WEBVTT - Meet the Hosts, Dietitians Susie Burrell and Leanne Ward

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to our introduction episode where we tell you all

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<v Speaker 1>about the ladies behind the nutrition couch.

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<v Speaker 2>So tell us who is Leanne Ward.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, Leanne Wood is a thirty one year old health foody,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, lover of life. I'm up here and I

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<v Speaker 1>live in Brisbane with my husband. Recently got married last

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<v Speaker 1>year and we've just bought our own house which were

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<v Speaker 1>looking forward to either renovating or potentially building.

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<v Speaker 2>You and you're a dietitian by trade.

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<v Speaker 3>Where did you study?

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<v Speaker 1>So? I first did my undergraduate degree at QT in Brisbane.

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<v Speaker 1>So I did a Bachelor of Health Science and I

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<v Speaker 1>majored in nutrition. And then I went and I worked

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<v Speaker 1>as a public health.

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<v Speaker 3>Nutritionist for a while.

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<v Speaker 1>I came back and I started a Master's of Public Health.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't really enjoy that, Susie. So then I went

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<v Speaker 1>back to UNI and I enrolled in the Masters of

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<v Speaker 1>Dietetics and I did that through the University of Queensland.

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<v Speaker 2>And you've worked clinically run us through your work history today.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, so I was very fortunate. Once I graduated.

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<v Speaker 1>As I mentioned, I worked for about a year and

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<v Speaker 1>a half as a public health nutritionist out in the country.

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<v Speaker 1>So I've got some of that, I guess like the

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<v Speaker 1>health experience behind me as well, which I love and

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<v Speaker 1>that really helps me create you know, different types of

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<v Speaker 1>content for population health on social media. And I started

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<v Speaker 1>as a clinical dietitian at Qwitwo Hospital up here in Brisbane,

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<v Speaker 1>so I was doing just acute medical I was also

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<v Speaker 1>on the surgical wards and I was in the Gasho

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<v Speaker 1>trology clinics as well, and also running some of the

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<v Speaker 1>women's health and weight loss clinics as well. So very

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<v Speaker 1>fortunate to spand you know, a good five or six

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<v Speaker 1>years as a clinical dietitian, and about two years ago

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<v Speaker 1>launched my own business and Ward Nutrition, and I've been

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<v Speaker 1>doing that ever since.

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<v Speaker 2>Because I think when we first met you were specializing

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<v Speaker 2>in gut health. But I also really know you as

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<v Speaker 2>the first big dietian on Instagram. What are your key

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<v Speaker 2>areas of nutrition interests now with your work?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, sure, so I work with females only at the moment,

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<v Speaker 1>so I really work with females looking for fat loss,

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<v Speaker 1>help with emotional eating, and also help to improve their

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<v Speaker 1>gut health as well. They're my three sort of niche

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<v Speaker 1>or specialty areas.

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<v Speaker 2>And what do you love most about what you do

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<v Speaker 2>as a dietitian.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, Susie.

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<v Speaker 1>I love that every day is different. No day is

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<v Speaker 1>the same, particularly when you run your own business. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sure if there are some business owners listening. Every day

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<v Speaker 1>is different, every day is crazy. I get to do

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<v Speaker 1>really really fun stuff. There's some boring, more admin type

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<v Speaker 1>sort of things in there as well, but I meet

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<v Speaker 1>so many different people. I can help people all over

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<v Speaker 1>the world versus when I was at the hospital, I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't feel like I was making that bigger difference because

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<v Speaker 1>I was sort of just seeing the same unwell clientele

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<v Speaker 1>over and over again. But I love that I'm able

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<v Speaker 1>to help people reach their pinnacle of health if that

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<v Speaker 1>makes sense, or really optimize where they are. It's not

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<v Speaker 1>just once they're sick in there unwell, because I was

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<v Speaker 1>feeling like a lot of the time that for some

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<v Speaker 1>people it was almost a little bit too late, like

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<v Speaker 1>they were too unwell to do the things that they

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<v Speaker 1>needed to do. So I really love that I'm able

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<v Speaker 1>to work with people and just optimize their health all

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<v Speaker 1>around the world.

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<v Speaker 2>And what are you most excited about as we launch

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<v Speaker 2>the Nutrition Couch.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm excited to really let our listeners know Susie about

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<v Speaker 1>topical and trending nutrition topics. So, you know, I've got

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<v Speaker 1>my own podcast. I do a lot of interviews with

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<v Speaker 1>experts on there, and I get really great feedback about

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<v Speaker 1>people learning new things from other experts. I really just

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<v Speaker 1>want to talk about you know, there's so much BS

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<v Speaker 1>nutrition messages in the media. I wanted to spell some

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<v Speaker 1>of that, you know, when I got around this podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>But some of those BS messages, Susie and I want

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<v Speaker 1>to let people know, like is this a trendy nutrition topic,

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<v Speaker 1>is it great?

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<v Speaker 3>What about this product?

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<v Speaker 1>Let's talk about a little case study today, really showcase

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<v Speaker 1>the lives of what to dietitians go through, like what

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<v Speaker 1>we work through, what are we seeing in our practice,

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<v Speaker 1>and what are people talking about online with us? And

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<v Speaker 1>really let people know the ins and outs of the

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<v Speaker 1>nutrition news and the nutrition world.

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<v Speaker 3>So bring on episode one, can't wait and Susie tell

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<v Speaker 3>us a little bit about yourself. Who is Susie Burrow?

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<v Speaker 2>So I am forty three years old and I live

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<v Speaker 2>in Sydney. I am married to a radio broadcaster who

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<v Speaker 2>is very keen to give me tips on how to

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<v Speaker 2>be a good podcaster. And I have five year old

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<v Speaker 2>twin boys, and I'm just coming out of that period

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<v Speaker 2>of full on motherhood. I've got a bit more time

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<v Speaker 2>and hence embarking on some new projects.

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<v Speaker 3>Wonderful.

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<v Speaker 1>And tell us about your background as a dietitian. Where

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<v Speaker 1>did you study and how do you get started?

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<v Speaker 2>I always wanted to be a dietitian right from when

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<v Speaker 2>I was fifteen. I studied at the University of Woongong

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<v Speaker 2>Nutrition and Dietetics long time ago now, and I, like you,

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<v Speaker 2>work clinically for many years in community health and also

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<v Speaker 2>childhood obesity, and then I dabbled in media and always

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<v Speaker 2>had a private practice. In recent years back in Sydney,

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<v Speaker 2>I have worked in sports nutrition, primarily weight control, and

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<v Speaker 2>I've gone on to study and master's of coaching psychology.

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<v Speaker 2>So I really really enjoy behavioral change aspects of work

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<v Speaker 2>and working with women primarily as well helping them to

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<v Speaker 2>get to their nutrition goals. And yeah, that's it.

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<v Speaker 1>And at the moments, use what interests you in the

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<v Speaker 1>area of nutrition. What are you currently working in the

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<v Speaker 1>nutrition space?

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<v Speaker 2>I think the area that shifted most in the past

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<v Speaker 2>five seven years has been an increasing understanding of the

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<v Speaker 2>role of hormones and weight control. So women working, juggling

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of things, and the impact on hormones and

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<v Speaker 2>the impact on weight control, that's probably a real area

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<v Speaker 2>of interest to me. And behavioral change. You know, you

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<v Speaker 2>talked about helping people be their best self, and I

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<v Speaker 2>guess that's where I see nutrition fitting as a platform

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<v Speaker 2>to feeling, looking and performing at your best. But clinically, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it would definitely be I guess hormones and weight control

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<v Speaker 2>is probably the key real interest area for me.

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<v Speaker 3>And you do a lot of media work as well,

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<v Speaker 3>don't you.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, just by chance of doing quite a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>writing keeps me up to date with what's happening. I

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<v Speaker 2>think when you see clients clinically, you're constantly aware of

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<v Speaker 2>what people are interested in and what they're reading, and

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<v Speaker 2>makes you keep up to date with all the latest

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<v Speaker 2>diet trends. And my husband's in the media, so we're

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<v Speaker 2>sort of always on and looking what's new and exciting.

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<v Speaker 2>And I guess that's why we thought it would be

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<v Speaker 2>great to come together and the Nutrition Couch to bring

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<v Speaker 2>that to people who are also interested in nutrition.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely, And Susie, what do you love most about being

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<v Speaker 1>a diet or what you do at the moment. What's

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<v Speaker 1>your favorite thing about that.

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<v Speaker 2>I think I really like talking to people and hearing

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<v Speaker 2>the ins and outs of their lives. Maybe I'm just

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<v Speaker 2>really nosy, but nutrition Everyone eats, and everyone's interest in

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<v Speaker 2>food to a certain extent, and it's an easy way

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<v Speaker 2>to get to know people and relate on a common basis.

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<v Speaker 2>And yeah, I guess that's the underlying interest. I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>as interested in the nutrients and the technical science of

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<v Speaker 2>nutrition as such. Oh we need to know that as dietitians.

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<v Speaker 2>But I am really interested in people and helping people

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<v Speaker 2>be their best self and feel better. And I think,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, getting to know people intimately as you do

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<v Speaker 2>when you're consulting nutrition is really enjoyable, fulfilling part of

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<v Speaker 2>what we do.

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<v Speaker 3>And tell us.

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<v Speaker 1>With the launch of our podcast and Nutrition Couch, what

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<v Speaker 1>are you most excited about? Oh?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I have wanted to do this podcast, I think

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<v Speaker 2>for about three years now, and it's taken me a

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<v Speaker 2>while to find the right person in the sense of

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<v Speaker 2>someone who I really like, has got great energy, but

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<v Speaker 2>also someone who's a clinician, because I really respect clinicians

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<v Speaker 2>who are doing the going in the trenches with clients

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<v Speaker 2>and really working through issues and taking them from where

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<v Speaker 2>they are to goal. And I think there's just a

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<v Speaker 2>massive opportunity in the market. There's a lot of podcasts

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<v Speaker 2>out there with amazing interviews. Of course you have one

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<v Speaker 2>of them, but I think there's no one really covering

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<v Speaker 2>the news of nutrition regularly, and I think it's just

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<v Speaker 2>I know people are going to love it. They're going

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<v Speaker 2>to love hearing about what's new in the supermarkets. They're

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<v Speaker 2>going to love to bring their listener questions to us

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<v Speaker 2>to discuss. They're going to love the insights of two

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<v Speaker 2>practicing dieticians who do this every day. And I cannot

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<v Speaker 2>tell you how excited I am to launch The Nutrition Couch.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh I cannot wait for Episode one.