Our Dietitians
At Dear Nutrition, our collaborative team specializes in the overlap between digestive health and eating disorders, providing compassionate, evidence-based care. Rooted in Intuitive Eating and Health at Every Size®, we take a personalized approach to help you find relief from GI symptoms and heal your relationship with food.
Meet our team below and discover how we can support you on your journey to ease and confidence with food.
Lauren Adler Dear, MS, RDN (she/her)
Lauren, the owner at Dear Nutrition, brings warmth, expertise, and a deeply personal understanding to her work in digestive health and eating disorders. Her approach is shaped by years of experience in nutrition education, organic farming, and her own GI diagnosis.
Lauren sees clients virtually and in person in Melrose, MA.
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Lauren's passion for nutrition grew out of a love for cooking and growing food. She was brought up in a food-obsessed Jewish household where the freezer was always so full you had to stand back before opening it.
During her college years, Lauren spent five months traveling and working on farms in a variety of jobs. After graduating in 2005, she worked on two organic farms in western Massachusetts, and also taught gardening, nutrition, and cooking to elementary and middle school children. These experiences shaped Lauren's approach to nutrition counseling. Her own GI diagnosis inspired her to specialize in digestive health.
In Lauren's free time, she can be found experimenting in the kitchen, taking walks around Boston, collecting vintage kitchenware, and most of all, laughing, playing, and eating with her husband and kids.
Lauren is a contributing author to The EDGI Project: Comprehensive Nutrition Therapy for Co-Occurring Gastrointestinal Disorders & Eating Disorders., a handbook for dietitians.Lauren also collaborates with Dr. Vera Denmark at https://denmarkdigestive.com/ to support her patients.
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BA, Smith College, American Studies and Education
MS, Tufts University Friedman School, Food Policy and Applied Nutrition
Didactic Program in Dietetics, Simmons University
Dietetic Internship, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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Aetna, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Cigna, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Mass General Brigham Health Plan
Molly Meehan Roache, MS, RDN (she/her)
Molly’s passion for helping clients heal their relationships with food shines through in her intuitive, evidence-based approach. She specializes in treating eating disorders and GI conditions, tailoring care to each client’s unique needs.
Molly sees clients virtually.
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Molly’s passion for nutrition has always been centered around helping those who struggle with their relationship with food and body. Her approach to counseling is rooted in intuitive eating, body neutrality, and finding peace with food. A provider who incorporates the Health at Every Size (HAES) approach, she treats each client as an individual and develops a treatment plan tailored to their specific needs.
Molly has expanded her scope of practice to include digestive health and counseling on gastrointestinal conditions. Whether you are struggling with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), persistent bloating or any other GI related condition, Molly’s goal is to help improve your overall wellbeing through nutrition interventions.
Molly attended Framingham State University where she received her bachelor's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics with a minor in Biology. She then completed her dietitian internship with Priority Nutrition Care and obtained her master’s degree at University of Rhode Island.
Molly began her professional career at a small community hospital where she developed her skills in medical nutrition therapy and nutrition support. With a special interest in eating disorders, Molly went on to work at Cambridge Eating Disorder Center. Currently, in addition to her time counseling patients at Dear Nutrition, Molly works as a dietitian in Harvard University’s Health Services.
In addition to nutrition counseling, Molly also loves going to the beach, exploring new restaurants in the Boston area, and spending quality time with loved ones.
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BS, Framingham State University, Nutrition and Dietetics
MS, University of Rhode Island, Nutrition
Dietetic Internship, Priority Nutrition Care
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Aetna, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Cigna, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Mass General Brigham Health Plan
Ally Green, MS, MPH, RDN
(she/her)
Ally combines her expertise in eating disorders and GI health with a compassionate, non-diet approach to help clients find peace with food and their bodies. Her personal experience with IBS brings added empathy and understanding to her work.
Ally sees clients virtually.
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Ally is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist whose love for food began in her grandmother’s kitchen, where she experienced the joy of baking Italian desserts and cooking big dishes of spaghetti and meatballs.
After years of studying medical science and completing public health coursework, Ally’s interest in food and nutrition has continued to grow as she works to help others move towards a healthier life. Her approach to nutrition counseling is centered around the principles of Health at Every Size and Intuitive Eating. By challenging “diet culture” and embracing flexibility, she guides her clients toward cultivating a guilt-free relationship with food and with their bodies.
Ally completed her internship training at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, where she studied with Lauren Adler Dear and others. She has also been able to utilize her own personal experience with IBS and GI disorders to work more effectively with clients who have similar diagnoses.
Ally has continued to develop her skills while working for Monte Nido at the Eating Disorder Center of Boston as its primary dietitian, providing meal support and nutrition counseling for individuals and groups.
In Ally’s free time, she enjoys spending time hiking with her husband and two dogs, biking, trying new restaurants, and traveling to new places.
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BS, University of Wisconsin Madison, Biology
MS, Boston University School of Medicine, Medical Sciences
MPH, Boston University School of Public Health, Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Didactic Program in Dietetics, Simmons University
Dietetic Internship, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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Aetna, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Cigna, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Mass General Brigham Health Plan
Find ease and confidence
Take the first step toward feeling at ease in your body and confident at mealtime. Our team is here to support you every step of the way.