Stephanie Glass
Stephanie is a curious soul with a strong passion for health in all areas of life and an inner calling to connect people to themselves and the world around them.
She has a background in Food Technology working in product development, quality assurance and food safety but her interests expand to all health-related topics, such as nutrition, mental health, emotional intelligence and personal development.
She immigrated from Argentina to New Zealand in 2019, following her dream to live in a place with easy outdoor access. Nature and exercise are two of her pillars of well-being, especially when they are combined. In her free time, you’ll find her hiking, trail running, open water swimming or doing yoga in a park.
After experiencing high levels of stress and anxiety in workplaces, she deepened her practice in mindfulness and mental health and now facilitates workshops and programs for businesses to create psychologically safe working environments, combining personal and professional development, team building, stress management and effective communication.
Qualifications
- 2022 Holistic Life Coach and Mind-Body Practitioner, MindBodyFood Institute, Australia
- 2022 Holistic Nutrition Coach, MindBodyFood Institute, Australia
- 2020 Diploma in Business, Aspire New Zealand
- 2013-2017: BSc Food Technology, Universidad de Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Professional Interests & Specialist Areas
- Mental health
- Mindfulness
- Workplace Culture
- Nutrition
- Healthy Food Product Development
- Team Building
Stephanie has also published a children’s book, Luna in the Forest, which instills the values of self-inquiry, connection to self, others and the environment and compassion.
She also facilitates workshops for children to find their uniqueness and that of others, experiencing the richness of diverse communities.
To connect with Stephanie, visit her StephanieGlass, and for weekly insights, personal development tools and resources, subscribe to her free newsletter on StephanieGlassSubstack.
Articles written by Stephanie Glass
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Alternative to meat: Unprocessed plant-based protein sources
Eating a varied diet of fruit, vegetables and meat is a proven way to minimize the risks of diet-related diseases. This is why many of us are now looking to increase the intake of different plants and substitute animal protein with plant-based protein. While this is a step in the…
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Carbohydrates in plant-based products: Are they natural or processed?
A food product being “Plant-Based” sounds great, and they are often given a label or claim as being “healthy”. But what is really in these products - carbohydrates that are a part of real, whole foods or carbohydrates that are highly processed?
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Sugar in plant-based products: Are we eating processed or natural sugar?
Sugars are placed in most processed foods, and though some would think it’s because of enhancing flavor, texture or extending shelf life, the real fact is that sugar today is a very cheap ingredient. Because of this, it’s used excessively, which is seen in the current situation of our public…
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Fats in plant-based products: Refined vegetable oils or Cold-pressed oils?
Plant-based products, and especially plant-based meat alternatives, have oils added to meet the fat content that an animal product would naturally have. Due to their low cost, refined vegetable oils are mostly used, such as soybean, corn and canola oil. In the process of extraction chemical solvents are used and…
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Plant-based products: what are they really made of?
Plant-based products consist of plant ingredients, without any animal derived ingredients. Unlike a plant-based diet that consists of plant foods that have gone through minimal processing, plant-based products can contain 5-10% additives.
