Ditching Diet Culture and Finding Food Freedom with Dietitian Deanna
Deanna is a pioneer in the online space, creating a loyal community through her Instagram @DietitianDeanna and blog, dietitiandeanna.com where her audience trusts her with sound non-diet nutrition advice and inspiration. She is a speaker, writer, entrepreneur, body confidence activist, and food freedom coach who has taken her Instagram community along her compelling journey of disordered eating, body acceptance, personal & business growth.
Deanna has helped hundreds of women achieve a simpler relationship with food in her signature Food Freedom Breakthrough program and has also helped dozens of dietitians and nutrition professionals grow their online business in her Dietitian Entrepreneur Academy.
Deanna’s core philosophy encompasses an intuitive eating approach and she continues to help her audience overcome rules and stress around food. She is passionate about everything she does and continues to empower women, dietitians and end-consumers in all that she does.
In this episode, we talk about:
- Her food philosophy as a non-diet dietitian
- What to do when media and society praise disordered food and exercise habits
- Fitspiration, wellness culture, orthorexia, and how to find balance in the gray area
- Overcoming diet culture and learning how to respond to individual body cues
- Reframing portion sizes and dropping plate comparison
- Navigating nutrition and body image during pregnancy
- Tips for cultivating food freedom and neutral body image