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It’s Beyond The Food: The Non-Diet Coaching Podcast415-Fiona Sutherland: Compassion Attunement & Safety Role in Health Behavior ChangeCompassion isn’t weakness—it’s your superpower. In this episode, I chat with Fiona Sutherland, an Accredited Practising Dietitian, Educator & Clinical Supervisor, about the powerful connection between compassion, attunement, and safety in our lives. 🎧 Tune in to learn: How self-compassion transforms behavior change. The importance of attunement in meeting your needs. Practical ways to foster safety in your life and relationships. Links mentioned in the show: Free Resources and Training: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/shop/ Work With Me: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/work-with-stephanie/ Fiona Sutherland...2024-12-0350 min
Body Matters PodcastSports and Eating Disorders with Dietitian & Director, Fiona SutherlandOn this week’s episode I am super excited to be introducing you to our next special guest Dietitian and Director of The Mindful Dietitian & Body Positive Australia, Fiona Sutherland. Fiona is the host of ‘The Mindful Dietitian’ podcast where she has practiced clinically for 20 years primarily in the areas of eating behaviour, body image, sports nutrition, education, and training. Where Fiona works as a Sports Dietitian working with a range of professional athletes now predominately working with the emerging professional dancers at the Australian Ballet School. Fiona has trained in MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, MSC (Mindful Self Compass...2023-08-081h 03
Dietitian ValuesPushing our edges and being human with Fiona SutherlandToday 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 moreFiona Sutherland is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and Director of The Mindful Dietitian. She has been practising...2023-03-291h 08
Dana Monsees NutritionTrauma-Informed Nutrition Care with Fiona Sutherland
On this week’s episode we have Fiona Sutherland, also known as the Mindful Dietitian in the social media space. Our conversation today is fantastic for both health practitioners and of course of all non-practitioner listeners who are looking for a safe space to work through their own physical and mental health concerns. They discuss – what is trauma-informed nutrition & dietetic care? How does regulation and awareness of the nervous system come into play in our sessions, and how does it play a key role in creating safe spaces for healing? How can this impact our healing journey with body imag...2022-12-2854 min
A Healthy Shift[47] - Fiona Fuller - Long term clientText me what you thought of the show 😊I'm thrilled for you to hear from my long-term client Fiona.Fiona came to me almost beaten by shift work.A PCOS sufferer where shift work had an even bigger impact.Hear all about what led Fiona to me and about our journey together.We discuss👉 Fiona's background and PCOS diagnosis👉🏻 Her shift work life and the toll it took on her.👉🏼 PCOS, symptoms, how she felt and the impact on her hea...2022-11-241h 07
Nourishing Women PodcastStress, Trauma and the Autonomic Nervous System with Fiona Sutherland RD/NToday’s episode is brought to you by our free non-diet intention setting worksheet here, so that you can stay strong in your desire to not diet in 2022. Today’s guest is eating disorder expert, Fiona Sutherland. Fiona is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and Director of The Mindful Dietitian, based in Melbourne, Australia. She has been practising for over 20 years primarily in the areas of eating and food behaviour across the lifespan, eating disorders, body image and sports nutrition. Fiona is a committed Weight Inclusive Dietitian spending most of her working week supervising other Dietitians, or running training for Dietitians and...2022-01-2147 minNourishing Women PodcastStress, Trauma and the Autonomic Nervous System with Fiona Sutherland RD/NToday’s episode is brought to you by our free non-diet intention setting worksheet here, so that you can stay strong in your desire to not diet in 2022. Today’s guest is eating disorder expert, Fiona Sutherland. Fiona is an Accredited Practising Dietitian and Director of The Mindful Dietitian, based in Melbourne, Australia. She has been practising for over 20 years primarily in the areas of eating and food behaviour across the lifespan, eating disorders, body image and sports nutrition. Fiona is a committed Weight Inclusive Dietitian spending most of her working week supervising other Dietitians, or running training for Dietitians and...2022-01-2147 min
Real Health RadioRebroadcast: Interview with Fiona SutherlandWelcome back to Real Health Radio. Today’s guest interview is with Fiona Sutherland.
Fiona is an Accredited Practising Dietitian & Nutritionist from Melbourne, Australia. She is Director of Body Positive Australia & The Mindful Dietitian, specialising in Mindful Eating, Eating Disorders, eating behaviour and body image from a Health At Every Size and Non Diet Approach. She is also a Sports Dietitian, consulting for The Australian Ballet.
Fiona is passionate about supporting people & communities heal their relationship with food and body, and is an advocate for bringing Non Diet Approach training into Universities throughout Australia.2021-04-221h 16
Find Your Food Voice(240) Wondering if the binges will ever stop with guest expert Fiona SutherlandA transcript of this episode is available at JulieDillonRD.com. Ever feel like you are doing this Food Peace Journey incorrectly? With every binge you may connect with despair and failure. What if your journey was proof of your bravery? What if you gently reconsidered your judgement with curiosity? What then? Guest expert Fiona Sutherland, author of the new book, Vitamin A to Z, dishes on ways to move through. Subscribe and leave a review here in just seconds. Mentioned in this episode: Vitamin A to Z / Fiona's Instagram / Fiona's Twitter / Fiona's Website2021-04-2028 min
The Mindful DietitianNamaste Meets WTF! with Fiona Sutherland & Christy HarrisonThe mic is turned for this one, hosted by Christy Harrison for a discussion about Fi's book "Vitamin A to Z; Your BS-free Guide to Wellbeing"
In this episode, the tables are flipped on Fi and she is interviewed by Christy Harrison about her newly released book, Vitamin A to Z – Your BS-free guide to wellbeing. Fi shares how her book came to fruition, her intention and hope for her book, how the stages of change transtheoretical model was considered and then she delves more into some of the chapters to include Vitamin M = Mindfulness, Vit...2021-03-161h 18The Mindful DietitianTrafficking & Trauma-informed Care with Whitney TrotterWhitney Trotter on Trafficking, Trauma and coming back to our bodies in Anti Diet work.
In this episode, Whitney shares her goals for 2021 and more about her specialisation as a Human Trafficking Activist to include what defines human trafficking, the most important factors for us to understanding about human trafficking and how we can begin to screen our clients. She also shares more on trauma-informed care in practice and how we can address and prioritise grief in anti-diet work.
As mentioned in the podcast:
RestoreCorps, anti-trafficking organisation co-founded by Whitney Trotter.
Body I...2021-02-2750 min
Nourished CircleEpisode 32: Talking Vitamins A to Z with Fiona SutherlandFiona Sutherland wrote a book and she is here to talk about it. Vitamin A to Z is "mini book" that is not lacking on punch. Fiona herself describes it as "Namaste meets WTF". By balancing sensibility and edge Fiona lets her readers experience a new set of Vitamins that will help bring yourself back to your body.
In this episode Lori speaks with Fiona about how the book came to be, some insights into a few of the Vitamins and what Fiona hopes the book can do for readers.
The soft cover book can be...2021-02-0245 min
Train Happy Podcast18: #18: Does Sports Nutrition And A Non-Diet Approach Mix? With Fiona SutherlandThis week I am joined by Fiona Sutherland, who you may know as the Mindful Dietitian online. Fiona is a non-diet dietitian who specialises in Sports nutrition and Eating Disorders. In this episode we discuss how nutrition can play a role in sport and performance and how we can navigate that without slipping back into old diet culture patterns. Plus we answer your questions on this too from protein to tracking macros! Find more about Fiona here: www.themindfuldietitian.com.au Follow on Instagram: @themindfuldietitianFollow us on Instagram: @trainhappypodcast #trainhappypodcast 📧 CONTACT US: ...2020-09-281h 24The Mindful DietitianNavigating language & Stepping Up with Amee SeversonAmee Severson on Trauma Informed care and raising Intuitive Eaters
In this episode, Amee makes a very exciting announcement (which might just involve a book and a partnership with the amazing Sumner Brooks!!), how she found her voice (which includes crossing paths with body positive leading advocate; Lindo Bacon), every dietitians responsibility when working with human beings, more on the weaponizing of words, how dietitians are so much more than ‘food managers’, what trauma informed care really is and how to have thoughtful and empathic conversations with fat / larger bodied clients and self-care on social media.
2020-09-181h 04The Mindful DietitianEmbodiment and Justice with Lisa PearlLisa Pearl on deeply and critically examining the ways in which we consider body image and embodiment.
In this episode, Lisa shares her well-established career trajectory and motive for staying in this work for over 30 years, she discusses how body image, embodiment and ED / body image treatment has changed over time, why social justice for body liberation is essential – now more than ever, she shares a different way we can comprehend embodiment, the challenges and barriers to experiencing our authentic self / obtaining authentic spaces; especially for those in minority groups, why we need diversity in die...2020-08-211h 01The Mindful DietitianAnti Diet as Revolutionary Action with Christy HarrisonDismantling Diet Culture and Oppressive Systems with Christy Harrison, author of Anti Diet and host of Food Psych Podcast.
In this episode, Christy shares the unexpected ways her book Anti Diet (Published 2019) have become relevant, how diet culture stops us from participating in life and in revolutions, why and how we can move away from the binary and binary thinking, the importance of understanding how we orient in the world, the inner process of doing the work, using our Interoceptive Awareness as our guide when doing anti-oppression work, what we need to think about before e...2020-07-251h 04
Nail Your Nutrition Podcast11: Fiona Sutherland, Dietitian and Body Image for Athletes Expert on How Athletes Can Improve Body ImageSarah and Marita interviewed Registered Dietitian and Sports Dietitian, Fiona Sutherland. Fiona is the Director of The Mindful Dietitian and has been practicing as a Dietitian for over 20 years, primarily in the areas of eating behavior, eating disorders, body image, sports nutritional nd education/training. Fiona is a Health At Every Size ® and Non Diet Dietitian. She is the host of the Podcast “The Mindful Dietitian” and as a Sports Dietitian, does consulting at The Australian Ballet School and national sporting organizations. Fiona also teaches across Masters Level Dietetic training programs at several different Universities in Melbourne specifi...2020-06-301h 20The Mindful DietitianSmashing stereotypes & Valuing Lived Experience with Cristel Moubarak
In this episode, Cristel shares her lived experience and how it lead her onto the path to becoming a dietitian, how she found healing through therapy, the core elements that supported her to find food and body peace, how she navigated weight stigma within her family dynamic, whether you should be sharing your lived experience as a health care professional and how it can be done professionally so to support and understand your client, how she found her place within dietetics (as an entrepreneurial superstar!) and how you can too through accepting that you are va...2020-06-2952 min
Dietitians Unplugged PodcastEpisode 78 - Part II: Mindfulness in Traumatic Times with Fiona SutherlandAaron and Glenys continue their conversation with their friend and colleague, Fiona Sutherland, Health At Every Size® and non-diet dietitian and director of The Mindful Dietitian in Melbourne, Australia. Fiona is host of the podcast “The Mindful Dietitian” and teaches across Masters Level Dietetic training programs at several different Universities in Melbourne specifically in Counseling Skills and Weight Inclusive Approaches in Dietetics. Fiona is also a dedicated mindfulness practitioner and Yoga Teacher, bringing a particular emphasis on embodiment, mindful eating and body image into her work and training. She is a great lover of ACT (Acceptance and Commi...2020-06-2948 min
Dietitians Unplugged PodcastEpisode 77 - Part I: Mindfulness in Traumatic Times with Fiona SutherlandRecorded mid-April of 2020, Aaron and Glenys welcomed their friend Fiona Sutherland, a Health At Every Size® and non-diet dietitian and director of The Mindful Dietitian in Melbourne, Australia. She is host of the podcast “The Mindful Dietitian” and teaches across Masters Level Dietetic training programs at several different Universities in Melbourne specifically in Counseling Skills and Weight Inclusive Approaches in Dietetics. Fiona is also a dedicated mindfulness practitioner and Yoga Teacher, bringing a particular emphasis on embodiment, mindful eating and body image into her work and training. She is a great lover of ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) and traum...2020-06-1746 minThe Mindful DietitianFat Positive Fertility with Nicola SalmonNicola Salmon on advocacy, fat positive healthcare & engaging in important conversations.
In this episode, Nicola shares her journey to becoming a fat positive advocate and coach including her experience with PCOS, dieting, PTSD, conceiving naturally and finding the HAES & IE movement, what it was like training as an acupuncturist and naturopath, the obstacles and difficulties she faced being the first in the fat fertility space and her motivation to continue, why we need to reduce individual labour in healthcare and start conversations for our clients, what dietitians need to know when working with people in larger bodies...2020-06-1453 min
GET HEALTHY OR STAY UNHAPPY#6 Please look after me......with Guest - Fiona Sutherland"You are a priority in your own life"
In our fast paced modern world we often neglect ourselves. In episode #7 we hear from special guest, Fiona Sutherland, talking about the ways in which we can look after ourselves.
Fiona is owner of Sutherland podiatry and therapy, she talks to us about treating the body from top to toe. How modern stresses start to manifest in our bodies and her role on educating people on knowing what is sore vs having used muscles we haven't work in a while. We hear all about the importance of fo...2020-06-0756 minThe Mindful DietitianGetting (very) Real with Heather Caplan Heather Caplan on adjusting expectations in times of uncertainty & important messages for her past self.
In this episode, Heather shares more about her RD Real Talk podcast, her experience running a private practice through maternity leave and motherhood and how these lessons may convey during COVID-19, more about starting WIND; the Weight Inclusive Nutrition and Dietetics movement, the words of wisdom she would offer herself 3-5 years ago, how the weight inclusive space supports self-reflection, why we need to acknowledge the work that has come before us and how The Iceberg Analogy aligns within this co...2020-05-281h 07The Mindful DietitianDefusing Shame & Blame with Nikki EstepNikki Estep on how Emotion Focussed Family Therapy (EFFT) provides a powerful modality for defusing shame and blame, and promoting food and body healing in Eating Disorder Treatment.
In this episode, Nikki shares how she began working in this space and her experience moving to private practice, she introduces us to Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) as a therapeutic approach for dietitians in eating disorder treatment; she walks us through the EFFT modules, demonstrates how the model addresses self-blame, shame and avoidance and shows us how it may sound in practice, she shares how EFFT has the...2020-05-141h 10The Mindful DietitianWeight Inclusive Cancer Care with Tamar RothenbergFrom Surviving to Thriving; Body Inclusive Cancer Care with Tamar Rothenberg
Tamar shares how she connects, collaborates and supports her local dietetic community in LA, becoming an oncology specialist and working with thrivers, why this work is so important to her, mixed messages and weight stigma in the oncology space, how dietitians can help navigate intersecting ideas and address their clients fears around food, how radical acceptance and body trust can support thrivers long-term and how we can work to ensure weight inclusive care in oncology spaces.
Here Fi and Tamar speak about:
2020-05-041h 04The Mindful DietitianDe-Experting, Unlearning & Weight Inclusive Nutrition in Practice with Laura ThomasLaura Thomas on the process of de-experting, unlearning and weight inclusive MNT for Dietitians and Nutritionists.
In this episode, Laura shares about her book; Just Eat It, to include getting the idea off the ground, the writing and publishing processes and evolving since publication, also the frameworks and principles that dietitians and nutritionists may find difficult when first moving to the non-diet / HAES & IE paradigm from the traditional weight-centric models and how they can overcome them and developing Weight-Inclusive guides for health professionals and clients; more about them and where you can find them.
H...2020-04-181h 14The Mindful DietitianFierce, Fat and Saving Lives with Victoria WelsbyVictoria Welsby on how we can be better humans and health professionals by interrogating our own biases & fat phobia. Buckle in for the real talk!
Victoria shares why the word fat has been reclaimed in the body positive and fat positive communities, using the word fat; who gets too, when it might be used and its impact, how we can be better humans and health professionals by removing certain words from our vocabulary, ways we can call in other health professionals, interrogating our own biases and avoiding the shame spiral, seeking support as a professional / a...2020-04-0153 minThe Mindful DietitianRedefining Self Care & The Power of The Collective Breath with Marci EvansAt this unprecedented time of chaos and uncertainty, we seek connection and care in ways that may feel really difficult. As health practitioners, we too can be caught up in what these events mean for us, our families, communities and the world.
Here, Marci and I have an important conversation about what “self care” really means - perhaps in even unconventional ways - and how we can become more attuned, receptive, grounded and creative when tough moments, days and times arise.
About Marci:
Marci is a Food and Body Image Healer®. She has dedic...2020-03-2456 min
The Compeat WaffleExpert Session: Nutrition Challenges in times of Crisis with Fiona SutherlandWe have the pleasure of welcoming a superstar in the space of nutrition and eating behaviours onto the Waffle.
Fiona Sutherland (@themindfuldietitian) is a sports dietitian with over 15 years of experience in the field. Every time I hear her speak I always leave feeling more confident, calmer and with added insights into better supporting our clients.
These times can be really challenging and confronting. There may be a lot of unprocessed emotions ramping up during this time and unexpected events just around the corner.
The panic buying as a result of the COVID-19 breakout has caused major concerns to our...2020-03-2357 minThe Mindful DietitianWhat Dietitians can learn from the world of Therapy with Sarah PeckWhat can Dietitians, and Dietetics, learn from the world of Therapy with Sarah Peck, NZRD
Sarah shares the decision behind her transition from dietetics to psychotherapy, experiencing burn out and finding the non-diet community, feeling disconnected with her story and body and finding opportunities to reconnect and disentangle, how the dietetic pathway / study could be improved with therapeutic elements, why we need to actively seek out feedback from marginalised folks and communities in our work (and some helpful examples), how we can ask for feedback respectfully, navigating weight stigma within university content as a student and the...2020-03-061h 05
InsideOut Institute PodcastEpisode 3: The Mindful Dietitian Fiona SutherlandThis episode features one of Australia's leading eating disorder dietitians, Fiona Sutherland, also known as The Mindful Dietitian.
We discuss mindfulness and yoga, and how it relates to food and eating. We speak about "normal eating” and intuitive eating, diet culture and dealing with excessive hunger.
We also hear Jenni's story and her 50 year struggle with an eating disorder.
For more on Fiona:
Check out her website themindfuldietitian.com.au
She is on Instagram and Facebook as @themindfuldietitian
Fiona's podcast is "The Mindful Dietitian Podcast"
Other relevant links:
Eating disorder training for dietitians:
https://insideoutinstitute.org.au/resource-library/coming-soon-nutrition-management-of-eating-disorders-in-the-community
What is...2020-03-0630 minThe Mindful DietitianDefining Recoveries in Biased Systems with Andrea La MarreAndrea La Marre on the complexity of defining recoveries in biased systems of care.
In this episode, Andrea shares her interesting pathway to become an academic, speaker and activist, the impact of problematic systems in eating disorder treatment, how we can be better health professionals through self-monitoring, when it’s helpful to speak up and when it is not, why we need to work from a social justice-culturally appropriate-trauma-based care lens, the complexities involved in defining ‘recovery’, ‘recovery’ as a healthcare professional, why using plurals in recoveries can extend our understanding and so much more.
Here, we discuss:
Sneaking An...2020-02-181h 04The Mindful DietitianA history of HAES & effective allyship with Kimmie SinghKimmie Singh on the history of HAES and the importance of effective allyship in body liberation work.
Kimmie shares her background as a fat dietitian and fat activist, what it was like for her navigating the traditional weight-centric education route as a HAES informed student, what Allyship is and how you can be a good ally, the history of the HAES movement, tips for speaking up and how to communicate thoughtfully in this paradigm, her vision for the future of dietetics and how she has evolved to become The Body Positive Dietitian.
Here Fi...2020-01-3147 minThe Mindful DietitianThe pervasive culture of under-fuelling in sport with Leslie SchillingLeslie Schilling on the pervasive culture of under-fuelling in sports and performance & raising kids who can call out diet culture!
Here, Fi & Leslie talk about:
Life, work and play in Las Vegas – keep up with Leslie’s weekend adventures on Instagram; “there is so much to do in Vegas off the strip!”
What it’s like working with athletes, performers and artists in Las Vegas, particularly the performers from Cirque du Soleil!
How Leslie supports her culturally diverse clients to adapt to life in the US and navigate diet culture through their interesting and demanding s...2020-01-131h 04The Mindful DietitianThe evolution of Dietetic practice & tipping points with Jenna HollensteinJenna Hollenstein on compassion and witnessing the evolution of Dietetic practice, asking "is this a tipping point?"
Jenna shares witnessing a new mood, observations of the current tipping point, the importance of compassion as we evolve as clinicians and as we witness the evolution of others, what compassion is and isn’t and how we embrace it, mindfulness and meditation; the notion of acceptance, making connections and a new training opportunity available for dietitians.
Here Fi and Jenna speak about:
Living in NYC; its overstimulating nature and rich diversity with many opportunities for observation.
Atte...2020-01-0353 minThe Mindful DietitianThe Power of Inclusive Language with Julie Duffy DillonJulie Duffy Dillon on the power of language, holding space & inclusive care.
Julie Duffy Dillon shares her journey to creating the ‘Love Food’ podcast and more about its unique format, her experience with supervision and its vital place in working and being with clients, transitioning from a weight centric to weight inclusive practice, supporting clients with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and the importance of language and gender inclusive care in this paradigm.
Here, Julie & Fi discuss:
Julie’s guest appearances on several podcasts discussing polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and how her...2019-12-181h 09The Mindful DietitianMedical Nutrition Therapy meets HAES with Meghan CichyMeghan Cichy on HAES-aligned Medical Nutrition Therapy & Fat Positive Dietetic practice
Here Fi & Meghan speak about:
The establishment of Creating Peace with Food, and multi-disciplinary Rooted Heart Healthcare, sharing space with other like-minded providers.
How guiding values can form the core of a healthcare team
Why providing a safe space for clients is so important
What does being a “Fat Positive” provider mean?
The importance of authentic allyship so that we can offer care and services that are body-affirming
Practical tips to move in a more...2019-12-0647 minThe Mindful DietitianData Driven meets Client Centered with Fiona Willer"Data Driven meets Client-Centered" with Fiona Sutherland & guest Fiona Willer (aka "Fi-Squared)
In this episode, Fiona Willer joins Fi again for another "Fi-squared" episode and speak about:
The essentials of weight science, and what every Dietitian needs to know about understanding research
The problematic nature of Paediatric weight-focussed research, including lack of long-term follow up.
The discrepancies between the way Dietitians identify their practice and their level of knowledge in weight-inclusive approaches.
Fi’s favourite episode from her “Unpacking Weight Science” Podcast and what you can expect from signing up!2019-11-191h 00
The Body Image PodcastBody Image & Body Image Healing with Fiona SutherlandFiona Sutherland, yoga teacher and Director of The Mindful Dietitian joins The Body Image Podcast for a show that goes deep into the meaning of body image and body image healing work. Whether you're a health practitioner working with individuals with body image issues or concerns, or an individual who wants to find more peace with food and their body, this episode is for you. Learn more and find complete show notes at CorinneDobbas.com2019-10-1654 minThe Mindful DietitianACT in Dietetic practice with Annie GoldsmithAnnie Goldsmith on integrating Acceptance & Commitment Therapy in Dietetic Practice.
Annie and Fi talk about:
Annie's passion for Health At Every Size (R) and background in Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Working with groups & supporting an environment of collective healing
The gift of our experiences being witnessed and held in groups
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - what is it?
Useful intersections of ACT & Dietetic practice
Skills & tools core to the ACT hexaflex
How ACT can be helpful to support longer-term recovery from diet culture and eating disorders
The important place of values in ACT
Li...2019-10-151h 02The Mindful DietitianHonouring the Body Across Time with Deb BenfieldDeb Benfield on slowing down, the intersection of yoga & self reflective work, and honouring the ageing body.
Here Deb and Fi speak about:
How connecting with therapists, and getting supervision felt so important
Yoga teacher training with Anna Guest Jelley & significant teachers
The intersection of yoga & Dietetic practice
Developing the language of interoception, and bringing this into Dietetic practice
Why we need to slow down the "hunger-fullness" conversation, and how it can unintentionally lead to shame
The somatic process
The importance of slowing down, being attentive & curious to enhance safety
Safety builds trust, to
Sp...2019-07-241h 14The Mindful DietitianProtective Nutrition Education & Embodied Work with Anna Lutz, RDAnna Lutz RD on protective nutrition education in schools & bringing embodied work into practice.
In this episode Anna shares:
Why the area of Protective Nutrition Education became her passion.
How Protective Nutrition education can protect against internalised weight stigma and eating disorders.
How well-intentioned education interventions in schools can be doing our children harm and what we can do as Dietitians to minimise this.
Why we need to take into account a child’s level of development when we are planning nutrition education, just like educators do for any other area of learning.
How prioritising food ex...2019-06-081h 04
Escape Diet Prison by Anne-Sophie ReinhardtTurn toward Yourself with Kindness with Fiona SutherlandIn this episode of the Escape Diet Prison Podcast, I am joined by Fiona Sutherland of The Mindful Dietitian, & Body Positive Australia.2019-06-0649 minThe Mindful DietitianBoundaries, boundaries, boundaries! with Meg McClintockMeg McClintock on boundaries, boundaries, boundaries!
Setting, and maintaining boundaries is so important, and as becomes apparent in this episode, there are many ways we need to be aware of how boundaries can support us, and our communities to take care of ourselves from a place of respect and care.
Here, Meg shares:
How living in a smaller community shifted her ideas about boundaries
How she decides what to share, and what not to share via social media
Why she so passionate about safety in Nutrition Education in schools
And more!
2019-05-211h 04The Mindful DietitianRedefining Effective & "what works" with Evelyn TriboleEvelyn Tribole on addressing misconceptions, doing what’s effective & what the heck is the “Semmelweis Reflex?”
Connect with Evelyn:
www.evelyntribole.com
Instagram @evelyntribole
More about Evelyn:
Evelyn Tribole, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S is the author of 9 books, with a nutrition counseling practice in Newport Beach, California. She is co-author of the best-selling Intuitive Eating, a mind-body self-care eating process with 10 principles, which has given rise to over 90 studies to date showing benefit. Evelyn enjoys public speaking and training health professionals on how to help their clients...2019-04-291h 04The Mindful DietitianWe need to talk about (missing) periods with Nicola RinaldiNicola Rinaldi on why we need to talk about (missing) periods.
Buy "No Period Now What?"
http://www.noperiodnowwhat.com/book
Work with Nicola:
http://www.noperiodnowwhat.com/consulting
About Nicola:
Nico has a PhD in computational biology from MIT. After graduating she worked for a biotechnology company while pursuing her dreams of a family, which were thwarted by a diagnosis of hypothalamic amenorrhea (no periods). Eighteen months of trying to conceive followed. She spent hours on research, using the knowledge gai...2019-04-021h 13The Mindful DietitianBridging the research-practice gap with Prof Paula QuatromoniProf Paula Quatromoni on athletes & disordered eating, bridging the research-practice gap and the importance of early identification.
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Intuitive Bites PodcastEP27 - Body Composition Manipulation in Athletes with Fiona SutherlandFor Episode 27, I'm chatting with Fiona Sutherland about the harms of body composition manipulation expectation in athletes. To find more information about Fiona and the resources she has to offer, follow her on Instagram @themindfuldietitian and her website, http://www.themindfuldietitian.com.au.2019-02-1131 minThe Mindful DietitianNavigating masculinity norms with Tom ScullyTom Scully on navigating masculinity norms & gender narratives in dietetics and more deeply understanding cultural competence.
Here Tom and Fi discuss:
Relocating to Geelong from Melbourne
His journey to dietetics, finding the non-diet/HAES approach and starting a private practice.
Working with men in fertility health; the importance of reducing shame and holding a safe space for sharing.
Navigating masculinity norms with clients.
Narratives and gender in dietetics.
What our profession understands about cultural competence, what it doesn’t and how we can improve.
What’s holding us back as dietitians/professionals in this space?
How dietet...2019-01-241h 04Real Health Radio139: Interview with Fiona SutherlandEpisode 139: Welcome back to Real Health Radio. Today’s guest interview is with Fiona Sutherland. Fiona is an Accredited Practising Dietitian & Nutritionist from Melbourne, Australia. She is Director of Body Positive Australia & The Mindful Dietitian, specialising in Mindful Eating, Eating Disorders, eating behaviour and body image from a Health At Every Size and […]2019-01-101h 16The Mindful DietitianDisrupting narratives with Lucy AphramorLucy Aphramor on disrupting narratives, how relationships with food can serve as a vehicle for deeper work, & redefining the default for "good Dietitian."
What interrupts our access to our body story – what is permissible and accessible?
How can we provide a space where “I am OK” is available?
Relational ways of connecting using a variety of frameworks using metaphors and stories
Assumptions that are made through the dominant medical framework
The importance of validation & enquiry
When people discover it for themselves, then I help theorise it
How we can support people to understand their own story
The “he...2019-01-021h 10The Mindful DietitianNavigating transitions, and doubt with Jennifer McGurkJennifer McGurk on doubt, transitions and building a successful, sustainable HAES-aligned business.
Here Jennifer shares:
Connecting with Fi at the Body Image Workshop in New York; the importance of community and finding her NYC crew.
The journey to the HAES/non-diet approach through a parallel process.
Experiencing doubt as a “traditional” dietitian; how this feels and looks and learning from one’s mistakes.
Advice to practitioners navigating the transition between ‘diet culture/weight centric’ model to a HAES/non-diet approach.
The key elements to building a sustainable business through a HAES/non-diet model; passi...2018-11-2946 minThe Mindful DietitianFeelings and Food Addiction with Tiffany HaugTiffany Haug on the importance of representation in our culture, dealing with our own body privilege and supporting our clients to explore feelings around food addiction.
Here Tiffany shares:
Growing up in Japan and her lived experience with an eating disorder.
The importance of representation in our culture.
Practical tips on how we can support our clients if we have body privilege (eg. if we identify as smaller-bodied, white, female, cis-gender)
Acknowledging our position of privilege.
Avoiding assumptions.
And setting boundaries to main energy levels.
Her special interest in food addiction and the importance of;
Client v...2018-11-0747 min
The Mindful DietitianChronic disease Mx, the Non Diet Way! with Lori Short-ZamudioLori Short-Zamudio on navigating Non Diet with a chronic disease, the messiness of "diet stew" and the importance of finding your people....
Here Lori shares:
Meeting Fiona at Body Image workshop in Boston and the importance of bringing the HAES/non-diet community together.
Creating the Nourished Circle community space and retreat and partnering with Registered Dietitian and friend Kori Kostka.
How finding your tribe can make you stronger and braver when working in this space.
Navigating through ‘Diet Stew’ by setting boundaries.
Emphasising language and expression; acknowledging how words impact others and the difference ‘expresse...2018-10-251h 13The Mindful DietitianCalling BS in the Mama-Yoga-Wellness spaces with Casey ConroyAussie Dietitian Casey Conroy on calling out the BS in the Mama, yoga and "wellness" spaces
The pressures on women to be the "perfect" mother, and how we get sucked in through patriarchal systems
Blog - "I'm not earth mother, and that's OK"
Earth mamas & creative rainbow mamas - nurturing our children, ourselves AND our projects
Breaking away from diet culture messages'
The Sexy Successful Spiritual Woman - what is it, and why it hurts us
And so much more!
More about Casey:
Web: https://www.funkyforest.com.au/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forest...2018-10-031h 04The Mindful DietitianThe Mindful Dietitian with Darcy Jongebloed Ep 2Darcy turns the tables and interviews Fi, asking the most common questions about Dietetic practice and HAES.
Find out Fi’s answers to;
Why she is a non-diet dietitian?
Has she always practiced from a non-diet lens?
Why Fi believe it’s essential that non-diet units are included in all dietetic courses.
The challenges she faces with students and peers who are very weight centric and opposed to HAES/non-diet and how she approaches them.
Is HAES/non-diet a cult, extreme, black or white?
Does Fi ever talk about weight and size with her clients?
How to in...2018-09-1146 minThe Mindful DietitianThe Mindful Dietitian with Darcy Jongebloed Ep 1Very recently graduated Dietitian Darcy Jongebloed on what it’s like being a dietetic student from a HAES/non-diet perspective, and looking at the evolution of Non Diet practice through the lens of Transtheoretical Models.
Here Darcy shares;
How she first heard about HAES and non-diet approach.
The opportunities she has had whilst on placement and during her studies to learn more about the human experience and apply HAES/non-diet.
Developing a helpful resource, derived from the Transtheoretical model of behaviour change (Prochaska & DiClemente, 1983) to help support fellow student dietitians/nutritionists.
How the ‘stages of change’ may sou...2018-08-2843 min
Food Psych Podcast with Christy Harrison[REPOST] #92: How to Break Free from Body Shame & Dieting with Fiona Sutherland, Health At Every Size and Non-Diet DietitianFellow Health at Every Size dietitian Fiona Sutherland joins us to discuss our bodies' intuitive wisdom about food and nourishment, how diet culture cuts us off from that wisdom and how to reclaim it, why she almost quit dietetics and how she ultimately found her way to the anti-diet movement, why we need what she calls "radical nourishment" to heal from diet culture, the importance of taking pleasure in food, how she's working to bring the Health at Every Size approach into training for dietitians, and lots more! This episode originally aired Feb 20, 2017. Fiona Sutherland is an Accredited...2018-08-271h 31
Food Psych Podcast with Christy Harrison[REPOST] #92: How to Break Free from Body Shame & Dieting with Fiona Sutherland, Health At Every Size and Non-Diet DietitianFellow Health at Every Size dietitian Fiona Sutherland joins us to discuss our bodies' intuitive wisdom about food and nourishment, how diet culture cuts us off from that wisdom and how to reclaim it, why she almost quit dietetics and how she ultimately found her way to the anti-diet movement, why we need what she calls "radical nourishment" to heal from diet culture, the importance of taking pleasure in food, how she's working to bring the Health at Every Size approach into training for dietitians, and lots more! This episode originally aired Feb 20, 2017. Fiona Sutherland is an Accredited...2018-08-271h 31The Mindful DietitianFrom Weight Centric to Weight Inclusive with Vincci TsuiVincci Tsui on transitioning from weight-centric to weight-inclusive care, the co-opting of HAES and Non Diet language and why we find it so hard to communicate in the face of weight bias & stigma.
Vincci shares her current work space, how therapeutic diets can become problematic, the factors that led to and experience working in a bariatric clinic, the issues with weight-centred health professionals ‘co-opting’ the non-diet/HAES language, transitioning to a non-diet/HAES model, acknowledging privilege and ‘bringing yourself into the room’ while with clients and why collaboration between HAES/non-diet and ‘obesity prevention’ professionals is so hard.2018-08-0958 minThe Mindful DietitianFrom Niceness to Kindness with Jessica Campbell
Jessica Campbell on showing up, doing the work and the issues around "niceness"
Here Jess shares:
Her experience and the challenges as a medical student, bringing with her a background in HAES/non-diet nutrition and time spent interacting and being with clients.
About the ‘Alternative Category’ – diversifying the allied health field and attracting questioners and curious students (way to go OTAGO!).
The importance of being curious and asking the core, but uncomfortable, questions both internally and externally to encourage the integration of social justice into allied health, nutrition and dietetics.
Showing up and wanting to learn...2018-07-201h 03The Mindful DietitianEthical Entrepreneurship & Facing Your Fears with Haley GoodrichHaley Goodrich on ethical entrepeneurship, building a HAES-centered business, and facing your fears.....
Here Haley shares:
Her path from graduating to becoming an entrepreneur in the dietetic space.
Dietitians and private practice; why it is not generally the ‘recommended’ or ‘ideal’ trajectory for dietetic students and the layers that contribute to this.
The entrepreneurial world; braving the wilderness, being vulnerable and taking risks.
The hope for future dietetic students; “We need to breakdown the normalising of limiting beliefs – more mind work!”.
The skills and understandings that can help you build a HAES centred business.
Straddling the...2018-07-051h 03The Mindful DietitianMindfulfulness & "De-Experting" with Vania PhitidisVania Phitidis on "de-experting" ourselves, building a compassionate mindfulness practice, and how diet culture tries to steal mindful eating...
Here Vania shares:
The up’s and down’s of social media and online connections.
Using mindfulness and objectivity to cultivate positive and diverse content.
Understanding the ‘Mere-Exposure Effect’ in the HAES/non-diet paradigm.
‘Needing clothes that fit bodies, not bodies that fit clothes’; the lack of size diversity in fashion inhibiting opportunities for self-expression.
The humble and beautiful synergy of mindfulness and mindful eating.
How mindfulness supports the practitioner-client relationship and provides space for clients to be with their...2018-06-181h 20
Women At WorkReleasing trauma and creating a meaningful life with Fiona Hitchiner You can reinvent yourself, you just have to believe in yourself to do it. Fiona Hitchiner has over 20 years’experience working in the Diversity & Inclusion, Work-Life Balance, Recruitment and Human Resources sectors working for multi-national, private and government organisations across Australia, New Zealand and the UK. She is passionate about working with organisations to truly support and engage their people, through the development of work-life, diversity and inclusion as well as talent management programs. Fiona is the proud mum to two young boys, an avid reader, runner, swimmer and yoga enthusiast, and...2018-06-0649 minThe Mindful DietitianHow do Dietitians REALLY feel about their bodies? with Anna SweeneyAnna Sweeney on how Dietitians *really* feel about their bodies, promoting diversity in Dietetics and therapeutic diets - separating the shit from the sandwich.
Here Anna shares:
Her journey to becoming an eating disorders dietitian and involvement in Monte Nido treatment facilities.
The beauty of Boston; richness of HAES/non-diet practitioners.
The major findings of her recently conducted ‘Body Image and Eating Disorder Nutrition Professionals Survey’; an opportunity for self-reflection.
Asking the hard questions; how the survey results may impact our clients and how we can improve client-centred practice.
The important issues and consequences surrounding the lack...2018-06-041h 04The Mindful DietitianThe Mindful Dietitian with Paige SmathersPaige Smathers, RD on the intersection of addictions, eating disorders and body image, the cultural epidemic of fat phobia & stepping into your true value as a professional!
Here Paige shares:
Her experience working in diverse fields as a Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist.
Her involvement in the addiction recovery space and how she incorporated research, her practice and personal experiences to develop the fundamental ‘Substance Use Disorders’ Curriculum.
The intersection between addictions and body image, eating disorders and disordered eating.
The cultural epidemic of fat phobia and weight bias and how this impacts socially conscious groups.
Raising awar...2018-05-241h 12The Mindful DietitianPerformative Health and Unlearning with Dr Lilia GraueDr Lilia Graue, MD, LMFT on performative health, being with our own experiences and "reclaiming the white coat"
How Lilia first came to Mindful Eating through yoga and meditation
Her journey through medical school
Becoming more open and explicit with mindfulness
The "inside-out" process and becoming more familiar with our own mind and body
Cultivating attunement allows us to be with our clients from a place of genuine love
Kindness and compassion in action, the common human experience
Showing up in ways which honour the human experience and acknowledge that we have...2018-05-111h 07The Mindful DietitianThe Power of Kindness in Dietetic Practice with Dawn CliffordDr Dawn Clifford on transforming Dietetic practice through the power of kindness, Motivational Interviewing & find your voice.
Thanks for joining me today to hear from the very wise and multi-talented Dawn Clifford, co-author of "Motivational Interviewing for Nutrition & Fitness Professionals"
Here Dawn shares:
Discovering her passion for nutrition and dietetics in high school as a competitive swimmer.
Being captivated by the psychology of health behaviour change during her studies and seeing her strengths in nutrition counselling and teaching.
Her experience in the NA university recreation centre and as an Outpatient Dietitian, leading to HAES...2018-04-091h 01The Mindful DietitianAthletes Dismantling Diet Culture with Edie ShreckengastEdie Shreckengast on the complexities and dilemmas of working with athletes, supporting nourishment and dealing with diet culture in settings where there are competing demands, and how she puts it all together!
Please help me welcome Edie (Edith) Shreckengast from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA. Edie is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist specialising in the area of Sports and Performance. Using her own experience as a runner and triathlete, Edie is able to connect with her clients in supporting nourishment from a performance perspective but also by discouraging the thin ideal and food restriction by promoting a healing relationship with food...2018-03-151h 05The Mindful DietitianThe Mindful Dietitian with Katherine ZavodniKatherine Zavodni, MPH, RDN, CD, on finding creative ways to develop age-appropriate food and nutrition messaging for children and families, finding her niche the non-conventional way and the importance of client validation.
Here Katherine shares:
Her journey to dietetics and early experiences with eating disorders and disordered eating.
Finding her niche (non-diet/HAES) and a supportive practice after gaining her first role and feeling uncomfortable practicing from an incompatible paradigm.
Mixed-messages in the standard paradigm (weight-centred) and how the non-diet/HAES approach aligned with personal and professional values.
Importance of validating a cl...2018-02-251h 03The Mindful DietitianThe Mindful Dietitian with Lindsay StenovecLindsay Stenovec on supporting expecting and new mothers to push back on diet culture, connect with their bodies during some of the most vulnerable times and fostering a culture of connection and support.
Introducing the wonderful and passionate Lindsay Stenovec MS, RD, CEDRD, CLEC of Sunny San Diego, This is a very special interview as Lindsay joins us today 39 weeks pregnant!
(postscript - little James was born a week after we recorded, welcome to the world, little man!)
As we are aware, there are times when women in particular are more vulnerable to falling...2018-02-141h 06The Mindful DietitianThe Mindful Dietitian with Linn ThorstenssonIn preparation for Mindful Eating (ME) Day celebration on 25th of January 2018, Linn shares her personal story and how her own experiences lead her to mindfulness and mindful eating, the benefits of mindfulness in practice and life, the common assumptions, importance of client self-care and self-acceptance as well as her new exciting project for 2018 and plans for ME Day.
Please join me today as I speak with the inspiring Linn Thorstensson of Cork, Ireland. Linn is a Nutritional Therapist and the co-founder of Straight Forward Nutrition; Mindful Eating -Wholehearted Living. Linn helps guide her clients to healing their...2017-12-3156 min