Empowering Dietitians

Jess Serdikoff Romola, dietitian supervisor and host of The Empowering Dietitians Podcast reflects this month on the topic of "being with" discomfort rather than jumping right into fixing mode. She discusses how dietitians are trained to be fixers by the profession and society, the consequences of gravitating toward fixing, and how to shift into a different state of mind for improved fulfillment a...

Jess Serdikoff Romola, dietitian supervisor and host of The Empowering Dietitians Podcast, addresses a listener question about ethics, and how we treat one another as dietitians. In this episode she discusses ethical market research, how to form a strong ethical identity, WHY so many dietitians experience conflicts with one another...and what we can do about it. If you're ready to embrace abundanc...

Jess Serdikoff Romola, dietitian supervisor and host of The Empowering Dietitians Podcast, is joined in today's episode by Madeline Lasell, a dietitian and former Empowering Dietitians client, who shares her journey bringing her work into better alignment with her values over the past year, how she's come to embrace abundance over scarcity, and the process it took for her to gain clarity and confi...

Jess Serdikoff Romola, dietitian supervisor and host of The Empowering Dietitians Podcast, chats today about the first principle of her 10 step framework for Intuitive Living for Dietitians. Listen in as she discusses the gap in support for dietitians that currently exists, the importance of teaching professional develop using cyclical frameworks, and what the hustle mentality has to do with your...

Jess Serdikoff Romola, dietitian supervisor and host of The Empowering Dietitians Podcast, reflects on hustle culture and the mentality it tends to ingrain in us, and how we can lean into the ebbs and flow of energy to slow down, feel less stressed, and cultivate more fulfillment in our lives as dietitians.   If you liked this episode, you may also like:  -Episode 36, When to Push vs Whe...

Jess Serdikoff Romola, dietitian supervisor and host of The Empowering Dietitians Podcast, is joined in today's episode by Dr. Lara Zibarras, a UK-based psychologist and food freedom coach. Together, they discuss the concept of core beliefs -- what they are, and how they relate not only to our work with clients but also to the inner work we do with ourselves.   If you liked this episode, you...

Jess Serdikoff Romola, dietitian supervisor and host of The Empowering Dietitians Podcast, discusses one of the foundational pieces of burnout for dietitians: how to identify it in the first place. In this episode, you'll learn the top warning signs of burnout, how it progresses, and what you can be doing now to course-correct no matter how far down the burnout path you've already gotten.   I...

In this episode, I'm joined by one of my current dietitian clients, Amanda Mittman. Together, we talk through Amanda's journey over the past year from feeling completely stuck in place, burnt out from grad school and pulled in a dozen different directions…to hiring her first dietitian employee, feeling focused and grounded, and working in alignment with her deeper purpose. You can connect with Ama...

Join Jess Serdikoff Romola, dietitian supervisor, for the first episode of season 3 of The Empowering Dietitians Podcast! In this episode, she discusses different types and approaches to goal planning, how to choose the right approach based on how your unique brain works, some tips on how to feel more CONFIDENT working toward your goals this year…and of course, a sneak peek into some of the goals...

This month, I launched a new program -- and it did not exactly go as planned. In today's episode, I'm pulling back the curtain and sharing a really raw, honest look at how I took it. (Spoiler alert: not well.) I talk about what specific factors led to some extra susceptibility to imposter thoughts and a heightened emotional response, how I recovered, and what I'm doing to feel confident moving for...

In this episode of the podcast, I'm joined by Allison Aron, a dietitian and current Empowering Dietitians client. We chat about her experience in supervision (spoiler: I'm not her first supervisor!), the types of topics and issues we addressed specific to her being new to private practice, her advice for other dietitians listening who are feeling a little lost or directionless themselves. To conne...

In this episode, I'm chatting about the recent surge in the number of dietitians questioning their decision to go into this field, and the number of students being told by seasoned dietitians to choose another path. We are collectively feeling fed up: underpaid, undervalued, and full of doubt. I'm sharing my insights on why this is happening, and walking you through the process I use with dietitia...

In this episode, I'm chatting with Empowering Dietitians client, Anafer Barrera. Anafer is a multipassionate dietitian who has been working in both clinical and private practice for the past year. In this episode, we discuss...what being a dietitian means to her, why she believes that all dietitians can benefit from coaching/supervision, and her top 2 pieces of advice. To connect with Anafer, foll...

After taking a month-long, cross-country road trip for my honeymoon with Justin, I'm back with - of course - some reflections, and a few stories for good measure. In this episode, listen in as I share all that I learned or was reminded of while we traveled from coast to coast -- from plans falling through, to keeping my Type A personality in check, to facing some fears...it's all here, in this spe...

In this episode, I discuss...why I no longer refer to imposter feelings as a "syndrome;" why so many dietitians are experiencing imposter feelings in the first place; and how imposter feelings contribute to burnout amongst dietitians. If you're experiencing burnout as a dietitian, or you're desperate to avoid it, join me for a FREE 3-day workshop on ending burnout & imposter feelings, November...

I'm back from my honeymoon break, and doing what I know best: a tell-all about all of the mistakes I make and imperfect action I take, to normalize it for all of us. In this episode, I'm telling you all about my brand new group program launching in November, and how I've taken every mistake I've made and everything I've learned over the past 2+ years working with dietitians 1:1, to bring you a who...

It's the last episode of my archive series! While I'm away on my honeymoon, I've been re-airing some of my most valuable episodes from the archive, and this week is the last one before new episodes resume. In this episode, which originally aired November 22nd 2020, I discuss some of the biggest deficits in our profession and how supervision seeks to address them, including...giving you a safe spac...

I've been unplugging, and road tripping across the country for the past few weeks, and re-sharing some of my most valuable episodes from the archive while I'm away. This week, I'm re-sharing another more recent episode from July 2021. In this episode, I'm chatting with Empowering Dietitians Client, Danielle Bublitz. Danielle is a dietitian working in private practice, specializing in eating disord...

In week 3 of my archive series, where I'm re-sharing some of my most valuable episodes from the archive while I unplug on a honeymoon road trip across the country, I'm throwing it back to an episode from not that long ago. This episode, which originally aired July 11th 2021, is all about...how society (overall, and within dietetics specifically) has set us up to feel stressed about time...the cons...

I'm currently road tripping across the country and getting some much needed unplugged time in, I'm re-sharing some of my most valuable episodes from the archive. In this episode, originally from October 4th 2020, I discuss....the warning signs of burnout, so you can catch it early; how dietitians can feel super committed to self care AND STILL at risk for burnout; and concrete steps you can take R...

I just got married! And so while I unplug for a honeymoon road trip across the country, I'm re-sharing some of my most valuable episodes from my archive. In this episode, originally aired August 23rd 2020, I discuss...how lost I felt as an RD for most of my 20s, how to embrace uncertainty, unexpected pivots, and "dead ends" in our careers and lives, and my top tips for overcoming the fear of makin...

In this episode, I share my own business values and use them to discuss...why I'm adamant about NOT being the only, or the biggest, expert in the room...how I use ethics to guide tough professional decisions...and how I have learned to embrace who I am wholeheartedly as a dietitian, and as a person. Oh, and how I'm committed to helping other dietitians embrace who THEY are authentically, too! This...

In this month's reflections episode, I'm dialing it back to reflect on how I navigated some pretty stressful, overwhelming moments recently, and sharing 3 affirmation that I'm holding close to heart as reminders to help further reduce my stress and keep me focused. I'm also giving you a little sneak peek into my cross-country road trip honeymoon that's coming up next month, and letting you know ho...

Diet culture in the wedding industry will, at some point, impact us all -- even if we never get married, chances are, we will be in a bridal party, a guest, or...a dietitian whose patient or client has been impacted by the stress of it all. So in this episode, I discuss not only how diet culture within the wedding industry can impact us, but also what we can do about it, whether we're the ones get...

In this episode, I share my own personal experience working with multiple business coaches over the past few years, and discuss my top tips for knowing...when it's a good time to hire a business coach...when it might NOT be a good time to hire a business coach (and what to do instead)...and how to make sure that you're hiring someone who's a good fit for you and the type of support you need. The w...