disease in broader society

* How a coeliac disease diagnosis can affect various parts of society 

* How coeliac disease has changed my life and my family's life 

* Spontaneity changing when diagnosed with coeliac disease 

* The stress of a coeliac disease diagnosis not only on myself but on my family 

* Planning, preparation and research 

* Story of getting caught out and not doing my research when out for dinner with mates 

* Owning our coeliac disease and making sure you have planning and preparation in place 

* Positives of a coeliac disease diagnosis not only for yourself but for your family and friends

* Improving cooking and baking skills from following a coeliac disease diagnosis 

* Having a better understanding of food and health in general following a coeliac disease diagnosis 

* Family genetic risk associated with coeliac disease 

* How you can help others when being diagnosed with coeliac disease 

* The importance of a support network when living with coeliac disease 

* Teaser of next week's guest episode 

Links 

Gluten Free Thoughts: Domino Effect & the Cost of Coeliac Disease & the Gluten Free Diet 

Join A Gluten Free Podcast Facebook Group 

📬 Stay connected:
 Instagram: @a.gffamily
Email: [email protected]

Please subscribe, share, or leave a review - it really helps grow our coeliac and gluten free community! 

This podcast reflects personal experiences and is not medical advice. Please consult a qualified healthcare professional for individual guidance. 

Head to happytummies.com.au & use our code GFCHRISTMAS to save 20% off Free From Family Co everyday range!
Valid from 8th Nov - 25th December, 2025. 

Up to 25% discounts on Bask & Co products site-wide and with NO discount codes required! FREE shipping on orders over $99. Only while stocks last! Shop here🥣

Celiac Cruise - a 100% gluten free vacation cruise is setting sail on two Australian cruises in 2026: one to the South Pacific and the other to New Zealand. There'll of course be awesome 100% gluten free food onboard, heaps of fun stuff to do, educational talks and a community of people who understand each other.

Buy your tickets here & see ya onboard gluten free fam! 

A Gluten Free Podcast 

Episode 200 

My guest on today’s episode is television presenter, passionate home-cook and recipe developer Helen Tzouganatos. We’ll talk about the many projects she’s working on, the release of her new cookbook Gluten Free Express and tips for making quick and easy gluten free recipes the whole family will love.

What we’ll cover:
* Introducing Helen and her work in the gluten free space
* What Helen’s been up to since we last spoke on the podcast in 2023 with the release of her previous cookbook Gluten Free Mediterranean.
* The response from Helen’s previously released cookbooks and how quick and easy recipes have been so successful
* Helen’s water to flour ratios in her gluten free breads and baked-goods
* Using Caputo gluten free flour
* Having coeliac disease and being gluten free in Italy
* Helen’s thoughts of the current state of coeliac disease and the gluten free diet and where she’d like to see changes
* Prevalence of coeliac disease diagnoses in various countries around the world
* Gluten Free Express recipes
* Air fryer recipes
* Express gluten free recipe tips
* Gluten free pressure cooker recipes
* Helen’s new approach to sharing gluten free recipes on social media
* Helen’s ADHD diagnosis
* Utilising legumes
* Cost of the gluten free diet and getting the most bang for your buck
* Where and when to get your hands on a copy of Gluten Free Express
* Helen’s frustrations with coeliac-safe options in Sydney

Links
Preorder Gluten Free Express

Follow Helen on Instagram and Facebook 

Helen’s previous appearance on A Gluten Free Podcast

📬 Stay connected:
 Instagram: @a.gffamily
Email: [email protected]

Please subscribe, share, or leave a review - it really helps grow our coeliac and gluten free community! 

This podcast reflects personal experiences and is not medical advice. Please consult a qualified healthcare professional for individual guidance. 

Head to happytummies.com.au & use our code GFCHRISTMAS to save 20% off Free From Family Co everyday range!
Valid from 8th Nov - 25th December, 2025. 

Up to 25% discounts on Bask & Co products site-wide and with NO discount codes required! FREE shipping on orders over $99. Only while stocks last! Shop here🥣

Celiac Cruise - a 100% gluten free vacation cruise is setting sail on two Australian cruises in 2026: one to the South Pacific and the other to New Zealand. There'll of course be awesome 100% gluten free food onboard, heaps of fun stuff to do, educational talks and a community of people who understand each other.

Buy your tickets here & see ya onboard gluten free fam! 

A Gluten Free Podcast 

Episode 199

Today we're going to chat about my skin issues which I believe were related to undiagnosed coeliac disease. We'll also talk about two conversations I've recently had around coeliac disease and gluten free awareness. 

* Reflecting on last week's guest episode with dermatologist, Ryan De Cruz

* My two own skin issues pre-coeliac disease diagnosis 

* Questioning if I were to have my skin tested at the time if I were to be diagnosed with coeliac disease 

* Reaching a level of desperation in searching for answers to my skin symptoms 

* A recent conversation with someone with an autoimmune disease and prompting him to ask for coeliac disease testing 

* The broader issue with diagnosing coeliac disease 

* The need to test more people for coeliac disease 

* Why I'm going to create a roundtable discussion through this podcast in the future 

* Organising a roundtable discussion around improving coeliac disease and gluten free education and awareness within the hospitality industry 

* My recent conversation with a local baker around his lack of knowledge about the gluten free diet 

* The regulations in place around coeliac disease and the gluten free diet within hospitality 

* Teaser of next week's guest episode with a gluten free recipe developer and cookbook author 

* My conversation with a health organisation in regards to working on a collaboration 

* How you can support our efforts at A Gluten Free Family 

Links
https://www.aglutenfreefamily.com.au/ 

📬 Stay connected:
 Instagram: @a.gffamily
Email: [email protected]

Please subscribe, share, or leave a review - it really helps grow our coeliac and gluten free community! 

This podcast reflects personal experiences and is not medical advice. Please consult a qualified healthcare professional for individual guidance. 

Head to happytummies.com.au & use our code GFCHRISTMAS to save 20% off Free From Family Co everyday range!
Valid from 8th Nov - 25th December, 2025. 

Up to 25% discounts on Bask & Co products site-wide and with NO discount codes required! FREE shipping on orders over $99. Only while stocks last! Shop here🥣

Celiac Cruise - a 100% gluten free vacation cruise is setting sail on two Australian cruises in 2026: one to the South Pacific and the other to New Zealand. There'll of course be awesome 100% gluten free food onboard, heaps of fun stuff to do, educational talks and a community of people who understand each other.

Buy your tickets here & see ya onboard gluten free fam! 

A Gluten Free Podcast

Episode 198

My guest on today’s episode is dermatologist and founder of Southern Dermatology, Dr Ryan De Cruz. We’ll talk about skin issues related to coeliac disease and the ingestion of gluten, dermatitis herpetiformis and how we can look after our skin when living with coeliac disease and following a gluten free diet. 

What we’ll cover: 

* Ryan’s role as a dermatologist 

* The importance of dermatology in healthcare 

* Ryan’s personal connection to coeliac disease with family members living with the condition 

* Ryan’s recent holiday overseas and noticing the lack of awareness abroad and the complexities of dining out with coeliac disease 

* The gut/skin axis

* Micronutrients often lacking when living with coeliac disease

* The connection between hair loss, iron and coeliac disease

* Dermatitis Herpetiformis and coeliac disease 

* Symptoms of dermatitis herpetiformis

* Diagnosis and treatments for dermatitis herpetiformis

* Absorbing gluten into the bloodstream from contact with the skin

* Skin conditions linked to coeliac disease

* General tips for looking after our skin health while living with coeliac disease

* Resources and advocating with your GP to test for skin conditions

Links
Southern Dermatology website
Follow Dr De Cruz on Instagram
Follow Southern Dermatology on Instagram 

📬 Stay connected:
 Instagram: @a.gffamily
Email: [email protected]

Please subscribe, share, or leave a review - it really helps grow our coeliac and gluten free community! 

This podcast reflects personal experiences and is not medical advice. Please consult a qualified healthcare professional for individual guidance. 

Head to happytummies.com.au & use our code GFCHRISTMAS to save 20% off Free From Family Co everyday range!
Valid from 8th Nov - 25th December, 2025. 

Up to 25% discounts on Bask & Co products site-wide and with NO discount codes required! FREE shipping on orders over $99. Only while stocks last! Shop here🥣

Celiac Cruise - a 100% gluten free vacation cruise is setting sail on two Australian cruises in 2026: one to the South Pacific and the other to New Zealand. There'll of course be awesome 100% gluten free food onboard, heaps of fun stuff to do, educational talks and a community of people who understand each other.

Buy your tickets here & see ya onboard gluten free fam!