Michelle Russell (she/her) is a registered dietitian and the owner of Food Freedom, LLC, a private nutrition therapy practice located in Burlington, IA. She provides in-person and telehealth nutrition therapy services.

Michelle supports individuals struggling with eating disorders and all forms of stress and dysfunction around food, body image, and exercise. Michelle aims to offer a compassionate approach to healing and encourages reconnection with our bodies and our relationship with food.

She is passionate about promoting health from a non-diet, weight-inclusive lens. Rather than nitpicking the nutritional profile of foods and following rigid eating plans, she aims to make nutrition easy, affordable, delicious, and practical.

Michelle holds specialty certifications as a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and as a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist – Consultant (CEDS-C). In addition to her work with individuals, she offers training and consultation to healthcare professionals looking to become grounded and proficient in supporting eating disorder recovery.

In her free time, Michelle enjoys spending time with her partner and their assortment of pets, reading her ever-growing collection of books, traveling and trying the local food, and getting out in nature.