Why I love being a nutritionist
I love my job.
And I feel SO lucky to say that.
As a lady business owner, I’m able to work hard but still balance my time with recreation and a little bit of party. I’m fascinated in the badassery of the human body and nutrition science offers me endless opportunities to learn and grow in my field.
My work has become this source of inspiration for me to live a clean, simplistic life. It has helped me gain confidence and trust in my body. And I have a strong desire to help others make this connection too. I absolutely LOVE being a nutritionist and also love the life that comes along with this title. Here’s my reasons why…
I talk about, cook and eat the most beautiful foods all day, every day. And I get to teach others to do the same. Perhaps I just really like my own cooking :)
My work is dynamic and never stagnant. The possibilities for how to move forward seem endless and there is a creativity that comes out both in the kitchen, and through owning the business. Imagination and expression are a part of my everyday. This feels like a blessing.
I get to help people transform their lives. I make them feel better, more confident, and more empowered. I get to share and teach and watch people grow. What an honor this is.
It requires critical thinking which means I get to continuously learn. My job is about staying on the forefront of holistic, whole-person, healthcare. So with every new patient I get to dive in deep. I learn about them and from them. And I push myself. A lot of my time is focused on business yes, but I also seek opportunities for education. I’m constantly studying nutrients and the body, hormones, cells, systems, metabolic disorders, blood. It’s so fascinating! And I know that the more I learn the better equipped I will be to help my patients. Synergy… or reciprocity at its finest.
It helps me be good to myself. Which can be hard….. I see it every day. We as humans often struggle to be kind to ourselves. We over eat, and under exercise and drink too much and engage in meaningless relationships and tell ourselves repeatedly that we’re unworthy, unsuccessful or just plain “bad”. Well that’s the easy thing to do. The harder ting to do is be a kind, thoughtful and compassionate person to ourselves so that we can succeed. So that we can really live the lives of our dreams. And because part of my role as a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner is to help others understand how to succeed, I am forced to understand this for myself as well. I’ve been forced to feed myself, and sleep. And tell myself it’s going to be ok. And make choices around how I spend my time and with whom I choose to do so with. I‘ve been forced to see things that do not work for me (dairy products… what a bummer….. and alcohol, that was a hard one). And I feel blessed. It has taken so much patience and practice. And honestly, I’m just in one leg of the journey. But because I get to practice through my work each and every day, I get to practice on myself too. I know I’m full of good. And my work as a nutritionist allows me to be good to myself and others as well.
All in a days work :)