Posts Tagged ‘dietitian’
My Guilt-Free RD Philosophy (Hakuna Matata)
I’m the Guilt-Free RD. Because food shouldn’t make you feel bad. Since 1993, I’ve worked as a dietitian in many different settings (ranging from treatment to prevention) with many different types of patients and clients (including weight management, diabetes, eating disorders, heart health, maternal and child nutrition, and more). The common thread throughout my career,…
Read MoreCooking Up Some Serious Talent: Deanna Segrave-Daly
PROLOGUE: I met Deanna over 10 years ago when we both worked for the dairy council. She was based out of Philly and I was in Chicago, but we worked together as national media spokespersons for the National Dairy Council and also on various projects that our regional dairy councils combined efforts on. I was…
Read MoreEnjoying the Fruits of Labor: Featuring Casey Lewis
PROLOGUE: I met Casey at FNCE a few years ago and enjoyed learning about her role as a nutrition communicator at Welch’s. I told her that the wonderful taste of grape juice is a memory that brings me back to childhood in an instant. I’ll never forget visiting my grandparents’ house and having grape juice and…
Read MoreSupporting Role: Spotlight on Shelley Johnson
PROLOGUE: I met Shelley when we were both riding in an airport shuttle to the DBC Communications Camp in Napa last March. We were introduced by a mutual friend/colleague and started talking about nutrition research. She had me at “epidemiology”! But seriously, I had been wanting to do a blog post that would include a…
Read MoreCallbacks: Media Pitching Tips from the Pros
PROLOGUE: As a media coach, I’m often asked about pitching the media. Most people, including myself, seem to dread it. Maybe it’s that there is no instruction booklet and we weren’t taught about it in school. Or maybe it’s that even when you have a fantastic pitch, often times all you hear back is crickets…
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