Conversations With Anne Elizabeth

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 115:  February #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 114:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Sarah Gatien, RDN “There are definitely some tough days but I’ve actually helped people. It’s so rewarding to know that after all of this time and all of this struggle (to becoming a dietitian), I’m helping people now. There are people who say it’s just nutrition, it’s just food but you don’t realize how people base so much on food.” Sarah Gatien, RDN Today’s conversation is with Sarah Gatien, a registered dietitian with a huge passion for nutrition, taking her on quite the journey to her goals. Sarah and I connected in the Instagram world while she was going through difficult times during her professional career. Sometimes is just pays to reach out to others on social media, you never know the personal and precious relationships you can form there. Which is exactly what Sarah and I share. This impressive lady has taken a long and winding road personally and professionally to be in the happy place she is today with her career. Being a dietitian can be a tou

Conversation 113:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Aimee Sarchet, RDN “There are more conversations that come up and I see more conferences offering sessions on video. It is usually the basics and discussion afterwards (by dietitians) includes saying they are scared and don’t know where to start. It makes sense, it’s something we’re not trained in and is outside of our wheelhouse but I think video is really important because it is the way social media is headed.” Aimee Sarchet, RDN. Today’s conversation is with Aimee Sarchet, a registered dietitian and entrepreneur with a passion for photography and videography. Aimee found a passion for nutrition at a young age and pursued dietetics the first day of her college career. She knew almost right away after completing her internship, she wanted to be an entrepreneur and start her own business with a personal connection to individuals struggling with GI issues. SInce then, her career has taken a bit of a different direction, but she still finds the joy in being a

Conversation 112:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Zach Cordell, RDN “Teaching gives me the opportunity to talk to somebody 2 times a week for 4 months and really give them a basis in nutrition rather than trying to chase after them every couple of weeks to make sure they are coming back. I love being able to be with these students at a place where they’re leaving their home, making their own food choices and getting ready to decide who they are going to be in terms of health.” Zach Cordell, RDN. Today’s conversation is with Zach Cordell, a registered dietitian, professor, podcast host of The Latter-Day Saint Nutritionist and a brand new author. There are dietitians who are passionate about nutrition and then there is Zach Cordell. This conversation with Zach was very special because he is very special. Zach has always had a passion for teaching and comes from a long line of teachers, including his wife. During his work as a missionary, he realized through the personal connections made along the way, how im

Conversation 111:  #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 my 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 108:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Jason Lau, BSc, RD “I am very happy I have able to find what I am passionate about.  I know people struggle with theirs and they go through 2 or 3 career changes and they still can’t find what they actually love. I know without one bit of doubt and say this is what I want to do forever and ever. I get so excited about it.”  Jason Lau, BSc, RD Today’s conversation is with Jason Lau, a registered dietitian who is an animal lover at heart who stumbled upon dietetics through a very personal discovery. In a world of the female domination of dietetics, I am always drawn to connecting with males who go into the field, to hear their story and journey. Jason and I connected through instagram through a few discussions about loving our work and finding the joy in what we do.  Jason shares his personal journey to dietetics and how he is using his story to help his patients as a clinical dietitian and the clients he sees in his own private practice. He also shares some

Conversation 109:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Julia Heos, RD “Sometimes I will have customers come in for one-on-one appointments and we’ll be talking and they will mention how early childhood experiences prevented them from liking certain foods. I really like allowing the kids to choose if they’re going to eat and how much and where the parents choose what’s offered, where and when. I think that’s a really good relationship for parents and children for feeding.”  Julia Heos, RD Today’s conversation is with Julia Heos, a retail registered dietitian who loves to eat and is very passionate about helping others along their wellness journey. As a retail dietitian myself, I hold a very special place in my heart for other retail dietitians. We are share a similar story and know the ins and outs of being in a grocery store. I connected with Julia because of her dietitian role for Zehrs grocery stores in Keswick and Uxbridge in Ontario, Canada. Julia had such a passion for her profession and loves working in t

Conversation 107:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Stephanie of The Sarcastic Nutritionist “Dietitians are so unique and are one of those driven (groups) of people. We have this thing that is so awesome and applies to everyone. It can be something you can really get into with people and we’re excited about it and that is something I have loved in the span of my career.”  Stephanie, The Sarcastic Nutritionist Today’s conversation is with Stephanie, the business savvy Registered Dietitian and co-founder of The Sarcastic Nutritionist. Behind every great brand and business is great people who have a passion for what they do and Stephanie is definitely one of those great people. Stephanie decided she wanted to go into dietetics in college but coming from an entrepreneurial family, she also knew a business background would be a great compliment to her degree. Stephanie shares how all of her experiences as a Registered Dietitian and changes in her personal life, lead her to being a business owner with her friend J

Conversation 106:  December Top 5 in 5: Up Close and Personal Conversation with Anne Elizabeth Each week, I put out my Weekly Wisdom Blog which includes my Top 5 Nutrition Noshes: my Weekly Wisdom, my Weekly Conversations, my Weekly Hellyeah, my Weekly Kick Ass Jams  and What I Love Right Now. 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. I will be recapping my crazy, delicious and random #hellyeah adventures in my  Top 5 in 5.  It’s early in the morning on Christmas Day, I’m drinking a cup of tea and thinking about all the hard things I did this past year, being inspired by my 3 podcast guests this month and looking into 2019 with spending my time wisely. Connect and let me know what you think by emailing me or connecting with me on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter    www.anneelizabethrd.com Copyright © 2018 OPI & AEHC --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anneelizabethrd/message