I became an RD after taking home economics in high school. I had a big interest in both cooking and health and once I took a nutrition course my freshman year of college and loved it, I knew I wanted to go into dietetics.
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I put in full time hours at the hospital, and weekly, I squeeze in blogging for myself, writing for others, paid blogging, consulting, private practice, and social media, doing presentations or working on webinars. Not full steam but I always have things to do but still prioritize to have a social life, relax, travel, exercise and most important to me, regular sleep!
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I have a pretty non-traditional career path, as I started out in another field altogether and changed careers in my 40s. I think being a second career dietitian has made me very savvy in terms of business and entrepreneurship and knowing how to present and market myself. I also have a strong sense of who I am and what I have to offer. After graduate school, I worked as a dietitian in a community health center and was quickly promoted to lead the entire staff of dietitians across the organization. I don’t think this would have happened without my previous experience in management and leadership from my prior career.
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I think people automatically assume I do weight loss, as many people still assume that is what nutrition is about. The concept of “nutrition for mental health” has not gotten mainstream yet.
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