Elizabeth Payne
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Embodied Nutrition Therapy
Your body is not the problem. It's the answer.
Embodied nutrition is about learning how to nourish your body in attunement with your values, your desires, your needs. So many of the social conditions we live under disrupt our ability to fully inhabit and trust our bodies. Diet culture teaches us to look at our bodies from outside of ourselves, to objectify and critique, to be dependent on external measures of food and body. White supremacy culture teaches us that some bodies are more valuable than others and much of the trauma that folks with marginalized identities withstand (racism, gender oppression, homophobia, class oppression, sizeism etc.) is often left unnamed and unaddressed. Experiences of trauma and oppression can make it difficult to feel at home in our bodies. It can be very challenging to feed a body we don’t feel safe in, or don’t trust, or can’t feel. Embodied nutrition offers a path back to the body, to knowing how to feed yourself because you can feel and trust yourself. Embodied nutrition feeds the whole self, mind, body, and soul.
... but this body
is home, my childhood
is buried here, my sleep
rises and sets inside,
desire
crested and wore itself
thin
between these bones—
I live here.
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--Lisel Mueller
WHO I WORK WITH
I provide nutrition therapy for adults (18+) who want to heal their relationship with food and body.
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Specializing in:
Eating disorders, disordered eating, chronic dieting, Health at Every Size (HAES), intuitive eating, body image concerns, and trauma-informed nutrition.
I am a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist specializing in the treatment of eating disorders. I provide evidence-based, trauma-informed nutrition therapy using a non-diet and Health at Every Size approach that emphasizes social justice, attuned eating, body-trust, and weight-inclusivity. I believe that the work of eating disorder recovery is culture-change work and I am passionate about empowering clients to find freedom from their eating disorders.
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My whole-person approach incorporates self-care, compassion, and empowerment in a judgment-free and weight-inclusive environment. I am committed to supporting you on this journey. Together we can work to create peace with food and body.
SCHEDULE & CONTACT
Current clients can use the "Request Appointment" button below to sign into the online scheduler on your secure client portal.
If you are a new client interested in scheduling an initial nutrition intake & assessment, please click the "Request Appointment" button below to schedule, or message me using the contact form below.
Use the contact form below for general inquiries.
Phone: 206-337-1670
Fax: 206-337-1730
Seattle, Washington
Business Hours:
Mondays:1-5
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays: 9-5.