142: Realities of Being a Fat Black Dietitian with Veronica Garnett

Veronica Garnett MS RD joins the show to talk about the realities of her experiences as a fat, black dietitian. Veronica is a Health at Every Size® (HAES), fat-positive, and culinary dietitian and has worked with various vulnerable populations such as folks with food insecurity, substance abuse, and chronic conditions such as HIV/AIDS. We talked about what things aren’t often considered as we try to diversify the nutrition field, her career path, and how to be more culturally competent. Real talk: Veronica shares her own lived experiences with racism and oppression within dietetics. She almost let her credential lapse, but has stuck around to provide her voice and activism to our field.  Of note: We recorded this conversation prior to all the #Covid19 changes to US life, but included a note to address that in the beginning. Online Support for Covid-19: @Covid19EatingSupport, @MoeMotivate, and @ComamosJunxts Have you taken the Listener Survey Yet? Tell us what you think! Questions or requests for the show? Reach out: RDRealTalk @ Gmail.com Links Mentioned:  This month our WIND Peer Supervision webinar is brought to you by Veronica. Join with our Pay-what-you-can model: Register here!  Veronica's WIND Webinar on Culturally Sensitive Weight-Inclusive Practices Privilege Walk Video WIND webinars on Teachable!  Follow Veronica’s work:  Veronica’s Instagram: @veronicagarnett Veronica’s Twitter: @veronicagarnett Reclaiming our plate on Instagram: @reclaimingourplate (IG) & @reclaimingourplate (Twitter) Diasporadical Kitchen on Instagram: @diasporadicalkitchen (IG) & @diasporakitchen (Twitter) Black Adventuristas: @blackadventuristas (IG) & @BlkAdventurista (Twitter) -- -- -- -- -- Your host, Heather Caplan RD: HeatherCaplan.com,  @RDRealTalk. Have you left a review on iTunes yet? If not, please do! Click here and tap the stars. Show notes live here: weightinclusivenutrition.com/podcast Last but not least, get more RD Real Talk from the newsletter, landing in your inbox monthly!