Conversations With Anne Elizabeth

Conversation 174:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Tony Castillo, MS, RDN, LDN Today’s conversation is with Tony Castillo, a registered dietitian who has a private practice called Nutrition For Performance with fellow dietitian Nate. Tony has a sincere passion for hydration, the value of time and coaching high performing individuals.  Connect with Tony by email, Instagram and Nutrition For Performance website.  www.anneelizabethrd.com Copyright © 2020 OPI & AEHC Song: One Of These Days Artist: The Gemini www.thegeminimusic.com Music used by permission. All rights received. © ASCAP OrtmanMusic --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anneelizabethrd/message

Conversation 173:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Chef Abbie Gellman, MS, RD, CDN Today’s conversation is with Chef Abbie Gellman, a registered dietitian and owner of her own culinary business.  She specializes in culinary nutrition education, culinary nutrition media, and educating other professionals in this evolving space.  Connect with Abbie by email and website Culinary Nutrition Cuisine. For upcoming culinary workshops and webinars please visit Culinary Nutrition Workshops website.      www.anneelizabethrd.com Copyright © 2020 OPI & AEHC Song: One Of These Days Artist: The Gemini www.thegeminimusic.com Music used by permission. All rights received. © ASCAP OrtmanMusic --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anneelizabethrd/message

Conversation 172: May 2020 #EmbracetheHellYeah Conversation What makes you say “hellyeah” at the end of the day?  For any question I am asked or I ask myself, if I cannot 100% say hell yeah as my answer then it is a hell no. I want you to embrace saying yes with your whole heart and soul by enjoying every part of your authentic life. At the end of each month, I want to get more up close and personal with you all on the other side of the airwaves and share with you more about how my podcast guests are I are doing our best to #embracethehellyeah. It is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, which is one of my sincere passions and I am reminding you of all the reasons to slather up with sunscreen and protect yourself.  Connect and let me know what you think by emailing me or on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter www.anneelizabethrd.com Copyright © 2020 OPI & AEHC Song: One Of These Days Artist: The Gemini www.thegeminimusic.com Music used by permission. All rights received. © ASCAP OrtmanMusic --- Send in a voice mes

Conversation 171:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Stephanie Brown, CME Today’s conversation is with Stephanie Brown, a licensed esthetician who has a private practice called Healthy Skin By Stephanie where she focuses on skin health from a whole body approach, especially the gut/skin connection.  Connect with Stephanie by email, HEALthy Skin By Stephanie website. www.anneelizabethrd.com Copyright © 2020 OPI & AEHC Song: One Of These Days Artist: The Gemini www.thegeminimusic.com Music used by permission. All rights received. © ASCAP OrtmanMusic --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anneelizabethrd/message

Conversation 170:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Meghan McMillin, MS, RDN, CSP, IBCLC Today’s conversation is with Megan McMillin, a registered dietitian and owner of Mama & Sweet Pea Nutrition.  She provides nutrition and breastfeeding guidance during pregnancy, after birth and during the first years of baby’s life.  Connect with Meghan by email and website Mama & Sweet Pea Nutrition.   www.anneelizabethrd.com Copyright © 2020 OPI & AEHC Song: One Of These Days Artist: The Gemini www.thegeminimusic.com Music used by permission. All rights received. © ASCAP OrtmanMusic --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anneelizabethrd/message

Conversation 169:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Stephanie Clairmont, MHSc, RD Today’s conversation is with Stephanie Clairmont, a registered dietitian based out of Canada and the founder and lead facilitator at The Leveraged Practice, where she shares her  own experiences to help other health professionals develop, launch and deliver health programs.  Connect with Stephanie by email and on her website The Leveraged Practice. www.anneelizabethrd.com Copyright © 2019 OPI & AEHC Song: One Of These Days Artist: The Gemini www.thegeminimusic.com Music used by permission. All rights received. © ASCAP OrtmanMusic --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anneelizabethrd/message

Conversation 168: April 2020 #EmbracetheHellYeah Conversation What makes you say “hellyeah” at the end of the day?  For any question I am asked or I ask myself, if I cannot 100% say hell yeah as my answer then it is a hell no. I want you to embrace saying yes with your whole heart and soul by enjoying every part of your authentic life. At the end of each month, I want to get more up close and personal with you all on the other side of the airwaves and share with you more about how my podcast guests are I are doing our best to #embracethehellyeah. Doing a little reflection this month on COVID, working through quarantine, what I have seen, what I feel and what I hope comes out of this time in our lives.    Connect and let me know what you think by emailing me or on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter   www.anneelizabethrd.com Copyright © 2019 OPI & AEHC Song: One Of These Days Artist: The Gemini www.thegeminimusic.com Music used by permission. All rights received. © ASCAP OrtmanMusic --- Send in a voice mes

Conversation 167:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Allison Riederer, MS, RD “The way our dietetics education system is set up, we get a lot of support as we are becoming dietitians and then it dissipates. You don’t become a dietitian by accident.  We fight so hard to become dietitians and I think sometimes people expect their career to be the victory lap and it’s just not the way it works.” Allison Riederer, MS, RD Today’s conversation is with Allison Riederer, a registered dietitian and founder of Root & Rise Academy who focuses on career resources and coaching for current and future registered dietitians.    Allison and I connected by being on the same cheerleading team for all registered dietitians. She has created a space to help registered dietitians navigate their careers in a positive and productive way. She almost quit the profession because she wasn’t happy with the job she was in. This lead to her working with a mentor and finding the path of teaching. She is a Dietetic Program Coordinator by

Conversation 166:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Jennifer McGurk, RDN, CEDRD-S “Part of my passion is having other professionals in my private practice who are going through their own eating disorder recovery and I love working with them. I love working with nutrition students, social workers, psychologists and other registered dietitians are sometimes my clients. It’s so great to be able to say to them - you are not broken.” Jennifer McGurk, RDN, CEDRD-S Today’s conversation is with Jennifer McGurk, a registered dietitian and entrepreneur who has a passion for supporting and educating other registered dietitians on business and intuitive eating.    Jennifer and I connected over a passion for podcasts. I noticed just recently she released her podcast called Pursuing Private Practice and I was so happy to see another dietitian in this awesome podcast space.  Jennifer is doing great things for the dietetics profession by teaching dietitians how to run a business based on her own experiences, challenges and

COVID Cocktails/Mocktails and Conversation with Carrie Moody, Nicole Rodriguez and Dave Sherotski I feel every great conversation is had over a meal or a cocktail (or mocktail if you choose). These conversations take on their own life and travel into unique directions, which is what truly matters. Periodically, I will be putting on my party pants, pouring myself something refreshing to drink and inviting my favorite guests just to  see where the words take us. In this episode of Cocktails, Mocktails and Conversations, I invited back my favorite threesome of Carrie Moody, Nicole Rodriguez and Dave Sherotski. It is a crazy time in the world right now with the COVID pandemic, so we just needed a cocktail to converse about what is going on, how to stay positive and what we are learning through this experience.  Cheers!   www.anneelizabethrd.com Copyright © 2019 OPI & AEHC Song: One Of These Days Artist: The Gemini www.thegeminimusic.com Music used by permission. All rights received. © ASCAP OrtmanMusic ---

Conversation 164: March 2020 #EmbracetheHellYeah Conversation What makes you say “hellyeah” at the end of the day?  For any question I am asked or I ask myself, if I cannot 100% say hell yeah as my answer then it is a hell no. I want you to embrace saying yes with your whole heart and soul by enjoying every part of your authentic life. At the end of each month, I want to get more up close and personal with you all on the other side of the airwaves and share with you more about how my podcast guests are I are doing our best to #embracethehellyeah.  Well friends, with the world on fire right now, let’s chat about the positives and what you can do to enhance your life right now.  Connect and let me know what you think by emailing me or on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter www.anneelizabethrd.com Copyright © 2019 OPI & AEHC Song: One Of These Days Artist: The Gemini www.thegeminimusic.com Music used by permission. All rights received. © ASCAP OrtmanMusic --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anneel

Conversation 163:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Katie Smith, PhD, RDN, LD Thank you to Midwest Dairy for sponsoring this podcast.  I am celebrating National Ag Day and National Ag Week on the podcast today by having a conversation with Katie Smith, who is a registered dietitian and a farmer. We talk about her passions of both professions and what dietitians should know about agriculture.  Please enjoy my conversation with Katie.  Connect with Katie: Email www.anneelizabethrd.com Copyright © 2019 OPI & AEHC Song: One Of These Days Artist: The Gemini www.thegeminimusic.com Music used by permission. All rights received. © ASCAP OrtmanMusic --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anneelizabethrd/message

Conversation 162:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Rita Saeed, MS, RDN “I have been off the (social media) grid awhile now, because it became so exhausting, especially when it wasn’t fun anymore. I’m the type of person who really follows her heart and I really follow my passion and my intuition. If something doesn’t feel fun for me anymore and it feels more like a chore and I’m not getting joy out of it, I simply need to take a step back and re-evaluate what the purpose is.” Rita Saeed, MS, RDN Today’s conversation is with Rita Saeed,  a registered dietitian who works in the clinical area of dietetics but knows there is something more out there for her professionally.  Rita and I connected by social media because she was having a hard time with where she fit in as a registered dietitian. As she finished her internship and entered the career force, Rita felt she was losing her passion for the profession and questioning why she became a dietitian in the first place. Rita shares a personal side and talks about

Conversation 161:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Laura Koch, MS, RD, LMNT “One of the hardest things I was told when I started my job was our patients are not going to get better. They are either going to die or their are going to get a transplant. That was one thing that was a bit hard to come to grips with. I think for me, being able to help people maintain a good quality of life for the time they do have and managing this really difficult disease is really rewarding.” Laura Koch, MS, RD, LMNT Today’s conversation is with Laura Koch,  a registered dietitian who found dietetics as a second career and has discovered a passion for renal nutrition.    Laura and I connected this spring at the Nebraska Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics annual meeting and I am very glad she introduced herself. Her story starts out with going to college without a clear outline of what her passion was and working in an entirely different field of insurance. Along the way, she realized she had an interest in nutrition, pursued h

Conversation 160:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Alice Figueroa, MPH, RD, LD “To be a really empowered dietitian and someone who works in the health industry, we all need to become aware of the issues going on in our community so we can become advocates. We do have a science background and we are the authority when it comes to food safety and nutrition. I think it’s really important for RD’s to become well-rounded and learn about the needs of our communities. ” Alice Figueroa, MPH, RD, LD Today’s conversation is with Alice Figueroa, a registered dietitian who created her own path into dietetics by combining her passion for public health, policy and nutrition.    Alice and I were connected through my previous podcast guest, Nicole Rodriguez because they did their internship together and I am so glad she did. Alice is one of those dietitians we all should get to know because of her deeply rooted passion for health advocacy both here in the United States and globally. She is from Guatemala and trips with her

Conversation 159: February 2020 #EmbracetheHellYeah Conversation What makes you say “hellyeah” at the end of the day?  For any question I am asked or I ask myself, if I cannot 100% say hell yeah as my answer then it is a hell no. I want you to embrace saying yes with your whole heart and soul by enjoying every part of your authentic life. At the end of each month, I want to get more up close and personal with you all on the other side of the airwaves and share with you more about how my podcast guests are I are doing our best to #embracethehellyeah.  February marks the start of my New Year and I am sharing my intentions for 2020.  Connect and let me know what you think by emailing me or on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter www.anneelizabethrd.com Copyright © 2019 OPI & AEHC Song: One Of These Days Artist: The Gemini www.thegeminimusic.com Music used by permission. All rights received. © ASCAP OrtmanMusic --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anneelizabethrd/message

Conversation 158:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Moe Schlachter MS, RD, LD, CDE “The beauty of our profession is sometimes we’re talking about really serious illnesses and diseases and the mood in the room can be a little grim - but sometimes we get to connect with our clients and back to memories of their mom, their grandma and their family meals and dinners to visit a time in the past,  which is really special. It sets our profession apart.” Moe Schlachter MS, RD, LD, CDE Today’s conversation is with Moe Schlachter, a registered dietitian who started off in the business world, went to culinary school and became a chef and is now running his own nutrition private practice.  I am not on Linkedin very much but there was one day when I was and came across Moe. We all know there are not many male dietitians in our profession, so I am always intrigued when I come across one and one who has his own business. Moe is an amazing human doing amazing things currently and throughout his lifetime so far. His story is

Conversation 157: December #EmbracetheHellYeah Conversation What makes you say “hellyeah” at the end of the day?  For any question I am asked or I ask myself, if I cannot 100% say hell yeah as my answer then it is a hell no. I want you to embrace saying yes with your whole heart and soul by enjoying every part of your authentic life. At the end of each month, I want to get more up close and personal with you all on the other side of the airwaves and share with you more about how my podcast guests are I are doing our best to #embracethehellyeah.  It is the most wonderful time of the year (cue the music) and this month I am talking about the importance and value of time over everything else in our lives.  Connect and let me know what you think by emailing me or on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter www.anneelizabethrd.com Copyright © 2019 OPI & AEHC Song: One Of These Days Artist: The Gemini www.thegeminimusic.com Music used by permission. All rights received. © ASCAP OrtmanMusic --- Send in a voice message

Conversation 156:  The Story, Journey and Passion (so far) of RD2Be, Liz Davitt “I can definitely tell a mindset difference between my undergraduate classes to my graduate classes (while taking them at the same time).  Graduate classes, I feel people are truly there to learn and grades are kind of out of the window. With undergraduate classes, people still care about grades a lot, that’s great but sometimes the learning can get lost ” Liz Davitt, RD2Be Today’s conversation is with Liz Davitt, a dietetic student at Iowa State getting her Masters in Dietetics and Exercise Science and we also work together. I have had the joy of working with Liz for almost 2 years. In May of 2020, she will graduate with her Masters in Dietetics and Exercise Science. Currently, she is beginning the process of determining what internships she is applying to as well as what areas of dietetics interests her. I am glad we got the opportunity to sit down and have a conversation about her journey so far.  Please enjoy my conversation w

Conversation 155:  Transitioning from Vegetarian, A Registered Dietitian Perspective with Carrie Moody, RDN With a new documentary out and the many discussions I have had with clients and other registered dietitians about following a plant based diet, I wanted to talk a little bit more about someone who has navigated this type of lifestyle. There is so much nutrition noise when it comes to food, especially when it comes to food from animals. In today’s conversation, I talk with Carrie Moody, a registered dietitian who was a vegetarian for a long time and we discuss why she became a vegetarian, how she navigated this eating lifestyle and why she circled back to eating animal based foods. All the things she has lived and learned along the way has lead her in developing her Metabolism Reset Program. A program designed to decrease the nutrition noise, focus on your health and eating real food, from all the food groups.  Please enjoy my conversation with Carrie. Connect with Carrie through her website Fit Balance