Conversations with Anne Elizabeth

Conversation 72:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Carrie Moody, RDN “I’ve always meal prepped. I have done it for years for myself and my family. I would pack (food) for my husband and send his meals to work with him and his co-workers would say - Can your wife cook for me, I’d pay her - and I would say no because I really don’t like to get into all of that and be in the kitchen that much.  So I...

Conversation 71:  Top 5 in 5: Up Close and Personal Conversation with Anne Elizabeth Each week, I put out my Weekly Wisdom Blog which includes my Top 5 Nutrition Noshes: Wisdom, Weekly Conversations, Week in Review, Workout Playlist of the Week and What I Love Right Now. At the end of each month, I want to get more up close and personal with you all on the other side of the airwaves. I will be rec...

Conversation 70:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Chef Stacey Wertzberger “The more I grow up and the more I learn new things, my passion is to teach people how to cook. I feel like cooking is an art form that’s dying.  In our culture, we can go to any restaurant (and think about how many restaurants are out there) and it’s just easier for someone else to cook for you, if you don’t know what you...

Conversation 69:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Liz Dunn, MS, RD, LDN “I really loved science and thought I wanted to go into pharmacy research.  It was after my car accident, when I had my spinal cord injury, they said because I was in such good shape that helped me recover from the surgeries a lot better. It was then I thought prevention was a lot better, was what I was interested in and I s...

Conversation 67:  March Top 5 in 5: Up Close and Personal Conversation with Anne Elizabeth Each week, I put out my Weekly Wisdom Blog which includes my Top 5 Nutrition Noshes: Wisdom, Weekly Conversations, Week in Review, Workout Playlist of the Week and What I Love Right Now. At the end of each month, I want to get more up close and personal with you all on the other side of the airwaves. I will...

Conversation 66:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Sarah Menzel, RD2Be “It’s easy to think - oh I want to do Pediatrics or I want to do Oncology (as a student) but you definitely need to get in that environment. There is also a lot of sadness, especially in Pediatric Oncology and you really need to hear the raw side of it to even see if you are comfortable in that environment. Job shadowing has b...

Conversation 64:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Sarah Cortese, RD, LD “I’m a firm believer in you have to do what you love. If you have to wake up and you feel like work is work and you dread it, then you’re not where you need to be. ” - Sarah Cortese, RD, LD Today’s conversation is with Sarah Cortese, a registered dietitian with a lot of sass and a love for collecting cookbooks. A couple of p...

Conversation 63:  Top 5 in 5: Up Close and Personal Conversation with Anne Elizabeth Each week, I put out my Weekly Wisdom Blog which includes my Top 5 Nutrition Noshes: Wisdom, Weekly Conversations, Week in Review, Workout Playlist of the Week and What I Love Right Now. At the end of each month, I want to get more up close and personal with you all on the other side of the airwaves. I will be rec...

Conversation 62:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Beverly Price RD, MA, E-RYT 200, C-IAYT, CEDRD-S “I think for anybody going into the field (of dietetics) who maybe have the mindset of ‘I want to do this’ I think it is really important to be open. As you get different experiences, you see what you want and what you don’t what. Then you can actually apply some of the things that maybe you didn’t...

Conversation 61:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Lucas Sjostrom “Our farmers are the experts. Every farm is different, we have the biggest and the smallest farms, every kind of operation you can imagine and we all are pulling the same weight. We are actually happy to celebrate our differences. For people who have never been to a farm before or never talked to a farmer before, they might assume...

Conversation 60:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Monica Salafia, MS, RDN, CPT “Who gets more nutrition questions than personal trainers? It is an unfortunate reality we are all facing (as dietitians). Right now, gyms and fitness studios and even wellness centers don’t really have Dietitians on staff which is one of my goals. It is my ultimate goal in life to make the “Fitness Dietitian” a thing...

Conversation 59:  Up Close and Personal Conversation Check-In with Anne Elizabeth Changing things up a bit in 2018 with a monthly conversation check-in with your host and yours truly, me! Each week, I put out my Weekly Wisdom Blog which includes my wisdom, conversations, week in review, workout playlist of the week and what I love right now. At the end of each month, I want to get more up close an...

Conversation 58:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Sarah Dahms, RD-to-Be “When I first started in dietetics, I had no idea what I wanted to be but I knew there were a bunch of different options I could choose from. I always kind of desired to be an entrepreneur, to have my own practice. However, now that I’m learning more and more I really like education and promoting nutrition education through...

Conversation 57:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Sara Gotch, Owner of Gnarly Pepper “Talk to some mentors and different people in the field that you are going into (with your product).  As far as jumping in, a lot of entrepreneurs don’t tell you how much time is invested when you become your own boss and I think it is because if you don’t try, you’re always going to wonder what if. No one wants...

Conversation 56:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Gisela Bouvier, MBA, RDN, LDN “When you’re standing in front of a mirror and being able to say something positive about yourself, when you are able to be good to yourself and love yourself, there is a huge correlation between this and the relationship you have with food. When you are able to sit and enjoy a meal, that’s self love. That’s saying I...

Conversation 55:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Nicole Rodriguez, RDN, NASM-CPT “I live by the ethos: do a lot of things well. I think it’s ok if you’re not totally specialized the very, very best in just one thing. I think you can do a lot of things very well and you’re always going to eat and you’re always going to be busy. Your life will be interesting and you will be fulfilled. I think thi...

Conversation 54:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Crystal Wilson, Ed. S, RD, LD “It all comes back to people taking the time to help you along the way and it’s really something that I’ve tried to do in my career. If I could give back to one person like all of these individuals gave back to me (in my profession), then I feel like I’ve honored them. I hope that day happens .” - Crystal Wilson, Ed....

Conversation 53:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Erik Heard “I want my students to be able to move and do adventurous things in their life and not be kind of stuck on a spot because they can’t move their bodies by being unhealthy or having health problems I want them to get that kind of joy that I got out of my journey of getting healthy .” - Erik Heard My conversation today is with my favorite...

Conversation 52:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Libby Rothschild, MS, RDN “I think you have to take one thing at a time and see with trial and error what’s working and what’s not and that can be really frustrating and challenging for people. When I first started with my failure of a website, I was so discouraged and I didn’t have anyone telling me to keep going and I just felt overwhelmed. I d...

Conversation 51:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Jonathan “Toby” Reed “I think that our products are really made with passion and are very true to what they are. We try to keep them simple but also make them taste good. When I think about who is coming to a dietitian, it is someone who needs assistance and help. For me, I would love to have someone recommend a product to fill that void of what...

Conversation 50:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Stephanie Cundith, MS, RD, LD “It’s very easy to react and provide facts (to consumers questions), we are filled with facts as dietitians. It’s not always the best way to reach a person. It’s really figuring out a way to have a conversation so that maybe the chance of you opening someone's mind is greater if they feel like their talking with you...

Conversation 49:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Dr. Felicia Stoler, DCN, MS, RD, FACSM, FAND “One of the most important things for us to remember is being grounded. There is still more for us to know. Yes, we can be the nutrition experts, there is always more to learn because science changes. It doesn’t change in terms of being right and wrong, but we learn more.” - Dr. Felicia Stoler, DCN, MS...

Conversation 48:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Jill Castle, MS, RD, LDN “My parents never harped on us for whether we were eating enough or what choices we were making, there was no discussion about food. I tell all my clients now there is one thing I don’t want them to do, I don’t want them to talk about food at the table. You don’t need to educate your child about food and nutrition while t...

Conversation 47: The Story, Journey and Passion of Travis Gaule “Your building up weather and building up your lifestyle after you get out of college, as long as you can control that and not worry about what society, your friends and whoever it is are doing (when it comes to money). Just do your thing and be smart about it. Part of that is getting in touch with the professionals, whether it is the...

Conversation 46:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Pat Hoffmann, Owner of Lonely Oak Distillery “Sometimes, you just try too hard. Sometimes, you have to let it find you. That’s what I am finding. You can search and search and search and then don’t second guess yourself. You just have to recognize, you know, what I’ve got and this is it.” -Pat Hoffmann My conversation today is with Pat Hoffmann,...