Mary Purdy

Mary Purdy

Mary Purdy is a registered dietitian nutritionist in private practice with a food as medicine and whole foods approach to nutritional counseling. She has a master’s degree in clinical nutrition from Bastyr University in Seattle where she is an adjunct professor and clinical supervisor for their teaching clinic.  Prior to her career in nutrition, she was a professional actor and writer whose solo shows were produced in New York City, Los Angeles and in festivals throughout the country including Bumbershoot and Piccolo Spoleto. Her personal essays have been published in several literary and online journals and she regularly performs at literary and story telling events in Seattle. She is currently co-artistic director of the solo show/writing collective “Unicycle Collective” and maintains a writing blog at www.PurdyWoman.blogspot.com.  She is also working on a nutrition-related book that she hopes will educate, inspire and make people laugh. Consultant