jennifer mcgurk

In this episode, I’m joined by ​​Elyssa Toomey, Nutrition Director at Eat With Knowledge and Pursuing Private Practice. Today we’re talking about our roles as non-diet, anti-diet dietitians. We are so passionate about our mission and vision for the world.

Some of the topics discussed include:

• What it means to be an anti-diet dietitian
• Privilege and how it shows up in our work, both consciously and unconsciously
• Why anti-diet work is more important now than ever
• What it’s like to practice anti-diet work

For more information, visit https://www.pursuingprivatepractice.com/123

This podcast episode is a short message for you about what's coming up with Pursuing Private Practice!

We have had a crazzyyyyyy few months. It honestly feels like we have all been working a lot over here as we are redeveloping our curriculum to reflect the different stages of business. This is honestly my zone of genius and I have LOVED every minute of it, as I truly feel this is what I am called to do!!!

But I did not practice what I preach and take inventory of my own energy that was needed to complete this major overhaul of a work project. For the past few months I have noticed some of my burnout tendencies coming on full force.

With that in mind, I can’t tell you all of my ideas yet, but please know that I will announce those things when we have final plans. I do have three things to tell you today that are official!

For more information, visit https://www.pursuingprivatepractice.com/122

We’re kicking off 2022 with our traditional special podcast series to catch up with former podcast guests and hear about what they’ve been up to and lessons they’ve learned in the past year. So often, we set big goals and make plans, and then everything changes! 

In this episode, we’re discussing boundaries. All three of our guests found themselves in different places in their businesses in 2021 where they had to really look at their priorities and decide what is and is not important to them, and how they can pivot and let go in order to honor their own business and personal boundaries.

For more information, visit https://www.pursuingprivatepractice.com/121

This podcast episode is a little bit different. In this episode I address a lot of the traditional storytelling around becoming a dietitian in the first place. I talk about why I wanted to become a dietitian in the first place, my internship, my first job, and building my private practice. I also talk about my own eating disorder recovery in this episode, which feels vulnerable. But I know it will be valuable. I have learned so many things in recovery that apply to how I manage my businesses today, and I want to reflect on that and share that with you today.

Some of the topics discussed include:

• My own eating disorder journey & recovery
• My internship at Johns Hopkins and how that contributed to my eating disorder
• Starting therapy & how the skills I learned translated to being able to starting a private practice

For more information, visit https://www.pursuingprivatepractice.com/120

We’re kicking off 2022 with our traditional special podcast series to catch up with former podcast guests and hear about what they’ve been up to and lessons they’ve learned in the past year. So often, we set big goals and make plans, and then everything changes! 

In this episode, we’re talking all about motherhood in business. All three of these guests are in different places in their motherhood journeys. Courtney is returning from maternity leave, Erica has been on maternity leave for 5 months now, and Taylor is pregnant and planning for maternity leave in the spring. 

Motherhood definitely impacts business in great ways and in ways that can feel stressful. It’s so important to prepare for the transition as much as you can, while still knowing that every pregnancy and parenting journey is unique.

For more information, visit https://www.pursuingprivatepractice.com/119

We’re kicking off 2022 with our traditional special podcast series to catch up with former podcast guests and hear about what they’ve been up to and lessons they’ve learned in the past year. So often, we set big goals and make plans, and then everything changes! 

In this episode, we celebrate business growth. All of our guests are in very different places in their businesses, working on everything from a major rebrand to expanding offerings and hiring to setting new boundaries. Please enjoy this episode!

For more information, visit https://www.pursuingprivatepractice.com/117

We’re kicking off 2022 with our traditional special podcast series to catch up with former podcast guests and hear about what they’ve been up to and lessons they’ve learned in the past year. So often, we set big goals and make plans, and then everything changes! This episode is the second one in the 2022 series. 

In this episode, we discuss hiring for your business. Our three guests are all in different places in their businesses, but they all share something in common: they have all hired within the last year. Their businesses and stories are so different. There is not one “right” way to hire support in your business, and this episode sheds light on that. 

For more information, visit https://www.pursuingprivatepractice.com/116

I loved this episode with Victoria Myers. We talk about her 1:1 nutrition counseling private practice and how she grew and transitioned from seeing all clients to hiring other dietitians and running online programs. We talked about all of the ups and downs and challenges in between. I’m so excited for you to see behind the scenes of a successful business that runs multiple online offers and programs.

Some of the topics discussed include:

• Being in business for the long haul
• Evolving your business to support a team after being a solopreneur
• Transitioning from solely 1:1 to also offering online courses and group coaching
• The truth behind passive income

For more information, visit https://www.pursuingprivatepractice.com/115

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