Empowering Dietitians

Hosted by Jessica Serdikoff Romola

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Being a dietitian is hard, and the learning curve for all of the things no one teaches us in school is steep. Join me each week for laid back, no-nonsense conversations and interviews about topics like intuitive eating, confidence, burnout, imposter syndrome, and so much more.

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April 28, 2024Episode 17939 min

[179] Bonus Series - The System is Busted – Now What? with Stephanie Clairmont

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, originally aired as episode 118 of season 4, I chat with Stephanie Clairmont - former Registered Dietitian and current owner of The Leveraged Practice, a business dedicated to helping nutrition and wellness professionals avoid the burnout of 1:1 work by creating sustainable and scalable business models that suit their life goals. We discuss the systemic nature of healthcare provider burnout, and how each of our businesses aims to address those issues from different but complementary perspectives. If you liked this episode, you may also like...[088] Building a Business that Works for You with Orly Wachter: https://empoweringdietitians.com/podcast/088-orly-wachter To connect with Stephanie...Follow her on Instagram, at ⁠⁠⁠⁠@theleveragedpractice, or visit her website at https://theleveragedpractice.com/ Mentioned in this episode... https://theleveragedpractice.com/podcast/ep-208-making-more-time-in-a-food-service-role-with-sarah-ginn/ To learn more about Empowering Dietitians and the support Jess offers...visit her website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.empoweringdietitians.com⁠

April 21, 2024Episode 17828 min

[178] Bonus Series - Hustle Culture as a Dietitian Entrepreneur

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. Hustle culture is easy to get caught up in, especially as a dietitian entrepreneur - even if you try hard to avoid it. In this episode, originally aired as episode 117 during season 4, host Jess Romola shares her unscripted account of her own brush with hustle culture to normalize the process of identifying "slips" and misalignments, and making intentional choices to bring our decisions back in line with our values. If you liked this episode, you may also like...[076] Rejecting the Hustle Mentality as a Dietitian: https://empoweringdietitians.com/podcast/rejecting-hustle-mentality/ To learn more about Empowering Dietitians and the support Jess offers...visit her website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.empoweringdietitians.com

April 14, 2024Episode 17730 min

[177] Bonus Series - How to Set Anti-Hustle New Year’s Resolutions, Goals, and Intentions

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. Whether you're listening around New Year's and your brain is primed for talk of goal setting, or you're simply in need of a mid-year reflection session, this episode (originally aired as episode 116, season 4) will guide you through the process of setting more intentional, aligned goals...without the hustle! If you liked this episode, you may also like...[071] How to Goal Plan When Tapped Out: https://empoweringdietitians.com/podcast/how-to-goal-plan/ To learn more about Empowering Dietitians and the support Jess offers...visit her website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.empoweringdietitians.com

April 7, 2024Episode 17633 min

[176] Bonus Series - Dietitian Money Scarcity

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. One of the biggest complaints dietitians have is their compensation. We are a chronically underpaid field, and this can create a lot of money scarcity for us. How can we learn to have a more abundant, or secure relationship with money that allows us to make decisions in alignment with our true values and priorities -- without ignoring the fact that money is a necessity in our society? Listen in to hear Jess' take, originally aired as episode 119 during season 4. 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

March 24, 2024Episode 17538 min

[175] Bonus Series - From Burnout to Joy with Marissa Sharkey, RD

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 Marissa Sharkey - an inpatient RD turned private practice RD who has been dedicating herself to burnout recovery since the pandemic. We discuss Marissa's experience with long-lasting pandemic-related burnout, why she believes supervision is one of the most important support options a dietitian can invest in, and how she's been prioritizing joy and, in turn, herself. If you liked this episode, you may also like...[067] Facing Fear with Anafer Barrera, https://empoweringdietitians.com/podcast/facing-fear/ To connect with Marissa...Follow her on Instagram, at ⁠⁠⁠@nutritionwithmarissa To learn more about Empowering Dietitians and the support Jess offers...visit her website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.empoweringdietitians.com⁠

March 17, 2024Episode 17445 min

[174] Bonus Series - Are You A “Fixer,” Dietitian?

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. Dietitians are trained to be fixers by the profession and society, yet this conditioning comes with consequences. Listen in to this episode, originally aired as Episode 79 during Season 3, for tips on how to shift into a different state of mind for improved fulfillment (and effectiveness!) as a dietitian. If you liked this episode, you may also like...[008] Doing vs Being as a Dietitian: https://empoweringdietitians.com/podcast/doing-vs-being/ To learn more about Empowering Dietitians and the support Jess offers...visit her website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.empoweringdietitians.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

March 10, 2024Episode 17045 min

[173] Bonus Series - Confident Communication Skills with Barb Mayfield, MS RDN LD FAND

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 Barb Mayfield - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, editor of the textbook Communicating Nutrition: The Authoritative Guide, and founder of Nutrition Communicator, a business supporting fellow dietitians to feel more confident in their communication skills. We discuss communication skills as a current gap in the field, the importance of engaging your audience (whether that's an audience of 500, or of 1!), and why developing a "signature style" is important for your work. If you liked this episode, you may also like...[016] Confident Salary Negotiation with Stacey Dunn-Emke: https://empoweringdietitians.com/podcast/confident-salary-negotiation/ To connect with Barb...Follow her on Instagram, at ⁠⁠⁠@nutritioncommunicator⁠⁠, or on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-mayfield/ To learn more about Empowering Dietitians and the support Jess offers...visit her website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.empoweringdietitians.com⁠

March 3, 2024Episode 17228 min

[172] Bonus Series - Introverts & Empaths: How to Thrive in Dietetics

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. As a dietitian living in an extroverted world, you may wonder if your introversion or empathy will get in the way of your career. In this episode, originally aired as episode 87 during Season 3, host Jess Romola chats through the biases present in how we define and treat these traits, how they can benefit our work, and how to care for yourself in a world that wasn't set up for you. If you liked this episode, you may also like...[052] Feeling Comfortable Being Yourself: https://empoweringdietitians.com/podcast/being-yourself/ To learn more about Empowering Dietitians and the support Jess offers...visit her website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.empoweringdietitians.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

February 25, 2024Episode 17127 min

[171] Bonus Series - Finding Career Direction with Allie Aron

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. Guest & fellow dietitian Allison Aron joins the show in this episode (originally Season 2, episode 69) to discuss her experience with dietitian supervision, along with her advice for dietitians listening who are feeling lost or directionless in their careers. If you liked this episode, you may also like...[099] Using Human Design as a Dietitian with Celestina Brunetti: https://empoweringdietitians.com/podcast/human-design/ To learn more about Empowering Dietitians and the support Jess offers...visit her website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.empoweringdietitians.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

February 18, 2024Episode 17024 min

[170] Bonus Series - The Intersection of Dietitian Imposter Feelings & Burnout

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. Dietitian Imposter "Syndrome" is a myth, but that doesn't mean its effects aren't real. This episode, originally aired in Season 2 as episode 65, outlines why so many dietitians experience feelings of being an imposter, and how this can contribute to burnout in the field. If you liked this episode, you may also like...[094] Burnout & Supremacy Culture - The Unspoken Link: https://empoweringdietitians.com/podcast/burnout-supremacy-culture/ To learn more about Empowering Dietitians and the support Jess offers...visit her website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.empoweringdietitians.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.