The Full Life
Welcome to The Full Life:
a life full of food, fun, friends, and free of diet culture. This newsletter will serve a couple purposes... to show you the possibilities of a life without dieting, body shame, fatphobia, or exercise shame... and also to show you the possibilities of a life with food freedom, joyful movement, and body acceptance. We'll bust some diet myths, I'll share some tips and tricks about food & movement, but most of all this is a space to celebrate the possibilities and fullness of life. This project is a journey, and I am constantly shifting and adding to what I offer in this space.
Who writes The Full Life?
My name is Gretchen Wallace - I am a registered dietitian, a Master of Science (specifically mastered Medical Dietetics), and a certified/licensed dietitian in Saint Louis, MO (owner of Full Life Nutrition Counseling - I see 1:1 clients in MO, WA, or OR ). My clients and I focus on eating disorder recovery or just to work on building a healthy relationship with food, body and exercise. I have dogs named Rita & Barry, have a lovely husband, and my favorite things to do are eat new foods in new places and explore the outdoors. I love travel, food, getting people to ditch diet culture, and a perfect night out is spent dancing with my best friends. Subscribe if any of that interests you and you are ready to start living life more fully!
What to expect from a free subscription?
I post once per week—Mondays at about 7:30amCT most weeks—I follow a loose structure for these posts:
Week 1: General Essay
Week 2: Links and quick thoughts
Week 3: Eating disorder recovery focused essay
Week 4: The Full Story Interview (email me at gretchen@full-lifenutrition.com to participate!)
What to expect from a paid subscription?
A paid-only sent out at some point during each month - right now I’ve been enjoying sending a video style post. Other times it will be access to a resource I’ve made for my 1:1 clients. Still other times it might be something completely different!
Any months that happen to have 5 Mondays (this apparently happens every 3-ish months??) will have a paid essay/post included in the 5th week.
