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In today’s episode, Marissa is talking with Kailey Donovan.  Kailey Donovan is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Personal Trainer from Boston, Massachusetts. Kailey started her career as a clinical dietitian. After spending time in the clinical setting and fitness industry Kailey did not feel fulfilled in the work she was doing. Through her own struggles with disordered eating, addiction to exercise, and poor body image, Kailey discovered her passion for helping women heal their relationship with food and their body. She now helps women worldwide break free from dieting so they can live their best and healthiest lives!   “I feel like nutrition, in general, has just kind of evolved into this confusing, stressful thing that it doesn't really need to be that way. So, it's really about breaking free from those food rules and finding your food freedom. So instead of living day-to-day obsessing over food, I help women live day-to-day making memories and just feeling really good about their life and their body. S

In today’s episode, guest host Marissa talks with Laura Grazioli. Laura is a Registered Dietitian with a passion for helping soon-to-be-moms feel their best during pregnancy. She is a mom to a 21-month-old boy and has a baby girl on the way. Laura uses her background in prenatal nutrition, coupled with her own personal pregnancy experiences to help pregnant women learn how to nourish themselves and their growing babies, guide them through managing unpleasant pregnancy symptoms, and embrace the bodily changes that come along with pregnancy and motherhood. “When I started, it was pre-COVID and I was working in a physical office. I had an independent contractor working for me as well, so we had a revenue split. So I took some of the revenue that she brought in, and we were bringing in usually somewhere around $5,000 a month. Since COVID started, and she's got two kids and she's really busy with them, she is taking the time to be with them, so I'm now just by myself. And last month, I brought in $6,800, and my go

In today’s episode, Yaa is speaking with Jacqueline Gomes, RDN Registered Dietitian Nutritionist helps moms lose weight with a calorie-controlled approach.  Her all foods fit mantra helps women establish a non-restrictive, sustainable, healthy relationship with food.  She enjoys working with moms because as a mom herself, she understands first-hand the pressure that is put upon them to run a household and care for children. That pressure can be further compounded by a job outside of the home. Many women are confused about nutrition because they are inundated with misinformation through the internet and social media. Jacqueline clarifies the misinformation and provides facts and tools that will help empower moms to lose weight safely while having fun! Jacqueline also operates a kickboxing studio where she integrates her passion for fitness and originally started her weight loss practice. She is married and has two amazing boys ages 3 & 5. “Since starting, I had the one group and the one one-on-one person.

In today’s episode, Libby is interviewing Jen Laurence. Jen is a registered dietitian and functional nutritionist. She helps women over 40 who are struggling with unwanted weight gain, fatigue, and low energy to lose weight and keep it off while enjoying foods that they love. Inspired by the many women she’s seen in practice who are confused, overwhelmed, and fed up with fad diets that don’t work, she teaches women how to maintain a sustainable weight loss plan while embracing a flexible dieting approach. “For my group programs, I love that we're spending more time together. It's extremely beneficial for me, and it's also beneficial for them. I think it keeps them engaged and motivated more. They're just more committed to the program.” - Jen Laurence In today’s episode… How Jen makes it a point to post every day on social media  Adapting and accepting insurance based clients successfully Running a successful group program Guest Resources: Instagram: @women.over.40 FB @rightbalancenutrition Website:: https:/

In today’s episode, Yaa Boyake is talking with Temple Stewart. Temple is a Registered Dietitian from Clearwater, Florida who uses the ketogenic diet to help manage weight and reverse chronic disease in women. Her passion is to partner with her clients for lasting weight-loss and medication reduction. She challenges the dietetic status quo by offering a whole-food ketogenic diet option for people who have struggled to find results using traditional dieting methods. She is passionate about her faith, she loves her kids and believes that it's never too late to start your health journey.  “Never in my life would have imagined the first month of my private practice really focusing and working hard at it, I would even get close to five grand, honestly, and now I'm closer to 10. So it is an absolute blessing to me and my family. And it really just made me know that this could be full time and this could be absolutely the way my career path goes.” - Temple Stewart In today’s episode… How Temple left Clinical behind

In today’s episode, Antonella Dewell has worked in the field of nutrition research for most of her career. Although she has always loved her job, she didn't feel fulfilled as she wanted to make more direct and immediate impact on people's lives and help them improve their health. A few years ago, she started counseling people one-on-one for a variety of nutrition-related issues. While doing this, it became clear to her how many people were suffering from painful gut symptoms. Antonella saw an opportunity to make a much bigger impact on the lives of so many. She specializes in a low FODMAP diet for people with IBS. Now Antonella helps women with IBS find relief from bloating, excess gas, constipation, diarrhea and abdominal pain eat a variety of healthy foods without fear, and live a life free of the constraints these symptoms pose every day, meaning not being able to socialize, travel, exercise and more. “Before I started with you, making with those single sessions. I was making less than a thousand dollars a

In today’s episode, Yaa Boyake is talking with Ayten Salahi. Ayten is a researcher, food policy advocate, and nutrition coach on a mission to heal people and the planet through food. After nearly a decade in medical research, Ayten left her job and moved across the country to follow her true passions to develop and advocate for food and nutrition programs that sustain human, ecological, and communal well-being. Since completing her Master of Science in Food and Nutrition Policy and Programs and her Didactic Program in Dietetics in Boston, Ayten has founded an international food and climate justice organization that leverages the unique role of food and nutrition professionals to cultivate a more just, regenerative, and climate-resilient food future for all, called the Planetary Health Collective. Applying these same values, Ayten has also launched an eco-friendly 6-week nutrition coaching program to help womxn heal their gut and restore natural energy without sacrificing the joy or culture of food. ‘I think t

In today’s episode, Libby is talking with Katie Gill. Katie is a registered dietitian nutritionist. She helps busy professionals lose weight and ditch emotional eating, without following rigid meal plans. Katie cares deeply about teaching clients how to feel confident with their food choices, regardless if they are eating at home, on a plane, or happy hour. It’s an area in her own life that she struggled with for many years. In her teens, Katie went on her first diet. What started out as a simple idea to shed a few pounds, turned into a decade of a complicated relationship with food. She remembers being so confused, about which diet would be best for her. She tried them all, but never found one that she could maintain. Now, a decade later Katie found a style of eating she can easily maintain, at her desired weight, while still enjoying life! She has coached hundreds of clients to do the same. “Just like I tell my clients, there's never a perfect time of year to lose weight. It's challenging and easy equal par

In today’s episode, Rebecca is talking with Erin Burch. Erin is an experienced registered dietitian and entrepreneur who lives in the snowbelt outside of Buffalo, New York with her husband and two school-age children. She specializes in weight loss and maintenance, utilizing a flexible dieting approach. She currently offers one-on-one counseling for busy mamas, while just this month, she is also launching her small group coaching program to support and motivate her clients to lose weight for good. Erin combines her weight loss, nutrition expertise, along with her own personal experience and story to empower busy mamas to ditch the ridiculous food rules, myths, depriving diets and guilt for good and start living their best healthier lives. “So, I followed Libby’s proven framework, and honestly, the growth of my IG business in just a few months has been completely mind-blowing. So, not only that, I completely crushed my fear of IG and showing my face. And like I said, now I crave it and I love connecting with m

In today’s episode, Rebecca is talking with Liz Blom. Liz is a dietitian of over 20 years, a wife, a mom of two teen daughters, and the founder of Liz Blom, LLC. Liz loves helping women lose weight, gain self-confidence, and keep the peace at home. Liz knows first hand that habits of dieting, food and body struggles, and putting others first is commonplace among women, regardless of age, upbringing, or education. Today Liz enjoys working with women in their 40’s, running small group programs, to help them lose excess weight by educating them using flexible dieting, portion control, and mindful eating practices. She wants women to realize self-care is not selfish. She also wants to teach them to model healthy behaviors for their family, because it’s true that when mama is happy, everyone is happy.  “So now not only am I learning how to grow my business, I'm learning that if I can't serve someone that I know could use the help, I have all of these other amazing dietitian bosses that I can pass them on to and sa

In today’s episode, Marissa is talking with Vanika Jethwa. Vanika is a Registered Dietitian and Personal Trainer. She grew up in England but is now living in Boston and works full time in school nutrition while building her own business. She helps women ditch restrictive diets and lose weight sustainably by tracking macros and following an all foods fit approach. Her clients are known as Weight Loss Bosses as they are able to feel confident and empowered taking charge of their own nutrition. Vanika loves to show women that they can eat more food and enjoy life while losing weight!  “When I started I wanted to make 1K before the end of the three months was up. And so having pretty much doubled that and maybe tripled that has been incredible. And every week it seems like I'm getting more and more interest. And I feel like the snowball just kind of keeps getting bigger.” - Vanika Jethwa In today’s episode… How Vanika increased her instagram engagement by using metrics Why it’s important to get clear about your

Hear about Rakhi’s success as a dietitian Boss, and why a “Business BFF” has helped her find continued success. In today’s episode, Guest Host Yaa is speaking with Rakhi Roy. Rakhi is an actress turned dietician whose own battle with skin flareups on-screen, prevented her from continuing to book more work. This led her to pursue a master's degree in dietetics and nutrition so she could provide a more functional approach to helping suffers from eczema and psoriasis heal their skin from within. Rakhi takes a gut skin connection approach and believes healing the skin from the outside involves healing from the inside. She focuses less on food elimination and more on food re-introduction with her food freedom mindset and gut healing protocol. When Rakhi isn't seeing clients in her virtual practice for eczema and psoriasis, she's usually seen wearing many hats working in corporate wellness and consulting as a clinical dietician in longterm care, the department of health and writing and speaking for the National Ecz

In today’s episode, Guest Host Marissa is speaking with Rebecca (Becca) King. Becca King is a registered dietician nutritionist from Charlotte, North Carolina. Becca King started her career working at an outpatient weight loss clinic, where she saw firsthand how dieting did not work and left her patients with a poor relationship with food. After getting laid off due to the pandemic, Becca took it as a sign to start her virtual private practice. Now Becca helps young women like herself who have ADHD and struggle with binge eating, chronic dieting, and body image issues find food freedom, and improve their self esteem. She's passionate about using the principles of intuitive eating and a weight inclusive approach to nutrition. In her free time, Becca loves taking Lola, her rescue pup, on long walks, and can't wait to see live music again. “I'm extremely motivated because I don't want to go back to working for anyone else. I love being my own boss. I think it works really well because I have ADHD. I'm so motivat

In today’s episode, Guest Host Marissa Kai is speaking with Lemma Brown. Lemma is a registered dietitian nutritionist, specializing in diabetes nutrition and education. She graduated from West Virginia University with a bachelor's degree in human nutrition and foods and completed her dietetic internship and master's degree in nutrition from Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina. She now lives in Harrisonburg, Virginia with her family. Lemma has lived with type one diabetes for over 15 years. Her own diagnosis sparked her interest in studying nutrition and pursuing it as a professional career. She's passionate about helping others with diabetes lower their A1C with flexible low carb eating strategies that fit easily into busy lifestyles. “I knew that I wanted to pursue a career as a private practice dietitian, and I just didn't know where to start.” - Lemma Brown In today’s episode… How being vulnerable with her own condition helped Lemma connect with her ideal client Don’t spend too much time on one ta

In today’s episode, guest host Marissa Kai is talking with Megan Antony Placa. Megan is a licensed dietitian nutritionist who empowers women to be strong by using food as fuel to get the most out of their strength training workouts. Her mission is to help women build strong, healthy bodies so they can become confident and feel more powerful in their lives. As a woman who has completed six power lifting competitions and strength trains regularly, she's passionate about performance nutrition. Megan is the author of Push Past Perfect, an inspirational self help book about overcoming perfectionism with nutrition and fitness. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and two teenage kids and practices nutrition virtually for clients worldwide. “You have to be putting out things that are aligned with a specific problem that you're trying to solve, and that has made a huge difference. So even when I look at my carefully designed grid for the first few months of the year compared to what it is now, there's a huge diff

Melissa Landry is a Boston-based nutrition therapist and intuitive eating coach who supports women in bigger bodies in finding food freedom. Melissa manages an online Instagram community @no.more.guilt and co-hosts the podcast Break the Diet Cycle, which inspires women across the country to be the first in their family to stop dieting and body image concerns from passing through the generations, just like she is. Inspired by her mother's stories, Melissa's weight-inclusive framework addresses the unique challenges and experiences women in bigger bodies face as they pursue food freedom. Melissa's mom was prescribed and encouraged to pursue weight loss diets since her teens that continually worsened her relationship with food and her bigger body. Because of how society treats size, Melissa's mom has faced bullying, discrimination, and accessibility issues that further challenged her self-worth. Now, 65 years old, her mother still struggles to find food peace. Melissa believes we can break the diet cycle for wom

In today’s episode, Guest Host Marissa is speaking with Stephanie Lauri. Stephanie is a registered dietician, certified lactation educator, and a mom of a toddler, expecting her second baby any day now, located in Orange County, California. She's been practicing as a pediatric dietitian for the past five years. However, through her first pregnancy, she was surprised at the minimal focus there was on nutrition during this critical life stage. As a dietician, she was sought out by other pregnant friends for her guidance. It was then she knew she wanted to become a resource for pregnant women worldwide to gain confidence in their food choices throughout their own pregnancy journey. She now helps pregnant women across the world who struggle with anxiety and uncertainty around knowing what to eat feel confident and empowered in their food choices for both mom and baby and feel their best throughout their pregnancy. “I think the top two tips here are shifting your mindset and then knowing that when people pay, they

In today’s episode, Guest Host Yaa is speaking with Stephanie May. Stephanie is a sports dietitian who specializes in helping high school athletes prevent under-fueling, which can set them back in their performance, impact their growth and increase their risk of injury. She helps athletes create a routine around their nutrition choices so they can gain muscle strength, support their bone health, improve their endurance, and ultimately reach their performance goals. I had to find one thing, hone in on it and just perfect that one thing and really hit it out of the park. And so that has really been my big focus with my business is just making sure that I'm being consistent with showing my face on Instagram, my offer, and just being there for clients. - Stephanie May In today’s episode… How Stephanie used her competitive nature as an athlete to inspire her work as a Dietitian Boss Committing to just one thing each day to make goals achievable How switching from phone to zoom for sales calls changed her sales co

In today’s episode, Libby is speaking with Monique Nadeau. Monique Nadeau is the founder of EatLove, a San Francisco-based digital health company specializing in personalized nutrition. As co-founder and former CEO, Monique led Hope Street Group, a national public policy organization that harnesses technology to mobilize an extensive professional network outside of government to promote economic vitality. Policy areas: health, education, and job creation. Her experience centers on building and growing organizations through deep collaboration with partners from across the country. Prior, Monique was an investment banker, the youngest Managing Director globally at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein. Monique's political work, including advising on presidential campaigns and for other national leaders, has centered on developing moderate, results driven economic policies. Monique has a Masters from Harvard University focusing on economic policy. She completed her undergraduate studies at the School of International S

Cynthia Donovan has been a dietitian for 10 years. Half of that she spent as clinical RD and community RD. For the past five years she has practiced as a non-diet, health-at-every-size dietitian. Cynthia is a mom of two little boys, one and a half years old and three and a half years old, and has married her high school sweetheart. She came to find her true passion for her profession through her own battle with disordered eating and disordered exercise, plus losing her cycle, and then encountering fertility issues. Now she helps women worldwide find balance with food and exercise so they can get their period back and live the life they were meant to live.   “The PCOS diagnosis drove me deeper into watching really what I ate, and thus my eating became even a bit more disordered. I was also getting ready for my wedding. So on top of that. Also, exercise, I use the stress relief. So all these factors actually played into my period missing. So after some time I'm like, "This is what I need to do. I need to help o