Dietitian Values

As we move into the last part of the calendar year it's a classic time for burnout to strike. In this episode I want to offer an invitation to pause, check in and see where you're at. And if you are a frequent flyer in the burnout cycle I want to encourage you to look out for any burnout markers and put in place space to do so frequently as we move towards the end of the year. I'm a...

Do you find it hard to say no? You're not alone.  In today's episode I'm chatting about why and when to say no. It's the permission slip that you don't need! I dive into: - why saying no is so hard - the connection between saying no and people pleasing - when to say no - the importance of practising no - moving through the discomfort of the no - connecting your no with you...

Hands up if you identify as an active or recovering people pleaser! Yep, me too.  And in today's episode I want to unpack people pleasing a little. Especially, I want to touch on: - people pleasing being something we are asked to perform vs a personality trait (ie. it's not a 'you' problem) - the roots and values that people pleasing is embedded in - people pleasing and power d...

Offering up a question to reflect through for you this week: 'What's the point?' And no, not in the nihilistic point of asking but more the why-are-you-doing-this-thing kind of lens. A space to check in with yourself about what you going after, why you are going after it and whose values are you going after it through. Let's dive in. Show notes, links, mentions & transcript...

Change the values or nothing actually changes. Too often I see people reaching for or implementing tool-level changes - using a different strategy or way of taking action. And, don't get me wrong, I'm all for action, BUT unless it's grounded in different values, your  values, you'll just get the same outcome.  It might be different on the surface but it's not going to be a...

Have you ever thought to yourself (or screamed out loud!) 'what am I doing wrong?' Does comparison-itis get you thinking everyone else has it figured out and it's just you that can't get this business thing sorted? Or do you simply just get overwhelmed and/or distracted by all the business things out there to do, try and implement? In today's episode I want you to know tha...

Marketing get you feeling some sort of way?  Today I want to chat about a the role of trust in marketing. I'll cover: - current trends and what other biz owners are noticing around marketing and time that people are needing - what trust has to do with it - why cultivate trust - where to cultivate trust - how to cultivate trust to support marketing - finding ease in marketing through bringing...

If you’re a values driven human then you have an idea of what your values are - whether you’ve got that written down or you’ve articulated it in you head and or heart. BUT do you know what it looks and feels like to act into your values?  Are your values actionable? In today’s episode I’m chatting to you about a little difference that I have around values compared to the standard values stuff I co...

What's joy got to do with it? A lot actually! Doing business in a way that reminds you of your humanity, the full kaleidoscope of human emotions and experiences, is part of cultivating a humanity affirming business. And when we're embedded in an over-culture that wants to discount our humanity, finding joy and moving towards it challenges the status quo. And that's what I'm her...

Okay, so you've got an email list, or a podcast or a social media space...now what do you say? How do you figure out what people want to hear and get clear on what you want to share? How do you keep coming up with ideas to stay consistent? That's exactly what we'll chat about in this week's episode: - getting clear on your approach - grounding how you want to show up - how to s...

Ever thought about starting an email list for your business? Or perhaps you already have a list but you want to add your values aligned lens to it? This is the episode for you.  Status quo business advice will serve you all the shoulds so this is my antidote to that. I'm sharing: - why an email list could support your business - permission to say no to email if you need it - the technicalitie...

How do you know you are successful?  And does both your definition of, and how you measure success, align with your values? In this episode I'm offering up some reflection space and prompts to bring your values into exactly that. To look at the bigger picture of success AND the micro moments too. To feel successful, how you go after your values driven version of success needs to be aligned wi...

It's that time of year - the half way point - where we can start to feel a little overwhelmed or even stressed out about all the things and all the shoulds. In this (short) episode I want to offer up some reflection questions to support you to get clear on  your next best steps. As always we'll be bringing a non-status quo upholding, values aligning, should and shame free lens to getting...

If you're feeling a little 'blah' about marketing right now and business in general, or if things are feeling slow and you want to add a bit of momentum I have a little something for you on this ep. I want to offer a different lens to run your marketing through instead of the status quo business lens of transacting. And in fact remove the focus from marketing at all and bring it squ...

Have you ever heard the phrase 'charge your worth' or 'communicate your value'? Today I want to chat about them both and invite you to do a little values grounded critical analysis of them. Spoiler: I think they encourage us to see ourselves as commodities rather than humans in our businesses. Let's dive in. Show notes, links, mentions & transcripts dietitianvalues.com...

Do you find it hard to work less and do things differently because you simply love the work you do? Do you find yourself struggling around burnout and still being fulfilled by your work? If so, you're not alone. I want to offer up my perspective on why this is a 'thing' and also a reframe that might support you to still honour the enjoyment you find from work and working without dis...

Pricing is a hot topic for most health and helping professionals. Today I want to dive into a little reflection and some curiosity around what values you are bringing to your pricing model. Status-quo upholding businesses will be based in capitalist pricing structures aimed to exploit and extract. Usually health professionals are so worried about doing this to the humans they work with (ie.clients...

Can people find you in your business? Are you sharing who you are?  One way to increase the sustainability and ease of your business AND attract more aligned humans to your work is to share you. Share your personality, your face, your words, your voice. Let people know you. The benefits for you personally and for your business truly feel like magic when you be and share yourself. Let's dive i...

No, it's not just you. Things are changing in the land of social media. You may be wondering - is social media still worth it? Does it work on the big picture level to market and grow a business  using socials? And, you may be questioning if it works on the you-level to be using your resources and limited capacity on socials. Especially if it doesn't feel supportive for your wellbeing to...

In todays episode I'm offering up a little check in, chatting about what I'm noticing around my energy, motivation and capacity and inviting you to get curious and observe what's happening in your world. Let's dive in. Show notes, links, mentions & transcripts dietitianvalues.com/podcast Continue the conversation on Instagram @dietitianvalues

Today's episode is a little pep talk and encouragement to keep showing up. Some businesses take  more time than others. It's important to know why you do what you do and how to resource yourself to stay in it for the long haul. Let's chat about how and why to keep showing up for the business you want to be creating in the world, for the world you want to be part of. Not to be confus...

It doesn't always have to be a struggle!  Today we're chatting about finding ease in your business, we'll cover: - the nuance between ease and easy - why ease is a useful support tool in your biz - how to identify actions and decisions that bring ease - cultivating both your intellectual and embodied sense of ease Let's dive in. Show notes, links, mentions & transcripts die...

Let's chat about ethical businesses - how they are defined and why I think 'an ethical business' doesn't exist. Of course, we're throwing a values grounded lens on it and applying some critical analysis to the traditional business happenings. Let's dive in. Show notes, links, mentions & transcripts dietitianvalues.com/podcast Continue the conversation on Instagram...

This week's episode we're chatting about how to manage leave as a solopreneur. Often in business not working means not getting paid - so how do you manage that in a business? How do you cover your financial bases? And what about unplanned leave? How does that fit in? Let's dive in to the practicalities of it all, question the sticky 'shoulds' and find a space grounded in y...

Today I want to chat about a different lens to both consider and create your business through. What would a life giving business look and feel like? For you, for the humans you support, the communities you are embedded in, the world you want to be part of and the environment it's all nested in. Let's chat about what a life giving business is and how you might go after it if you're k...