Have you ever wondered what it's like to be in private practice? Have you wondered about how it works to be an entrepreneur who is offering a counter-cultural approach to food and nutrition? Jessi Haggerty, RD is a fellow dietitian in private practice who also has a podcast, and joined me on the podcast to answer the most common questions we get about our work. We go through the following questions and more:

• How we got started
• What we were most afraid of when we started
• How we finally made the leap of faith
• What happened when we started to take our businesses seriously and started making commitments
• Our process of how to organize your business
• What to consider when getting started with private practice
• How to network and get referrals
• How to decide about insurance
• Why we both started enforcing our policies (especially cancelation policies) and why it's hard to do it sometimes
• How to keep yourself accountable to finish tasks and stay on schedule with due dates
• Attracting clients with a HAES and non-diet approach
• Getting over the fear and taking the plunge
• How to deal with impostor syndrome
• Whether or not it's true that you should get clinical experience before opening a private practice
• How to navigate branding and marketing
• EHR (electronic health records) versus paper charting
• Whether or not we get sick of talking about food and body image all the time

Links mentioned:

• Jessi's website and podcast
• A Dietitian's Guide to Starting a Private Practice
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