Nutrition Insight Project: Recent Episodes
Hannah Saffold, RDN, LD
The Nutrition Insight Project is a space for conversations about being a nutrition student, intern, registered dietitian, health professional, and most importantly, being human. Join dietitian host Hannah Saffold, RDN, LD as she works to make some major changes in the field of nutrition.
How does my recent trail race relate to the work I do with my nutrition therapy clients? Tune in to find out.
If you are interested in the Nutrition Insight Project, reach out to Hannah - nutritioninsightproject@gmailcom.If you're curious about working with Hannah in Private Practice, reach out to Hannah here.Follow this work on Instagram. You can also find Hannah on Facebook.
Be well my friends, Hannah
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A gasp unedited, stream of consciousness episodes including updates, trail thoughts, and an important question to be asking ourselves.If you are interested in the Nutrition Insight Project, reach out to Hannah - nutritioninsightproject@gmailcom.If you're curious about working with Hannah in Private Practice, reach out to Hannah here.Follow this work on Instagram. You can also find Hannah on Facebook.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nutritioninsightproject/message
This is hard. Doing things differently is hard.
In this episode, I talk about the excitement of the "aha" moments of insight and clarity. In a recent talk I gave to nutrition students, a brave student shared how hearing the talk was bringing up a lot for her and that she may be ready to get support for her own relationship with food.
There was beauty and pain in that moment - beauty in her vulnerability in sharing and also pain, in how hard it is sometimes for us to realize we need support and then to go through to steps to find it. That moment also solidified the importance of continuing to have this conversation, give these talks, and keep planting these seeds in the dietetics community.
I also talk about how insight is not always enough. Education and "knowing" can start the process, but it is showing up, day after day, for ourselves where the change and growth can happen. Healing also often happens in connection; connection with support people perhaps, but also in connection with our loved ones, our community, and most importantly in connection with ourselves.
If you are interested in the Nutrition Insight Project, reach out to Hannah - nutritioninsightproject@gmailcom.If you're curious about working with Hannah in Private Practice, reach out to Hannah here.Follow this work on Instagram. See Hannah try to be on TikTok. You can also find Hannah on Facebook.
Be well my friends, Hannah
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On this week’s episode as part of my summer short series, I explore the concept of success.
Often we use metrics as a way to define success, but what are other important ways to redefine success? How does that change how we feel about our progress? Who gets to define our success? In putting ourselves out there, could success be us being courageous enough to just show up? Maybe success is the process of moving into more alignment in our lives when we feel dissonance. Maybe success means being able to meet my family’s needs, my financial needs, and still have room for my hobbies and friends?
I also touch on the idea of feeling like an imposter and how it could be linked to being a beginner but also could be linked to not being qualified. My last musing is on the power of role modeling. As usual, I speak from my current experiences and feelings and hope you can resonate and find value in what I share. If we are alive, we’re on the right track.
If you are interested in the Nutrition Insight Project, reach out to Hannah - nutritioninsightproject@gmailcom. If you're curious about working with Hannah in Private Practice, reach out to Hannah here. Follow this work on Instagram. See Hannah try to be on TikTok. You can also find Hannah on Facebook.
Be well my friends, Hannah
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Old school NIP podcast, just me and you and the trails (and some guy riding by on his mountain bike a few times). This is a stream-of-consciousness, barely edited episode where I share how I'm feeling about the state of my nutrition work including how I work to cultivate and hold hope for my clients and myself.
If you found this episode helpful, I'd love to hear about it! Email me! Send me a DM! I love it all!
If you are interested in the Nutrition Insight Project, reach out to Hannah - nutritioninsightproject@gmailcom. If you're curious about working with Hannah in Private Practice, reach out to Hannah here. Follow this work on Instagram. See Hannah try to be on TikTok. You can also find Hannah on Facebook.
Have a lovely day my friends. I truly value you and your time and attention. Be well. - Hannah
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How you talk to yourself matters! There is power behind working with our thoughts and inner dialogue.
If you found this episode helpful for you, I'd love to hear about it! Email me! Leave me a DM! I love it all!
If you are interested in the Nutrition Insight Project, reach out to Hannah - nutritioninsightproject@gmailcom. If you're curious about working with Hannah in Private Practice, reach out to Hannah here. Follow this work on Instagram. See Hannah try to be on TikTok. You can also find Hannah on Facebook.
Have a lovely day my friends. I truly value you and your time and attention. Be well. - Hannah
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In honor of Independence Day here in the U.S. (4th of July), the first episode in my Summer Shorts Series on the concept of Food Freedom?
We'll ask some important questions?
What are we freeing ourselves from?
What isn't food freedom?
How would I define food freedom?
How could we move towards more food freedom in our lives?
- MORE
If you love my personal and professional updates, please stay-tuned till the end, where I share what's happening in my world lately.
If you found this episode helpful for you, I'd love to hear about it! Email me! Leave me a DM! I love it all! If you are interested in the Nutrition Insight Project, reach out to Hannah - nutritioninsightproject@gmailcom. If you're curious about working with Hannah in Private Practice, reach out to Hannah here. Follow this work on Instagram. See Hannah try to be on TikTok. You can also find Hannah on Facebook. Have a lovely day my friends. I truly value you and your time and attention. Be well. - Hannah
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Please join me in this conversation I had with Elena Kunicki, RD, who is a binge eating and amenorrhea recovery dietitian.
I talk with Elena about:
• What connects me to my clients and work.
• The inspiration behind the Nutrition Insight Project.
• Elena discusses her experience with disordered eating as a nutrition student.
• The prevalence of nutrition/dietetics students and Registered Dietitians struggling with eating disorders.
• The normalization of disordered behaviors.
• Where the nutrition and dietetics curriculum falls short.
• Looking beyond food and exercise in terms of health.
• The importance of meeting a client where they’re at.
• The risks of working with clients if you’re struggling with disordered eating behaviors as a clinician.
• + MORE
If you love my personal and professional updates, please stay-tuned till the end, where I share what's happening in my world lately.
Here are links if you'd like to listen to Elena's podcast, the Binge Eating Dietitian Podcast or give her a follow on Instagram.
If you found this episode helpful for you, I'd love to hear about it! Email me! Leave me a DM! I love it all! If you are interested in the Nutrition Insight Project, reach out to Hannah - nutritioninsightproject@gmailcom. If you're curious about working with Hannah in Private Practice, reach out to Hannah here. Follow this work on Instagram. See Hannah try to be on TikTok. You can also find Hannah on Facebook. Have a lovely day my friends. I truly value you and your time and attention. Be well. - Hannah
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Two dietitians, two podcasters - Michelle Yates, RD and I discuss some of the many nuances around intuitive eating and practicing nutrition from a weight-inclusive perspective.
We discuss the work that we do with clients and that our goal is to put ourselves out of business. Who is intuitive eating for? Not for? Is it ever helpful to "diet"?
We both believe in weight-inclusive care AND we dive into some of what we're seeing in the weight-inclusive space online. Sometimes that space can not feel very inclusive when it's landing in the same rigid system as diet-culture or if people are interacting from a place of anger and their own pain and hurt. The in-fighting in the weight-inclusive community can be a big turn-off for people in exploring new ways of thinking and practicing dietetics.
We believe that being able to ask questions and be welcomed in with respect is really important for the weight-inclusive movement if we want to welcome and invite more people in. We believe having grace for people who are curious and learning about weight-inclusive care is very important.
If you love my personal and professional updates, please stay-tuned till the end.
If you found this episode helpful for you, I'd love to hear about it! Email me! Leave me a DM! I love it all! If you are interested in the Nutrition Insight Project, reach out to Hannah - nutritioninsightproject@gmailcom. If you're curious about working with Hannah in Private Practice, reach out to Hannah here. Follow this work on Instagram. See Hannah try to be on TikTok. You can also find Hannah on Facebook. Have a lovely day my friends. I truly value you and your time and attention. Be well. - Hannah
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Special Guest: Jesse Saffold, LCSW! My partner in life has agreed to come on the podcast! We discuss therapy and nutrition therapy and how they intersect and overlap around the idea of self-acceptance and unconditional positive regard as foundational to allowing us to make behavior changes in our lives that will benefit our physical and mental health. It is really hard (perhaps impossible) to make lasting changes in our lives when we are coming from a place of self-judgment, shame, guilt, and have a fierce inner-critic. Radical acceptance can help us move forward when we are feeling stuck in unhealthy patterns or habits that aren't serving us any longer. We discuss some practical habits and exercises that can create moments of pause and self-reflection in our busy lives. I end this episode with a brief life and work update. Changes are under-foot this spring!
If you found this episode helpful for you, I'd love to hear about it! Email me! Leave me a DM! I love it all!If you are interested in the Nutrition Insight Project, reach out to Hannah - nutritioninsightproject@gmailcom.If you're curious about working with Hannah in Private Practice, reach out to Hannah here.Follow this work on Instagram. See Hannah try to be on TikTok. You can also find Hannah on Facebook.Have a lovely day my friends. I truly value you and your time and attention. Be well. - Hannah
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Celebrate episode 10 with me! Here, I reveal Pillar 3 of the Nutrition Insight Project.
I’ve organized and presented the big ideas behind the Nutrition Insight project into 3 main Pillars. Nothing magical about there being 3 - it's just a convenient way to talk about this process of nutrition change and evolution.
To recap, the first pillar is one of the central tenants that I address with my toolkit and mentorship - developing Nutrition Insight 😊 Developing self-awareness, clarity, intuition, and deep knowing. Being able to tune into our experience - if something is not aligned with our nutrition - eating, body image, exercise habits, health habits, etc., are we ready to make changes? Coming at the process with gentle curiosity and openness, and being awake and honest with ourselves throughout.
Pillar Two is - DOING the thing, working on making the changes to support your physical and mental health. With the foundation of self-compassion, getting back into alignment the best we can. Do I need more structure or less structure with my eating and movement? Can I work on taking care of my body and treating it with unconditional respect? Am I willing to unpack the potential barriers or self-defeating stories that threaten to derail me or pull me back into destructive habits? If I’m overwhelmed, confused, or feel stuck, can we reach out to support people we trust to find the type of support we need?
Pillar three is recognizing and being open to our nutritional needs (and really health needs in general) evolving over time. Not getting too rigid or tied to any one framework, and being open to changing our minds and our habits over time, should that be required to regain our health and equilibrium.
The goal is to be emotionally durable and to have developed robust coping skills such that when changes and challenges come up (which they will), we can keep perspective and course correct, all while keeping in mind the foundation of self-compassion.
I end this episode with a life and work update :) more exciting things are brewing around here.
If you resonate with this or this episode led to some "ah-ha" moments for you, I'd love to hear about it! If you are interested in the Nutrition Insight Project, reach out to Hannah - nutritioninsightproject@gmailcom.If you're curious about working with Hannah in Private Practice, reach out to Hannah here.Follow this work on Instagram. See Hannah try to be on TikTok. You can also find Hannah on Facebook.Have a lovely day my friends. I truly value you and your time and attention. Be well. - Hannah
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In this episode, I discuss how to cultivate both self-acceptance and the power of change. I've gathered some of the big themes and main ideas that have helped me and my clients move through hard times and embody the qualities of the people we wish to become. I recap Pillar One of the Nutrition Insight Project, which is around self-awareness and recognizing if we need to (and are ready to) make a change in our nutrition habits. Pillar Two is: DOING IT, making the changes, and living into the person you want to become. This is not a "one-size fits all" approach and there is no "perfect" way to eat. It is about bringing self-acceptance and gentle curiosity to ourselves AND making a commitment to ourselves and keeping that commitment the best we can.
Support people (such as dietitians) can be helpful in the early phases of change to cut through the self-defeating and critical thoughts we may have, provide accountability, and share tools that you can try out along the way. Change can feel really hard in the beginning. Journaling can be a useful tool to build in a pause, self-reflection, and notice patterns. When we fall off track, review our priorities, and move forward in a way that feels in alignment. The goal is to keep showing up with self-compassion. The topic of behavior change is a big one and there is no way I could cover it all in one podcast episode. I hope you will find value in this information and leave feeling empowered. Of course, take what feels helpful and leave what you don't.
I end this episode with a life and work update :) some exciting things are brewing around here.
If you resonate with this or this episode led to some "ah-ha" moments for you, I'd love to hear about it! If you are interested in the Nutrition Insight Project, reach out to Hannah - nutritioninsightproject@gmailcom.If you're curious about working with Hannah in Private Practice, reach out to Hannah here.Follow this work on Instagram. See Hannah try to be on TikTok. You can also find Hannah on Facebook.Have a lovely day my friends. I truly value you and your time and attention. Be well. - Hannah
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In this episode, I dig into the Content of the Nutrition Insight Project. Do you have disordered eating? It is not my role (especially from a podcast format) to tell you if you do or do not, however, I share some things to think about. I start this episode with an update on a fraught business meeting, my coping (or struggling to cope) with disappointments, and re-focusing on the goals of the Nutrition Insight Project. I get a little into the scientific literature around nutrition students and dietitians with disordered eating. Acquiring knowledge, building self-awareness, and developing insight is only ONE part of the change process (Pillar One). Each of us needs to decide if and when we might be ready to change. If you feel nutrition change is required to support your physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual health - please know that you are worthy and deserving of support (if you can access it). I end with some good news about the Nutrition Insight Project as we move into springtime in the Pacific Northwest. Stay tuned for more from the Nutrition Insight Project.If you resonate with this or this episode led to some "ah-ha" moments for you, I'd love to hear about it! If you are interested in the Nutrition Insight Project, reach out to Hannah - nutritioninsightproject@gmailcom.If you're curious about working with Hannah in Private Practice, reach out to Hannah here.Follow this work on Instagram. See Hannah try to be on TikTok. You can also find Hannah on Facebook.Have a lovely day my friends. I truly value you and your time and attention. Be well. - Hannah--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nutritioninsightproject/message
Special Birthday Episode with my dear friend since 3rd grade - Melissa Fuller of Gatherwise Skincare.
You may be wondering, what does skincare have to do with nutrition!? The answer is: A LOT!
Melissa and I talk about being entrepreneurs, social media, marketing, failure, business boundaries, support and friendship.
I get more personal on the podcast than I've ever gotten before.
We talk about the parallels between skin care and nutrition/body care, shame, and ageing.
You can find out more about Melissa and her business here: https://www.gather-wise.com/
If you're curious about working with Hannah in Private Practice, you can find me here (https://www.hannahsaffoldnutrition.com)
Hang out with me over on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/nutrition.insight.project/) That's where I'm most active. I'm also being silly over on TikTok. I'm also on Facebook.
I appreciate your time and attention and do not take you for granted.
Be well my friends, Hannah
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I am getting rolling with my private practice and finally got credentialed with two insurance companies in Oregon! It's a steep learning curve to actually bill insurance, however, I'm committed.
If you are interested in the Nutrition Insight Project, reach out to Hannah here. I am still looking for a brave student who would be willing to participate in the Nutrition Insight Project and record a few podcast episodes anonymously in exchange for a DEEP discount. Is this you??
If yes, email me at nutritioninsightproject@gmail.com.
In today's conversation with Anny Ha, my dietitian colleague and friend, we go pretty deep. She discussed how personal experiences led her to the field of nutrition. We discuss working together at an eating disorder treatment center and how fundamental it was for us to eat with our clients. Eating with clients brings nutrition from abstract ideologies to the table! Eating with clients is an intimate and often intense experience that can really deepen the therapeutic relationship. It has strengthened and informed the nutrition work we do with clients to this day. As Anny had to relocate and find new positions, her circumstances pushed to into taking jobs that seemed totally different from the eating disorder work she had been used to. We talk about how Anny was able to integrate eating disorder work into her work with people who have diabetes. Ellyn Satter has deeply influenced Anny and she discusses how she incorporates Ellyn Satter's eating competence model and hierarchy of feeding into the work she does with her clients.
Anny is a creative, change-maker in the field of dietetics! Here is a link to the article she published with her colleagues on her innovative Eating and Thriving with Diabetes Program (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2633559X20925455?journalCode=aipb)
We talk about her experience working side-by-side with weight-centric providers in a prestigious weight loss clinic. She was able to build connections rather than division by sharing her perspective, expertise, and insight with the providers who thought differently from her. Her influence through real human connection has sent of ripple of change through that clinic. Lastly, Anny shares how her personal nutrition insight work continues to deepen and grow even more now that she is a parent.
If you would like to connect with Anny about any of the projects or ideas discussed on today's podcast, feel free to email her: Annyhaha@gmail.com
If you're curious about working with Hannah in Private Practice, you can find me here https://www.hannahsaffoldnutrition.com
Hang out with me over on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/nutrition.insight.project/) That's where I'm most active. I'm also being silly over on TikTok. I'm also on Facebook.
I appreciate your time and attention and do not take you for granted. Be well my friends, Hannah
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The tables have turned. In this episode, dietitian supervisor Jess Serdikoff interviews ME for her podcast Empowering Dietitians!
We discuss who I am and why I created the Nutrition Insight Project. What did I have to "unlearn" from my education? I discuss shame around eating disorders, and the additional shame nutrition students/dietitians may experience if they are struggling with disordered thoughts or body image themselves. We discuss signs you may need support as well as some of the barriers that might keep nutrition professionals from reaching out for support. We discuss self-disclosure and being a human and a dietitian. I speak about my dreams for the Nutrition Insight Project for nutrition students, dietitians, and the larger nutrition community and field.
If you are interested in the Nutrition Insight Project, reach out to Hannah here. I am still looking for a brave student who would be willing to participate in the Nutrition Insight Project and record a few podcast episodes anonymously in exchange for a DEEP discount. Is this you?? If yes, email me at nutritioninsightproject@gmail.com.
If you're curious about working with Hannah in Private Practice, reach out to Hannah here.
Hang out with me over on Instagram. That's where I'm most active.
You can also see Hannah be silly on TikTok. You can also find Hannah on Facebook.
I appreciate your time and attention and do not take you for granted. Be well my friends, Hannah
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In today’s podcast episode, you get to meet one of my real-life dietitian friends Dana Bean of No Guilt Nutrition.
We talk about how Dana got into studying nutrition, how we met in real life, and we discuss our work as private practice dietitians.
I have an exciting announcement and offer to anyone who may be listening and interested in participating in the Nutrition Insight Project but may be worried about the financial commitment. If you are brave and would like to apply, please reach out at: nutritioninsightproject@gmail.com
Dana and I discuss cooking and cooking skills as they relate to disordered eating recovery.
We discuss collaboration over competition in the field of dietetics and private practice in the same physical location.
Dana shares about her experiences living with type 1 diabetes and balancing medical needs with intuitive eating.
We discuss nutrition and parenting, from baby-led weaning to “almond” Moms.
Lastly, we share about what we might tell our younger selves when we were nutrition students.
If you are interested in the Nutrition Insight Project, the course and/or individual mentorship reach out to Hannah.
If you're curious about working with Hannah in Private Practice, reach out to Hannah here.
Follow this work on Instagram.
See Hannah be silly on TikTok.
You can also find Hannah on Facebook.
I do not take your time and attention for granted. Thank you so much for listening and being a part of the Nutrition Insight Community. Your support means the world to me. ~ Hannah
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Is there a way we can enjoy the benefits of social media without being harmed by the negative parts? Welcome to the 3rd episode of the Nutrition Insight Project, the podcast. First, I share my feelings of imposter syndrome in launching the podcast. Then, I take a deep dive into examining how to exist within the current social media landscape, which uses a business model that exploits our attention and can cause serious harm for humans. I discuss where I am at with my private practice and how I'm doing it differently this time around. Lastly, I'll share 6 tips to help protect our boundaries around social media, which I'm also working on implementing myself.
Center for Humane Technology has a podcast called Your Undivided Attention if you would like to learn more.
Johann Hari has been on several podcasts as well, promoting his book "Stolen Focus."
If you are interested in the Nutrition Insight Project, reach out to Hannah here.
If you're curious about working with Hannah in Private Practice, reach out to Hannah here.
You can follow this work on Instagram. See Hannah be silly on TikTok. You can also find Hannah on Facebook.
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What is the Nutrition Insight Project and why did I create it? Where am I at with getting this work out into the world as of winter 2022. I talk about my experiences starting social media at 40-years old. I discuss shame around eating disorders, and the additional shame nutrition students/dietitians may experience if they are struggling with disordered thoughts or body image. Lastly, I speak about my dreams for the Nutrition Insight Project for nutrition students, dietitians, and the larger nutrition community and field.
If you are interested in the Nutrition Insight Project, reach out to Hannah here.
If you're curious about working with Hannah in Private Practice, reach out to Hannah here.
Follow this work on Instagram. See Hannah be silly on TikTok. You can also find Hannah on Facebook.
Email me at: nutritioninsightproject@gmail.com
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Thanks for joining me, Hannah Saffold, registered dietitian nutritionist for my FIRST ever podcast episode. This is a short episode with an introduction to who I am and my intentions for the Nutrition Insight Project Podcast. Please excuse my heavy breathing and poor editing quality. This was somewhat of a test episode and my future episodes will be a little smoother.
If you are interested in the Nutrition Insight Project, the course and/or individual mentorship reach out to Hannah here.
If you're curious about working with Hannah in Private Practice, reach out to Hannah here.
Follow this work on Instagram.
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You can also find Hannah on Facebook.
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Come join Hannah Saffold, RDN, LD creator, and facilitator of the Nutrition Insight Project, an online course for nutrition students, and dietitians to work on their own nutrition and body image to build a strong foundation for themselves so they can be grounded, aligned, and resilient nutrition professionals. Episodes coming January 2023!! Stay tuned.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nutritioninsightproject/message