Pursuing Private Practice

Welcome Natalie Harris to the Pursuing Private Practice podcast!  In this episode, she shares so many vulnerable moments in her career with us. So much of what she talks about is very relatable. Natalie talks about imposter syndrome and feeling undervalued by other healthcare professionals. She also talks about feelings of resentment she has had around the salaries of many dietitians. We have an h...

I absolutely loved talking to Suzanne Smith for this episode! We talk about so many different topics, but the one that I want to point out is the discussion we have about the black and white thinking that so many business owners adopt when they are building their business. Suzanne was very open and honest about her own eating disorder recovery, and I love how she talked about transferring that bla...

I want to thank Whitney Trotter for coming on to the Pursuing Private Practice Podcast for this episode and challenging me to think in a new way. Whitney has a gift for putting into words some of the more difficult thoughts and conversations that many of us are having around privileges and criticisms.  Some of the topics discussed include: How to work with clients as they are going through trauma...

Fiona Young joins me on this episode to talk about how we can merge MNT recommendations with an intuitive eating, non-diet, weight-inclusive approach.  We talk about how our own eating disorder recovery journeys have led us to want and crave healthier options for food. Nutrition is a big deal to both of us, but it's only one aspect of someone's overall health. Health outcomes are largely based on...

So your client wants to lose weight. As anti-diet dietitians, we aren't immune to our clients wanting this. In fact, almost all (if not all!) of us have had to work through this with a client in the past. So what's the right thing to do? How should we approach this? This episode is a recording from a live workshop we held with the Dietitian Business School clients, and it was so valuable that we w...

Rachael McBride joins us on the podcast for this episode, and we have such an awesome conversation. We talk about getting started in business, some of the myths that Rachael was told when she started her own private practice, strategies that have really worked for Rachael as she has continued to grow her business over the years, and what it honestly takes to build a private practice. Rachael also...

Heather Rudalavage has such a unique perspective as a business to share with us. In this interview, Heather talks a lot about being a mom and how parenthood has shaped her business. She also talks about her experience working through imposter syndrome as a business owner and shares some of the "Ah-ha" moments she has had over the years that have really helped her own her entrepreneurial business j...

This podcast episode is so inspirational to me. I have followed along as Diversify Dietetics has grown in the past few years, and it is so amazing to see this organization solve problems every single day that no other organization was able to do before them. Deanna and I talk about the formation of Diversify Dietetics (shoutout to co-founder Tamara Melton!) and the hugely positive impact that has...

I interviewed my Virtual Assistant, Annie Davis, for this fun episode. Annie is very much an organized creative, which can be a rare find! She is very creative and artistic and has a love for art, but she is also super organized, which is something I don't feel like I have anymore within my businesses. Annie helps keep things running so smoothly over here. We also give you a glimpse into some of t...

Erica and I had such an awesome conversation, and I'm so excited for you to listen in on it.  We talk about how Erica built her brand, nurtured her audience, and created a passive income stream. We also talk through her upcoming maternity leave and how she's handling the business changes that come along with that.  Erica is doing such an amazing job of being so well known in this community for the...

I have always really admired Carrie's work, and I love reading her published articles in the media. Her message spreads far and wide, and she really contributes to spreading the non-diet message in this world. In this episode, we talk about the relationship between her private practice and her media work and how these two influence each other. She combines both to create a unique business model th...

I am so inspired by this interview with Leah Tsui ! She has been able to accomplish so much after just seven months of opening up her business. Leah and I discuss what it's like to own a business with an Achiever mindset (we are both Enneagram 3's!). We talk about how it feels to be constantly battling with thoughts of doing more and getting things done.  We also walk through Leah's journey of ope...

Dawn Lundin and I have such a great conversation in this podcast interview. We talk about starting a private practice and the kind of support we needed at that time, and we talk about how the need for the support continues past the beginning days of being a business owner. Dawn shares the details with us about all of the different people who have helped her in her own business since she started. T...

Charline Adriaens joins us from Belgium for this episode! I loved having this conversation with her because intuitive eating has spread across the world in the past two decades. We discuss how culture affects Intuitive Eating, how Charline reaches her ideal clients specifically, and how she has grown her business from Belgium. This was such a fascinating conversation. Enjoy! Some of the topics dis...

I absolutely loved recording this episode with Elyssa Toomey.  We know how important supervision is, so we wanted to record an episode together to talk about the benefits of supervision, not only individual supervision, but group and peer supervision as well. I truly feel that supervision is key to growing as a professional and as a human being. Some of the topics discussed include: Why supervisio...

I'm so excited to bring Paula onto the podcast for this episode (her very first podcast interview ever!) Paula explains how she has grown her private practice over the past year and where she's at now. This is a really insightful episode about how much your business really can grow in one year, but also an honest reflection of the hard decisions that have to be made for that growth and because of...

In this episode, Taylor Wolfram, MS, RDN, LDN, takes us through the launch of her new online course, The Anti-Diet Vegan Nutrition Course . Not only will you get to hear a behind-the-scenes take on the actual course launch, but you will also get to hear her honest story of experiencing burnout, things she wishes she had done differently, and her plans for launching again in the future.  I love tal...

I love this episode so much. Amanda Mittman joins us to talk about gaining the confidence to start a private practice, figuring out what the next steps are, and also knowing when you have to coast in your business.  Amanda is a perfect example of this. She is so crazy busy right now with so much on her plate. She's not able to actually grow her private practice any more in this present moment, alt...

I love Toni's story, and she shares so openly about it in this podcast episode.  Her passion to help single mothers by choice is so apparent in her voice and in the content that she puts out into the world. This passion stems from her own fertility journey and she believes wholeheartedly in her mission. She explains exactly what her mission is and how she helps single mothers in this episode.  Som...

I absolutely loved this raw and honest conversation with Amie Guice. We talk about what it means to be "full," or booked out, as a private practice dietitian. This means different things to all of us depending on our life situation and goals, and we discuss those different factors in this episode. Only you can decide when you're booked out. We also talk about what to do next when you do reach that...

Tamara Melton is the founder of not just one, but TWO businesses, and we dive into what that's like in this episode of the podcast. In one year, so much has changed for Tamara in terms of her businesses and her entrepreneurial journey. She has a lot going on, and she's very transparent about how 2020 affected her. She also shares how both of her businesses came to be. 2020 was a big year for Tamar...

I've wanted to have Alyssa on the podcast for a while now, and this interview with her does not disappoint! I've watched her put so much effort into growing her business in the past year, and I'm so excited to have her on to share exactly how she grew her group private practice. We talk a lot about doing hard things, whether that means doing something new that you've never done before or challengi...

Alissa Rumsey joins us in this episode to do a deep dive into the experience of publishing her book, Unapologetic Eating . We talk about so many different pieces of the book writing journey, including the business aspect of her book and what it is doing for her business, and also about being inclusive and her own journey to developing her passion for the social justice aspect of Health at Every Si...

Christine Dyan Thomson joins me on this episode of the podcast to get real about money mindset! The conversation is so needed. As dietitians, our field is made up of mostly women, and that can sometimes make the conversation around this topic feel extra charged. I feel like I've been talking about this topic with so many of you lately though, and the more we can address our fears and desires aroun...

This episode is so inspirational for any of you that are wanting to start a business. Sammy walks us through the fear she felt at opening her own private practice and what she had to do to overcome these feelings. There are going to be ups and downs when you start your business, and Sammy talks through her process of expecting and preparing for this. A unique part of Sammy's journey is that she op...