Empowering Dietitians

Note: Empowering Dietitians is on a Maternity Leave hiatus January - April 2024. During this time, we will be re-airing top episodes of the show with new intros, updates, and insights. In this episode, originally aired as episode 118 of season 4, I chat with Stephanie Clairmont - former Registered Dietitian and current owner of The Leveraged Practice, a business dedicated to helping nutrition and...

Note: Empowering Dietitians is on a Maternity Leave hiatus January - April 2024. During this time, we will be re-airing top episodes of the show with new intros, updates, and insights. Hustle culture is easy to get caught up in, especially as a dietitian entrepreneur - even if you try hard to avoid it. In this episode, originally aired as episode 117 during season 4, host Jess Romola shares her un...

Note: Empowering Dietitians is on a Maternity Leave hiatus January - April 2024. During this time, we will be re-airing top episodes of the show with new intros, updates, and insights. Whether you're listening around New Year's and your brain is primed for talk of goal setting, or you're simply in need of a mid-year reflection session, this episode (originally aired as episode 116, sea...

Note: Empowering Dietitians is on a Maternity Leave hiatus January - April 2024. During this time, we will be re-airing top episodes of the show with new intros, updates, and insights. One of the biggest complaints dietitians have is their compensation. We are a chronically underpaid field, and this can create a lot of money scarcity for us. How can we learn to have a more abundant, or secure rela...

Note: Empowering Dietitians is on a Maternity Leave hiatus January - April 2024. During this time, we will be re-airing top episodes of the show with new intros, updates, and insights. In this episode, I chat with Marissa Sharkey - an inpatient RD turned private practice RD who has been dedicating herself to burnout recovery since the pandemic. We discuss Marissa's experience with long-lasting...

Note: Empowering Dietitians is on a Maternity Leave hiatus January - April 2024. During this time, we will be re-airing top episodes of the show with new intros, updates, and insights. Dietitians are trained to be fixers by the profession and society, yet this conditioning comes with consequences. Listen in to this episode, originally aired as Episode 79 during Season 3, for tips on how to shift i...

Note: Empowering Dietitians is on a Maternity Leave hiatus January - April 2024. During this time, we will be re-airing top episodes of the show with new intros, updates, and insights. In this episode, I chat with Barb Mayfield - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, editor of the textbook Communicating Nutrition: The Authoritative Guide, and founder of Nutrition Communicator, a business supporting f...

Note: Empowering Dietitians is on a Maternity Leave hiatus January - April 2024. During this time, we will be re-airing top episodes of the show with new intros, updates, and insights. As a dietitian living in an extroverted world, you may wonder if your introversion or empathy will get in the way of your career. In this episode, originally aired as episode 87 during Season 3, host Jess Romola cha...

Note: Empowering Dietitians is on a Maternity Leave hiatus January - April 2024. During this time, we will be re-airing top episodes of the show with new intros, updates, and insights. Guest & fellow dietitian Allison Aron joins the show in this episode (originally Season 2, episode 69) to discuss her experience with dietitian supervision, along with her advice for dietitians listening who are...

Note: Empowering Dietitians is on a Maternity Leave hiatus January - April 2024. During this time, we will be re-airing top episodes of the show with new intros, updates, and insights. Dietitian Imposter "Syndrome" is a myth, but that doesn't mean its effects aren't real. This episode, originally aired in Season 2 as episode 65, outlines why so many dietitians experience feelings...

Note: Empowering Dietitians is on a Maternity Leave hiatus January - April 2024. During this time, we will be re-airing top episodes of the show with new intros, updates, and insights. This episode, originally from Season 2 episode 37, outlines the CDR's "Credential Misuse Policy," how it impacts dietitians, and what to do if you're feeling frustrated with The Academy. Note, I do...

Note: Empowering Dietitians is on a Maternity Leave hiatus January - April 2024. During this time, we will be re-airing top episodes of the show with new intros, updates, and insights. Before my Empowering Dietitians 1:1 Supervision Program existed, I struggled with perfectionism, imposter "syndrome," and finding fulfillment in my life both personally and professionally. Join me in today...

Note: Empowering Dietitians is on a Maternity Leave hiatus January - April 2024. During this time, we will be re-airing top episodes of the show with new intros, updates, and insights. In this episode, I chat with Jennifer McGurk - a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist who is on a mission to support professionals to build a business that makes an impact in this world. Jennifer is the creator of Purs...

Note: Empowering Dietitians is on a Maternity Leave hiatus January - April 2024. During this time, we will be re-airing top episodes of the show with new intros, updates, and insights. In this episode, I chat with Stacey Dunn-Emke, a registered dietitian and the owner of the incredible website, nutritionjobs.com. Stacey specializes in dietetic career development, resume building, LinkedIn, and job...

Note: Empowering Dietitians is on a Maternity Leave hiatus January - April 2024. During this time, we will be re-airing top episodes of the show with new intros, updates, and insights. In this episode, I chat with Stephanie Schwartz, a clinical dietitian working in adult acute care in NYC, about the myths and facts of clinical RD life. In today's episode, we cover...how to tell the difference...

Note: Empowering Dietitians is on a Maternity Leave hiatus January - April 2024. During this time, we will be re-airing top episodes of the show with new intros, updates, and insights. Before my Empowering Dietitians 1:1 Supervision Program existed, I struggled with perfectionism, imposter "syndrome," and finding fulfillment in my life both personally and professionally. Join me in today...

In honor of this being the last episode before Jess' maternity leave, she's taking the opportunity to share transparently what's been going on behind the scenes at Empowering Dietitians, how she's been feeling (hint: it hasn't all been rainbows and butterflies), and what you can expect from Empowering Dietitians moving forward into 2024. If you liked this episode, you may also...

Being a non-diet dietitian isn't only about the approach we take with our clients - it's also about the approach we take with ourselves, business, and work overall. Coach Stephanie Dodier joins Jess to chat through how to undiet your work as a dietitian overall, including how to root out oppressive systems and mindset myths in your own personal and professional development. If you liked th...

The end of the year can be stressful, and it's easy to get swept up in hustle culture. Take some time to pause before the end of the year and reflect back, reconnect to yourself and your work, and set more aligned, intentional goals for 2024. If you found these prompts valuable... Sign up for the December 21st workshop, Returning Home to Winter! www.empoweringdietitians.com/winter-solstice If...

CW: pregnancy & parenting The decision to have kids can be a difficult one - particularly when we start to consider how it will change our lives. Will our career goals change? How will our identities be impacted? Fellow dietitian and mom of 3, Laura Jean, joins host Jess Romola as they both share their experiences and insights into this matter. If you liked this episode, you may also like... [...

Trying to land a new job as a dietitian can be challenging - from ghosted applications to dead-end interviews, and everything in between. In this episode of The Empowering Dietitians Podcast, host Jess Romola shares her top 10 tips from her own dietitian job search earlier this year to help you feel more confident and less alone. If you liked this episode, you may also like... [016] Confident Sala...

Standard business advice for dietitians is rooted in a neurotypical mindset, and neurodivergent dietitian entrepreneurs - including those with diagnosed or suspected ADHD - are being left behind. Fellow dietitian and ADHD business coach, Tayler Silfverduk, joins host Jess Romola to discuss how ADHD impacts dietitians in alli sectors of work, especially business, and what we can do to lean into how...

In this episode of The Empowering Dietitians Podcast (Shorts), dietitian supervisor & host Jess Romola guides you through reflection questions and affirmations for grounding yourself in your values during times of strife and crisis - particularly when it comes to social media activism and boundaries. Listen in for all of the nuance, all of the compassion, and all of the perspective you need to...

The ability to practice across state lines is one of U.S. registered dietitians' biggest frustrations. The CDR is working on new legislation that would form an interstate licensure compact for the profession, but will it actually accomplish what it claims to? In this episode of The Empowering Dietitians Podcast, dietitian supervisor and host Jess Romola will walk you through everything you nee...

Professional branding is about so much more than pretty colors and a fancy logo - and fellow dietitian and part time web designer Jenn Baswick joins host Jess Romola to chat all about it. Tune in to learn why branding is so important, what it actually entails, and how you can get started - whether you plan to hire out or go the DIY route. If you liked this episode, you may also like... [149] Dieti...