For neurodivergent folks to heal their relationship with chaotic, inconsistent eating & find confidence and clarity in their food choices
If you’re ready to eat consistently, stop over-eating & have a nourishing, intentional relationship with food that works with all the ways your brain complicates eating (executive dysfunction, demand avoidance, dopamine-seeking & all!!)
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Does this sound familiar?
You feel like a crazy person, stuck in a loop of under- & over- eating, & no matter what you do, you can’t seem to eat like a “normal” person.
You get a short-lived boost of motivation (the planner comes out & now you’re hyperfocused), so you set a bunch of insane goals: stop eating out, eat veggies every day, stop having dessert, drink a gallon of water, sleep 10 hours a night and work out 6 days a week. (ya know, super realistic, gradual changes 😅)
And maybe things go well for a while! You’re doing all the things, until life… LIFES. And your brain… BRAINS 😫The goals are feeling harder to manage, the hyperfixations are fading, the executive dysfunction is hitting & the inevitable overwhelm kicks in.
*queue the neurodivergent, burnout-induced fuck-its*
And you fall back into the usual cycles… Undereating until you’re ravenous and dysregulated, then overeating until you’re uncomfortable & guilt-ridden. Rinse & repeat.
Whether it’s your neurodivergence, chaotic work schedule, anxiety or all of the above and more, figuring out how to eat like a regular human (for more than a few days or weeks at a time) feels like an impossible feat.
Finally, Food Freedom That Lasts
So, imagine waking up with a clear vision of HOW you’ll be feeding yourself that day, food in your kitchen that you’ll actually reach for and no fear of ending your day in a (maybe stoned) binge-fest.
You eat when you’re *actually* hungry (not just when you’ve waited so long you’re on the verge of shut down), you stop when you’re full (and comfortable and satisfied), you feel confident in your food choices (knowing they make sense to YOU & YOUR brain), and without restriction or guilt. You feel intentional around food, instead of out of control and your daily eating honors your unique needs, preferences and ways of thinking. No more one-size-fits-all, neuronormative approaches to eating, just personalized planning rooted in self-acceptance.
This is what it feels like to
Eat Like YOU™
The ELY™ Method
The 3 steps neurodivergent folks need to go from chaos to confidence.
Phase 1 :
Your Foundation for Nourishment
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Mindset shifts needed for sustainable behavior change
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Switching from perfectionism to compassionate problem-solving to accommodate your neurodivergent needs
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ID-ing YOUR root causes & barriers to nourishment
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Skill-building for body image distress
Phase 2:
Optimizing your Cues
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Building an eating routine needed for hunger cues to thrive
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Learning how to interpret & honor YOUR cues of hunger
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Tools for feeling & honoring fullness
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Unpacking emotional eating (stimming, dopamine-seeking, decompression needs)
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Food habituation for any scarcity mindset with food
Phase 3:
Utilizing Gentle Nutrition
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A deep dive into the basic elements of a nutritious diet
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Learning how their functions benefit your health so you can choose them out of LOVE
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Adding in food groups 1 at a time to minimize overwhelm
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Addressing any barriers in your life, schedule, preferences so you can have an eating routine that works for YOU!!!
Cuties after ELY
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Imagine if you…
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Felt confident in your ability to nourish your body more consistently
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Understood how to keep food options available that prevent you from forgetting to eat until 2pm
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Had a regulated appetite so you aren't a ravenous cookie monster by the evening
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Felt energized so you're not a walking cloud of brain fog
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Understood exactly why your brain is causing over-eating urges so you can stop feeling like a crazy person
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Had alternative coping strategies so you’re not over-eating for dopamine
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Could put down your evening sweet treat once you're full
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Had a diet that was equally health-promoting & satisfying & lasts you a lifetime
What's Included
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LIFETIME access to 15 signature ELY modules & associated worksheets covering body image, consistent eating, hunger & fullness cues, emotional eating, gentle nutrition & more!
Exclusive guest speaker trainings on topics like nervous system regulation & cannabis use!
Access to all of Steph’s supplemental courses like The NourisheDivergent™ Series
Private group chat access for ongoing support
Live 1:1 & group coaching to problem-solve, game plan
How it works
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After you join ELY™, you get access to the first few modules & can schedule your 1:1 appointment with Steph!
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In each module you watch a short video training (~15 minutes on average) & use it guide you through an associated worksheet that facilitates compassionate problem-solving & personalized game planning
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Then, you hop on your 1:1 & group coaching calls to fine tune your game plan, get support for mental & emotional barriers, and ensure you’re taking steps towards changes
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And if you need extra support, you can jump in the chat to ask more questions or get community support!
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The ELY™ modules release weekly (Though you can take all the time you need to move through them). They are organized in a building-blocks, foundation-setting order so you avoid jumping the gun & getting overwhelmed.
Eat like YOU:
For People Who Want Food Freedom Without the Fluff
Why ELY?
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The ELY Method & program structure was created by a neurodivergent brain, for neurodivergent brains.
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Compassionate problem-solving takes the things we’ve always labeled as “excuses” (neurodivergence, work schedule, selective food preferences, medications, etc) & holds space for them as genuine barriers (because they ARE), so we can build eating patterns and routines that meet our individual needs and accommodate our personal struggles.
What to Expect:
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Align your approach to nutrition with your values of radical self-acceptance and body neutrality
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Ditch overwhelm & feel confident in your food choices
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End the cycles of under- & over- eating for good
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Develop sustainable health-promoting eating habits that satisfy you
What NOT to expect:
✖️ Self-guided courses with no help implementing
✖️ An overwhelming amount of work or time commitments
✖️ Meal Plans
✖️ Counting, tracking, measuring or weighing
✖️ Restriction of any kind!
✖️ Abandoning nutrition science & just eating “whatever you want”
What Clients are Saying
MEET YOUR COACH
Stephanie Kolsrud, RDN
Here’s some absolute MUST KNOWS about me:
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I’m a gen Z, millennial cusper who doesn’t quite fit into either category but vibes equally with both
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I’m a scorpio sun, aries moon & leo rising (everyone says they sense the fire)
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I’m a Registered Dietitian with years of clinical experience who has a B.S. in Nutrition & Dietetics, completed a Dietetic supervised practice program to become an RD
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I have two black cats named Saber & Blade
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I have ADHD, specifically hyperactivity with subsequent burnout, and it informs a significant part of my work and insight
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As a California kid, I am of course a canna-friendly Dietitian!
Frequently asked questions
If you don’t feel a shift after 30 days of active participation,
we’ll give you a full refund.
You are deserving & capable of lifelong nourishment.
You are ready to Eat Like YOU™
