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.

If you liked this episode, you may also like...[156] The Dietitian Licensure Compact - What You Need to Know: https://empoweringdietitians.com/podcast/dietitian-licensure-compact/

To read the policy in its entirety... https://www.cdrnet.org/use-misuse

To learn more about Empowering Dietitians and the support Jess offers...visit her website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.empoweringdietitians.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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's episode, originally aired as Episode 1, as I share more about my own journey, how I took charge of my life as a dietitian, and the vision I had for the show from Day 1.

If you liked this episode, you may also like...[039] Are Dietitians Underpaid, Undervalued...Or Both? ⁠https://empoweringdietitians.com/podcast/are-dietitians-underpaid/⁠

To learn more about Empowering Dietitians and the support Jess offers...visit her website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.empoweringdietitians.com⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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 Pursuing Private Practice, a business to help other dietitians build a weight-inclusive private practice.

We discuss Jennifer's top tips for fellow Dietitians - including why you don't need to be afraid of making mistakes, the importance of finding supervision early in your career, and the beauty and inevitability of pivots and evolutions in your career as a dietitian.

If you liked this episode, you may also like...[123] My Launch Failed - Now What? https://empoweringdietitians.com/podcast/failed-launch/

To connect with Jennifer...Follow her on Instagram, at ⁠⁠@pursuing.private.practice⁠, or visit her website at https://pursuingprivatepractice.com/

To learn more about Empowering Dietitians and the support Jess offers...visit her website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.empoweringdietitians.com⁠

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 seeking success via traditional and unique platforms for nutrition and dietetic professionals. We discuss...resources to help you with career confidence and satisfaction,  how to start getting paid your worth as a dietitian, and tips for communicating and negotiating more confidently.

If you liked this episode, you may also like...[039] Are Dietitians Underpaid, Undervalued, or Both? https://empoweringdietitians.com/podcast/are-dietitians-underpaid/

To connect with Stacey...Follow her on Instagram, at ⁠@nutritionjobs, or visit her website at https://www.nutritionjobs.com/.

To learn more about Empowering Dietitians and the support Jess offers...visit her website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.empoweringdietitians.com

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.

If you liked this episode, you may also like...[093] Outpatient Oncology Work with Stephanie Schwartz, MS RDN CDN, https://empoweringdietitians.com/podcast/outpatient-oncology/

To connect with Stephanie...Follow her on Instagram, at @thatdietitianlife.

Other dietitians you may want to check out...

To learn more about Empowering Dietitians and the support Jess offers...visit her website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.empoweringdietitians.com⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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's episode, originally aired as Episode 1, as I share more about my own journey, how I took charge of my life as a dietitian, and the vision I had for the show from Day 1.

If you liked this episode, you may also like...[014] My Messy Dietitian Journey, https://empoweringdietitians.com/podcast/my-messy-dietitian-journey/

To learn more about Empowering Dietitians and the support Jess offers...visit her website at ⁠⁠⁠www.empoweringdietitians.com⁠⁠⁠.

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 like...[070] Life as a Dietitian Isn't a Highlight Reel, https://empoweringdietitians.com/podcast/highlight-reel/

To learn more about Empowering Dietitians and the support Jess offers...visit her website at ⁠⁠⁠www.empoweringdietitians.com⁠⁠⁠.

To sign up for the pregnancy & parenting subsection of The Empowering Dietitians newsletter...https://bit.ly/dietitian-parenting⁠

(Due to the sensitive nature of both pregnancy & parenting, Jess does not include many references to these topics in her general newsletter for dietitians - so make sure you sign up for the subsection if you're interested!)

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 this episode, you may also like...[120] Diet Culture is Hustle Culture in Disguise

To learn more about the support Stephanie offers...connect with her on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠@undietyourcoaching or on Facebook at

To learn more about Empowering Dietitians and the support Jess offers...visit her website at ⁠⁠⁠www.empoweringdietitians.com⁠

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 you liked this episode, you may also like...[116] How to Set Anti-Hustle New Year's Resolutions, Goals, and Intentions, https://empoweringdietitians.com/podcast/anti-hustle-resolutions/

To learn more about Empowering Dietitians and the support Jess offers...visit her website at ⁠⁠⁠www.empoweringdietitians.com⁠⁠⁠.

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...[132] "Charge Your Worth" and Other Business Advice I Reject: ⁠www.empoweringdietitians.com/podcast/charge-your-worth⁠

To learn more about the support Laura offers...connect with her on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dietitianvalues or check out her website at https://www.dietitianvalues.com/

To learn more about Empowering Dietitians and the support Jess offers...visit her website at ⁠⁠www.empoweringdietitians.com

To continue this conversation and hear more pregnancy- and parenting-related insights from Jess...sign up for the pregnancy/parenting subsection of her email newsletter at https://bit.ly/dietitian-parenting

(Due to the sensitive nature of both pregnancy & parenting, Jess does not include many references to these topics in her general newsletter for dietitians - so make sure you sign up for the subsection if you're interested!)