Welcome to another episode of Understanding Disordered Eating. Today I am happy to welcome Jennifer McGurk to the show. Jennifer is the CEO of Pursuing Private Practice, which empowers dietitians to integrate nutrition counseling skills and business education. She is also the owner of Eat With Knowledge, a group private practice in New York. On top of that, Jennifer is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with a heart. Her mission is to aid every client to be one with food, help them in their eating disorder recovery, and as well as to get support and accountability in building a business.

 

In this episode, we will be navigating the relationship between success, business, wellness, and diet culture. Tune in to today’s session and find out more. 

 

[0:01-2:53] Opening Segment

• I introduced the guest for this episode

 

[2:54-5:15] Why non-diet dietitian?

• Her journey towards becoming a nutritionist 
• How Jennifer work through her own treatment and build business
• Eating disorder recovery and business coaching

 

[5:14-9:25] Parallels with food and relationship with money

• How does an eating disorder show up in business culture?
• Biggest lessons that she learned as she grows her business
• Putting her insights into practice
• Healing from an eating disorder is not linear
• Everyone’s process is different 

 

[9:26-14:49] Behaviors with Food and Business 

• Food restrictions and binge eating in business 
• Actions are reflective of our mindset
• Scarcity mentality 
• Laying boundaries in your business 
• Grow a business that prioritizes self-care. 

 

[14:50-23:38] Impostor Syndrome in Business

• In uncomfortable moments, business growth happens
• If you stay in your comfort zone there is no possibility for change
• Everyone’s definition of success is different 

 

[23:39-29:52] Working in your zone of genius

• Leaning to people in recovery and in business
• Getting support from others
• Heal from the inside out
• Spending money and investing in resources for your own recovery is key
• Using given privileges to take care of ourselves and prioritize self-care

 

[29:53-42:52] Investing in yourself 

• The more we invest in ourselves the more that we can focus on the things that matter in business
• Not everything has to get done at once
• The more value that you add the bigger your network
• Book recommendations 

 

[42:53-43:58] Closing Remarks

• Where to find Jennifer?

 

Resources Mentioned:

• Pursuing Private Practice Podcast
• Pursuing Private Practice
• Jennifer McGurk on Instagram 
• It’s the Manager
• We should all be Millionaires

 

Tweetable Quotes:

“Don't be afraid to do challenging things. your journey is gonna be full of twists and turns and ups and downs. you have every right to pivot if something is not working for you.”  - Jennifer McGurk

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