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Practice, Liberated

A newsletter for dietitians and clinicians who are growing a private practice on their own terms. Twice a month(ish) practical tips, encouragement, and stories to help you run a thriving, values-aligned practice. Think: insights on building and growing your private practice, tips to deepen your counseling skills and client impact, strategies to prevent burnout and stay aligned with your values, and more.

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You're reading another installment of Practice, Liberated, my bimonthly(ish) email where I share actionable tools, tips, insights, and strategies for growing a thriving, values-aligned private practice. Hi Reader, Someone posted a question in a dietitian Facebook group recently, and I thought I'd share a version of it here as I bet a lot of dietitians can recognize themselves in this (I know I can!): "I recently transitioned from clinical work to running my own private practice, and I need...

You're reading another installment of Practice, Liberated, my bimonthly(ish) email where I share actionable tools, tips, insights, and strategies for growing a thriving, values-aligned private practice. Hi Reader, If you've felt a little uneasy lately about AI and it's impact on our field, you're not alone. I've been having this conversation with a lot of dietitians over the last few months... Will AI take our jobs? Are we going to be replaced by chatbots? Will anyone want to pay for a...

You're reading another installment of Practice, Liberated, my bimonthly(ish) email where I share actionable tools, tips, insights, and strategies for growing a thriving, values-aligned private practice. Hi Reader, Last week we talked about client intake forms, and how the way we ask questions can either build trust or quietly erode it before the first session even begins. Today I want to talk about another part of your client onboarding journey: your registration form. Most of us are using...

You're reading another installment of Practice, Liberated, my bimonthly(ish) email where I share actionable tools, tips, insights, and strategies for growing a thriving, values-aligned private practice. Hi Reader, If you're using the default intake form that came with your EHR, you're not alone (that was me for longer than I'd like to admit!). Those forms are a fine starting point, but they're rarely designed with trauma-informed care, client-centered language, or retention in mind. The...

You're reading another installment of Practice, Liberated, my bimonthly(ish) email where I share actionable tools, tips, insights, and strategies for growing a thriving, values-aligned private practice. Hi Reader, When you have a private practice, the question is not if but when a client will stop showing up...ghosting after a session or two, or quietly not rescheduling after they said they would. Now most of us go straight to the same place: What did I do wrong? (Yup, my brain goes there...

Welcome to another installment of The Unapologetic Life, my monthly(ish) email where I share stories, tips, and tools to live your most authentic, intuitive, liberated life. Hi Reader, As the new year begins, I'm seeing a familiar message all over the place... New year. New you. It can sound hopeful, but I find that actually, for many people, it quietly carries the message that who you are right now isn’t enough. That you need fixing. That your body, your habits, your eating must be...