ABOUT FOOD EASE

Kia ora,

My name’s Jacqui Morgan and I’m a qualified Speech, Language and Feeding Therapist, and the founder of Food Ease. I started Food Ease in Hawke’s Bay and when myself and my partner moved down south to Queenstown we brought Food Ease along too! We now provide in person services in Queenstown, and online services for anyone, anywhere.

Feeding therapy is a huge passion area of mine, mostly because it’s a substantial gap in services here in Aotearoa. Working as a Speech Language Therapist supporting kids with communication difficulties, I often found on visits with whānau I would ask “is there anything else on top that you’re finding difficult?” and it felt like every other visit the answer was about picky eating and mealtime stress. The wild thing about this was how isolated these families felt! I would find myself offering support and reassurance - “you’re not alone! I’ve had 5 other families tell me the same thing just this week. Mealtimes are hard. Have you ever considered getting some feeding therapy?”. Most people had no idea feeding therapy existed or that this was something they could get specific support for! That’s part of my mission with Food Ease - to make sure families don’t feel so alone as they go through mealtime meltdowns, and to spread awareness that support is available. 

I feel lucky to have the training and skill set I do, and wanted to share that with the hundreds if not thousands of families struggling with picky eaters and problem feeders. The difficulty is, I didn’t know where to go to get the job as a feeding therapist, so I went out on my own, and little Food Ease was born.

I care deeply about:

  • Whakawhanaungatanga and relationship first therapy 

  • Helping whānau feel seen, heard and valued

  • Practical, evidence-based strategies which can be adapted to suit a real world context

  • One step at a time for sustainable, long term change

  • Prioritising fun, curiosity, and exploration

  • Making mealtimes joyful again!

I started Food Ease to fill the gap for families struggling with mealtimes, but communication support is also my bread and butter! If you’re wanting a private speechie for support with your child’s speech or language in any capacity then please feel free to get in touch too.

No matter where you’re at on your journey, or what’s going on for you, I’m certain you’re doing better than you think you are! If you’re feeling fed up and at the end of your tether, then please get in touch for some support.

Keep on keepin’ on,

Jacqui x