Trust Your Body Project

In today’s dietetic field, there is a painful lack of diversity amongst professionals. Whitney’s guest today, Dalia Kinsey, is a firm believer in the power of diversity and strongly encourages dialogue about cultural competence and inclusion in the dietetics profession. Dalia is a weight neutral Registered Dietitian and School Nutrition Specialist on a mission to make nutrition simple, accessible, and fun. She prides herself on using her new podcast School Nutrition Dietitian as a platform to strengthen K-12 nutrition through inclusion and a variety of perspectives. Openly discussing the intersection of weight and nutrition is the best way to change the profession.   Whitney shares: Dealing with the emotional and health effects of others’ microaggressions Facing microaggressions when becoming a dietitian Problems with defining anyone by a physical characteristic Being aware of the influence of someone’s environment Looking at people as individuals and not part of a stereotype Creating a false dichotomy when