Defining and Defying Diet-Culture

Hi there.

Welcome to the very first issue of Good Body Notes. I’m glad you’re here; I am glad to have a space where we can dig deeper into the firmament of peaceful relationships with food and body. And I’m pretty giddy to be able to do so without the pressure to perform an out-of-character jig to woo social media algorithms.

My goal is that this newsletter cultivates a space of curiosity and compassion; that, through learning about your body, and food, and beliefs, and values, and self, you experience the Lord’s everpresent peace—a peace that He offers in and through your good body.

Along the way, we’ll likely need to weed out destructive narratives fed to us by our culture—a culture that views bodies as objects to consume and our appearance as a barometer of worth. As it turns out, the gospel of diet culture is quite different from the Word of God.

Through this newsletter we’ll explore a host of topics, like breaking down the latest “health” trends, exploring how to help your kids foster a healthy relationship with food, learning gentle nutrition practices, reflecting on beautiful writing from saints, poets, and scientists, and addressing your top questions through Q&A posts.

It’s going to be great. So, grab a satisfying snack, settle in, and let’s get started.