Isabella McNamara (née Boccalatte)

Isabella Boccalatte DietitianIsabella Boccalatte Dietitian Brisbane, Core Dietetics Pelvic Pain, Gut Health

Isabella is the founder of Core Dietetics where she works as a trauma-informed gastrointestinal dietitian. She has worked in private practice since 2019 in a variety of settings including colorectal, rheumatology and paediatric clinics. She is a Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician and has a special interest working in the persistent pelvic pain space (for those with and without endometriosis).

Isabella enjoys helping patients build their relationships with food and body through a non-diet and intuitive eating approach. She creates space for patients to feel respected and validated to foster whole-body healing by nourishing the body and the nervous system. Her mission each day is to translate the scientific evidence into practical ‘foodie’ ideas that can be implemented into everyday life.

Isabella is a sessional academic at Queensland University of Technology, and she is about to graduate with her Master of Philosophy which focused on nutrition in inflammatory acne. She has a career goal to complete a PhD focusing on training allied health students with how to identify eating disorder red flags and knowing when to refer on to credentialed health professionals.

At Core, we honour the fact that everyone has experienced their own journey in their body and has experienced different upbringings with food. Issy is here to empower and to make life easier - not harder. She welcomes you as you are.


University Degrees


Phrases you will hear Issy say:

Pelvic Floor Physiotherapists

The Pelviology Team

pel·vi·​ol·​o·​gy [ˈpelv-ī-ä-lə-jē]:
a branch of knowledge that deals with the pelvis and vital processes.

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