Dietitian Values
138 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe Dietitian Values podcast is a space for conversations that go beyond lip speak, challenge the status quo and, bring us together to learn and unlearn in connection and community. Join me, Laura Jean Dietitian by trade and weirdo at heart, as I chat to insightful guests, brain dump my thoughts and start those kind of conversations where we'll probably end up with more questions than answers. Let's create a space for encouraging and inspiring accountable action.
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There's no such thing as an ethical business
April 17, 2024 18:00 - 13 minutes - 8.98 MBLet's chat about ethical businesses - how they are defined and why I think 'an ethical business' doesn't exist. Of course, we're throwing a values grounded lens on it and applying some critical analysis to the traditional business happenings. Let's dive in. Show notes, links, mentions & transcripts dietitianvalues.com/podcast Continue the conversation on Instagram @dietitianvalues
Managing leave as a solopreneur
April 10, 2024 18:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBThis week's episode we're chatting about how to manage leave as a solopreneur. Often in business not working means not getting paid - so how do you manage that in a business? How do you cover your financial bases? And what about unplanned leave? How does that fit in? Let's dive in to the practicalities of it all, question the sticky 'shoulds' and find a space grounded in your values to move forward from. Show notes, links, mentions & transcripts dietitianvalues.com/podcast Continue the ...
Life giving business
April 03, 2024 17:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBToday I want to chat about a different lens to both consider and create your business through. What would a life giving business look and feel like? For you, for the humans you support, the communities you are embedded in, the world you want to be part of and the environment it's all nested in. Let's chat about what a life giving business is and how you might go after it if you're keen. Let's dive in. Show notes, links, mentions & transcripts dietitianvalues.com/podcast Continue the co...
Values misalignment
March 27, 2024 17:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBWhen you feel stuck or in a phase of not taking action it can be easy to judge yourself. To insert all the cultural and social scripts about being lazy, lacking motivation and shoulding all over yourself. But what if it's actually a values misalignment? In today's episode I want to talk about 3 common rub points around taking action, how to get curious about what is actually going on and checking for a values misalignment Let's dive in Show notes, links, mentions & transcripts dietitianv...
Know your why
March 20, 2024 17:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBWhy do you do what you do? Let's dive into that business favourite - knowing your why. But of course, let's give it a human centred, values grounded make over. In this episode I'm chatting about why your why is important, how to make it actionable as well as aspirational and making sure you include you in there too. Let's dive in. Show notes, links, mentions & transcripts dietitianvalues.com/podcast Continue the conversation on Instagram @dietitianvalues
Pause & check in
March 13, 2024 17:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MBToday's episode is an invitation to pause and check in. I'm offering up a reminder to touch base with yourself and your business, celebrate your wins and reflect on what's coming up for you in this moment. Sharing some reflection questions and my own check in to support you to do so too. Let's dive in. Show notes, links, mentions & transcripts dietitianvalues.com/podcast Continue the conversation on Instagram @dietitianvalues
Rest is...
March 06, 2024 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBRest is.... finish that sentence. Whose values show up when you do? Are your values present in your relationship with rest? Rest, like food, is a core human need. A physiological requirement for survival. And so much more than that too. In today's episode I want to chat about what rest is (and isn't), types of rest and ways to rest, and of course, checking for your values in your relationship with rest. Let's dive in. Show notes, links, mentions & transcripts dietitianvalues.com/podcas...
4 quick ways to humanise your marketing
February 28, 2024 19:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBCreating a human centred business includes embedding your humanity, and that of others in to all the aspects of your biz. Today I want to share 4 quick ways to get started on that in your marketing. These quick to implement tactics open up a space for the humans you support to know you and begin to cultivate trust with you - which is the foundation of a human centred relational business. This is an invitation rather than a prescription so take what serves you and leave what doesn't. Let'...
Doing pricing differently
February 21, 2024 17:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBIf you're doing business differently does that extend to your pricing? In our current capitalist system we are asked to have a very extractive pricing system - but if that's not the values you hold then how do you resist that? How do you price while grounded in your values? AND how do you price in a way that holds space for the relationship you want to have with money, get your needs met and meet the needs of the humans you work with? All the questions. Let's dive in. Show notes, links,...
Radical Business
February 14, 2024 17:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBWant to create a different kind of world - for the humans you support, for yourself, for all of humanity? Then you might just need a Radical Business. In today's episode I'm diving into what a radical business is (cue word nerdery), why and how to get more radical. I'm also chatting about my upcoming 6 month program Radicle, a space to get radical - same root word, same vibes. Let's dive in. Show notes, links, mentions & transcripts dietitianvalues.com/podcast Continue the conversation ...
Cultivating community
February 07, 2024 17:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBConnection and community are core human needs. In today's episode I want to talk about why cultivating community is so important, as business owners and entrepreneurs, yes AND as humans. I'm also offering up some thoughts on finding community and some spaces that might be supportive if you're looking for community right now. Let's dive in. Show notes, links, mentions & transcripts dietitianvalues.com/podcast Continue the conversation on Instagram @dietitianvalues
Needs & business
January 24, 2024 17:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBIf you've been making plans or looking to change things up in your business for the year ahead I wanted to offer up a reflection question: What do you need? Your business is a tool to meet your needs, and not simply the financial ones. And of course I've got more questions and an invitation to really look at how your business is or isn't meeting the needs of you the business owner, the humans you support and the needs of the kind of world you want to be co-creating. And if it isn't meeti...
2024 word & plans
January 11, 2024 21:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBAs we enter more deeply into a new calendar year I wanted to share my word and plans for 2024. As always I share the values grounded intention and process that I used, how I defined and redefine the word(s) I choose and how they hold space for me and my values. Also sharing my plans for the year as both a sharing of the flexible planning process I use and an invitation for you if you'd like it to join me in any of the things I've got going on (and make requests!). Let's dive in. Show no...
Diets & business
January 04, 2024 05:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBIf you work in the space of food and bodies then you know the correlation between New Years and diets. And because diet culture and traditional business culture are built on the same values set there is often a correlation between the strategies and tactics used across them. Which has prompted the question that I want to offer up to you in this episode: Are you looking for the next 'diet' to 'fix' your business? Let's dive in. Show notes, links, mentions & transcripts dietitianvalues.co...
New year, more values, more you
December 28, 2023 05:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBAs we round out another calendar year it's easy to get innundated by the claims for 'new year, new you'. Buy that shiny organiser you know you wont actually use. Research all the systems and organisation tools for your business to tame the overwhelming tasks. Sign up for another course or accreditation looking for the answer outside of yourself. What if instead you grounded in yourself. In your values. In who you already are and brought THAT to your business. To the humans you share your...
Knowing your capacity
December 21, 2023 22:00 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MBTis the season for burnout and working beyond capacity. And if you want to break the burnout cycle a key element is knowing your capacity and adjusting how you work to hold space for it. But what is capacity exactly? And is it possible to increase and maximise it? In today's episode I want to chat about how we conceptualise capacity and the values we act into it through. Let's dive in. Show notes, links, mentions & transcripts dietitianvalues.com/podcast Continue the conversation on I...
Burnout & Bandaids
December 13, 2023 17:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBAre you stuck in the burnout cycle? Powering through until the end of the year or your next upcoming week off only to have a short rest, reset and then repeat it all over again in 3-6months? Bandaids wont fix your burnout. To disrupt the burnout cycle you need to get to the root of things. For things to change things need to actually change. What? How? Let's dive in. Show notes, links, mentions & transcripts dietitianvalues.com/podcast Continue the conversation on Instagram @dietitia...
Planning when inspiration eludes you
December 05, 2023 02:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBLooking to get started on planning but motivation and inspiration are not striking? Perhaps you're burnt-out, perhaps you're rageful and heavy-hearted with events in the world. Whatever the reason, there is a way to plan (if that is supportive for you) and dream into a business that is a tool for change with what is on your heart. Let's dive in. Show notes, links, mentions & transcripts dietitianvalues.com/podcast Continue the conversation on Instagram @dietitianvalues
Does your business allow you to respond?
November 29, 2023 17:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBOver these past couple months - these 'unprecedented' times - have you been able to respond to what is happening around you and your own needs? Have you been able to rest when you need? Have you been able to share and show up around what is important to you? Does your business have space for you to do that? That's what I want to chat about today. When life gets lifey, when the world is burning around you, when you are burnt out - does your business allow you to respond? Does your busin...
How are you sustaining yourself?
November 22, 2023 17:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBFeeling a little (or a lot) burnt-out right now? Firstly, you are not alone my friend. Secondly, how are you sustaining and nourishing yourself right now? Let's chat the both/and of showing up in your values for the world you want to see AND for yourself in this moment and in many, many moments into the future. Let's dive in. Show notes, links, mentions & transcripts dietitianvalues.com/podcast Continue the conversation on Instagram @dietitianvalues
What is your business for?
November 15, 2023 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBWhat is your business for? More specifically what is it an instrument for? What do you want for you, your life and your future? What do you want for the commmunities and people you support with your work? What do you want for the world? And what role does your business have in cultivating it? What kind of world is your business an instrument for? Now more than ever we can see clearly that the systems we are nested in and the status quo of doing business is not trying to create a world f...
What 'should' I be doing?
October 26, 2023 19:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBWhen life gets 'lifey', when the world feels like it's burning around you what 'should' you be doing? What's the 'right' way to act? 'Should' you speak up or stay silent? Is it business as usual, pause all operations or something in between. In times like these, what 'should' I be doing? Let's dive in. Show notes, links, mentions & transcripts dietitianvalues.com/podcast Continue the conversation on Instagram @dietitianvalues
Thoughts for this time
October 20, 2023 03:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBTimes are heavy. Hearts are heavy. Sharing some thoughts, resources and gentle suggestions, if you'd like them, for taking care of your humanity, moving into values alignment and dreaming into hope. Let's dive in. Show notes, links, mentions & transcripts dietitianvalues.com/podcast Continue the conversation on Instagram @dietitianvalues
Bare Ass Minimum (or doing the least in business)
October 11, 2023 17:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBDo you give yourself permission to do less in your business when you need to? When life gets lifey, when seasons shift, when your capacity & resourcing change can you adjust things in business to hold space for that? Let's chat Bare Ass Minimum (BAM) in business, what it means, why it can be supportive and where to get started (if you want). I'll share me and my biz as an example as we go. Let's dive in. Show notes, links, mentions & transcripts dietitianvalues.com/podcast Continue the ...
Safety, business & values
August 30, 2023 18:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBIt’s not always possible to act into your values. Sometimes your commitment to safety will override your values based alignment. You are, after all, existing and running a business within systems and norms that are invested in trying to keep you acting from safety. Acting from urgency. Acting without critical analysis. Acting without space to ground in your values. There’s no need to judge. Instead, what if you started with accepting that we are wired to prioritise safety and look to w...
Values layering
August 23, 2023 18:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBOver your lifetime you are exposed to and influenced by a whole host of values. Different people's, organisations, groups and cultural values. I call this values layering. Let's chat layers today, how they build up, how they can lead us to acting into values we don't actually hold and how to get clarity on your own values as you move forward. Let's dive in. Show notes, links, mentions & transcripts dietitianvalues.com/podcast Continue the conversation on Instagram @dietitianvalues
What to do when overwhelm sets in
August 16, 2023 18:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBFeeling overwhelmed? Maybe you are in a business or other life transition...or maybe it's existing while the world feels like it's a raging dumpster fire all around you! Either way, when overwhelm sets in you might have a tendency to go into fix mode - cue the lists, the task prioritisation and all the systems and tools....or you might prefer option b - shut down mode. Today I want to offer up an invitation for a different approach. Grounding into rituals and rhythms that nourish. Taking ...
If not hustling, then what?
August 09, 2023 18:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBEveryday I'm hustling... Hustling definitely seems to be the motto of the modern entrepreneur. But.... Do you have to hustle? If so, what values are you bringing to the hustle. And if not, then what? In today's episode I chat about: - definining hustle, hustling and hustle culture - origins of hustling and hustle culture - finding nuance between hustling and pushing towards where you want to go - co-opting of hustling by capitalism - how hustling is problematic - the need for a critical ...
When is it time to push?
August 02, 2023 18:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MBI'm often talking around these parts about resting and pausing. Slowing and grounding. BUT..... When is it time to push? Is there a time to push? Short answer - yes. But let's add some nuance, some steps to discern when to push and some things to consider before or if you do. Let's dive in. Show notes, links, mentions & transcripts dietitianvalues.com/podcast Continue the conversation on Instagram @dietitianvalues
Cultivating your business culture
July 27, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBWe talk a lot around these parts around how the culture we are embedded in influences us and our businesses. Today I want to talk about what culture you might be cultivating via and within your business. Is it a culture that is founded on your values or is it upholding the status quo. Let's dive in. Show notes, links, mentions & transcripts dietitianvalues.com/podcast Continue the conversation on Instagram @dietitianvalues
Connection & a check in
July 12, 2023 18:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBLet’s chat, let’s connect. Today’s podcast episode is a little bit different in that there is no specific topic….but you know me, I’ve still got plenty to say. I chat a little about my podcast topic choosing process, challenging embedded values, being human and so much more. I also have an invitation for you, if you’d like it. Let’s dive in. Show notes, links, mentions & transcripts dietitianvalues.com/podcast Continue the conversation on Instagram @dietitianvalues
Mid year reflection pause
July 07, 2023 00:00 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MBHere we are, half way through 2023. Let's pause. Reflection is a great tool to use regularly in your business. AND it's often easy to get caught up in the day to day and leave it for the once a year thing. These prompts are an invitation to slow and pause and get clarity on where you are and where you want to go. Use them as regularly as they feel supportive. Take what you need and leave what you don't. Let's dive in. Show notes, links, mentions & transcripts dietitianvalues.com/podcast...
Reclaiming pleasure and showing up as ourselves with Surabhi Veitch
June 28, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBToday we've got Surabhi Veitch on the podcast. Surabhi, aka The Passionate Physio, helps folks maximize their pelvic health, strength and pleasure through movement, mindfulness and self-care. As a pelvic physiotherapist and postpartum fitness coach, she offers virtual consultations, educational workshops, and mentors fellow pelvic health and fitpros. Surabhi embraces her identity as an immigrant from India residing in Toronto, and the layers that her life experience brings. She believes i...
You are not a machine
June 21, 2023 20:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBYou are not a machine. Unfortunately, traditional approaches to creating a business ask you to act as one. Uniform outputs. Constant productivity levels. Optimum performance. Basic inputs. Minimal rest. No demands Ignore human needs. Disregard your changing energy and capacity. No consideration for difference in resourcing for each individual or within an individual's experience. It doesn't have to be this way. You don't have to replicate the same system in your business. Let's dive i...
Business, seasons & you
June 14, 2023 18:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBWhat season are you in currently in your business? In your life? What season is the world around you in? The natural world, yes and also the cultural, social and political world? Humans are part of nature and as such, seasonal beings. We have our own seasonal rhythms and are impacted by the seasons around us. How much do you hold space for seasons in your business? Let's dive in. Show notes, links, mentions & transcripts dietitianvalues.com/podcast Continue the conversation on Instagra...
My rich, values aligned, life
June 07, 2023 18:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBWhat does living a rich life look and feel like to you? This is a term coined by Ramit Sethi and it's all about getting clear on your priorities and the things you love so you can spend money on them and live your rich life now. And I think it aligns with a values aligned way of being - money is a resource, a tool - so you can get clear on your values and the things you values and put your resources into those to live your rich values aligned life. Today I thought I'd share my rich life (...
Sprinkle ALL the seeds
May 31, 2023 18:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MB'We are planting seeds for a forest we may never get to spend time in' Ada Conroy Go forth and sprinkle ALL the seeds. They may not all germinate...but also, maybe they will. Don't worry, this hasn't turned into a full gardening podcast (yet!) - I'm talking metaphorical seeds. But absolutely feel free to sprinkle all the literal seeds too! This episode is encouragement, a rally cry but mostly an ode to hope. When you are doing things differently. When you are at the edge of a space forgi...
You don't have to give your best
May 24, 2023 18:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MBDo you strive to give your best? To give 100% to all that you do? Let's chat a little maths and a lot of values. I'm offering up some things to consider around the idea of 'doing your best' so you can get curious and cross check with YOUR values. Also offering up a reframe or alternative if you'd like it. Let's dive in. Show notes, links, mentions & transcripts dietitianvalues.com/podcast Continue the conversation on Instagram @dietitianvalues
From aspiring chef to now - a little bit of my story
May 17, 2023 20:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MBFor the 100th episode of the dietitian values a friend suggested I chat about my story - what brought me to where I am and how I do things. So today I'm sharing a little bit of what brought me to where I am, including: - what I wanted to be when I grew up - why I became a dietitian - pauses and taking time - trying things out before it seems like people are 'ready' - and grounding in my values of course Let's take a meander down memory lane together. Want more? Take a listen to the first...
How to get more clients
May 10, 2023 18:00 - 10 minutes - 7.45 MBHave you ever asked 'how do I get more clients'? If so, you're not alone. And today I'm sharing some questions and prompts to get you started on answering that question. And of course it's not going to be any step by step hack or shady kinda behaviour - it's all based on connecting more, cultivating trust and building relationships. But it starts with getting curious. Let's dive in. Show notes, links, mentions & transcripts dietitianvalues.com/podcast Continue the conversation on Instag...
Making the existing business bullshit obsolete with Shante Cofield
May 03, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBOkay, stop what you're doing and put this conversation in your ears. Chatting to the ever inspiring Shante Cofield aka The Movement Maestro about business, socials, ecosystems, the relational over transactional, doing things differently and penguins (yes, penguins). Shante is a physical therapist by trade who now helps health and fitness professionals build profitable online personal brands so they can live their best lives. As always, Shante shares her values driven take that inspires ac...
Success, failure and word nerdery
April 26, 2023 18:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBWords are not used or defined either neutrally or objectively. The values of the culture and systems we are part of can be found liberally applied to the words we use and by extension how we feel about them, ourselves, our actions and outcomes. In business (and life) 2 such words are success and failure. In today's episode I want to take these words back to their origins and offer up some thoughts and outline how you can apply your values based lens to them. Let's dive in. Show notes, l...
A reframe for selling
April 19, 2023 18:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBDoes selling your services leave you feeling some sort of way? If so, this one's for you. I'm offering up a reframe that I use and that I share with the humans I support to reconsider how you think about letting folks know how they can work with you. You don't have to resort to skeazy sales tactics nor do you have to silently hope that people will just figure it out themselves. You can share what you're up to in a way that give people information without pressure. A way to share how to w...
Liberating business practices with Alissa Rumsey
April 12, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBToday I've got Alissa Rumsey back on the podcast and we're talking about doing business differently. We dive into Alissa's transition from the typical entrepreneur model and offering traditional business coaching to a social justice driven, feminist approach. We chat about what's changed in her own practice, in how she shows up for other clinicians and in the changes she sees in their businesses too. As always, Alissa shares openly and generously about the process and the ongoing nature of...
Values can change
April 05, 2023 18:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBHave your values changed - recently or in the past? Have you noticed? Today I want to talk about how values can change, some of the situations or experiences that might lead to change and how and when to check in. I also give you some examples from my own values - big values changes from my past reflections and recent adjustments I’ve made. Let’s dive in. Show notes, links, mentions & transcripts dietitianvalues.com/podcast Continue the conversation on Instagram @dietitianvalues
Pushing our edges and being human with Fiona Sutherland
March 29, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MBToday I'm in conversation with the one and only Fiona Sutherland. You are not going to want to miss this one. We chat about: - human centred supervision - going beyond the label of dietitian - pushing our edges and challenging our comfort - scope of practice in changing profession - brining our humanity into our work and all that brings up - kindness vs niceness - and so much more Fiona Sutherland is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and Director of The Mindful Dietitian. She has been pra...
What if you didn't go back to business as usual?
March 22, 2023 17:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBHumaning feels hard right now - overwhelming and heavy. I believe we are at a turning point. The systems we are part of are pulling us (and in some cases pushing us) back to business as usual. BUT perhaps amongst all the feels of the past 3 years you had a taste of life lived in a different way. A glimpse of life outside of hustle and grind. Or, perhaps amongst all the feels of the past 3 years you had a moment to pause and ask 'what do I want from this one wild and precious life'?....Wh...
Accountability: what are you really looking for?
March 15, 2023 17:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBAccountability. It's a word that gets thrown around a lot. It's something that many entrepreneurs are looking for. But what is it that you are really looking for when you go searching for accountability. What needs are you looking to be met. I'll be honest... Accountability. I hate the word, as I hate hell and all montagues...(any R&J fans out there?). I digress. Let's chat about accountability today - the origins of the words and the very human needs you might be looking to get met when...
Putting your values into action in your business
March 08, 2023 03:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBYou're a values driven person, a values driven practitioner and you want to be a values driven human in your business... BUT perhaps you find it tricky or unclear to do any of the following: - Get your values out of your head and your felt sense of them and into a form you can articulate - See a clear path to embedding your values into your business - Do business things with your values leading the way...and sometimes it feels easier to ignore certain parts of biz - take imperfect action ...
Change the values or nothing changes
March 01, 2023 17:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBPSA: if you do things differently, with the same values in place you'll get the same results. Until you get clear on your values and embed them into the very foundation of your business and all the rest nothing will change. Well, that's not entirely true - you will move towards either burnout or someone else's version of sucess. If you feel like you need more time, money, clients, systems in your business I urge you first to consider the values foundation and values based markers you are ...