Tina Laboy joins us on the show today from Austin, TX. She holds many certifications—RD, LD, CEDRD-S, CPT—and is the owner of her group practice, TLB Nutrition Therapy, which is what we’re talking about today! On this episode Tina and I chat about all the nitty gritty details of how she built a group practice (a great feat), what she started with, how she found practitioners to hire, and all the lessons learned along the way.  This episode is sponsored by Eat Well Connect! Eat Well Connect is a free platform for nutrition professionals that provides bi-monthly newsletters and continuing education opportunities to help you keep a pulse on food and nutrition news. They provide access to exclusive leadership training and special events tailored to fostering your professional and personal growth and elevating your voice as a health professional, consulting and partnership opportunities, and chances to connect with cross-cultural and like-minded dietitians working in these spaces. The free Eat Well Connect platform was founded by Eat Well Global, a communication consultant agency on a mission to empower global change agents in food and nutrition.  To join the free Eat Well Connect platform and community go to eatwellconnect.com.  Resources mentioned:  Anti-Diet RD Support and Supervision Course: Register Here!  Anti-Diet RD Group Supervision only: Come join us!  Mentoring services  Where to find Tina:  Instagram: @tlbnutritiontherapy Podcast: Mom Genes The Podcast Podcast Instagram: @momgenesthepodcast Texas Eating Disorder Dietitians: texaseatingdisorderdietitians@gmail.com Website: tlbnutritiontherapy.com Reach out anytime: RDRealTalk at Gmail.com Leave a rating or review on Apple Podcasts!  Your Host: Heather Caplan RD  @RDRealTalk (IG), @heatherDCRD (Twitter) Subscribe to the RD Real Talk newsletter and find more of Heather’s work, or how to work with her, on heathercaplan.com

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175: How to Hire Someone to Join Your Weight-Inclusive Practice with Tina Laboy CEDRD-S

On today’s episode we are talking about taking your business from Part-Time to Full-Time, a BIG goal that many of you shared with me via an IG poll recently. This episode is all about how to build your business foundation, tangible things that will actually help you grow, and how to set some “Imaginable but Feels Unattainable” goals (big shout out to Christine Dyan’s recent episode on Make More Money as a Dietitian podcast). And yes, this episode is for you if you are even THINKING about starting a business, but haven’t done it yet.  This episode is sponsored by Morgan Sinclair Designs (MSD)! MSD is a design studio and education platform for weight inclusive business owners wanting to learn more about and wanting to have more professional support with all things branding, marketing, and web design. Morgan currently offers one-on-one design work with clinicians and has a self paced course, “The Weight Inclusive Business Academy.” Use code RDREALTALK for $100 off “The Weight Inclusive Business Academy” course and check out Morgan’s FREE downloads on how to create an impressionable Instagram and how to identify your Ideal Client here.  BONUS: Join Morgan and me (Heather) for a FREE Q&A about all things branding, marketing, and web design for your weight-inclusive business (or side hustle!). REGISTER HERE.  Things mentioned:  Episode 72 on Make More Money as a Dietitian podcast with Christine Dyan Episode 132 with Alissa Rumsey MS RD on building your mastermind RD community WIND Facebook group The Unconventional RD Website More info on the WIND 2021 Spring Symposium Register for the next Anti-Diet RD Support and Supervision Course — we’ll kick things off in March 2021! Reach out anytime: RDRealTalk at Gmail.com Leave a rating or review on Apple Podcasts!  Your Host: Heather Caplan RD  @RDRealTalk (IG), @heatherDCRD (Twitter) Subscribe to the RD Real Talk newsletter and for more resources, event updates, and podcast info!

174: Taking Your Anti-Diet Business from Part-Time to Full-Time

In this episode you’ll get three tips on staying in this anti-diet work for the long run. Because it can feel like a long process, and there is no destination! So much of this work can be fatiguing, frustrating, challenging...and of course, so rewarding, and so necessary. We’re going against the status quo, and that alone can feel like a struggle. Hopefully these tips help you feel supported, connected, and excited to keep learning! This episode is sponsored by Morgan Sinclair Designs (MSD)! MSD is a design studio and education platform for weight inclusive business owners wanting to learn more about and wanting to have more professional support with all things branding, marketing, and web design. Morgan currently offers one-on-one design work with clinicians and has a self paced course, “The Weight Inclusive Business Academy.” Use code RDREALTALK for $100 off “The Weight Inclusive Business Academy” course and check out Morgan’s FREE downloads on how to create an impressionable Instagram and how to identify your Ideal Client here.  Resources mentioned:  Anti-Diet RD Support and Supervision Course: Register Here!  Mentoring services  Episode 132 with Alissa Rumsey MS RD on building your mastermind RD community WIND Facebook group Reach out anytime: RDRealTalk at Gmail.com Leave a rating or review on Apple Podcasts!  Your Host: Heather Caplan RD  @RDRealTalk (IG), @heatherDCRD (Twitter) Subscribe to the RD Real Talk newsletter and find more of Heather’s work, or how to work with her, on heathercaplan.com

173: How to Build Your Anti-Diet Work Endurance

REPLAY: A favorite episode from this year, The psychology of intuitive eating with Elyse Resch MS RDN CEDRD-S.  Intuitive Eating Series Intro! Elyse Resch, MS CEDRD-S, is one of the co-authors of the book, Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach. This is the 4th edition of the book, co-written with registered dietitian Evelyn Tribole. This non-diet approach to nutrition therapy and counseling has changed the way many dietitians practice now, giving us a language for effective nutrition work that provides an antidote to diet culture.  In this episode—an intro to the NEW RD Real Talk Intuitive Eating podcast series!—Elyse provides us with a foundation for the psychology of the Intuitive Eating approach. We review the "three brains" and how they all impact our behaviors, and survival instincts. And of course, she shares some real talk about how the approach has evolved over the years.  Questions or thoughts about this episode? The RD Real Talk pop-up Facebook community is closed now, but you can still get the weekly newsletter! More about Elyse and her work: elyseresch.com, and follow Elyse on Instagram, @ElyseResch Thanks to our episode partner, Alissa Rumsey, and her Nutrition Entrepreneur Starter Kit! If you're starting a business, or new to private practice, this Starter Kit provides templates for any form you might need. Download anything from practice policies to sample superbills and email marketing campaigns! Use code REALTALK for 15% off!  Reach out anytime: RDRealTalk at Gmail.com Leave a rating or review on Apple Podcasts!  Your Host: Heather Caplan RD | HeatherCaplan.com  @RDRealTalk (IG)  More about the RD Real Talk Intuitive Eating podcast series & resources: http://heathercaplan.com/intuitive-eating-podcast/

REPLAY: The Psychology of Intuitive Eating with Elyse Resch MS CEDRD-S

Today on the podcast you’ll hear the audio from the recent WIND webinar with Jessica Jones MS, RD, CDCES, co-founder of Food Heaven. This episode covers the origin story of Food Heaven, how Jess transitioned her practice into weight inclusive approaches, and how that translated to the brands Food Heaven, and what Jess and Wendy cover on the Food Heaven podcast. And at the end you’ll hear some listener questions on all things weight inclusive business and private practice! This episode is sponsored by Morgan Sinclair Designs! Morgan Sinclair is a registered dietitian turned brand strategist and web designer. Morgan Sinclair Designs is a design studio and education platform for weight inclusive business owners wanting to learn more about and wanting to have more professional support with all things branding, marketing, and web design. Morgan currently offers one-on-one design work with clinicians and has a self paced course, “The Weight Inclusive Business Academy.” Use code RDREALTALK for $100 off “The Weight Inclusive Business Academy” course and check out Morgan’s FREE download “Impressionable Instagram,” here. From those who want DIY and need a one stop shop for tutorials all the way to business owners who have a full brand and want a web design experience, Morgan is your person.  Resources Mentioned: Anti-Diet RD Support and Supervision Course: Register Here!  Weight Inclusive Nutrition and Dietetics Facebook Group American Pecan Council Website Food Heaven Website: Food Heaven Made Easy Food heaven Instagram: @foodheaven The Food Heaven Podcast: https://foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast/ Un-Splash: https://unsplash.com/ Smashing The Wellness Industry Article Jess' post on book starter kit (Instagram) The Unbearable Whiteness and Fatphobia of “Anti-Diet” Dietitians Reach out anytime: RDRealTalk at Gmail.com Leave a rating or review on Apple Podcasts!  Your Host: Heather Caplan RD  @RDRealTalk (IG), @heatherDCRD (Twitter) Subscribe to the RD Real Talk newsletter and find more of Heather’s work, or how to work with her, on heathercaplan.com

172: Building Your Weight Inclusive Brand with Jessica Jones, MS, RD, CDCES – WIND Webinar Preview

Mckenzie Caldwell MPH, RDN joins us on the show today. She is a Charlotte, NC-based dietitian and owner of the private practice Feed Your Zest Nutrition and Wellness. On this episode we talk about how Mckenzie decided to focus on weight neutral care to birthing parents along the spectrum of trying to conceive, fertility, pregnancy, complications with pregnancy, and the postpartum phase. We also touch on why weight inclusive care is so needed and important in these spaces. This episode is sponsored by Morgan Sinclair Designs! Morgan Sinclair is a registered dietitian turned brand strategist and web designer. Morgan Sinclair Designs is a design studio and education platform for weight inclusive business owners wanting to learn more about and wanting to have more professional support with all things branding, marketing, and web design. Morgan currently offers one-on-one design work with clinicians and has a self paced course, “The Weight Inclusive Business Academy”. From those who want DIY and need a one stop shop for tutorials all the way to business owners who have a full brand and want a web design experience, Morgan is your person. Check out Morgan’s FREE download, “Impressionable Instagram,” at morgansinclairdesigns.com/rdrealtalk.  Resources mentioned:  WIND Webinar with Christy Harrison on Getting Your Anti-Diet Message Into The Media: Register Here! (12/14) Fund The Future campaign by Diversify Dietetics Find Mckenzie’s RD2RD.com marketplace here. On rd2rd.com, Use code REALTALK20 for 20% off any purchase at checkout, through 12/31/2020.  Where to find Mckenzie:  Instagram: @womens.health.dietitian Twitter: @feedyourzest  Website: https://www.feedyourzest.com Reach out anytime: RDRealTalk at Gmail.com Leave a rating or review on Apple Podcasts!  Your Host: Heather Caplan RD  @RDRealTalk (IG), @heatherDCRD (Twitter) Subscribe to the RD Real Talk newsletter and find more of my work, or how to work with me, on heathercaplan.com

171: Non-Diet Fertility Care for Birthing Parents with McKenzie Caldwell MPH RDN

Clara Nosek, MS RD, joins this episode to talk about all things parenting, working, and finding what works for you. Clara is an anti-diet dietitian, with a mission to inspire reconnection with the body through decolonized health and redefined beauty standards. You may know Clara as @yourdietitanbff on Instagram, where she’s the queen of memes related to dietetics and diet culture within the profession. On this episode we talk about the different ways that the two of us have built our businesses and structured our work hours around parenting our small humans. We get real about the different ways we have approached this stage of our life plus our career, what has worked for us, what we’ve learned about ourselves along the way, and how we’ve each done things really differently (and that’s okay!).  Resources mentioned:  WIND Webinar with Jessica Jones on Evolving Your Weight-Inclusive Message and Brand: Register Here! WIND Webinar with Christy Harrison on Getting Your Anti-Diet Message Into The Media: Register Here! Anti-Diet RD Support and Supervision Course: Register Here!  Support the show & access Q&A episodes: Patreon.com/RDRealTalk On rd2rd.com, Use code REALTALK20 for 20% off any purchase at checkout, through 12/31/2020.  Where to find Clara:  Instagram: @yourdietitianbff TikTok: @yourdietitianbff Reach out anytime: RDRealTalk at Gmail.com Leave a rating or review on Apple Podcasts!  Your Host: Heather Caplan RD  @RDRealTalk (IG), @heatherDCRD (Twitter) Subscribe to the RD Real Talk newsletter and find more of my work, or how to work with me, on heathercaplan.com

170: How to Parent and Build a Business with Clara Nosek MS RD

It's not easy being "new" in the Anti-Diet, Weight-Inclusive spaces, but we've all been there at some point! This episode provides my 4 tips for RDs and RDs2Be who feel new to this work, and maybe a little stuck. Yes, I've been there, too!  These tips represent an outline for my NEW Anti-Diet RD Support and Supervision course!  Registration is open NOW, with discounted rates. CLICK HERE to join.  The course launches with our inaugural cohort in January 2021. It will be an online self-paced course (lifetime access!) and weekly group supervision calls, to provide support and a brave space to explore these topics.  A FREE way to keep learning: Join us in the WIND Facebook Group.  Support the show: Join us on Patreon.com/RDRealTalk (and get some free resources there, too!)  Reach out anytime with feedback, questions, or just to say hi: RDRealTalk@gmail.com  Subscribe to the RD Real Talk newsletter here.  And check out HeatherCaplan.com to learn more about my work, and how to work with me. 

169: 4 Tips for Anti-Diet Newbies (RDs and RDs2Be!)

Rachael Hartley is a private practice dietitian and author of the upcoming book, Gentle Nutrition. In this episode we are talking about her new book, coming to the world on February 23, 2021! We also talk about what might happen when we talk about gentle nutrition first, how this concept is the foundation for non-diet work, and also how hard this topic can be because of diet culture’s influence. Rachael also penned a nutrition hierarchy of needs—a new tool in your non-diet toolbox—and talks about the power of small changes as opposed to diet cultures promises. AND the book provides 50 recipes, so you basically get two-for-one!  This episode is sponsored by RD2RD.com, the first online marketplace by and for registered dietitians! Check out rd2rd.com/rdrealtalk to browse the Intuitive Eating and Gentle Nutrition Resource Hub, to find forms, handouts, and continuing education for your anti-diet practice. Use code REALTALK20 for 20% off any purchase at checkout (through 12/31/2020). And set yourself up as a vendor to start providing your go-to handouts and tips to fellow non-diet practitioners! Resources mentioned:  Patreon.com/RDRealTalk (a new Q&A episode was posted this week!) Chrissy King: http://chrissyking.com/ Christyna Johnson:  @encouragingdietitian Monique Melton: @moemotivate RD2RD.com/RDRealTalk Where to find Rachael:  Website: https://www.rachaelhartleynutrition.com/ Instagram: @rachaelhartleyrd  Twitter: @RHartleyRD  Her book, Gentle Nutrition: A Non-Diet Approach to Healthy Eating  Reach out anytime: RDRealTalk at Gmail.com Leave a rating or review on Apple Podcasts!  Your Host: Heather Caplan RD  @RDRealTalk (IG), @heatherDCRD (Twitter) Subscribe to the RD Real Talk newsletter and find more of my work, or how to work with me, on heathercaplan.com

168: The Truths About Gentle Nutrition with Rachael Hartley RD

Sherene Chou is a plant-based dietitian focused on creating a more equitable and sustainable food system. On today’s episode we talk about Sherene’s career change from tech to dietetics, her activism work’s roots, the Academy-approved #dietitiansforblm campaign, how to start in activism and policy work, and enacting change from within.  This episode is sponsored by RD2RD.com, the first online marketplace by and for registered dietitians.Check out rd2rd.com/rdrealtalk to browse the Intuitive Eating and Gentle Nutrition Resource Hub, to find forms, handouts, and continuing education for your anti-diet practice. Use code REALTALK20 for 20% off any purchase at checkout (through 12/31/2020). Resources mentioned:  My RD2RD vendor page: https://rd2rd.com/vendor/heatherdcrd/ Support the show Patreon.com/RDRealTalk Find out more about your state local dietetic organization here! (#changefromwithin) The National Organization of Blacks in Dietetics and Nutrition Instagram: @nobidan_mig  Where to find Sherene:  Instagram: @eatsustainablefoods  Twitter: @sherenechou  Sherene’s website is here. Food + Planet website is here.  Reach out anytime: RDRealTalk at Gmail.com Leave a rating or review on Apple Podcasts!  Your Host: Heather Caplan RD  @RDRealTalk (IG), @heatherDCRD (Twitter) Subscribe to the RD Real Talk newsletter and find more of my work, or how to work with me, on heathercaplan.com 

167: How to Start Your Own Activism with Sherene Chou MS RD

Katherine Metzelaar, fellow anti-dietitian joins us on the show today to talk about all things Emotional Eating. Because we’d love to totally rethink and redefine “emotional eating”, as we work on reclaiming the phrase from diet culture. We also discuss the difference between holding a brave versus safe space, and how that shows up in this anti diet, full-of-emotions, work.  This episode is sponsored by RD2RD.com, the first online marketplace by and for registered dietitians.Check out rd2rd.com/rdrealtalk to browse the Intuitive Eating and Gentle Nutrition Resource Hub, to find forms, handouts, and continuing education for your anti-diet practice. Use code REALTALK20 for 20% off any purchase at checkout (through 12/31/2020). Resources mentioned:  Patreon.com/RDRealTalk Check out @laurenleavellfitness's new membership site The Reduce-Guilt Trader Joe’s Rant Mickey Scott Bay Jones’ poem on Brave Spaces Weight Inclusive Nutrition events and spaces Where to find Katherine:  Instagram: @bravespacenutrition Website: www.bravespacenutrition.com for nutrition counseling and business coaching Reach out anytime: RDRealTalk at Gmail.com Leave a rating or review on Apple Podcasts!  Your Host: Heather Caplan RD  @RDRealTalk (IG), @heatherDCRD (Twitter) Subscribe to the RD Real Talk newsletter and find more of my work, or how to work with me, on heathercaplan.com

166: Rethinking Emotional Eating with Katherine Metzelaar RD

This is a solo real talk episode, laying out the many ways in which "weight management" is an expression of weight stigma. This one may feel a little uncomfortable, but discomfort is often part of growth and change. I'm here for it. (And I was there with you, a few years ago!)  Thank you to Jennifer McGurk's Pursuing Private Practice resources for sponsoring this episode! Check out her FREE Dietitian Business Roadmap and FREE Marketing Challenge at PursuingPrivatePractice.com/RDRealTalk Use code RDREALTALK to get $100 off her PPP Beginner Basics course at PursuingPrivatePractice.com.  If you want to join the RD Real Talk Patreon and support the show's mission, you can do so at Patreon.com/RDRealTalk.  Things mentioned in the show:  This Instagram post Why the 3500-calorie rule is antiquated and wrong (CW: some weight-centric language) The AMA's decision to pathologize "obesity" Weight Inclusive Nutrition & Dietetics (WIND) Facebook group for practitioners WIND Courses @BodyImageWithBri If you want to learn more about my work, or how to work with me (career coaching, 1:1 nutrition coaching, mentorship, etc.) go to HeatherCaplan.com, or follow along on Instagram @RDRealTalk.  Questions, comments, respectful feedback: RDRealTalk at Gmail.com

165: How Weight Management is a Form of Weight Stigma

Dawn Anderson, RD2Be, career-changer, weight-inclusive practitioner, and trained culinary professional, joins us to talk about a lot of things. We discuss life as a dietetic intern during a global pandemic, the challenges of changing careers and pursuing dietetics (i.e. the ways in which this system is designed with many gates), and her experiences learning more about weight-inclusive practices along the way.  This episode is sponsored by Pursuing Private Practice Beginner Basics, and Dietitian Business School! Find these courses, and some FREE resources, on PursuingPrivatePractice.com/RDRealTalk. Take $100 of the PPP course with code RDREALTALK at checkout.  Follow Dawn and her work on Instagram, @the_BlackRadish .  Your host: Heather Caplan RD, @RDRealTalk (IG) Join the RD Real Talk newsletter at HeatherCaplan.com  Resources mentioned:  Patreon.com/RDRealTalk to support the show! Diversify Dietetics! RD2RD.com -- vendor sale coming soon! 

164: Real Life as a Weight-Inclusive Black RD2Be

Whitney Trotter RN RD is here to talk about the ways we must start revolutionizing eating disorder care, to do no harm when caring for marginalized identities. Whitney is both a registered nurse and registered dietitian, an anti-diet practitioner, and an advocate for social justice reform in eating disorder treatment. We talk about how her work has evolved, how traditional and standard ED treatment norms fall short, how we can foster confidence with flexible eating, and how cultural cuisine shouldn’t be a special ‘challenge’ meal. We also get real about how we can avoid putting “anti-diet” care in a close-minded box.  Follow and support Whitney’s work via Instagram @Bluff_CityHealth. If you want to thank Whitney for her work, her Venmo is @BluffCityRd.  If you want to work with Whitney, send her an email at BluffCityRD at gmail.com Jump start your business-starting homework with the free resources and invaluable courses at PursuingPrivatePractice.com/RDRealTalk. The RD Real Talk podcast partnership with Pursuing Private Practice gives you, listener, $100 off your Pursuing Private Practice Beginner Basics course. Use code RDREALTALK at checkout.  Subscribe to the RD Real Talk newsletter at heathercaplan.com .  Your host, Heather Caplan RD, can be found @RDRealTalk on Instagram and @heatherDCRD on Twitter.  Send us a note anytime, or come support the show on Patreon.com/RDRealTalk. 

163: Revolutionizing Eating Disorder Care for Marginalized Folx with Whitney Trotter RN RD

Dietitians have a lot to say about nutrition, food, and health. Join host Heather Caplan and her registered dietitian (RD) peers as they talk shop, share their philosophies, and keep it real with you. Discussion topics include weight-inclusive nutrition and dietetics, intuitive eating, sports nutrition, career paths, and more.

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