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Tessa Nguyen joined this episode of RD Real Talk to chat about accepting her ultimate dream job (with Diversify Dietetics), what happens when recipe bloggers don't do The Work, her four years in South Korea, and so much more! Tessa's multi-ethnic heritage and lived experience across multiple countries have centered her in providing inclusive services founded in cultural humility. Tessa is the brand new dietetic internship coordinator for Diversify Dietetics! She's also an internationally acclaimed chef, registered dietitian and educator. As founder and principle of Taste Nutrition Consulting, her talents come to life in many forms. She creates deliciously diverse recipes, does cultural auditing, content development, speaking engagements and various media work.  Resources mentioned: Diversify Dietetics Website Diversify Dietetics IG Where to find Tessa: Website: https://thetessanguyen.com/  IG: https://www.instagram.com/thetessanguyen/  Email: hello@thetessanguyen.com Your Host: Heather Caplan RD  @heatherdcRD heathercaplan.com  RD Real Talk Show Notes Link @RDRealTalk on IG

Shana Spence, MS, RDN, CDN is here to chat about what it's like on the other side of screen as a social media influencer, and how she runs a business while working a 9-5. Shana shares how she sets social media boundaries, goes through her content creating process and the future of The Nutrition Tea.  You probably know Shana from her Instagram account, @thenutritiontea where she bring you all the “tea” on nutrition. For those who don't know, Shana is a registered Dietitian Nutritionist based in New York and labels herself as an “eat anything” dietitian. She wanted to create a platform for open discussion on nutrition and wellness topics to help folks navigate all the information circulating.  Connect with Shana: The Nutrition Tea Website @thenutritiontea on IG @thenutritiontea on TikTok Your Host: Heather Caplan RD  @heatherdcRD heathercaplan.com  RD Real Talk Show Notes Link  @RDRealTalk on IG

Cara Harbstreet and Whitney Trotter joined this episode LIVE in Denver, CO at the first in-person WIND event since 2020. This was made possible by partnering with Gaudiani Clinic, Eating Disorders Foundation, and SuperBill. We start this conversation off with some fun topics including pet peeves while traveling, favorite emojis, and superpowers. Cara and Whitney then share how the shift into virtual work has affected their businesses and what major initiative they would want to spearhead within the weight-inclusive healthcare and/or cultural space. This episode is sponsored by Way Health. Way is a mindful eating app that helps you find peace in your relationship with food and your body. Grounded in mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy, they focus on what makes the body feel good and what makes you feel good about your body as an avenue to long-term eating behavior change. Find Way on the Apple Store and other places where apps are sold! Cara and Whitney answer two audience questions: How are you taking care of yourself and focusing on client care while trying to balance what's happening in the spaces of underrepresented identities? How are you balancing micro or macro aggressions against yourself, your colleagues, and your clients from other professionals while also dealing with the anger, exhaustion and frustration that comes up for you? A little about our guests: Cara Harbstreet (she/her) is a registered dietitian and owner of Street Smart Nutrition. Her business includes nutrition commutations, recipe development, individual counseling and Twitter clapbacks. You can find out more about Cara and her work at streetsmartnutrition.com or follow her on IG at streetsmart.rd Whitney Trotter (she/her) is both a registered dietitian and registered nurse. She is an anti-racism consultant and educator, a human trafficking advocate and a clinician. She specializes in eating disorder treatment and collecting pink coffee mugs. You can find out more about Whitney and her work at whitneytrotter.com or follow her on IG at whitneytrotter.rd Resources mentioned: Weight Inclusive Nutrition and Dietetics  BIPoC ED Conference Monique Melton Anti-Racism Educator Your Host: Heather Caplan RD  @heatherdcRD heathercaplan.com  RD Real Talk Show Notes Link @RDRealTalk on IG

Kymber Stephenson (she/her) is a Colorado-based dietitian who is especially passionate about disordered eating management and prevention. On this episode, we talk about everything from Kymber's Shark Tank ideas to her attending culinary school and her work as a culinary dietitian to how she became an eating disorder dietitian. Kymber is focused on educating her clients about the multifaceted ways history, marketing, food systems, culture, psychology, and body image affect health, relationships to food, nutrition and body. She now works with clients to truly fall in love with food again, acknowledging not only its nourishing properties but truly embracing its comfort, tradition and fun. Resources Mentioned: Side by Side Nutrition Fearing the Black Body Johnson & Wales University Outpatient ED Training: EDRD Pro Marci Evans' Courses Where to find Kymber: Side by Side Nutrition sidebysidenutrition on IG Side by Side Nutrition on FB Your Host: Heather Caplan RD  @heatherdcRD heathercaplan.com  RD Real Talk Show Notes Link @RDRealTalk on IG

I'll lead with the lead: this is the final season of RD Real Talk podcast...I'm pretty sure! (Said like a true Enneagram 7.)  This episode features a sneak peak at the WIND Summer Series. Check it out here: Weightinclusivenutrition.teachable.com!  There are (at least) ten SOLID episodes of this show left, and I'm so excited (and feeling lucky) to be recording them over the next two months. But after that, we take a break! Indefinitely.  So, don't go anywhere too soon. In this episode, I share some of the business insights and numbers from the show over the past 5 years! I share why I've loved doing this podcast, and why I'm pausing it for now, and maybe for always. And I'm sharing a little reminder for whoever needs it: success doesn't have to mean a million downloads, or a show that produces prolificly for infinity.  If you want to start your own anti-diet, weight-inclusive show, I'm here for it! Do it.  And per usual, reach out anytime to say hi, tell me about your work, ask questions, or whatever you feel compelled to send in a (respectful) email. RDRealTalk at gmail dot com.  You'll find me and my work on the internet, @heatherdcRD on IG, and heathercaplan.com. And if you want more RD Real Talk vibes in the form of community and continuing education, come join us at WIND.  WeightInclusiveNutrition.com

Cara Harbstreet MS RD, she/her, frequent RD Real Talk guest, is back to talk about some fitness things! We start with a casual check in on all things running—a form of movement we both enjoy in different ways. Then we touch on fitness culture and diet culture, scope of practice, and a note on the research and evidence side of things. A content warning: We discuss running in some specifics (numbers of miles, etc.), and quickly review a research article that uses weight stigmatizing language.  This episode features information about the upcoming 2022 WIND Spring Symposium. Register to join us here! Things we mention:  Opal Treatment Center Lift.Run.Perform run coaching Study outlining physical activity benefits in "obesity treatment" Resources:  WIND Spring Symposium - Come join us! RD Real Talk Newsletter Reach out anytime: RDRealTalk at Gmail.com Leave a rating or review on Apple Podcasts! Your Host: Heather Caplan RD on IG @heatherdcRD  RD Real Talk Podcast on IG @RDRealTalk

Ani Janzen MPHD RD, Veronica Garnett MS RD, Dr. Kendrin Sonneville ScD RD, and Cara Harbstreet MS RD joined this episode for a variety of conversations in response to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) "new" suggested guidelines for Adult Weight Management (treatment of "overweight" and "obesity").  CW: stigmatizing and pathologizing language related to body size and BMI category, calorie counts, and harmful views toward marginazlied groups (expressed by the AND) If you have the energy and feel safe engaging in this conversation, click here to view the guidelines and fill out the Public Comment survey before March 25, 2022.  If you are financially able to support the work of ASDAH, go to asdah.org to learn more about their work and how you can support it.  Links we talk about:  AND's "new" guidelines for adult weight management ASDAH's Statement to the Community WIND Statement  Featured Guests:  Ani Janzen MPH RD Veronica Garnett MS RD Dr. Kendrin Sonneville ScD RDN Cara Harbstreet MS RD Reach out anytime: RDRealTalk at Gmail.com Leave a rating or review on Apple Podcasts! Your Host: Heather Caplan RD on IG @heatherdcRD  RD Real Talk Podcast on IG @RDRealTalk

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. 

Marci Evans, MS CEDRD-S LD, comes back to RD Real Talk to chat with us about body image. This conversation pairs with episode 130, featuring Bri Campos LPC, to continue our understanding of, and scope of practice (as dietitians) with, body image healing. Marci also shares some business and life updates, including how she prepared, and set boundaries for, her maternity leave last year.  Marci puts out a call to action for all practitioners: We must do our own work, first. She provides some foundation for how to do that, along with ample resources for professionals who want to learn more about this topic.  Continue to learn about Body Image through our Weight Inclusive Nutrition and Dietetics (WIND) workshops and webinars. More information here: weightinclusivenutrition.com/events Resources mentioned:  WIND NYC Workshop (and virtual option): Register here! “The Body Appreciation Scale” by Laura Avalos, Tracy Tylka and Nichole Wood-Barcalow Dr. Daphne Lordly and her body image, and body perception, research Food Psych episode with Kimmie Singh MS RD (214) Marci's online trainings for professionals Be Nourished Body Trust Provider Training Book: Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach Book: Self-Compassion by Kristen Neff Book: Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body...by Connie Sobczak Book: The Handbook of Positive Body Image and Embodiment by Niva Piran and Tracy Tylka  Book: The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk Additional resources we mention (books) are listed here: weightinclusivenutrition.com/books Your host, Heather Caplan: HeatherCaplan.com, @heatherDCRD, @RDRealTalk. Have you left a review on iTunes yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars. Questions or requests for the show? Reach out: RDRealTalk @ Gmail.com Last but not least, get more RD Real Talk from the newsletter, landing in your inbox monthly!

Bri Campos, aka @bodyimagewithbri (on Instagram), gives healthcare practitioners the real talk about body image. We talk about what body image is and isn't, her own body image process and how it influenced her work, and the influence of body image on our behaviors, lifestyle, and even career choices. We also dive into Attachment Theory, and how secure attachments might affect body image (among many other things).  Things we mention during the show:  WIND Webinar (for practitioners): How to handle body image conversations by Bri Campos LPC Bri Campos LPC: lifepointscounseling.com  Contact Bri for info about her upcoming group coaching programs!  Weight Inclusive Nutrition and Dietetics events: Bri is coming back to speak at our NYC Workshop in February 2020! @bodyimagewithBri Other stuff:  Learn more about the Weight Inclusive Nutrition & Dietetics Events: weightinclusivenutrition.com Your host, Heather Caplan RD: HeatherCaplan.com, @heatherDCRD &  @RDRealTalk. Have you left a review on Apple Podcasts yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars. Questions or requests for the show? Reach out: RDRealTalk @ Gmail.com Last but not least, get more RD Real Talk from the newsletter, landing in your inbox monthly! 

Brenna O'Malley RD, aka @theWellful, joins us with some real talk about eating, and living, without a set of new diet rules. Brenna has a knack for meeting you where you are with an intuitive eating, non-diet message, through her social media and client work. She brings that compassion to this conversation with RD Real Talk listeners. For the RDs tuning in, this episode may help you navigate client sessions this month with All The Diet Talk.  Follow Brenna and The Wellful at @thewellful on Instagram, or on thewellful.com , where you can grab her free Mindful Eating & Satisfaction guide! Other resources mentioned:  Non Diet Approach Webinar & Workbook Anti-Diet Book by Christy Harrison MPH RD  RD Real Talk episode with Christy Harrison about her book, Anti-Diet The Intuitive Eating book (and website) Learn more about the Weight Inclusive Nutrition & Dietetics Events: weightinclusivenutrition.com Your host, Heather Caplan RD: HeatherCaplan.com, @heatherDCRD, @RDRealTalk. Have you left a review on iTunes yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars. Questions or requests for the show? Reach out: RDRealTalk @ Gmail.com Last but not least, get more RD Real Talk from the newsletter, landing in your inbox monthly!

Lisa Valente, MS RD, the Digital Nutrition and News Editor at EatingWell, joins us again on the show. Our first episode together aired in early 2017. When Lisa listened to it recently, she was surprised by how much her nutrition philosophy, and openness to the concepts of Intuitive Eating, had changed in just over two years. We talk about that process, and her thoughts about it! If you're feeling resistant to IE, or totally new to the ideas, I'm sure you'll relate to Lisa's experiences.  Things of interest:  "What is intuitive eating?" on EatingWell "I tried Intuitive Eating for 2 weeks and here's what happened" on EatingWell.com Lisa Valente MS RD on Twitter and Instagram (@LisaDValente) For dietitians and practitioners: Check out the Non Diet Approach Webinar and extensive Workbook!  Weight Inclusive Nutrition & Dietetics (WIND) Events: weightinclusivenutrition.com Your host, Heather Caplan: HeatherCaplan.com, @heatherDCRD, @RDRealTalk. Have you left a review on iTunes yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars. Questions or requests for the show? Reach out: RDRealTalk @ Gmail.com Last but not least, get more RD Real Talk from the newsletter, landing in your inbox monthly! 

Amy Hanneke RD, aka @SatisfyNutrition IG, has experienced some major career moves since we last talked. On her first episode of RD Real Talk (67: IE Stories in Clinical Nutrition), she was working in clinical nutrition and living in rural southern Idaho. She went on to leave her clinical post, set up a booming private practice in Denver, CO, and eventually decided to close up shop and move, again. If you’re interested in setting up your own weight-inclusive, non-diet private practice, check out Pursuing Private Practice-Intuitive Eating, a robust course led by Jennifer McGurk. I (Heather) used it in setting up my own practice! This is an affiliate link. We don’t hear much about the whole private practice, especially the nitty gritty of getting things set up, but more so the tough decision to leave the business world, and become an employee again. All of these choices are deeply personal, and Amy gets real about why this was right choice for her. She also takes us into the world of Satisfy Nutrition, sharing some behind-the-scenes info about her social media world. Another essential resource to both mine and Amy’s private practice: SimplePractice. SimplePractice is an Electronic Health Record for dietitians that provides flexible formatting for show notes, practice documents (templates for Release of Information, Policies, and billing), scheduling, and secure video conferencing! This affiliate link for SimplePractice provides WIND RDs with a special deal: three months for the price of one! Other Stuff: Learn more about the Weight Inclusive Nutrition & Dietetics Events: weightinclusivenutrition.com Your host, Heather Caplan: HeatherCaplan.com, @heatherDCRD, @RDRealTalk. Have you left a review on iTunes yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars. Questions or requests for the show? Reach out: RDRealTalk @ Gmail.com Last but not least, get more RD Real Talk from the newsletter, landing in your inbox monthly! 

To my knowledge, this is the first ever FNCE podcast panel! Huge thanks to the panelists who joined me—fellow HAES®-aligned dietitians—Christy Harrison, Wendy Lopez and Jessica Jones, Julie Duffy Dillon, and Rebecca Scritchfield. The room was full of over 50 FNCE-attending dietitians who came to join us for the evening, and it felt amazing to have all that energy in one room.  We talk about: why it's important to use your voice, and how to do that; why we podcast and how it has shaped our businesses; the process of selecting guests and topics, and more!  Thank you to Center for Discovery for being our partner in this event, and helping make it happen!  If you're ready to start YOUR nutrition podcast, get going with this Podcasting Guide for dietitians! OTHER STUFF: Learn more about the Weight Inclusive Nutrition & Dietetics Events: weightinclusivenutrition.com Your host, Heather Caplan: HeatherCaplan.com, @heatherDCRD, @RDRealTalk. Have you left a rating or review yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars. Questions or requests for the show? Reach out: RDRealTalk @ Gmail.com Last but not least, get more RD Real Talk from the newsletter, landing in your inbox.  

WIND speakers gathered for a final Q&A at the end of our DC WIND Symposium day. ICYMI: WIND stands for weight inclusive nutrition and dietetics. You can learn about future events, and resources available now, by visiting weightinclusivenutrition.com .  This "live" recording happened on September 14, 2019, so the publishing is obviously a bit delayed. In any case, the questions were submitted by WIND attendees (which is a mix of therapists, dietitians, and nutrition students), and answered by our speakers and event co-hosts: Kimmie Singh MS RD, Brianna Campos LPC, Fiona Sutherland AUD, Lauren Newman RD, and myself (Heather Caplan RD).  Other things of interest:  One of our event partners, SimplePractice, an electronic health record keeper for dietitians, is offering new users three months for the price of one!  THE HAES® Research Library (Google Drive) A FREE resource for getting started with Weight-Inclusive practices in dietetics.  The three WIND webinars recorded from the Symposium: How to Handle Body Image Conversations, A Deeper Look at Health at Every Size®, and a Research Review on Weight Stigma, and the Impacts on Healthcare.  Upcoming WIND events!  Your host, Heather Caplan: HeatherCaplan.com, @heatherDCRD, @RDRealTalk. Have you left a review on iTunes yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars. Questions or requests for the show? Reach out: RDRealTalk @ Gmail.com Last but not least, get more RD Real Talk from the newsletter, landing in your inbox weekly! 

[Replay!] Jessica Jones, dietitian and co-host of Food Heaven podcast, joins me to chat about her career, and then, Whole30. January seems like the most popular time for people to "try" the Whole30, so we're here to try and help you avoid that path. I put out a call to social media, asking people why they've done the Whole30, and what they liked about it, to try and integrate various perspectives.  Tune into our conversation to learn why Whole30 isn't the best way to adopt new habits like meal planning, trying new recipes, and eating to feel better. There are many other ways to do all of the above, without extreme food restrictions or rigid food rules.  We address: meal planning, recipes, digestive issues, sugar addiction (or lack thereof), PCOS, and the hidden threat of deprivation.  Most of the things we talked about: Food heaven show on YouTube, and the Food Heaven podcast “I guess the Whole30 is very much still a thing”, on my blog Marci Evans on Food Addiction: Food Pscyh & RD Real Talk (#26) “Why Fear of Sugar Addiction May Be More Toxic Than Sugar Is” by Rebecca Scritchfield RD PCOS Nutrition resources: Julie Duffy Dillon & Rachael Hartley   Other stuff: Your host, Heather Caplan: HeatherCaplan.com, @heatherDCRD, @RDRealTalk Have you left a review on iTunes yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars. Questions or requests for the show? Reach out: RDRealTalk @ Gmail.com

Fiona Sutherland, APD RYT joins the podcast to talk about both the highs and lows of her path toward the non-diet approach (NDA). Fiona is a prolific provider with online and in-person resources for all types of clinicians, while she focuses on private practice, teaching, and sports nutrition. Fiona is heading to the United States this year, from her home base in Melbourne Australia, to provide the NDA to dietitians in Houston, Toronto, and of course, Washington DC!  Listen to learn more about Fiona's career, why it's important to remain a student and open to learning, and where you can meet her this year! Links:  Fiona Sutherland on Twitter and Instagram Fiona’s online resources for practitioners NDA workshop (in Washington DC, Houston, and Toronto) WIND Symposium WIND Webinars Other stuff:  Learn more about the Weight Inclusive Nutrition & Dietetics Events: weightinclusivenutrition.com Your host, Heather Caplan: HeatherCaplan.com, @heatherDCRD, @RDRealTalk. Be part of the extended podcast conversations and meet fellow real-talkers by joining our Patreon community, for just $1. Have you left a review on iTunes yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars. Questions or requests for the show? Reach out: RDRealTalk @ Gmail.com Last but not least, get more RD Real Talk from the newsletter, landing in your inbox!

[Replay from the RD Real Talk Intuitive Eating series!]  Jennifer Rollin, MSW LCSW-C and eating disorder specialist, joins me to talk about the spectrum of emotional eating. The seventh principle of Intuitive Eating addresses the times in life when we may try to numb emotions with food, or feel emotions because of food. We talk about personality traits, learning to recognize emotions, and our physiological responses to psychological stress. Jennifer's work can be found on her site: jenniferrollin.com. She also writes about the anti-diet movement, and eating disorder recovery, for the Huffington Post. She also has a series of webinars, found here. Follow her work on Instagram: @jennifer_rollin Join the next Weight Inclusive Nutrition & Dietetics (WIND) Symposium in Washington DC on September 14! More information: weightinclusivenutrition.com Questions? Reach out anytime: RDRealTalk at Gmail dot com. For more information about this series, and my work, visit HeatherCaplan.com or follow along @HeatherDCRD on Twitter, or follow @RDRealTalk on Instagram.    

Kara Lydon, aka The Foodie Dietitian, and carb afficionado, joins me to talk about All Things Carbohydrates, and why it's okay to consume carbs, regularly. We also talk about her career evolution—from Big Company Marketing Expert to Entrepreneur with a Part-Time Private Practice and Media/Consulting business.  THE Carbohydrate Resource: Make Peace With Carbs  Kara's recipes and work can be found on her site: KaraLydon.com Other stuff: Be part of the extended podcast conversations and meet fellow real-talkers by joining our Patreon community, for just $1. Learn more about the Weight Inclusive Nutrition & Dietetics Events: weightinclusivenutrition.com Your host, Heather Caplan: HeatherCaplan.com, @heatherDCRD, @RDRealTalk. Have you left a review on iTunes yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars. Questions or requests for the show? Reach out: RDRealTalk @ Gmail.com Last but not least, get more RD Real Talk from the newsletter, landing in your inbox weekly!

Kimmie Singh MS RD2Be joins us to talk about all things weight-inclusive care for PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome). Kimmie describes how her "informal" nutrition education started young, while she was studying physics in college, when she was diagnosed with PCOS at age 19. Given little medical guidance or nutrition resources, Kimmie took it up on herself to learn how to manage her symptoms.  Much of what we see in the PCOS literature focuses on weight-normative care and promotes weight loss or "weight management". This episode provides information on how and why this approach will likely fail, and how to effectively manage PCOS without a focus on weight.  Stay tuned for a review of a weight-focused commentary in a recent AND journal, Kimmie's personal experiences, and a PCOS Q&A.  Things we talk about:  Julie Duffy Dillon and Kimmie Singh's 10-episode PCOS podcast series  PCOSandfoodpeace.com Kimmie's detailed blog series about PCOS on JulieDillonRD.com ASDAH Provider Network (for weight-inclusive healthcare) More about Kimmie Singh MS RD2Be: TastingAbudance.com Be part of the extended podcast conversations and meet fellow real-talkers by joining our Patreon community, for just $1.   Learn more about the Weight Inclusive Nutrition & Dietetics Events: weightinclusivenutrition.com Your host, Heather Caplan: HeatherCaplan.com, @heatherDCRD, @RDRealTalk. Have you left a review of the show yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars. Questions or requests for the show? Reach out: RDRealTalk @ Gmail.com Last but not least, get more RD Real Talk from the newsletter, landing in your inbox weekly!

Crystal Savoy MS RD joins me on the show to talk about her career path, how to stop counting calories (or help your clients through it), body changes, and grieving the thin ideal. Crystal studied at Simmons College, gaining a rare dietetics education in eating disorder treatment, and quickly landed her dream job as an associate dietitian with Real Life Women's Health (led by Robyn Nohling FNP RD).  Things we talk about:  Killing it at HAES Facebook group for RDs2Be Marci Evans on RD Real Talk (episode #29) National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) Grieving the "thin ideal" on GenerousPlan.com More about: Crystal Savoy MS RD | @brainnutritionRD Other stuff: Be part of the extended podcast conversations and meet fellow real-talkers by joining our Patreon community, for just $1. Learn more about the Weight Inclusive Nutrition & Dietetics Events: weightinclusivenutrition.com Your host, Heather Caplan: HeatherCaplan.com, @heatherDCRD, @RDRealTalk. Have you left a review on iTunes yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars. Questions or requests for the show? Reach out: RDRealTalk @ Gmail.com Last but not least, get more RD Real Talk from the newsletter, landing in your inbox weekly!

Almost everything is impermanent, actually. Including this podcast! But we're here for now, and it's the 100th episode of RD Real Talk! Today's episode covers everything from "adrenal fatigue" vs. allostatic load (as a follow up to episode 99), and then dives right into Instagram fatigue, and learning to sit with discomfort in various life stages and transitions. Know what our vulnerabilities are; learn how to set boundaries; remember that most things are impermanent (i.e. this too shall pass).  Read: Robyn's blog post on adrenal fatigue We talk a lot about women's reproductive health in this episode. If you're curious to learn more, Robyn and I were part of a panel that recorded this educational webinar: Nutrition for Women's Reproductive Health. Register to access the recording and the workbook!  Other stuff:  Be part of the extended podcast conversations and meet fellow real-talkers by joining our Patreon community, for just $1. Learn more about the Weight Inclusive Nutrition & Dietetics Events: weightinclusivenutrition.com Have you left a review on iTunes yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars. Questions or requests for the show? Reach out: RDRealTalk @ Gmail.com Last but not least, get more RD Real Talk from the newsletter, landing in your inbox weekly! About your host: HeatherCaplan.com, @heatherDCRD, @RDRealTalk.

Heather and Robyn are back to co-host this episode of RD Real Talk, talking about stress, and Allostatic Load (or overload). We're both in a certain phase of life where "overwhelm" comes easily, and we have to consistently reassess how much our buckets can hold. Allostatic Load: "Stressed or stressed out: What is the difference?"  Robyn wrote a great blog post about Allostatic load, so if you want to dive in further, read on.  Things we discuss:  how running can be part of joyful movement and a balanced relationship with health exercise  why I (Heather) didn't go after that half-marathon PR  real life, imperfect human moments how to tell when your bucket might be WAY TOO full Questions or feedback, or just a story about allostatic load in your life? Reach out: RDRealTalk@gmail.com  Other stuff: Be part of the extended podcast conversations and meet fellow real-talkers by joining our Patreon community. Join here, for just $1. Learn more about the Weight Inclusive Nutrition & Dietetics Events: weightinclusiveconference.com Your host, Heather Caplan: HeatherCaplan.com, @heatherDCRD, @RDRealTalk. Have you left a review on iTunes yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars. Last but not least, get more RD Real Talk from the newsletter, landing in your inbox weekly!

Haley Goodrich, INSPIRD private practice dietitian and co-leader of the #INSPIRDtoSEEK Facebook group for nutrition entrepreneurs, joins me on this episode to talk about holding space for our clients. But first, we dive into the evolution of her business, and her own process of embracing a non-diet approach and learning how to do some uncomfortable work.  This episode touches on how we can do less harm and more good by addressing our egos, our expectations, and our learned behaviors that suggest we have to have "The Fix" and provide tangible takeaways every time—and changing that approach. Instead, we are learning to be present with another person and their story, without always having (or needing) a solution.  We touch on thin and body privilege, weight stigma, expanding your business, and starting to see how weight inclusive practices apply beyond nutrition therapy and into the world around us.  Links mentioned:  #INSPIRDtoSEEK Facebook group INSPIRD Nutrition, Haley's private practice in Pittsburgh, PA What we've learned about Holding Space (h/t Fiona Sutherland, of The Mindful Dietitian) Weight Inclusive Nutrition and Dietetics (WIND) events  Weight Stigma 88 Acres partnership with RD Real Talk and WIND events helped bring this episode to your ears. Check out their Nutrition Collaborative for professionals!  Other stuff: Be part of the extended podcast conversations and meet fellow real-talkers by joining our Patreon community. Join here, for just $1. Learn more about the Weight Inclusive Nutrition & Dietetics Events: weightinclusivenutrition.com Your host, Heather Caplan: HeatherCaplan.com, @heatherDCRD, @RDRealTalk. Have you left a review on iTunes yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars.  Last but not least, get more RD Real Talk from the newsletter, landing in your inbox weekly!  

How can we practice more weight-inclusivity in healthcare? In dietetics? Why does this approach feel threatening, and divisive? What can we do about the lack of diversity in dietetics? Weight Inclusive Nutrition and Dietetics (WIND) Workshop recording: These aren’t easy questions to answer, or even talk about. But it’s necessary that we look at these issues and get ready to take them on. It’s imperative that we stop promoting and engaging weight-based discrimination. It’s unethical to suggest weight-loss is always a path to better health. In this panel discussion, and first ever live podcast recording for the show, you’ll hear dietitians Alissa Rumsey, Beth Rosen, Jennifer McGurk, and Heather Caplan (me). This was preceded by three continuing education sessions (outlined here), which are now recorded webinars available for purchase! WIND Virtual Registration—Get three webinars focused on weight-inclusive practices! Join the WIND email list for future event and production updates. Things we talked about: Nicole Antoinette’s Newsletter Representation: The 67% project Diversify Dietetics & their scholarship fund The non-diet approach isn’t easy work The Fat Sex Therapist (and sharing messages from marginalized communities) Research being done by one of our attendees, Kendrin Sonneville ScD RD Marci Evans: Resources for professionals “Sick Enough”, by Jennifer Gaudiana, with a section on bariatric surgery Music used in this episode, “New Frontier” via premiumbeat.com   Other stuff: Be part of the extended podcast conversations and meet fellow real-talkers by joining our Patreon community. Join here, for just $1. Your host, Heather Caplan: HeatherCaplan.com, @heatherDCRD, @RDRealTalk.  Have you left a review on iTunes yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars. Questions or requests for the show? Reach out: RDRealTalk @ Gmail.com   

It's just me on this one, because #lifehappens. It's also a deep dive into the Weight Inclusive Nutrition and Dietetics events I launched in late 2018, giving you a little glimpse behind the scenes. Here are the links and resources mentioned:  Weight Inclusive Nutrition and Dietetics (WIND) events  JOIN US virtually, since the NYC workshop sold out Alissa Rumsey MS RD—my partner in launching the NYC WIND Workshop  The RD Real Talk episode with Alissa Association for Size Diversity and Health (ASDAH)  International Weight Stigma conference Get on the WIND email list for updates about upcoming events and workshops.  Register for access to the inaugural WIND Workshop webinars, for 3 CEUs!  And other stuff:  Be part of the extended podcast conversations and meet fellow real-talkers by joining our Patreon community. Join here, for just $1. Your host, Heather Caplan: HeatherCaplan.com, @heatherDCRD, @RDRealTalk. Have you left a review on iTunes yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars. Questions or requests for the show? Reach out: RDRealTalk @ Gmail.com Last but not least, get more RD Real Talk from the newsletter, landing in your inbox weekly!

Emily Travis, MPH RD, joins me to talk about all things dating, socializing, and maintaining your intuitive eating preferences. Emily regales us with stories from her dating experiences, from inappropriate comments to a waiter offering some #DietCulture tips. We're not here for that, y'all.  Emily offers more information about this topic on her site: WeAll-Eat.com.  We cover everything from friendships to romantic relationships, but I do want to acknowledge that this is mostly a conversation about "traditional" dating, in hetero-normative relationships. So, I want to welcome YOUR stories, too. Have a different perspective to add to the mix? Reach out anytime: RDRealTalk@Gmail.com  Before we dive into all things dating, I share a little real-talk-moment about an unpleasant run-in with diet culture on social media. Maybe you can relate to that, too.  For more, follow Emily @weall_eat on Instagram.  Other stuff: Be part of the extended podcast conversations and meet fellow real-talkers by joining our Patreon community. Join here, for just $1. Learn more about the Weight Inclusive Nutrition & Dietetics Events: weightinclusiveconference.com | Virtual registration: get three webinars for 3 CEUs!  Your host, Heather Caplan: HeatherCaplan.com, @heatherDCRD, @RDRealTalk.  Have you left a review on iTunes yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars. Questions or requests for the show? Reach out: RDRealTalk @ Gmail.com Last but not least, get more RD Real Talk from the newsletter, landing in your inbox weekly!

Kelsey Miller, author of the 5-year column "The Anti-Diet Project" on Refiner29, and force behind The 67 Percent Project, joins me for a chat about all things real life, and Not dieting. Kelsey shares the moment, "somewhere between an epiphany and a panic attack," when she decided to be done with dieting. And from there, what's next? An eating coach, the Intuitive Eating book, writing her memoir (see below), and how life can be hard, either way.  We also touch on representation in pop culture, and a different way to look at some of our favorite shows (again!), a la her newest book.  More of Kelsey's work:  Big Girl, a memoir  I'll Be There For You, a book about FRIENDS KelseyMiller.com @MsKelseyMiller Other stuff:  Be part of the extended podcast conversations and meet fellow real-talkers by joining our Patreon community. Join here, for just $1. Learn more about the Weight Inclusive Nutrition & Dietetics Events: weightinclusiveconference.com. Join us virtually for the first event!  Your host, Heather Caplan: HeatherCaplan.com, @heatherDCRD, @RDRealTalk. Have you left a review on iTunes yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars. Questions or requests for the show? Reach out: RDRealTalk @ Gmail.com Last but not least, get more RD Real Talk from the newsletter, landing in your inbox weekly!  

Taylor Wolfram, dietitian, vegan advocate, and HAES practitioner, wants you to know what veganism is, and what it definitely isn't (e.g. a diet). She posted about this on Instagram recently, knowing it would spark some controversy but willing to take that on. "It's just the tip of the iceberg," she wrote in her post on Instagram.  We answer a listener's question about some family health history and current heart health issues, related to veganism.  We talk about how veganism and the Eating Disorder treatment worlds can seem at odds.  We talk about the Health Halo and pervasive Diet Culture messaging surrounding veganism, and how to decode it.  And we talk about why Taylor's passion is helping vegans embrace Health at Every Size, and vice versa.  Taylor: @TaylorWolframRD , wholegreenwellness.com Resources mentioned:  ASDAH webinars Body Respect, by Linda Bacon PhD TheVeganRD.com Even Vegans Die The Full Helping Join us for the Weight Inclusive Nutrition & Dietetic events!  Virtual registration for 3 sessions on weight stigma, weight cycling, and weight-inclusive practices for core areas of dietetics Other stuff: Join the extended podcast conversations and meet fellow real-talkers by joining our community, Patreon.com/RdRealTalk Your host, Heather Caplan: HeatherCaplan.com, @heatherDCRD, @RDRealTalk.  Have you left a review on iTunes yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars. Questions or requests for the show? Reach out: RDRealTalk @ Gmail.com Last but not least, get more RD Real Talk from the newsletter, landing in your inbox weekly!  

Replay! Lindsay Stenovec, dietitian and host of The Nurtured Mama podcast, joins me to talk about the tenth principle of Intuitive Eating. At the end, nutrition is brought back into the picture! This book was authored by two dietitians, after all.  Lindsay and I talk about why it's important that nutrition is taken OFF the table while clients work on eating intuitively. Diet culture has hijacked our thoughts around nutrition, making it nearly impossible to feel "good" about eating anything but fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Orthorexia, an eating disorder defined by an unhealthy fixation on eating healthy foods, is an eating disorder that's hard for some people to even recognize. Dieting is the norm.  In this episode, we hope to help you understand why it's OK—healthy, even—to put nutrition thoughts away while you work on other aspects of Intuitive eating, including self-trust and self-awareness. And it's OK to be interested in nutrition again, eventually.  Lindsay's work and Nurtured Mama community can be found on her website, nutritioninstincts.com . Other stuff: Join the extended podcast conversations and meet fellow real-talkers by joining our community, Patreon.com/RdRealTalk Your host, Heather Caplan: HeatherCaplan.com, @heatherDCRD, @RDRealTalk Have you left a review on iTunes yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars. Questions or requests for the show? Reach out: RDRealTalk @ Gmail.com

Replay! Paige Smathers, dietitian and host of the podcast Nutrition Matters, joins me to dive into the sixth principle of Intuitive Eating. Satisfaction is different than satiety, but it can take some time to identify their unique qualities. Our diet-focused culture has a hard time with satisfaction, as it implies feeling pleasure in your food experiences. Our clients have struggled with this principle, as it requires coming to peace with our food preferences and cravings.  Links we talk about on the episode:  Don't Let Trader Joe's Make You Feel Guilty About Eating Paige's podcast episode about Intuitive Eating  10 Principles of Intuitive Eating Read the book: Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program That Works Other stuff: Join the extended podcast conversations and meet fellow real-talkers by joining our community,Patreon.com/RdRealTalk Learn more about Weight Inclusive Nutrition & Dietetics education and events.  Your host, Heather Caplan: HeatherCaplan.com, @heatherDCRD, @RDRealTalk Have you left a review on iTunes yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars. Questions or requests for the show? Reach out: RDRealTalk @ Gmail.com

Replay! Julie Duffy Dillon, aka the Food Peace RD, joins me to discuss Intuitive Eating (IE) Principle #3: Make Peace With Food. All foods! Not just the healthy, or "fun", foods.  We start by outlining what's called "The Last Supper Phenomenon" of dieting. This sets everyone up for failure, yet we see it happen so often.  It's just one factor that pulls your dieting pendulum too far to one side, so it will inevitably swing right back.  Read the book: Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Program That Works Julie and I dig into the importance of making peace with all foods, how this concept is largely misunderstood, and what steps anyone can take to start the process. As Julie says, EVERY food has its place, and anything can be unhealthy for us in excess. (Yep, even broccoli!) For more on Intuitive Eating, check out the FULL Intuitive Eating RD Real Talk podcast series.  Other stuff: Join the extended podcast conversations and meet fellow real-talkers by joining our community, Patreon.com/RdRealTalk Learn more about Weight Inclusive Nutrition & Dietetics education and events.  Your host, Heather Caplan: HeatherCaplan.com, @heatherDCRD, @RDRealTalk Have you left a review on iTunes yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars. Questions or requests for the show? Reach out: RDRealTalk @ Gmail.com

Replay! This is the episode that kicked of the RD Real Talk podcast Intuitive Eating series—10 episodes all about the principles, and evidence, behind Intuitive Eating (IE). Evelyn Tribole is one of the co-authors of the book on Intuitive Eating, and dishes about how the idea came to be, why she wrote it (with Elyse Resche), and what that was like in the mid-90s. For reference: It was first published in 1995! If you haven't already, buy the book and dig in.  For now, tune in to hear it all from the OG IE dietitian herself.  Other stuff: Join the extended podcast conversations and meet fellow real-talkers by joining our community, Patreon.com/RdRealTalk Your host, Heather Caplan: HeatherCaplan.com, @heatherDCRD, @RDRealTalk Have you left a review on iTunes yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars. Questions or requests for the show? Reach out: RDRealTalk @ Gmail.com  

Jessica Jones, dietitian and host of Food Heaven podcast, joins me to chat about her career, and then, Whole30. January seems like the most popular time for people to "try" the Whole30, so we're here to try and help you avoid that path. I put out a call to social media, asking people why they've done the Whole30, and what they liked about it, to try and integrate various perspectives.  Tune into our conversation to learn why Whole30 isn't the best way to adopt new habits like meal planning, trying new recipes, and eating to feel better. There are many other ways to do all of the above, without extreme food restrictions or rigid food rules.  We address: meal planning, recipes, digestive issues, sugar addiction (or lack thereof), PCOS, and the hidden threat of deprivation.  Most of the things we talked about: Food heaven show on YouTube, and the Food Heaven podcast “I guess the Whole30 is very much still a thing”, on my blog Marci Evans on Food Addiction: Food Pscyh & RD Real Talk (#26) “Why Fear of Sugar Addiction May Be More Toxic Than Sugar Is” by Rebecca Scritchfield RD PCOS Nutrition resources: Julie Duffy Dillon & Rachael Hartley   Other stuff: Join the extended podcast conversations and meet fellow real-talkers by joining our community, Patreon.com/RdRealTalk Your host, Heather Caplan: HeatherCaplan.com, @heatherDCRD, @RDRealTalk Have you left a review on iTunes yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars. Questions or requests for the show? Reach out: RDRealTalk @ Gmail.com

Solo episode! I used to blog about business updates, but I took it to the podcast this time. A year-in-review type thing, addressing things that I started but didn't continue, how I make business decisions, risks I've taken, and things that are new.  *If you know the lyrical reference, you get me.  Links referenced in the episode: Previous business updates, on the blog The weekly newsletter Weight inclusive nutrition and dietetics (WIND) events My intern, Nicole Nguyen (@stillandwell) Lane9Project.org (and our Facebook group) Webinar: How to use the core concepts of Intuitive Eating with Sports Nutrition Wall Quote: “99 Diets” FitFueling.com Whitney Bateson’s digital strategy for dietitians SimpleMills.com   Other stuff: Join the extended podcast conversations and meet fellow real-talkers by joining our community, Patreon.com/RdRealTalk Your host, Heather Caplan: HeatherCaplan.com, @heatherDCRD, @RDRealTalk Have you left a review on iTunes yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars. Questions or requests for the show? Reach out: RDRealTalk @ Gmail.com

Jessi Haggerty, aka host of The Body Love Project podcast, joins me on the show. We talk about how she began questioning the efficacy of weight-loss diets in college, and how that felt as a young RD. Jessi is also a personal trainer, tired of the fat-phobia and fear-based food messaging in the fitness industry. Her work is based around body inclusivity, women's health, and creating environments supportive of Intuitive Eating and Health at Every Size (HAES).  Also in this episode: Jessi shares a personal update that explains why we've heard a little less from her on her podcast and blog this year. And we dive into a discussion about how our favorite TV shows of yore don't quite hold up in the body and weight-inclusive world we want to foster. (Looking at you, FRIENDS and SATC. Though, the list is long!)  Things and links mentioned in the show:  Jessi Haggerty Real Talk blog post: "I don't want to be a dietitian anymore" The Body Love Project podcast Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Way That Works, by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resche  Intuitive Eating podcast series on RD Real Talk The One About Friends, by Kelsey Miller #WokeCharlotte & Every Outfit on SATC Extended conversations about podcast episodes, Q&A, and community chats with the RD Real Talk Patreon! Join here, for just $1.  Interested in the Weight-Inclusive Nutrition and Dietetics event series? Join our email list! More: weightinclusiveconference.com  This episode is sponsored by Simple Mills. Check out their snacks, baking mixes, and frostings on SimpleMills.com Other stuff: Your host, Heather Caplan: HeatherCaplan.com, @heatherDCRD, @RDRealTalk Have you left a review on iTunes yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars. Questions or requests for the show? Reach out: RDRealTalk @ Gmail.com Thank you for listening! 

Cara Harbstreet, of StreetSmart Nutrition and a new startup, Libre Connections, joins me to talk business, investing in yourself, and mind mapping! (I had to look up what mind-mapping is, btw.) She's gone from being a new RD with a full-time job, to starting her private practice, to joining a startup incubator all in just a few years. She had an idea, and ran with it. Cue: Libre Connections.  We talk about successes and failures in business, starting something and learning along the way, and what happens when you invest in yourself (even if it's just a few bucks to get you started). Oh, and we talk about being sassy on Twitter (@StreetSmartRD).  Check out Cara's new podcast, You Can Eat With Us.  Other stuff: Have you left a review on iTunes yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars. Are you new to Intuitive Eating? Listen to my 10-episode Intuitive Eating series, which dives into each of the 10 principles. Follow along on social: @heatherDCRD and @RDRealTalk  And, last but not least, the Patreon page! Support RD Real Talk, and get access to the RD Real Talk community. Start at just $1/month.  Questions or requests for the show? Reach out: RDRealTalk @ Gmail.com

Heather Caplan is a registered dietitian, blogger, freelance writer, running coach and podcaster with a passion to help women who have struggled with their relationship with food or their body to recover and thrive. Heather shares her journey into entrepreneurship, working with clients and more.  Find Heather: http://heathercaplan.com/ https://twitter.com/heatherdcRD https://www.instagram.com/heatherdcRD/ https://www.facebook.com/RealTalkRD/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-caplan-rd Awesome Women Entrepreneurs:  https://awesomewomen.org/  

Lauren Newman is what we in the dietetic world call an "RD2Be". She's completing a Coordinated program at UT Austin, and will be joining us with her RD certification soon.  She is part of a Facebook group for new and aspiring dietitians who are interested in intuitive eating (IE) and Health at Every Size (HAES). I reached out to her after she posted about something big; she gave a presentation on Intuitive Eating and HAES in her Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) class.  Baller move.  In this first IE Stories episode, we get real about the initial assumptions Lauren had about these philosophies. She tried hard to prove them wrong, to stay in the weight-based world of nutrition that she believed to be true, to "fight" the so-called obesity epidemic! Then we talk about the Big Nutrition Goal she has for her career, and the work it will take to get there.  Find more about Lauren on her site, laurennewmanrd2be.com, or via Instagram @gofeedyourself_.  Support the show to help fund RD Real Talk production, and get exclusive access to 1:1 coaching episodes:patreon.com/rdrealtalk Questions? Reach out anytime: RDRealTalk at Gmail dot com. For more information about this series, and my work, visit HeatherCaplan.com or follow along @HeatherDCRD on Twitter, @RDRealTalk on Instagram, and Facebook. Register for my online course with dietitian Kelly Jones, Fit Fueling: Mindful and Intuitive Eating for Active Women. The next class starts in July! Subscribe to the weekly RD Real Talk newsletter for more show notes, Off the Air anecdotes, and weekly reads!

This RD Real Talk coaching call focuses on how to lose the comfort of structure in our approach to counseling and incorporate intuitive eating into her practice. It's not easy to do, but we all start somewhere!  We talk about nutrition counseling, starting a private practice, practice IE principles in life and work, and how to approach clients who need Medical Nutrition Therapy.  For resources, visit my Intuitive Eating Podcast page. If you're interested in having a career coaching or mentoring call like this one, reach out me using the email provided below! Register for my online course with dietitian Kelly Jones, Fit Fueling: Mindful and Intuitive Eating for Active Women. The next class starts soon! *Support the show and help fund our next RD Real Talk series: patreon.com/rdrealtalk* Becoming a Patreon of the show gives you access to more of these 1:1 coaching conversations.  Questions? Reach out anytime: RDRealTalk at Gmail dot com. For more information about this series, and my work, visit HeatherCaplan.com or follow along @HeatherDCRD on Twitter, @RDRealTalk on Instagram, and Facebook. Subscribe to the weekly RD Real Talk newsletter for more show notes, Off the Air anecdotes, and weekly reads!

This is the first RD Real Talk coaching episode! These coaching episodes are an extension of the Intuitive Eating series, exploring the concepts with listeners who reached out and agreed to have a one-on-one recorded session. (All personal details are kept anonymous.) In this coaching episode: A dietitian is about to switch jobs and will now have a new schedule, and will be able to step away from weight-loss work. She's realizing that the diet mentality has a stronghold on her approach to nutrition. She dabbled in weight loss for her wedding, and wrapped much her of dietitian identity up in certain healthy eating practices and messages.  She's curious about intuitive eating, but struggling with how to implement the principles for herself.  To get access to more one-on-one RD Real Talk coaching episodes, become a Patreon of the show!    For more information about this show, and my work, visit HeatherCaplan.com or follow along @HeatherDCRD on Twitter, @RDRealTalk on Instagram, and Facebook. Register for my online course with dietitian Kelly Jones, Fit Fueling: Mindful and Intuitive Eating for Active Women. The next class starts soon! Subscribe to the weekly RD Real Talk newsletter for more show notes, Off the Air anecdotes, and weekly reads! Questions? Reach out anytime: RDRealTalk at Gmail dot com.

Since we started the Intuitive Eating series, you've asked a LOT of questions and I love it. Be curious! Be skeptical! Be aware of what's holding you back! In this episode I take the general version of questions I've received from listeners, and invite you to answer an important prompt.  Questions and resources listed below!  If I feel full after a meal, but then hungry an hour later, what went wrong? What is there to learn, "nutritionally"? Can I follow a food/meal plan and eat intuitively? What should I know about Intermittent Fasting and IE? My schedule is not my own! How do I eat when I'm hungry if I can't control when my meals happen? What resources exist for combining Sports Nutrition and IE? A few resources:  Episode with Lindsey Stenovec on "Gentle Nutrition" Episode with Christy Harrison re: Intermittent Fasting Virtual Course: Fit Fueling for Active Women Learning to eat again: Intuitive eating practices among retired female collegiate athletes Testing the Acceptance Model of Intuitive Eating with College Women Athletes 10 Principles of Intuitive Eating Questions? Reach out anytime: RDRealTalk at Gmail dot com. For more information about this series, and my work, visit HeatherCaplan.com or follow along @HeatherDCRD on Twitter, @RDRealTalk on Instagram, and Facebook. Register for my online course with dietitian Kelly Jones, Fit Fueling: Mindful and Intuitive Eating for Active Women. The next class starts soon! Subscribe to the weekly RD Real Talk newsletter for more show notes, Off the Air anecdotes, and weekly reads!

Lindsay Stenovec, dietitian and host of The Nurtured Mama podcast, joins me to talk about the tenth principle of Intuitive Eating. At the end, nutrition is brought back into the picture! This book was authored by two dietitians, after all.  Lindsay and I talk about why it's important that nutrition is taken OFF the table while clients work on eating intuitively. Diet culture has hijacked our thoughts around nutrition, making it nearly impossible to feel "good" about eating anything but fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Orthorexia, an eating disorder defined by an unhealthy fixation on eating healthy foods, is an eating disorder that's hard for some people to even recognize. Dieting is the norm.  In this episode, we hope to help you understand why it's OK—healthy, even—to put nutrition thoughts away while you work on other aspects of Intuitive eating, including self-trust and self-awareness. And it's OK to be interested in nutrition again, eventually.  Lindsay's work and Nurtured Mama community can be found on her website, nutritioninstincts.com . *Support the show and help fund our next RD Real Talk series: patreon.com/rdrealtalk* Questions or suggestions for what's next? Reach out anytime: RDRealTalk@gmail.com For more information about this series, and my work, visit HeatherCaplan.com or follow along @HeatherDCRD on Twitter, @RDRealTalk on Instagram, and Facebook. Register for my online course with dietitian Kelly Jones, Fit Fueling: Mindful and Intuitive Eating for Active Women. The next class starts soon! Subscribe to the weekly RD Real Talk newsletter for more show notes, Off the Air anecdotes, and weekly reads!

Robyn Nohling, dietitian and Family Nurse Practitioner, is one of my favorite gals to chat with about all things intuitive eating. She has written about the ways in which she shifted her approach to exercise on her blog, The Real Life RD. We have both trained for endurance running events, and think of exercise a little differently now that we do work in this space. We also both work with women recovering from Hypothalamic Amenorrhea (HA), during which exercise may have to take a back seat, or be stopped entirely. We dive into what it means to enjoy exercise, feeling the difference between exercising for the psychological benefits instead of in hopes of physical changes.   Our culture’s obsession with suffering and powering through workouts in order to “gain” fitness or prove that you’re strong shapes doesn’t foster “health” in every sense. Listen to this episode to step back and take a hard look at your habits and patterns with exercise, and try to keep an open mind to approaching it with a little more self-awareness and care.   Robyn’s work and services: thereallife-rd.com 2 CEU Webinar for RDs mentioned in our conversation: How to Take the Anti-Diet Approach to Your Dietetics Career 10 principles of Intuitive Eating   Questions? Reach out anytime: RDRealTalk at Gmail dot com. For more information about this series, and my work, visit HeatherCaplan.com or follow along @HeatherDCRD on Twitter, @RDRealTalk on Instagram, and Facebook. Register for my online course with dietitian Kelly Jones, Fit Fueling: Mindful and Intuitive Eating for Active Women. The next class starts soon! Subscribe to the weekly RD Real Talk newsletter for more show notes, Off the Air anecdotes, and weekly reads!

Tracy Brown, dietitian and body image coach, joins me to talk about the eighth principle of Intuitive Eating—Respect Your Body. We dive into what it means to respect, versus love (or hate) the shape, size, and feel of your body. Tracy had a unique road to becoming a dietitian, and started doing this work long before the anti-diet movement as we know it today. (Thank you, Tracy!)  Mentioned on the show, Tracy's book pick for all women listening: When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies This recording came at a unique time for me–my third trimester of pregnancy—and carries lessons anyone can use during any stage of life.  Questions? Reach out anytime: RDRealTalk at Gmail dot com. For more information about this series, and my work, visit HeatherCaplan.com or follow along @HeatherDCRD on Twitter, @RDRealTalk on Instagram, and Facebook. Register for the Fit Fueling: Mindful and Intuitive Eating for Active Women. The next online course starts soon! Support the show on Patreon! Options start at just $1 per month!  Subscribe to the weekly RD Real Talk newsletter for more show notes, Off the Air anecdotes, and weekly reads!

Jennifer Rollin, MSW LCSW-C and eating disorder specialist, joins me to talk about the spectrum of emotional eating. The seventh principle of Intuitive Eating addresses the times in life when we may try to numb emotions with food, or feel emotions because of food. We talk about personality traits, learning to recognize emotions, and our physiological responses to psychological stress. Jennifer's work can be found on her site: jenniferrollin.com. She also writes about the anti-diet movement, and eating disorder recovery, for the Huffington Post. She also has a series of webinars, found here.  Questions? Reach out anytime: RDRealTalk at Gmail dot com. For more information about this series, and my work, visit HeatherCaplan.com or follow along @HeatherDCRD on Twitter, @RDRealTalk on Instagram, and Facebook. Register for the EDRDPro Symposium for 12 CEUs and information from 12 Eating Disorder experts! The symposium starts March 1, 2018. And, register for the Fit Fueling: Mindful and Intuitive Eating for Active Women. The next online course starts soon! Subscribe to the weekly RD Real Talk newsletter for more show notes, Off the Air anecdotes, and weekly reads!  

Paige Smathers, dietitian and host of the podcast Nutrition Matters, joins me to dive into the sixth principle of Intuitive Eating. Satisfaction is different than satiety, but it can take some time to identify their unique qualities. Our diet-focused culture has a hard time with satisfaction, as it implies feeling pleasure in your food experiences. Our clients have struggled with this principle, as it requires coming to peace with our food preferences and cravings.  Links we talk about on the episode:  Don't Let Trader Joe's Make You Feel Guilty About Eating Paige's podcast episode about Intuitive Eating  10 Principles of Intuitive Eating   Questions? Reach out anytime: RDRealTalk at Gmail dot com. For more information about this series, and my work, visit HeatherCaplan.com or follow along @HeatherDCRD on Twitter, @RDRealTalk on Instagram, and Facebook. Register for the EDRDPro Symposium for 12 CEUs and information from 12 Eating Disorder experts! The symposium starts March 1, 2018. Subscribe to the weekly RD Real Talk newsletter for more show notes, Off the Air anecdotes, and weekly reads!

Kim Hoban, a certified Intuitive Eating (IE) counselor and good RD friend of mine, is on the show to help me cover IE principle 5. Feeling fullness isn't as, well, intuitive, as you might think. But when most people think about IE, they think it's just about "eating when you're hungry and stopping when you're full." So, we finally get to chat about the second half of that assumption.  We talk about why fullness isn't introduced until you're already halfway through the 10 IE principles, and what it means to FEEL full versus satisfied. (More on that next week!) To be honest, we both see a lot of clients use fullness as an excuse to restrict their intake, or misunderstand the sensation entirely. We get real about that.  This is also a big conversation topic in the virtual course I lead for active women on combining sports nutrition and intuitive eating—fullness is something many athletes shy away from. If you want to learn more about the course, Fit Fueling, and these concepts, register for our next course here! (Starts Monday, March 5)  Questions? Reach out anytime: RDRealTalk at Gmail dot com. For more information about this series, and my work, visit HeatherCaplan.com or follow along @HeatherDCRD on Twitter, @RDRealTalk on Instagram, and Facebook. Register for the EDRDPro Symposium for 12 CEUs and information from 12 Eating Disorder experts! The symposium starts March 1, 2018. Subscribe to the weekly RD Real Talk newsletter for more show notes, Off the Air anecdotes, and weekly reads!

Emily Fonnesbeck joins me to talk about an Intuitive Eating (IE) principle that is challenging for many people—#4 how to challenge the food police.  We review the various types of Food Police that may be directing traffic in your mind on any given day–from the Ally to the Informant—and how to start distinguishing the foes from the friend. Food police may be most familiar to those who have had an eating disorder. The voices sound a lot like an example provided by Dr. Laura Hill in her TEDx talk on anorexia. Even in the absence of an eating disorder, diet culture employs food policing thoughts that influence how we eat throughout the day.  In the episode, we emphasize that restrictive eating is NOT healthy eating, and that not everyone obsesses over food. It is possible to go throughout your day without these food policing thoughts and internal debates.  Check out more of Emily's writing and work on her site: EmilyFonnesbeck.com  Next up: Kim Hoban, and principle #5: How to respect your fullness!  Questions? Reach out anytime: RDRealTalk at Gmail dot com. For more information about this series, and my work, visit HeatherCaplan.com or follow along @HeatherDCRD on Twitter, @RDRealTalk on Instagram, and Facebook. Register for the EDRDPro Symposium for 12 CEUs and information from 12 Eating Disorder experts! The symposium starts March 1, 2018. Subscribe to the weekly RD Real Talk newsletter for more show notes, Off the Air anecdotes, and weekly reads!

Julie Duffy Dillon, aka the Food Peace RD, joins me to discuss Intuitive Eating (IE) Principle #3: Make Peace With Food. All foods! Not just the healthy, or "fun", foods.  We start by outlining what's called "The Last Supper Phenomenon" of dieting. This sets everyone up for failure, yet we see it happen so often.  It's just one factor that pulls your dieting pendulum too far to one side, so it will inevitably swing right back.  Julie and I dig into the importance of making peace with all foods, how this concept is largely misunderstood, and what steps anyone can take to start the process. As Julie says, EVERY food has its place, and anything can be unhealthy for us in excess. (Yep, even broccoli!) Next up: Dietitian Emily Fonnesbeck and I review Principle #5, asking you to Challenge the Food Police.  Questions? Reach out anytime: RDRealTalk at gmail dot com. For more information about this series, and my work, visit HeatherCaplan.com or follow along @HeatherDCRD on Twitter, @RDRealTalk on Instagram, and Facebook. Subscribe to the weekly RD Real Talk newsletter for more show notes, Off the Air anecdotes, and weekly reads! Register for the EDRDPro Symposium for 12 CEUs and information from 12 Eating Disorder experts! The symposium starts March 1, 2018.

Jennifer McGurk joins me to discuss Intuitive Eating principle #2: Honoring Your Hunger. At the time of recording, I was pregnant and she had just given birth, so we start with some real talk about the IE lessons these experiences will teach you! If you decide to skip ahead, we get into the principle and how it's essential to intuitive eating. It's also essential to have acknowledged your diet mentality, and put any goals of weight loss (or "management" aside) in order to really hear and heed your body's hunger signals.  Jennifer is an eating disorder specialist, so part of our conversation touches on how this principle is used for eating disorder treatment, when appropriate.  Check out Jennifer's work and resources on her site: EatwithKnowledge.com Questions? Reach out anytime: RDRealTalk at Gmail dot com. For more information about this series, and my work, visit HeatherCaplan.com or follow along @HeatherDCRD on Twitter, @RDRealTalk on Instagram, and Facebook. Register for the EDRDPro Symposium for 12 CEUs and information from 12 Eating Disorder experts! The symposium starts March 1, 2018. Subscribe to the weekly RD Real Talk newsletter for more show notes, Off the Air anecdotes, and weekly reads! Stay tuned to learn about principle #3 (Make Peace With Food) next, with Julie Duffy Dillon! 

Sumner Brooks, an eating disorder dietitian and founder of EDRDpro, joins me to discuss the first principle of Intuitive Eating, Rejecting the Diet Mentality. As long as the diet mentality is prioritized—or as Sumner puts it, we make food decisions based on the outcome expected—it will be nearly impossible to eat intuitively.  ETA: There seems to have been an issue with the audio recording, so Sumner's voice sounds a little off. Technology isn't always our best friend. :)  While listening to this episode, think about your own diet mentality and what drives the food choices you make every day. Are you avoiding or working toward a certain outcome (e.g. weight, "health", or something else)? Or are you trying to tune into your body's signals of hunger, fullness, satisfaction, etc? (More on all of that to come!)  It may be uncomfortable to realize that even though you may not be following a "diet," there are still many filters, or rules, by which you make food decisions. We know how that feels. We've been there. Stick with us. We give examples of the various levels of diet thinking, and how to work through this principle to bring yourself some food freedom. It helps you build the foundation on which you'll continue to build your intuitive eating habits throughout this series.  Questions? Reach out anytime: RDRealTalk at Gmail dot com.  For more information about this series, and my work, visit HeatherCaplan.com or follow along @HeatherDCRD on Twitter, @RDRealTalk on Instagram, and Facebook.  Follow Sumner's work on EDRDpro.com, and sign up for her upcoming EDRDPro Symposium.  Subscribe to the weekly RD Real Talk newsletter for more show notes, Off the Air anecdotes, and weekly reads!