DEATS with Deanna: Discussions around Food & Entrepreneurship Deanna Wolfe

In this episode, Deanna sits down with Sammy Previte, a Registered Dietitian, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, Certified Personal Trainer, owner of Find Food Freedom, co-host of What The Actual Fork Podcast and host of the Find Food Freedom Podcast.
In this episode you’ll hear:
Deanna and Sammy sit down to discuss food freedom,  dieting and how the last year has been treating her. Sammy gets candid and talks about dealing with infertility, undergoing IVF (2:18) The big switch - Sammy shares how she went from being a dietician to an “anti”-dietician, She discusses how her self esteem played into making the switch and feeling like she let down clients (8:42) Sammy shares ways you can create a healthy relationship around alcohol and how you can apply the same mentality towards it as intuitive eating. (15:01) How Sammy found TikTok “fame” and how it changed her approach to running her practice. She shares ways you can grow your social media platform in 2021 (19:24) Sammy's thoughts about critics, the pressure of social media, criticisms about her body and how she handles hard questions and uncomfortable conversations (25:52) How you can begin to eat foods without guilt when you start out on the journey of intuitive eating, (38:54) A part of Sammy’s brand is doing a “F**k Diet Friday” post. She shares what is the biggest red flag or the worst offender, and how she gets clients to stay away from that. (41:30) Sammy shares her one favorite life tips (43:16) Connect with Sammy:
Website: www.find-foodfreedom.com 
Instagram: @find.food.freedom
Connect with Deanna:
IG: @dietitiandeanna

Website: https://dietitiandeanna.com 
This episode is sponsored by Food Freedom Breakthrough, my three month transformative online group coaching program. Join the waitlist here to be first to know about the next program launching in Jan 2022.

In this episode, Deanna sits down with Stephanie Buttermore, a PhD who has transitioned from the world of academia to a world of sharing her life and passion for the things I love. Using social media, she entertains, but most importantly, educates on the scientific principles of training and nutrition. She's taken her many years of experience reading and writing scientific literature to understanding the fundamentals of exercise science.
In this episode you’ll hear:
How 2021 has been going so far, the goals she is focusing on this year, and the journey of writing a book (3:42) Many people seem to misunderstand her journey especially as it's framed within this mindset of diet culture, restrictive eating, and how women’s bodies must always be tiny. (11:21) What setpoint weight is and why people should focus on accepting their bodies where it is at the happiest and healthiest rather than focusing on arbitrary numbers. (19:32) Stephanie’s approach with her “all-in” process, how it helped her reach her goals, and what she would have done differently in hindsight (21:53) How this new approach to eating impacted her mental health positively and how. She manages to keep going in times where she felt tempted to go back to a more restrictive eating pattern (31:29) What the process of the “all in journey” looked like for Stephanie from start to finish and what really surprised her the most about this whole experience (37:31) Her experience of being a fitness personality and how professionally competing in bodybuilding competitions changed her approach to eating and into the spectrum of disordered eating. She talks about the pressure of being the “fit” friend and having to live up to a certain standard even if it didn’t benefit her body positively (43:22)  Core values that now guide her journey, what she wants to be remembered for and how bodies are irrelevant in the grand scheme of things (50:51) Stephanie shares the one big thing you should take away from this episode and immediately apply to your life (54:48) Connect with Stephanie:
https://www.instagram.com/stephanie_buttermore/
https://www.stephaniebuttermore.com/ 
Connect with Deanna:
IG: @dietitiandeanna

Website: https://dietitiandeanna.com 
This episode is sponsored by Food Freedom Breakthrough, my three month transformative online group coaching program. Join the waitlist here to be first to know about the next program launching in Jan 2022.

In this episode you’ll hear:
Deanna explains some of the reasons you should stop counting macros and properly partake in intuitive eating. (0:40) Deanna shares her experience with macro counting and how it involved her eating the same meals every day and how this did not provide her the proper nutrition. (3:41) Are you spending more time logging your food, than you are actually being in the present moment with your food and enjoying the experience of eating?  (8:55) Why counting macros and calories isn’t the magical fix for your weight loss journey. Instead, it just means you are hyper-focusing on your success and judging yourself. (11:22) Deanna answers the number one question she is always asked, will you eventually stop mentally tracking calories and macros? (13:35) Connect with Deanna:
IG: @dietitiandeanna
Website: https://dietitiandeanna.com 
This episode is sponsored by Food Freedom Breakthrough, my three month transformative online group coaching program. Join the waitlist here to be first to know about the next program launching in Jan 2022.

In this episode, Deanna sits down with Shanna Hutcheson, the non-diet Registered Dietitian, wife, dog mom, Kansas gal and blogger behind Wellness For The Win. She practices and promotes a balanced approach to health, and encourages others to eat a variety of foods that nourish and satisfy them, engage in joyful movement and practice regular self-care, as well as celebrate non-scale wins.
In this episode you’ll hear:
How Shanna ended up in a place where she had a damaged relationship with food. She shares how growing up as a cheerleader and being around an influence that focused on bodies impacted her own relationship with her body (1:03) Shanna answers whether or not her background and training in dietetics have enhanced her relationship with food or hurt it. She talks about the challenge of going back and forth between being in a good place and a bad place, including her relationship with working out.  (7:48) As a registered dietician, Shanna provides some tips, tricks, and a few ways she overcame that vicious cycle of over-exercising. She shares how she tackled her exercise habit introduced her to the concept of intuitive eating for the first time (12:23) After getting rid of the calorie counter, Shanna shares the next steps for her that were imperative to her food journey (18:35) What is the difference between dieting versus focusing on your health? Shanna shares her definition of what health looks like to her and why the best thing you can do is to introduce variety into your diet (20:59)  How do you make food taste good, after transitioning from someone who restricted calories to focus on intuitive eating? (24:10) As a dietician, and an entrepreneur, Shanna shares steps she has taken to grow her brand and following on social media (29:56) Shanna and Deanna discuss how being a dietician does not make them any different from anyone else. At the end of the day, we are all humans and dieticians work to help their clients eat in the best way possible (34:45) Shanna shares some advice for showing up on social media and taking those first steps towards growth. (36:47) Connect with Shanna:

IG: @wellnessforthewin
Website: https://wellnessforthewin.com/
Connect with Deanna:
IG: @dietitiandeanna

Website: https://dietitiandeanna.com 
This episode is sponsored by Food Freedom Breakthrough, my three month transformative online group coaching program. Join the waitlist here to be first to know about the next program launching in Jan 2022.

In this episode you’ll hear:
Special guest and husband Zach sit down with Deanna to discuss couples advice, relationship building, and other questions from Instagram. The two share how they first met, how their relationship developed, and when they knew they were ready to get married (0:42) How to deal with a long-distance relationship and how communication is key (4:20) What should you do when your partner doesn’t pay you compliments or indicate that they miss you? If you’re with a partner you need to feel comfortable to speak up and tell them how you feel  (5:56) Deanna and Zach explain how they share a division of labor and housework (7:36) Zach shares his thoughts on having a partner whose business and life involves a lot of social media (9:52) What was Deanna and Zach’s favorite part of their wedding day? (12:37) Zach explains what his immediate thoughts were when he found out Deanna was pregnant (13:57) Deanna asks Zach how he felt during her years of dealing with an eating disorder, and how he felt he best supported her. The two touch on accountability, and being a role model for the other (16:26) If you want to ask your partner for more support around food and body image, how should you let them know? (20:39)
Connect with Deanna:
IG: @dietitiandeanna
Website: https://dietitiandeanna.com 
This episode is sponsored by Food Freedom Breakthrough, my three month transformative online group coaching program. Join the waitlist here to be first to know about the next program launching in Jan 2022.

In this episode, Deanna sits down with Lauren Cadillac, a registered dietitian, certified intuitive eating counselor, certified personal trainer and retired national bikini competitor whose mission is to help individuals break free of diet culture and heal their relationship with food using the intuitive eating framework. 
You'll hear:
Deanna sits down with her friend Lauren Cadillac, a registered dietitian nutritionist & certified personal trainer to talk about life and health (1:09) Lauren shares how her damaged relationship with food and her experience with bodybuilding led her to have an eating disorder (3:05) Although it is talked about, oftentimes eating disorders can go undiagnosed. Lauren explains how this impacted her eating disorder and path to recovery (7:31) What does taking care of yourself and your health look like for someone dealing with an eating disorder or extreme diet culture? (10:20) Advice from a dietician, how to give yourself permission to eat if you fear gaining weight. Lauren shares the issue of body scapegoating, and why we focus on blaming our body for everything rather than look at the bigger picture (14:13) 3 actionable steps you can incorporate to overcome an eating disorder and diet culture (17:22) How Lauren's relationship with her now-husband helped her overcome her eating disorder through being a role model and an accountability partner (20:14) Lauren shares some tips for dieticians, who either want to get into this approach of dietetics and tips for becoming a virtual dietitian (22:40) Connect with Lauren:

IG: @feelgooddietitian
Website: http://www.laurencadillac.com/ 
Connect with Deanna:
IG: @dietitiandeanna

Website: https://dietitiandeanna.com 
This episode is sponsored by Food Freedom Breakthrough, my three month transformative online group coaching program. Join the waitlist here to be first to know about the next program launching in Jan 2022.