Welcome to Almost Sated, where women rediscover their passions, reclaim their worth, and embrace midlife—without guilt, shame, or diets.
This space is designed for women ready to step away from diet culture and embrace a more empowered, compassionate way of living.
Here, we focus on intuitive eating, body acceptance, and the freedom that comes from breaking free of societal expectations, all while navigating the physical and emotional changes that often come with midlife, including menopause
As a former journalist, I bring a curious, thoughtful approach to exploring what it means to embrace midlife. I share honest conversations, personal stories, and practical guidance about the journey to let go of diets and live fully on your own terms. You’ll also hear inspiring stories from other women who’ve reclaimed their autonomy after years of being told what to eat, how to look, and how to live.
This isn’t just about food.
It’s about the profound personal growth that happens when we stop seeking external validation and start living authentically.
It’s about recognizing that our worth goes far beyond appearances.
It’s about reclaiming who we are, what we want, and the possibilities that midlife offers.
Join me as we navigate midlife with curiosity, self-compassion, and a spirit of renewal. Together, we’ll challenge the narratives of diet culture and embrace the power, freedom, and opportunities that this stage of life brings.
Welcome to Almost Sated—where the journey to living without guilt, shame, or diets begins.
All subscribers get a weekly serving of Almost Sated:
Articles or essays to help support and inspire your personal growth, mid-life awakening and body liberation.
Occasional Q&As with fellow women who have quit diets—and what they’ve learned about themselves in the process.
If you believe in the mission, support this work with a paid subscription. You get:
Private chats among community members to talk about challenges in detoxing from diet culture, body acceptance and intuitive eating.
Occasional journal prompts and thought exercises meant to cultivate self-acceptance and somatic wisdom. Here is an example!
Full access to all of my posts and archives.
Life-time members get all of the above plus:
A no-BS chat about what to expect when you transition to intuitive eating (or anything else you want to talk about).
A personal shout-out twice a year in this newsletter.
My name is Kristi Koeter. I’m a content marketer and former online newspaper editor (I ran my hometown newspaper’s websites, Statesman.com and Austin360.com). I’m a wife and a mother to three children, two of whom are in recovery from anorexia, and I was a lifelong dieter who struggled with my weight and my self-worth. It was during my daughter’s relapse that I quit diets for good and began intuitive eating.
I started this newsletter to chronicle my own experience detoxing from diets and diet culture, the victories, the self-discoveries and the challenges that come from not dieting in a thin-obsessed world.
Now, I share my stories—along with the insights I’ve learned—to help guide you on your path to body liberation and awakening.
I also share the stories of other women who have quit diets and what they’ve learned in the process. By sharing these stories, I hope other women will find inspiration and support in their own journeys toward body liberation.
Together, we’re building a community of like-minded women who are working to reclaim their bodies and their selves.
The journey to reclaim yourself is long, but the rewards are worth it.
