The 2025 ELNA Members' Retreat

 

Nashville, Tennessee

 
🗓 Friday, October 10th, 2025 | 🕙 10:00 AM – late 
📍 Downtown Nashville | 💻 Virtual option available 
🎟 $247 USD for Foundations members | FREE for Expansion & Leadership members 
 
(FNCE ticket not included)
 
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Smart strategy. Meaningful connection. Memorable food. 

For the first time ever — ELNA is coming to the USA! 
And we’re bringing our signature blend of purpose, play, and progress to Nashville. 

 
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Why This Retreat Is So Special

 

This isn’t just a day of sessions. It’s a landmark moment in the ELNA journey – and one we want you to be part of. 

We’ve hosted online intensives. We’ve built lifelong relationships in our community groups. But this is our first-ever retreat on U.S. soil — and we’ve chosen Nashville for a reason. 

Known for its vibrant music, warm hospitality, and effortlessly cool food scene, Nashville is the perfect backdrop for a retreat that blends creativity and tenacity. You’ll learn, laugh, and grow — and probably find yourself dancing down a side street with a fellow ELNA member by nightfall. 

 

Who You’ll Meet and What You’ll Do

This retreat isn’t just about learning from the experts — it’s also about stepping into your leadership. 

We’re inviting a wider group of private practice dietitians from all niches to attend the morning workshop, giving you the chance to: 

✅ Network beyond your niche with dietitians in paediatrics, GI, sports, and more — and discover unexpected cross-referral opportunities

 

✅ Showcase your leadership and expertise in the space 

 

✅ All while anchoring deeper into your own purpose and practice
 

The afternoon and evening are reserved just for members — giving us space to go deeper, recalibrate your direction, and importantly, enjoy some well-earned celebration! 

 

Full Retreat Schedule 

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

The Part-Time Practice Plan: Morning Workshop

(Open to private practice dietitians — included in your ticket) 

This half-day intensive is all about building a flexible, profitable, self-pay practice that supports your life — not consumes it. 

 
Session 1: Structuring Your Practice for Profit and Flexibility 

🕥 10:15 – 11:30 AM | Presented by Melanie McGrice 

Learn how to design a business model that works in the real world — one that protects your time, pays you properly, and aligns with your values. 

 
Session 2: Planting Seeds – Authentic Marketing for Self-Pay Clients 

🕦 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM | Presented by Kabrina Ashley 

Unpack what truly attracts self-pay clients — and how to market your services without relying on constant content creation or social media hustle. 

Plus: 

  • A mid-morning break to connect with new colleagues 
  • A nourishing lunch to refuel and refresh 
  • Practical tools and planning exercises to apply what you learn immediately 

💻 Virtual attendees will participate in live breakouts and shared discussions with non-members to network and exchange ideas.  

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Members-Only Mastermind: Afternoon Sessions

Once our guests leave, the circle closes — and our ELNA family leans in. 

 
Session 3: Simple Content Systems for Busy Dietitians

🕦 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM | Presented by Kabrina Ashley

Discover how to plan, produce, and repurpose content without it taking over your week — all while staying true to your voice and vision.

 
Session 4: Systemise Your Client Journey

🕦 3:30 PM – 4:45 PM | Presented by Danielle Rossi

Build a streamlined, thoughtful client experience from first contact to final follow-up — one that makes your practice more efficient and more human. 

 

💻 Virtual members will join live and break into private member-only groups for discussion, support, and real-time coaching.

6:00 PM – Late

An Evening to Savour: Members Dinner at Adele’s

We’re ending the day with an experience that speaks to the soul of every food-loving dietitian. 

Nestled in the heart of Nashville, Adele’s offers rustic charm and bold, seasonal flavours. Think: 

  • Heirloom tomatoes bursting with late-summer flavour 
  • Charred cauliflower glazed with romesco and capers 
  • Slow-roasted chicken that falls off the bone, paired with seasonal greens and just the right amount of citrus 
  • Warm biscuits, local cheeses, zesty relishes — and a dessert menu that demands a second glance 

This is more than a meal — it’s a celebration. An open table for reflection, connection, and real conversation with the people who know your world best. 

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Attending Online? You’re Part of It All

 

Joining us virtually doesn’t mean missing out — far from it. 

As a virtual participant, you’ll: 

  • Attend both the morning and afternoon sessions live 
  • Join interactive breakout rooms with both non-member and member groups 
  • Participate in real-time networking and live coaching 
  • Access all session recordings to revisit or catch up as needed 
  • Be part of a curated virtual circle designed to foster connection, not just content consumption 

We’ve intentionally designed the online experience to mirror the richness and intimacy of the in-person day. You’ll feel connected, supported, and right at home — wherever you're joining from. 

This Is for You If…

  • You want practical systems that support growth and flexibility 
  • You miss being in the same room as other dietitians who inspire you 
  • You’re craving warm conversation, good food, and generous learning 
  • You’re building something meaningful — and you don’t want to do it alone 

Retreat Pricing

 

In person

  • Expert-led teaching sessions
  • Hands-on planning time
  • Time to connect with peers and members

Virtual

  • Expert-led teaching sessions
  • Hands-on planning time
  • Facilitated breakout rooms with ELNA coaches

Expansion

Use your provided code at checkout for your FREE Expansion members ticket, including all sessions, lunch, dinner and snacks (for those attending in person), networking, virtual access, recordings, resources

(FNCE ticket not included. Please register directly at eatrightfnce.org) 

Foundations

Heavily subsidised ticket including all sessions, lunch, dinner and snacks (for those attending in person), networking, virtual access, recordings, resources (and a taste of what’s ahead when you get to the Expansion level!)

(FNCE ticket not included. Please register directly at eatrightfnce.org)

Melanie McGrice 

Fertility and prenatal dietitian | Founder of the Early Life Nutrition Alliance.
 

With over 20 years in private practice and experience employing up to 20 dietitians at a time, Melanie brings deep insight into the business of dietetics. As a single mum and part-time business owner, she’s passionate about helping dietitians create sustainable practices that work in real life. 

We Can’t Wait to See You 

Although we’ve spent countless hours in each other’s inboxes, DMs, and Zoom rooms — this is our chance to be in the same room. 

To give real hugs. 
To share real meals. 
To have the conversations that change everything. 

Memories will be made. Ideas sparked. New chapters begun. 

We’d love for you to be part of it. 

 
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We’ll be waiting with open arms — see you in Nashville!