Conversations With Anne Elizabeth

Conversation 135:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Jenny Shea Rawn MS, MPH, RD “People that I went to grade school with sometimes say to me - Jenny, I remember you saying when you were older, you want to have a job where you can help people and help them eat well. I really do feel like nutrition is my calling. And of course being able to help others and inspire them to live a healthier lifestyle, is a true passion. The more I can help people, the better.” Jenny Shea Rawn MS, MPH, RD Today’s conversation is with Jenny Shea Rawn, a registered dietitian who shares her seafoodie inspired coastal life with her family through recipes and food photography.  Do you ever meet a person and just click and connect instantly?  Jenny is this person to me. We have never met in person, but I feel as if I have known her my whole life. Jenny shares a very unique path to dietetics by being interested in health at a young age, making connections with food by learning from her athletic mom and navigating her path to nutrition c

Conversation 134:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Stephanie Dorfman, MS, RDN “When you’re in a clinical position, you get to work with other health professional. Being in a corporate setting, I’m working with the marketing team, the culinary team, HR, IT which is nice because I get to talk about nutrition but I also get to talk/learn about other aspects of the job and the company. It would be great to add more business classes and education into our curriculum.” Stephanie Dorfman, MS, RDN Today’s conversation is with Stephanie Dorfman, a registered dietitian who found a passion for dietetics through being an athlete and cooking with her family.  Stephanie and I connected through the best dietetics practice group, Nutrition Entrepreneurs and after connecting, I knew I wanted to learn more about her journey. Stephanie grew up an athlete and loved cooking with her family, which lead her to one of the easiest decisions she has made:  becoming a registered dietitian. She is thriving and truly enjoying working f

Conversation 133:  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 a guest to just 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’s America’s birthday and we are sharing how we celebrate and discussing our thoughts on plant-based eating. 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 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anneelizabethrd/message

Conversation 132:  June #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.  This month I’m chatting about attending high school reunions and my new continuing education opportunities with my book.  Connect and let me know what you think by emailing me or connecting with me 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/ann

Conversation 132:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Abbie Scott, RD, LD “Sometimes I have to pinch myself, especially if it is a really hard day at work. I’m working where I want to be, in eating disorders. Even though the most stressful days are VERY stressful, I still really get a lot out of this work. And I know I am making a difference.” Abbie Scott, RD, LD Today’s conversation is with Abbie Scott, a registered dietitian who has a passion for her family, yoga and working with eating disorders. Abbie is one of the most passionate dietitians I have ever met. We met while working for the same company a few years ago and I was also so impressed with her desire to be a lifelong learner. She has had a few different jobs as a dietitian and embraced them all as stepping stones. She is currently working for the Emily Program in Minnesota which specializes in the treatment of eating disorders. This is the field of dietetics she has a personal connection to and is extremely passionate about.  Abbie shares some grea

Conversation 130:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Steph Langdon, RD “I do think part of the whole reason I started my “What RD’s Do” interview series is to inspire dietitians to what is possible within the profession. I didn’t know what was possible for myself so I feel like there are a lot of people out there who want to work in a certain area but they don’t know what it takes to get there.” Steph Langdon, RD Today’s conversation is with Steph Langdon, a registered dietitian and entrepreneur who has created the inspiring and very valuable “What RD’s Do” interview series. A few months after starting this podcast, I connected with a lot of registered dietitians and a colleague suggested I follow Steph because of the similar passion we share of inspiring other dietitians. When I started digging into her “What RD’s Do” series, I really starting re-connecting to why I wanted to be a RD in the first place. Steph has over 190 interviews in her series and highlights all the amazing journeys of fellow dietitians.

Conversation 129:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Kim Rose, RDN, CDE “It’s a way fo me to express my creativity because I have that scientific side but I also like art, colors and designing. I like creating. I think to have that balance, that’s where YouTube comes in for me. I can be all numbers, calculator, lab coat, pen and paper and glasses 24/7. I need to have creativity .”  Kim Rose, RDN, CDE Today’s conversation is with Kim Rose, registered dietitian from Florida who is a clinical dietitian by day and a YouTube star  by night. Awhile ago when I was doing research on the where registered dietitians get their information about our profession, of course I started with an internet search and Kim Rose was a key part of the results. Kim has a standout presence on YouTube by hosting her own channel filled with informative and educational videos for all things registered dietitian. Her passion for the profession and her creativity radiates in her videos as well as her online presence. She is a massive influe

Conversation 128:  May #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.  This month I am sharing more about my passion of skincare and skin cancer awareness. Connect and let me know what you think by emailing me or connecting with me 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 127:  The Story, Journey and Passion - so far - of Deanne Lynch, RD2Be “I knew when I went to culinary school, it wasn’t the end-all for me. I didn’t want to be a chef at a restaurant working until midnight or on the line. I loved food so much and I wanted to learn as much as I could about it.”  Deanne, RD2Be Today’s conversation is with Deanne Lynch, a RD2Be who chose dietetics as her 3rd career will be starting her dietetic internship in a couple weeks. Deanne and I connected after the Michigan Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Spring Conference by  sending me a lovely email about her passion for dietetics and I knew I wanted to learn more about her journey. Not only is this a 3rd career for Deanne, she is also a spouse and a mother to 2 children. Deanne was a member of the Marine Corps, went to culinary school and along the way discovered her passion for dietetics. She will be starting her internship with Iowa State University in a couple of weeks and I am very happy she shared her journey wi

Conversation 126:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Kelsey Wigans, MS, RDN, LD “I really like to be in the garden and just being outside. There is something fulfilling about gardening, getting your hands dirty and pulling weeds. It humbling and fulfilling at the same time.” Kelsey Wigans, MS, RDN, LD Today’s conversation is with Kelsey Wigans, a registered dietitian and Seed to Table Manager for Gilmore City-Bradgate Schools in Iowa. You may be wondering what a Seed to Table Manager is and so was I, when my previous podcast guest Ann Parker mentioned Kelsey for the podcast. This is a great conversation about how a registered dietitian can make an impact with children when it comes to food, health and being an active teacher in the schools about agriculture and where food comes from. Kelsey is doing the most amazing things at her school, branching out much further than just a school garden, including grant writing, a teaching kitchen and a new upcoming Monarch butterfly house. Please enjoy my conversation wit

Conversation 125:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Dezi Abeyta, RDN and owner of Foodtalk Nutrition “Building the connections to the people you are working with is the most important thing because these are the people that might hire you someday. These are the people that might refer you. It’s all about your connections to people.” Dezi Abeyta, RDN Today’s conversation is with Dezi Abeyta, a registered dietitian from Tucson, AZ  who has a passion to inspire men to prioritize their family time by teaching and coaching them to utilize nutrition and exercise tactics to boost their emotional, mental, and physical availability for their family. I think it is hard to be a male in the female-dominated dietetics field and that is why Dezi is an inspiration to many for his awesome and unique contribution to the field. Dezi shares his very personal journey to dietetics which always circles around the importance of food and family. He has started his own business, Foodtalk Nutrition, with a purpose to help men along t

Conversation 124:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Jonathan Valdez, MBA, RDN, CSG, CDN, CCM, CDE, ACE-CPT “It’s a different aspect when you don’t have a trampoline to save you if you fall. And I’ve been living like that since I left home. I need to make sure every step I take is careful. I have to be more conservation on what I do because if I fail and I don’t have money, what am I going to do about that?” Jonathan Valdez, MBA, RDN, CSG, CDN, CCM, CDE, ACE-CPT Today’s conversation is with Jonathan Valdez, a registered dietitian from New York City who works hard, plays hard and  goes full force into his career and life on his own terms. If you want a little nudge to go after what you want in your life, this conversation is for you. Jonathan is embraces everything when it comes to saying #hellyeah in life. Becoming a dietitian was a long and winding road for him and he shares how he stayed the course and is now living a life he loves...for now. He is not afraid to ask for what he wants and is passionate about

Conversation 123: April #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.  This month’s topic is inspired by a post made by my previous podcast guest, Mitch Zandes about NOT being an entrepreneur. Connect and let me know what you think by emailing me or connecting with me 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/

Conversation 122:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Erin Kenney, Erin Kenney, MS, RD, LDN “We should be asking questions in all areas of nutrition. We should be asking why, we should be asking what’s in everything. We should always be educating ourselves because that’s the most important thing.” Erin Kenney, MS, RD, LDN Today’s conversation is with Erin Kenney, a registered dietitian living in Boston with a passion for mental health, sports nutrition and cooking healthy and delicious food. Erin Kenney is passionate about helping individuals achieve their healthiest self through food, nutrition, and she really sleeps, eats and breaths this message. In our conversation today, we talk about how confusing nutrition messaging can be for everyone, including dietitians. What is also very special about Erin is she truly believes in food as medicine, focusing on holistic remedies in her practice and studying to be a Holistic Cannabis Practitioner. She has also branded her own line of CBD oil and shares what to look f

Conversation 121:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Briana, RDN, CPT and Founder of A Bit of Nutrition “What I love about being a dietitian and the field of nutrition is I do feel I get to marry the two things I originally started with in psychology and teaching. With nutrition, I can educate and also help people become healthier. I can do 2 things that I love with the information I love to put out.” Briana, RDN, CPT Today’s conversation is with Briana, a registered dietitian who is passionate about sharing nutrition information a bit at a time. I really enjoyed my conversation today with Briana because she has the best approach to nutrition and working with her clients. I still find myself guilty of trying to share a lot of information at a one time with my clients and from now on, I will channel my inner Briana. She is very passionate about helping people along their wellness journey one step at a time and shares a lot of great wisdom throughout our conversation when it comes to life and our profession. Pl

Conversation 120:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Haley Hughes, RD “At the end of the day what I get the most job satisfaction out of is seeing a client make the progress or make it to their goals. Even though one-on-one is the most time consuming and stressful and almost feeling like a therapist at times. That is the definitely the most rewarding and I feel like I make a difference.” Haley Hughes, RD Today’s conversation is with Haley Hughes, a registered dietitian who is impacting her small community in a big way by starting her own practice RDRx Nutrition and coaching Crossfit. Haley’s dietitian career has taking her many places in the United States, including her home state of Alaska. While she was choosing schools, she landed in Colorado and realized there was a need for her dietitians services in her small community of Greeley. Haley started her business after seeing a need for nutrition education while doing diabetes education. She continues to be involved not only in nutrition education, but contra

Conversation 119:  March #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.   Connect and let me know what you think by emailing me or connecting with me 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 118:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Dua Aldasouqi, RD “I love dietetics. I love the field. I love the applicability. I think that is the number one thing I really love about dietetics. I can take this wherever I go. Whether I’m working professionally or not, whether I’m with family, whether I’m in the community, whether I’m with friends. I can make this literally apply to every person’s life because everybody eats .” Dua Aldasouqi, RD Today’s conversation is with Dua the Dietitian, a registered dietitian who is passionate about sharing her profession in every aspect of her life. Dua and I met over social media because I was drawn to a unique series of poetry she was sharing on Instagram. I am drawn to dietitians who incorporate other passions they have in their lives while practicing dietetics and Dua shared such a unique part of her. Our conversation is very inspiring because Dua truly believes in what life throws your way is what is meant to be. And I completely agree with her. She does a v

Conversation 117:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Ann Parker, RD, LD “Don’t close off your mind. I have to say, I was very set on community nutrition and that is where I ended up but I think certain aspects of clinical and food service would be enjoyable. There are so many paths for us as dietitians.” Ann Parker, RD, LD Today’s conversation is with Ann Parker, a registered dietitian with many creative outlets who has a passion for community nutrition. Ann is a fellow Iowa registered dietitian who I crossed paths with through our our local district dietetic association as she started to volunteer her time as the secretary and treasurer. Ann is a very passionate dietitian about a lot of things, which is what makes her very unique. I appreciate her ability to enhance her dietitian life with other passions, such as being a teacher in her local church community and through a unique exercise class, which she shares more about in the podcast. I feel very honored to have had this conversation with her in person an

Conversation 116:  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 putting on my party pants, pouring myself something refreshing to drink and inviting a guest to just see where the words take us. In this episode of Cocktails, Mocktails and Conversations, I invited back three of my favorite guests, Carrie Moody, Nicole Rodriguez and Dave Sherotski. March is National Nutrition Month and are talking about how we are celebrating and sharing thoughts on how influencers have changed the nutrition landscape. 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 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/