Your nutrition clients always think they just need a meal plan, but you know the real work goes so much deeper. They need to address their sleep, stress, relationship with food, and maybe some family boundary issues. The meal plan is just one piece of a much bigger puzzle.

 

The same thing happens with your business. You think you need a marketing strategy – a better funnel, a new social media approach, maybe some sales training. But what you actually need is to address the life circumstances and limiting beliefs that are sabotaging your success behind the scenes.

 

Here’s the truth I’ve learned after working with dozens of dietitians: You cannot strategy your way out of life chaos. When your foundation is shaky – when you’re emotionally depleted, operating from survival mode, or battling beliefs that you’re not worth premium prices – no marketing tactic in the world will fix that.

 

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE

In this episode, I’m breaking down why so many brilliant dietitians are spinning their wheels in business, and it has nothing to do with needing another strategy. This is for dietitians who are tired of working harder but not seeing results, who know they’re capable of more but feel stuck in patterns that aren’t serving them.

Here’s the breakdown: 

• Why traditional business coaching fails dietitians (and what’s actually missing from most programs)
• The hidden “life circumstances” that sabotage business success – even when you have great strategies
• How limiting beliefs about your worth directly impact your pricing, client attraction, and growth potential
• The “emotional labor load” that’s draining your business energy (and why no one talks about this)
• My Foundation-First Approach: the four steps to build a business that works WITH your life instead of against it
• Real examples of how addressing these deeper issues transforms businesses immediately
• Three powerful questions to identify what’s really holding your business back

 

RESOURCES & LINKS

Related Episodes:

• Episode 335: The Evolution of a Dietitian: Embracing Your Business Identity
• Episode 324: Why External Actions Don’t Always Lead To Sustainable Results

 

CONNECT & TAKE ACTION

Find Christine:

• Podcast: Make More Money as a Dietitian on Apple Podcasts | Spotify
• Community: Join 1200+ dietitians in The Make More Money as a Dietitian Community 
• Instagram: @money.mindset.dietitian

 

Your Next Steps:

Step 1: Do the Foundation Assessment
Ask yourself these three questions from the episode:

1. What life circumstances are currently working against my business success?
2. What limiting belief is costing me the most money?
3. If I could only fix one thing to support my business growth, what would it be?

Step 2: Get the Support You Need
Ready to stop flailing forward and start addressing what’s really holding you back? Book an A la Carte Coaching Session where we get to the root of what’s keeping you stuck and create the bridge between where you are and where you belong. Just $197 per session – book one or several based on your needs.

Step 3: Join the Community
Connect with dietitians who understand the unique challenges of building a business in our profession in the Make More Money as a Dietitian Facebook Community.