Conversations With Anne Elizabeth

Conversation 78:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Susie Roberts, RDN, LD, CWPD, Certified Intrinsic Coach® “I have learned, as I keep moving forward, a lot of times you come to a fork in the road. You have this opportunity or you have this opportunity or maybe the other is you just stay where you are. And what I have realized is,  you can stay just where you are. That’s kind of the safe option, but you also have to weight if you are happy there, do you feel valued there, do they support and believe in what you’re doing and what your purpose is there.” - Susie Roberts, RDN, LD, CWPD, Certified Intrinsic Coach® Today’s conversation is with Susie Roberts, a second career dietitian who was attending the same college as her teenage son when she purposely and passionately choose dietetics. A few years into my retail dietetic career, I was contacted by Susie asking if she could interview me on my role as a registered dietitian. When we met and started talking, I kept finding myself wanting to interview her about a

Conversation 77:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Emily Richter, RD2Be “One of my favorite models is we have 2 ears and one mouth for a reason. It is super important that you listen, but you also have your mouth and you should be able to talk and you should be able to share and have input. So take that and turn it into however it speaks to you.” - Emily Richter, RD2Be Today’s conversation is with Emily Richter, and RD2Be who decided to change her career completely, go back to school and become an RD. This is part 2 of my Wisconsin Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics adventure, where I bring to you today, a very inspiring RD2Be. Emily was the moderator for my session at the meeting and was also the recipient of the Outstanding Dietetic Student Award at this years meeting. Emily has a fantastic story of how she was inspired to go back to school after someone she knew saw something in her she didn’t. After going back to school, she chose dietetics as her future second career. I am excited to share with you her

Conversation 76:  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: Wisdom, Weekly Conversations, Week in Review, Workout Playlist of the Week 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 as hell adventures as well as having a conversation with you all on this side of the mic. It’s my Top 5 in 5. May has sparked the summer and has opened my eyes to embracing the perfect chaos in my life. Enjoy! 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 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 75:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Amy Giffin, MS, RD, CD, SNS “I think working in schools is just great to be able to feed kids and feel good about it, especially the ones that are in need. These are the kids that are relying on school meals for the majority of their food, which is about 50% of our kids. It is good because it allows us opportunities to provide those free meals.” - Amy Griffin, MS, RD, CD, SNS Today’s conversation is with Amy Giffin, a registered dietitian with a passion for gardening, food, cooking and cheese. In April, I got the amazing opportunity to head to the Wisconsin Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and speak with a group of upcoming RD’s. This connection happened because Amy spoke at the Iowa Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics annual meeting a few years ago and she remembered me from that meeting. Amy was born and raised in Wisconsin with her father having a long career in the cheese business. She initially thought she wanted to be a food scientist but quickly fell

Conversation 74:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Karlee Golightly, RD, LD, RYT “If you think about the (dietetic) culture we live in, it’s pretty competitive. Undergrad, grad school, your internship, is all very competitive. But I think there is something to be said for competition with yourself versus competition with others. I think competing with yourself and trying to make a better version of yourself can be really positive and a really enriching experience.  ” - Karlee Golightly, RD, LD, RYT Today’s conversation is with Karlee Golightly, a donut-loving dietitian and yoga teacher who helps real people rediscover joy with food and movement. Through this series of podcast, I have been sharing the many fantastic people I have met on instagram with Karlee being one of them. As I continued to follow her, I felt as if I knew her in some way outside of her beautiful food photos, including photos of amazing donuts and her contagious smile. Then it clicked, I did know her. I met Karlee while she was a dietetic

Conversation 73: The Story, Journey and Passion of Dina D’Alessandro, RD “You have to sometimes be uncomfortable in progressing. Not necessarily like, oh I’m going to go skydiving because I am afraid of heights, but just taking that moment to say this is a situation that makes me uncomfortable. Then I can prepare myself for another experience like that, a similar experience. Now, I am prepared and I have the tools and strategies to understand how to address it next time.” - Dina D’Alessandro, RDN Today’s conversation is with Dina D'Alessandro, a Registered Dietitian who is passionate about helping people embrace and develop new relationships with food in her own personal community. Dina is a human who inspires me from the other side of the country. I was excited to learn more about her on a professional and personal level during our conversation, which exceeded my expectations. Dina is the dietitian I am constantly striving to be. She is passionate about nutrition and food in her community, by volunteering he

Conversation 72:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Carrie Moody, RDN “I’ve always meal prepped. I have done it for years for myself and my family. I would pack (food) for my husband and send his meals to work with him and his co-workers would say - Can your wife cook for me, I’d pay her - and I would say no because I really don’t like to get into all of that and be in the kitchen that much.  So I decided to start teaching people how to do it. That way, I’ll give them the tools and show them exactly what I do and they can pay me for those services and can go on their way and do it themselves. ” - Carrie Moody, RDN Today’s conversation is Carrie Moody, a Registered Dietitian who teaches people to meal prep in their homes, is a Barre3 Fitness Instruction and is often found dancing in the kitchen. I am a fan of humor and Carrie was someone who made me laugh right from the start with her social media posts. I would see her beautiful meal prep photos, which drew me into watching more of her Instagram feed and gett

Conversation 71:  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: Wisdom, Weekly Conversations, Week in Review, Workout Playlist of the Week 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 as hell adventures as well as having a conversation with you all on this side of the mic. It’s my Top 5 in 5. April has been all about Spring cleaning, my home and my life and inspiring while lifting up others. Enjoy! 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 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/m

Conversation 70:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Chef Stacey Wertzberger “The more I grow up and the more I learn new things, my passion is to teach people how to cook. I feel like cooking is an art form that’s dying.  In our culture, we can go to any restaurant (and think about how many restaurants are out there) and it’s just easier for someone else to cook for you, if you don’t know what you’re doing .  ” - Chef Stacey Wertzberger Today’s conversation is with the woman who gets me excited to cook, try new things in the kitchen, makes me laugh, has 4 kids AND is very passionate about having a lot of color on her plate, my friend and chef, Stacey Wertzberger. Stacey and I started working together almost 10 year ago and we have collaborated on many cooking and nutrition projects. Some of these have been at work and some of them have been outside of work as we have become friends. Stacey has a realistic and down-to-earth outlook on food and cooking, which applies to how she prepares food in all aspects of h

Conversation 69:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Liz Dunn, MS, RD, LDN “I really loved science and thought I wanted to go into pharmacy research.  It was after my car accident, when I had my spinal cord injury, they said because I was in such good shape that helped me recover from the surgeries a lot better. It was then I thought prevention was a lot better, was what I was interested in and I started looking into dietetics. In my internship program, which was very clinically focused, we had about ½ a lecture on spinal cord injuries. Most people never learn anything about it, so I definitely want to spread the word.  ” - Liz Dunn, MPH, RDN Today’s conversation is with Liz Dunn, a registered dietitian with a passion for sports nutrition, being active and wheelchair rugby. This is another episode of where I sing the praises of Instagram and how it brings people together. I started following Liz last year and I remember the first photo of hers I saw. It was of her with holding her paper stating she had passed

Conversation 67:  March 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: Wisdom, Weekly Conversations, Week in Review, Workout Playlist of the Week 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 as hell adventures as well as having a conversation with you all on this side of the mic. It’s my Top 5 in 5. I hope you enjoy my banters from hopefully the end of snow and the month of March. 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 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 66:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Sarah Menzel, RD2Be “It’s easy to think - oh I want to do Pediatrics or I want to do Oncology (as a student) but you definitely need to get in that environment. There is also a lot of sadness, especially in Pediatric Oncology and you really need to hear the raw side of it to even see if you are comfortable in that environment. Job shadowing has been huge for me and Dietitians are the nicest people out there to job shadow with. ” - Sarah Menzel, RD2Be Today’s conversation is with Sarah Menzel, one of my first clients I worked with who diagnosed with celiac disease and who is now studying to be a Registered Dietitian. A little over 5 years ago, I remember high school Sarah and her mom coming to visit me at work because Sarah was newly diagnosed with Celiac Disease and were in need of help grocery shopping. I would have never guessed a few years later, Sarah would head off to Iowa State and decide to become a Registered Dietitian herself. I have enjoyed getting

Conversation 65:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Dave Sherotski “Nobody cooks anymore and it drives me insane! Cooking is relaxing, it’s easy. You can drink while you’re doing it. You can throw on some music, you can throw on a podcast or anything like that and you just go with it. For me, it’s awesome.” - Dave Sherotski Today’s conversation is with Dave Sherotski, whose favorite things are Food & Booze, Fitness, Fun, Friends, Family, Philly I think I may have a slight crush on my guest today because you should see his food photos he shares on Instagram and THEN you should read the witty captions. I started following Dave through other RD’s on this social media platform and knew by his second post, I would be a follower for life. Dave is creative in the kitchen and creative with his words, has always had a passion for cooking creatively since he was a kid cooking with his dad and grandpa because the women of his family refused to cook holiday dinners, has auditioned and competed for spots on a couple p

Conversation 64:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Sarah Cortese, RD, LD “I’m a firm believer in you have to do what you love. If you have to wake up and you feel like work is work and you dread it, then you’re not where you need to be. ” - Sarah Cortese, RD, LD Today’s conversation is with Sarah Cortese, a registered dietitian with a lot of sass and a love for collecting cookbooks. A couple of podcasts ago, I mentioned a Registered Dietitian Summit I went to sponsored by Midwest Dairy and the National Pork Board. I was fortunate to meet new registered dietitian friends. At our first dinner meet and greet when we arrived, we introduced ourselves to the group. I knew instantly when Sarah introduced herself, we would connect and be friends. Sarah is a realistic dietitian who cares deeply for the community and meeting people where they are along their wellness journey. She currently resides in Oklahoma, is a proud mom, has a passion for long term care, has worked as a retail dietitian and is ready for her next

Conversation 63:  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: Wisdom, Weekly Conversations, Week in Review, Workout Playlist of the Week 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 as hell adventures as well as having a conversation with you all on this side of the mic. It’s my Top 5 in 5.  I hope you enjoy reliving my favorite month of the year, February. 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 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 62:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Beverly Price RD, MA, E-RYT 200, C-IAYT, CEDRD-S “I think for anybody going into the field (of dietetics) who maybe have the mindset of ‘I want to do this’ I think it is really important to be open. As you get different experiences, you see what you want and what you don’t what. Then you can actually apply some of the things that maybe you didn’t think were relevant and it ends up being relevant to what you might be doing in the future. ” - Beverly Price RD, MA, E-RYT 200, C-IAYT, CEDRD-S Today’s conversation is with Beverly Price, an entrepreneur with a passion for owning her own practice, serving the eating disorders community and yoga. While attending FNCE last fall, I decided to participate in the Entrepreneur Spotlight during the Nutrition Entrepreneurs Dietetic Practice Group Networking Event. There were a plethora of fantastic RD’s sharing their product and services, with a few catching my eye and Beverly was one of them.  She was showcasing her priva

Conversation 61:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Lucas Sjostrom “Our farmers are the experts. Every farm is different, we have the biggest and the smallest farms, every kind of operation you can imagine and we all are pulling the same weight. We are actually happy to celebrate our differences. For people who have never been to a farm before or never talked to a farmer before, they might assume all farming is this way and they do it like this but there are different soils, climates, even different breeds of cows that leads farmers to manage things in different ways, which I think is great.  There is no one way of farming that is better or worse. ” - Lucas Sjostrom Today’s conversation is with Lucas Sjostrom, a farmer and passionate professional working for Minnesota dairy farmers Last September I was fortunate to attend a RDN Farm Tour Summit hosted by Midwest Dairy and the National Pork Board in Minneapolis, MN. I was very excited because I had the opportunity to tour both dairy and pork farms to learn mor

Conversation 60:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Monica Salafia, MS, RDN, CPT “Who gets more nutrition questions than personal trainers? It is an unfortunate reality we are all facing (as dietitians). Right now, gyms and fitness studios and even wellness centers don’t really have Dietitians on staff which is one of my goals. It is my ultimate goal in life to make the “Fitness Dietitian” a thing. We have clinical, we have community, we have food service (as rotations in our internships). We need fitness, it needs to be a core thing.” - Monica Salafia, MS, RDN, CPT Today’s conversation is with Monica Salafia, a registered dietitian, personal trainer and side hustle guru. Monica was a registered dietitian who caught my eye on social media with first, her stellar meal planning skills and secondly, with adorable photos of her pets. Since she was a teenager she has always been interested in fitness and found herself lifting weights with her brothers. It was one of her brothers who suggested nutrition and dieteti

Conversation 59:  Up Close and Personal Conversation Check-In with Anne Elizabeth Changing things up a bit in 2018 with a monthly conversation check-in with your host and yours truly, me! Each week, I put out my Weekly Wisdom Blog which includes my wisdom, conversations, week in review, workout playlist of the week 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 as hell adventures as well as having a conversation with you all on this side of the mic. Connect and let me know what you think by emailing me or connecting with me on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter www.anneelizabethrd.com Copyright © 2017 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 58:  The Story, Journey and Passion of Sarah Dahms, RD-to-Be “When I first started in dietetics, I had no idea what I wanted to be but I knew there were a bunch of different options I could choose from. I always kind of desired to be an entrepreneur, to have my own practice. However, now that I’m learning more and more I really like education and promoting nutrition education through social media platforms. I am excited and leaving the doors open, listening to everyone's stories.” - Sarah Dahms, RD-to-Be Today I am reconnecting with my student side and having a conversation today with RD-to-Be, Sarah Dahms. You all know by now how much I love dietetic students and interns that I want to stay in touch with that time in my life and be a mentor going through all the crazy that comes along with the beginnings of our profession. Sarah and I met through Instagram and I admire her for all she does as a busy RD-to-Be. She is VERY active in the student component of the Texas Academy of Nutrition and Diete