the podcast

Dr Heather McKee is a leading behaviour change expert and in this episode we spoke about what a habit is, and why so many of us struggle with habit formation. Heather shared with us advice on how to build balanced, sustainable long-term habits including, how to tailor our environment; the importance of flexibility and being curcious about ourselves, and to practice kindness, self-love and compassion. Heather shared with us the advice of how when things don't go right, it is a success if we can learn from that experience. One of my favourite things to come out of this conversation was creating a joy list!

It is a pleasure today to welcome David Dunne, a Sports and Performance Nutritionist. Today we talk about how David’s interest in sports grew, his nutrition education including a PhD in Nutrition, Behaviour Change, and Technology and how that led him to his current work as the CEO and Co-Founder of a sports nutrition app, Hexis. David has plenty of experience working with elite athletes including Olympians and supporting them with their performance. Today he shares an insight with us about some of the basics within sports nutrition while also helping us to bust some myths within the area!

I am delighted to be sharing with you today Eli Brecher's journey. Eli is a final year nutrition student, who also runs her own successful company, Eli’s granola. Today we will talk about Elis's personal journey and passion for gut health and dive a little into the literature behind this. Eli also gives us an insight into how she juggles her time between studying, social media, and her company. Eli shares with us her personal experience, and inspirations. We learn about following our dreams while surrounding ourselves with people who support us.

It is a pleasure to be joined by Mark Hollingsworth, CEO of The Nutrition Society. Mark has a career of leadership behind him, from 16 years in the RAF becoming Squadron Leader, obtaining his MBA from The Open University, to working within non-governmental organizations, which lead him to his role in The Nutrition Society. It is clear just how passionate Mark is about leadership and The Nutrition Society, sharing with us today the highs and lows of his journey and some great leadership and career advice including teamwork, courage, communication and much more!

It is a pleasure to be joined by a good friend today, Arianna. Arianna and I started our Nutrition journeys at the University of Leeds together back in 2016. Today Arianna takes us back to her personal inspirations to study nutrition, her journey at Leeds, and what she has been up to since graduating, including gaining experience within dietetics. Arianna shares with us how it is OK to take a break and reflect on how far you’ve come, highlighting how all experience is relevant, and to always "keep on pursuing your dreams".

It is a pleasure to be joined by Registered Dietitian Nic. Today we talk about Nics dietetics journey, from university to the NHS, private hospital work, to freelance and social media including The NutriTribe, a community for student and accredited nutritionists and dietitians which Nic has recently co-founded The NutriTribe on Facebook with Ro, a guest from series one of this podcast, and it is. Nic also gives us a little insight into what a day in her life is like in addition to plenty of advice, including to "keep learning from the people around you".

I am delighted to be joined by Claire Pettitt today. Claire and I connected a few months ago. and I was inspired by what she does, so was very excited that she has agreed to be with us today. Claire is a Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist. Today we talk about her education including her PhD, Claire’s work, and the #RDJC, an online journal club Claire helped to set-up and co-moderates. Claire’s private work is mainly focused on women’s health, gut health, and intuitive eating. In today’s episode, Claire shares with us to "have courage, to not be afraid and just go for it".

I am so excited to be launching seasons threes podcast with the lovely Alicia. In this episode, we learn about Alicia’s journey within the food industry and nutrition, what work experience she gained at school, that helped guide her to studying her MSc in Food Security and Development. Alicia shares with us some personal memories from her journey, which have accumulated in a very exciting job within sustainability – a topic we talk about. From this episode with Alicia, I have learnt to "give lots of things a go to find what you love".

It is a pleasure to welcoming Kaitlin to share her journey in dietetics with us. In this episode, we learn a little more about Kaitlin, her love for cooking and passion for dietetics. We talk about Kaitlin’s degree in dietetics, her work in the NHS and up to today and what Kaitlin is currently up to working in a Private Clinic and BDA media Spokesperson, among other exciting things. In this episode, Kaitlin shared with us "to try and be open to trying new things, as it is incredible where it can take you".