Being a Nutritionist or RD in the professional world, as
much as it is exciting to live your passion it comes with obstacles. Writing blog entries is very self-revealing. While filing through
research articles and educational material the only way I could
produce meaningful writing which others can relate to as professional was to be honest with my past and
present struggles. Somewhere in the midst of all my dry rough drafts which consist of reiterated knowledge, I hear my voice surface and it’s honest and its raw. My
own true voice feels foreign, because there are parts of my true self have been muffled by all the knowledge I have been taught about what it looks like to be a professional. Part of finding a good organization to work for is to find one same mission and vision as our individual values. In my own personal opinion company culture that endorses individualism and has respect or one's personal strengths and weaknesses is essential. As I look to the future feelings of anxiety, fear,
and excitement arise. I know that how I will carve my own path will largely be my own will. A study was conducted by the International Journal Of Therapy & Rehabilitation ( 2011), identifying that a major factor that leads to positive results is professional treatment are attitudes and approach to treatments. Professionals who were unsuccessful or ineffective in service were individuals who were unable to control their own emotional reactions, perceived themselves as ill-equipped, or had poorly developed tools in their treatment of participants. It takes experience, thick skin, and a big heart to deal with this population. But it's rewarding!
I found that I am not the only professional
desiring to bring about deep dinner healing, to actually address the
root issues of eating disorders and disordered eatingOver the weekend I had the opportunity to meet with an
amazing organization called Beauty I Am (http://www.facebook.com/BeautyIAM3?ref=ts&fref=ts). The organization is designed to reach talent in Hollywood, the hub of pop-culture and provide coaching, beauty care, counseling and nutrition. I was inspired and suddenly this world with all it's darkness and pressures seemed so small because I no longer felt fear of the struggle but a passion among professionals for the restoration of women. Beauty I Am is designed to unpack the bondage that media has brainwashed women into about standards of thinness, beauty, and glorification of achievement. The world has created standards which we could never reach without self-punishment, control,
and obsession .
A woman could really waste years of self-imprisonment and never know
that freedom is possible when you pursue healing.
Futhermore, many professionals in the field of Dietetics or Nutrition have faced their own struggles related to food and body and continually on the path to happiness, health and balanced living. It can sometimes become discouraging. A vast majority of individuals in the field ( about 70%) still struggle with some form of an eating disorder but use the profession to mask it or simply just feel triggered by so much exposure to thinking and talking about food. The shame is what can keep professionals in isolation because we have to be careful of not being controlled by others expectations. As professionals we are expected to know every answer, to never eat chocolate cake, and to never struggle with body-image and eating.When once at a conference I remember a therapist Rebecca Bass-Ching specialized in eating disorders is the key to breaking this perfectionist mindset is a self-grace for ourselves. Whether that be in taking steps to change our thinking or behavior grace is needed if women are to have self-love and personal health.
Futhermore, many professionals in the field of Dietetics or Nutrition have faced their own struggles related to food and body and continually on the path to happiness, health and balanced living. It can sometimes become discouraging. A vast majority of individuals in the field ( about 70%) still struggle with some form of an eating disorder but use the profession to mask it or simply just feel triggered by so much exposure to thinking and talking about food. The shame is what can keep professionals in isolation because we have to be careful of not being controlled by others expectations. As professionals we are expected to know every answer, to never eat chocolate cake, and to never struggle with body-image and eating.When once at a conference I remember a therapist Rebecca Bass-Ching specialized in eating disorders is the key to breaking this perfectionist mindset is a self-grace for ourselves. Whether that be in taking steps to change our thinking or behavior grace is needed if women are to have self-love and personal health.