Conversations with Anne Elizabeth

Conversation 45: The Story, Journey and Passion of Jody Gatewood, RD, LD “ I think the big thing for me was prevention. A number of my family members had diabetes and high blood pressure and it was definitely linked to how they ate. I want to help prevent a lot of health issues that are related to food. I don't want to give medicine to help you with your diabetes or blood pressure, I want to teach...

Conversation 44: The Story, Journey and Passion of the First Anniversary of Conversations with Anne Elizabeth! “The one thing I think Registered Dietitians need to do A LOT more of in their life is to toot their own horns. Shout it out to the world that you are the nutrition expert, you are smart, capable and you are the professional all kinds of entities craving nutrition information and advice s...

Conversation 43: The Story, Journey and Passion of Heather Osby “If I am in it, then I am all in it. I was working out 4 days a week, doing CrossFit, some yoga and barre and I just wanted to be healthier and do more. If a little is good then a lot must be better right? So I was exposing myself to a lot of semi-questionable nutrition sources and it got to the point where I was almost unhealthy with...

Conversation 42: The Story, Journey and Passion of Lori Graff, RDN, LD, CPCC, AFAA “The first thing you have to do is, you have to keep an open mind...all the time. It is what got you where you are to start with, especially as dietitians. You had some sort of notion to say “hey, nutrition matters” where others weren’t saying that. So you are asking (the important) questions and the minute you stop...

Conversation 41: Checking in with Jena Hunt, RD, LD Today we are doing something a little different. Since I love talking with my favorite people, I am going to check in with some of my previous podcast guests from time to time. Wayyy back in October of 2016, I started this little labor of love and graciously had on my first guest, Jena Hunt. Jena was my first guest and she aired as Episode 1. If...

Conversation 40: The Story, Journey and Passion of Lyndi Buckingham-Schutt, RD, LD “It is so important to let them know what you do and who you are. Talking to someone, when you’re a dietitian, there is a lot more to that. I remember when I starting looking for jobs, I just can’t put into the search engine “Registered Dietitian” I needed to look at other things because maybe the job is not asking...

Conversation 39: The Story, Journey and Passion of Alison St. Germain MS, RD, LD “It is hard to get the buy in with intuitive eating...If you allow this process to happen, you have such a peace and you love to eat. You are also are able to maintain a healthy, I really don’t want to use the word weight because that is used so loosely, but your body is healthy because your body eventually eats what...

  Conversation 38: The Story, Journey and Passion of Nicole White, MBA, RD, CSSD, LDN “If it’s not a good fit; if it’s the work environment, if it’s your boss, it it’s you, if it’s the people you work with, whatever it is, then you shouldn’t have to be unhappy. Work should be, what I believe, and I know not everyone get’s this luxury, something fun. That’s why I like it so much here (University of...

Conversation 37: The Story, Journey and Passion of RD-to-be, Sarah Manders “I always liked going to the grocery store with my mom and that fueled my food interest. My mom read the nutrition labels and I learn from watching her do that when we were shopping. We always had dinner together as a family. Being an intern now is all very fascinating, now I am applying everything I learned in school. ” -...

Conversation 36: The Story, Journey and Passion of Rachel Wall, RD, LD “By working in Extension, I get to have feelers within a lot of areas of nutrition. One of the other things I love about my job is the team I get to work with. I feel we are very supportive of each other. There are 12 Nutrition and Wellness Specialist across the state that do the nutrition and wellness programming. I think the...

Conversation 35: The Story, Journey and Passion of Dorothy McClure, RD, LD “I was used to trying to help fix people and mend them (as a clinical dietitian), all these high risk things and then all of a sudden, I come to long term care and it was really hard for me at first. To think about that people are coming there to live their life out and maybe not go home, that was really hard. But, I enjoye...

Conversation 34: The Story, Journey and Passion of Amber Pankonin, MS, RD, LMNT “It gets lonely. I think that’s another thing about being an entrepreneur, you’ve got so much stress, with launching a business and doing all these different things and there is that social aspect. You don’t have the camaraderie you once had. That’s where I really turned to social media and building those relationships...

Conversation 33: The Story, Journey and Passion of Lisa Nolting, RD, LD “Food Service is definitely an area that could benefit from more dietitians, not just for their nutrition expertise, but for our management and our leadership skills. I think that’s what school food service really needs in addition to being able to follow the (school meal program) guidelines.” - Lisa Nolting, RD, LD My convers...

Conversation 32: The Story, Journey and Passion of Tanya Hargrave-Klein, MS, RD, LD “I fell into dietetics by chance. I had already been working in the fitness world. During undergrad, I taught group fitness classes and I worked in a worksite health promotion program. That really interested me because I liked the marriage of fitness and the nutrition. I loved the wellbeing and wellness work. I was...

Conversation 31:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Amanda Kruse, RD, CD “How can I help myself, how can I help others like me (a college athlete).  I  really thought originally, that I’m either going to be a coach or a sports dietitian. The more I went to school, learning about food service, I realized I could work in a university with students that were still at the impressionable age to make go...

Conversation 30:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Christina Ferroli, PhD, RD, FAND “We (registered dietitians) are the best kept secret. Dietitian’s need to keep exploring what is truly possible and not tend to set limits on themselves. I’m a little rebel raiser. Push the boundaries a little be and bee aware of the possibilities.” - Christina Ferroli, PhD, RD, FAND My conversation today is with...

Conversation 29:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Jessie Hatch, MS, RDN, CNSC, CD “When I was finishing my degree, I had an amazing professor who instilled just a lot of passion and a lot of desire for life-long learning and she encouraged me to pursue a master's degree which ended up being a rollercoaster ride because she passed away during my project. So for awhile, I actually took a few steps...

Conversation 28:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Kelli Boi, MS, RDN, CD “I think I have “aha’ moments all the time. In my first year of grad school and I was asked to be an educator, I remember feeling that yes, I want to do that. In my second year of grad school, I had my second “aha” moment when I was working as a diet tech and training a newly hired dietitian, that I had a special set of ski...

Conversation 27:  My Mother’s Day Special, Ruth Huebert “I did know about a dietitian (before you became one) but I probably wouldn’t have known the difference between a dietitian and a nutritionist. I think a lot of people get that confused. I now know what I’m talking about (when I tell people the difference.” -Ruth Huebert My conversation today is with my Mom, Ruth.   I was excited to sit down...

Conversation 26:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Jennifer DeWall, RDN, LD, CSSD, CIC ®   “When you have a new position you can overestimate what can be done in a year, but you can underestimate what can be done in 5 years. You think you should be making all these great leaps and bounds but it takes a little bit of time .” - Jennifer DeWall, RDN, LD, CSSD My conversation today is with Registered...

Conversation 25:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Ashley Pringle, RD-to-Be “I knew at some point businesses and corporations would require you to become a registered dietitian. I feel like I need to be educated enough (in dietetics) to help people. I don’t think a nutritionist is going to have the education that we get in MNT (Medical Nutrition Therapy). I’m that type of person, if I am going to...

Conversation 24:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Brian Smith, RDN, LD “Finally, I found something that fed my heart (dietetics). I truly believe that where your greatest desire intersects with where you see the worlds greatest need is where you need to be. If you are fulfilled, happiness will follow.”- Brian Smith, RDN, LD My conversation today is with Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Brian Sm...

Conversation 23:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Susan L. Roberts JD, MS, RD “I think it is really important for us as professionals to call ourselves, we are food and nutrition professionals. We often time say we are nutritionists or we are nutrition professionals, in reality food is what gives us the nutrition. And food, in my belief, as I have been in my career a long time, it’s the food tha...

Conversation 22:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Personal Trainer and Wellness Coach, Andrew Salgado “If somebody shares their health or wellness experiences, I feel very honored because I feel that health is a very personal thing and if they share that with you, they’re able to tell you what they are going through right now. (When they share this with me) It’s like “wow, that for sharing that...

Conversation 21:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Lucille Beseler, MS, RDN, LDN, CDE “As a young dietitian you don’t appreciate all the people you meet along the way. I would say to our young dietitians, stop and savor the moment and appreciate the people that you come in contact with along the way. They may see things in you that you do not see in yourself.” - Lucille Beseler, MS, RDN, LDN, CDE...