Conversations with Anne Elizabeth

Conversation 204:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Adrien Paczosa, RD, LD, CEDRD-S Today’s conversation is with Adrien Paczosa, a registered dietitian who created a career path in dietetics through connections and seeing a need for access to dietitian services. Adrien started out wanting to be a professional dancer and found dietetics in college. The jobs following her dietetics degree grew...

Conversation 203:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Kate Davis MS, RD, CSSD, LDN Today’s conversation is with Kate Davis, a registered dietitian who has a passion for sport nutrition and is a CSSD. She has her own business, RDKate Sports Nutrition and wears many different hats such as a consultant for the U.S. Paralympics, Editor-in-Chief for the Sport Nutrition Care Manual of the Academy of...

Conversation 202:  February 2021 #EmbracetheHellYeah Conversation Anne Elizabeth is back with her solo thought-provoking monthly #embracethehellyeah conversation. This February she is kicking back up the podcast after her 45th circle around the sun and is sharing her theme for 2021. www.anneelizabethrd.com Copyright © 2021 OPI & AEHC Song: One Of These Days Artist: The Gemini www.thegemin...

Conversation 201:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Elesha Ergle, RDN Today’s conversation is with Elesha Ergle, a registered dietitian who has a passion for working in long term care, creating recipes, cooking and writing.  She is also a beef farmer and she enjoys sharing the health message of farming and beef with her community. Please enjoy my conversation with Elesha. Connect with E...

Conversation 199:  The Story, Journey and Passion (so far) of Katie Adams, RD2Be Today’s conversation is with Katie Adams, a RD2Be who has a passion for music, painting, cooking and being creative. She just recently completed her internship and is looking forward to starting her own podcast about nutrition and mental health. She is sharing her experiences through her internship, COVID and sta...

Conversation 198:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Dr. Mariette Abrahams,  MBA, RD Today’s conversation is with Dr. Mariette Abrahams, a registered dietitian who has a passion for helping dietitians navigate the digital nutrition space. After much research and working as a business consultant, Mariette realized dietitians need help getting a seat at the table in business and technology...

Conversation 197: November 2020 #EmbracetheHellYeah Conversation What makes you say “hellyeah” at the end of the day?  For any question I am asked or I ask myself, if I cannot 100% say hell yeah as my answer then it is a hell no. I want you to embrace saying yes with your whole heart and soul by enjoying every part of your authentic life. At the end of each month, I want to get more up close...

Conversation 196:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Wendie Taylor,  MBA, RDN Today’s conversation is with Dietitian Wendie Taylor, a food relationship coach and emotional eating expert.  She is the founder of her signature program Finding Food Freedom.  She is passionate about helping women give up chronic dieting and food obsessions so they can cultivate a healthy relationshi...

Conversation 195:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Feraz Ferozali, MS, RD Today’s conversation is with Dietitian Feraz Ferozali, a registered dietitian who has a sincere passion for bowls of fruit that include bananas, teaching and helping future dietitians be successful taking the RD exam with his podcast Chomping Down the RD Exam. Please enjoy my conversation with Feraz. Connect with Fera...

Conversation 194:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Jen Fernandez, MS, RDN Today’s conversation is with Hernandez, a registered dietitian who has the passion to simplify the nutritional needs for individuals with chronic kidney disease, and to decrease the prevalence of kidney disease by providing nutrition education including realistic and wholesome lifestyle changes without all the stress...

Conversation 193: October 2020 #EmbracetheHellYeah Conversation What makes you say “hellyeah” at the end of the day?  For any question I am asked or I ask myself, if I cannot 100% say hell yeah as my answer then it is a hell no. I want you to embrace saying yes with your whole heart and soul by enjoying every part of your authentic life. At the end of each month, I want to get more up close a...

Conversation 192:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Stacey Dunn-Emke, MS, RDN Today’s conversation is with Stacey Dunn-Emke, a registered dietitian who has been interested in food and nutrition since she was 10 years old, leading her to a successful career in clinical dietetics, working with Dean Ornish and creating the most amazing dietetic career resource company, nutritionjobs.com. Please...

Conversation 191:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Amy Plano, MS, RD, CDE Today’s conversation is with Amy Plano,  a registered dietitian who left med school after the second year to find passion in her career with dietetics. She embraces all the pivots she has experienced as a dietitian to find what really lights her up and that is helping other dietitians earn their worth by taking i...

Conversation 190:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Dr. Heather Finley, MS, RD Today’s conversation is with Dr. Heather Finley, a registered dietitian who found nutrition while navigating her own digestive issues and to help her improve her competitive edge as a swimmer.  She is a life-long learner who pursued her Doctorate degree in Clinical Nutrition and has her own practice where she...

Conversation 189: September 2020 #EmbracetheHellYeah Conversation What makes you say “hellyeah” at the end of the day?  For any question I am asked or I ask myself, if I cannot 100% say hell yeah as my answer then it is a hell no. I want you to embrace saying yes with your whole heart and soul by enjoying every part of your authentic life. At the end of each month, I want to get more up close...

Conversation 188:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Lynn Dugan, MS, RDN Today’s conversation is with Lynn Dugan, a registered dietitian who grew up in a family where food was more than just nutrition, where she learned how to cook and also learned about the connection it had to health. Lynn has worked in cardiovascular nutrition, research and for fun, took culinary classes to later teach her...

Conversation 187:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Alexis Blandine, MS, RD Today’s conversation is with Alexis Blandine, a registered dietitian who thought she found her dream job out of school and it turned out not to be. She is still trying to figure out what she wants to be when she grows up but currently has a passion for pediatric diabetes education and helping other women find their s...

Conversation 186:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Maggie Michalczyk, RDN Today’s conversation is with Maggie Michalczyk, a registered dietitian and owner of Once Upon a Pumpkin.  Maggie always knew she had an interest in nutrition thanks to her older sisters but had an even bigger passion for nutrition communications. Maggie shares more about her journey including working in PR and tu...

Conversation 185: August 2020 #EmbracetheHellYeah Conversation What makes you say “hellyeah” at the end of the day?  For any question I am asked or I ask myself, if I cannot 100% say hell yeah as my answer then it is a hell no. I want you to embrace saying yes with your whole heart and soul by enjoying every part of your authentic life. At the end of each month, I want to get more up close an...

Conversation 184:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Kirsten Screen, MPH, RD, LD Today’s conversation is with Kirsten Screen.  She is a registered dietitian and owner of Your Fitness Dietitian who started her nutrition journey as a young track athlete, getting her early inspiration from fellow dietitian Nancy Clark and now coming full circle with having her own private practice where she...

Conversation 183:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Emily Tills, RDN Today’s conversation is with Emily Tills.  She is a registered dietitian who is navigating a full time job, having her own business and finding the time for balance in her personal life. Emily shares her tips on what to do if you want to start your own business and have work/life balance. Please enjoy my conversation w...

Conversation 182:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak, MS, RDN Today’s conversation is with Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak.  She is a registered dietitian who has a passion for knowing what her ideas are, being a nutrition communicator, fruits and vegetables and is currently the President and CEO of the Produce for Better Health Foundation. Please enjoy my conversation with...

Conversation 181: July 2020 #EmbracetheHellYeah Conversation What makes you say “hellyeah” at the end of the day?  For any question I am asked or I ask myself, if I cannot 100% say hell yeah as my answer then it is a hell no. I want you to embrace saying yes with your whole heart and soul by enjoying every part of your authentic life. At the end of each month, I want to get more up close and...

Conversation 180:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Barbara Mayfield, MS, RDN, LD, FAND Today’s conversation is with Barbara Mayfield, a registered dietitian who has a passion for nutrition education and communications who has worked in a variety of settings including WIC and Purdue University. Her latest project has been enjoying retirement, her grandchildren and being the editor for the Ac...

Conversation 179:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Stephanie Hodges, MS, MPH, RDN Today’s conversation is with Stephanie Hodges, a registered dietitian who started out interested in biology, got hooked on nutrition and has not one but two masters in food policy and public health. With her passions being public health, food policy, and child nutrition, she started her own food policy consult...