By now you know we’re having a GIRL! I wanted to share a recap of weeks 14-28 to encourage you to feel less alone and support YOU on your journey wherever you are. In my first trimester post, I struggled hard with identity changes + extreme nausea and have to note: those have now improved […]

Second Trimester Pregnancy Updates + Favorites

Lifestyle

Episode 9 of Deats with Deanna may be triggering to some listeners who have experienced sexual trauma. If you need to discuss anything you’ve heard please find resources to help you here. I sat down with Lauren Sheehey, a writer, a creative, and most recently, a mother. Lauren has worked with countless women as a […]

From Bodybuilder to Healing Human with Lauren Sheehey

Podcast

Episode 8 of Deats with Deanna is a candid Q&A conversation about pregnancy, nutrition, and my journey with motherhood. These questions come straight from my followers so I appreciate you taking the time to send these in! You’ll hear my answers to the following questions: Have you ever felt down and struggled with feeling like […]

Answering your Pregnancy Questions: weight gain, nutrition, mindset and more

Lifestyle, Podcast

For this week’s newest Deats with Deanna, I sat 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. We talked a lot about mindset shifts around food, your eating habits, […]

Dismantling Diet Culture

Intuitive Eating, Podcast

I sat down for Deats with Deanna with Stephanie Buttermore, a Ph.D. who has transitioned from the world of academia to a world of sharing her life and passion. 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 […]

Weight Gain, Going All In, and Writing a Book

Podcast

I have truly reached food freedom without counting calories and macros. So if you’re wondering, hey, how do I actually know if I’m doing this for health or if I’m doing this for control, episode 5 of Deats with Deanna is for you. I talked about my history with macro counting and the key steps […]

How to Know When to Stop Counting Calories/Macros

Intuitive Eating, Podcast

I sat down for Deats With Deanna with Shanna Hutcheson, the non-diet Registered Dietitian, wife, new 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 […]

How to go from Calorie Counting to Intuitive Eating

Intuitive Eating, Podcast

My good friend (dare I say twin?) Lauren Cadillac, @feelgooddietitian, registered dietitian, certified intuitive eating counselor, certified personal trainer, and retired bikini competitor stopped by Deats with Deanna to chat with me about breaking free of diet culture. This is such an important topic and our discussion is something everyone should hear. We were all basically raised in this […]

How to go from Binge Eating to Recovered

Podcast

I am so lucky to have a really amazing partner in my life. Zack and I met in college, battled some long-distance love, have grown together, and helped each other through SO MUCH of life.  Zack has been a big support for me towards body positive image and eating support plus supported so many of my […]

How Can Your Partner Support Your Journey

Lifestyle, Podcast

Straight from my brand new podcast DEATS with Deanna, here are my top three tips for breaking free of diet culture.   I want you to take these three major tips into your week. Read through these and of course if you want more background head to your favorite podcast platform to take a listen. 1: CALORIES […]

Welcome to DEATS with Deanna

Podcast

I can’t believe we are PREGNANT. If you follow me on Instagram, you know Zack and I are expecting and I’m 20 weeks!

We’re Pregnant! + First Trimester Recap

Lifestyle

Since a lot of us are working from home, I figured I’d share my favorite ‘essentials’. I have been working from home for almost 5 years so this girl has got her routine DOWN. And I hope you’ve gotten a little better after the past few months. I know it still feels strange to work […]

How to Successfully Work from Home

Entrepreneurship

I absolutely LOVE getting to coach and educate dietitians on building a business from Instagram. My program, Dietitian Entrepreneur Academy, is for dietitians and RD2Bes who are ready to start and grow their virtual business (holler if clinical is NOT for you!), find and work with their ideal client through Instagram and have the tools/systems […]

How to Start a Virtual Nutrition Business

Entrepreneurship

Below are my top picks on where to start to improve your relationship with food and your body. These are great to take steps towards food freedom and can compliment an online program or working with someone. Books are a great first step to changing your mindset! Intuitive Eating Food/Body Body Image Exercise Overall Self-Worth/Mindset […]

MY BOOK LIST

Intuitive Eating

I get questions all the time about metabolism and how to know ‘if I’m eating enough’. I have helped women reverse diet, eat more than they ever thought possible, stress less about food and improve their metabolism after years of undereating and restriction. So I wanted to address signs that you may not even notice […]

5 Signs You’re Undereating

Intuitive Eating

Part 1 of our wedding series is here (Getting Ready and First Look). One of the most magical parts of the day was the ceremony. I have to say I didn’t give our ceremony a ton of thought leading up. I’m not sure if it was because we were reading vows that have been said […]

Our Wedding Part 2: Ceremony + Portraits

Lifestyle

It’s hard to describe the emotions that I feel now, looking back over our wedding. The day was fun, emotional, full of love, and the best party Zack and I could have ever imagined. We have over 2,000+ photos so I wanted to share them in a manageable way for me to share with friends, […]

Our Wedding Part 1: Getting Ready + First Look

Lifestyle

The wedding count-down is on! We are only 5 weeks away! Zack and I are both so EXCITED for the day to be here but are working to be present in each day right now, especially as our final planning evolves. It has been fun to hear from our friends who are traveling in for […]

Wedding Skin Care

Lifestyle

I know not everyone is ‘planning a wedding’ so I have kept the wedding posts to a minimum. But, I’ve been getting more wedding questions (and a lot of you guys are planning too!) so I wanted to share with you my favorite parts of this process. The only reason this process has been fun […]

Top 8 Best Parts about Planning a Wedding

Lifestyle

I travel quite frequently for work (I work in sales and strategy in corporate wellness plus travel for brand partnerships at times) and always get messages about how I eat/stay healthy while I travel. So I am finally sharing my top 5 tips! My travel outfit: shoes, joggers (called Shalane Run Pants) my favorite leather […]

Staying Healthy While Traveling

Intuitive Eating

Phillips Wake-up Light: Mornings are hard when it’s pitch black. I’ve wanted this ‘wake-up light’ for over a year and plan to get one this winter! It mimics natural light and research shows you can wake up more refreshed?! Here is another option. Stasher Reusable Storage Bags: Save the earth! Eco-friendly storage bags that you can […]

2018 Holiday Gift Guide

Lifestyle

Hi friends! I wanted to recap my experience at FNCE: the Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo in Washington DC where over 11,000+ nutrition professionals come together to address key health issues, trends, check out new food products, earn continuing ed and network. There were so many amazing people at this event and it was […]

FNCE 2018 Recap

Entrepreneurship

Today I am chatting all about my morning routine! I get a lot of questions about my apple cider vinegar drink, what kind of coffee I drink, or how I start off my day so positive, so I thought I’d share! Journal. I spend 10-15 minutes journaling in the morning. Usually it’s thoughts I have […]

My Morning Routine

Lifestyle

We all fail. And let’s just say if I gave up when I failed, I would never be where I am today. I launched Dietitian Entrepreneur Academy (you can apply HERE) to help dietitians and RD-to-be’s start and grow an online business through authentic Instagram marketing and active and passive income offers. One one of […]

My Journey to becoming a Registered Dietitian

Entrepreneurship

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