The Nourished CEO Podcast How I'm Responding To Racial Injustice
The dietetic field is not diverse when it comes to race or gender. My upbringing has not been diverse when it comes to race and economic class. In this episode of Fed and Fearless, I’m talking about educating myself about anti-racism and my mission to diversify dietetics.
About This Episode
I’ve always been outspoken about how dietetics pushes a white western diet on everyone, regardless of their ethnicity or race. But until recently, I hadn’t actually considered this a form of white supremacy. And while it’s what we’re taught, I don’t believe it’s the right approach to take with nutrition.
Obviously racial disparity exists in the United States of America. My upbringing was one of privilege; I grew up in a fairly wealthy area of New Jersey where the only racial diversity were the Asians in my class. This lack of diversity continued on to college.
Nutrition and dietetics is not an inexpensive education and this definitely contributes to the industry behind heavily white and female-dominated. This means that most of the colleagues that I’m close to and consider friends are other white women. But I’m making it part of my core values to diversify this podcast and platform.
I’ve already invited some incredible Black guests to come on Fed and Fearless and I’m so excited to share these conversations. These guests are experts in their industries, which is why I’ve asked them to come on, and we’ll be talking about nutrition, not race.
While I can honestly say I find listening to and watching the news causes a great deal of mental and physical fatigue for me, I also know that it’s important to educate myself. I would recommend watching the documentary 13TH for an examination of what’s going on in our prison system and Just Mercy, which is the true story to overturn the death sentence of an innocent man.
I am not an expert when it comes to anti-racism, but I’m doing my part to educate myself and, in turn, educate you. It is possible to make the world a better place without compromising your core values. Black Lives Matter and standing against injustice is what Jesus would do.
If you think there’s something I can be doing better, please let me know constructively what that is. My Instagram DMs are open, so please get in touch with me. Let me know in the comments on the episode page!
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In This Episode
- How white supremacy is present even in nutrition and dietetics
- Some documentaries you should watch to educate yourself on racial injustice in America
- Why the dietetics industry is heavily white and female-dominated
- How you can make the world a better place without compromising your core values
- How I’m diversifying the guests and conversations I have on Fed and Fearless
Quotes
“I want you all to feel empowered to do your own research and learn things for yourself. If you are Christian, know that you have the Holy Spirit to check things against and you can trust that. You don’t have to fall in line with what culture demands of you, even if it goes against your beliefs in what God says.” (45:11)
“How we label ourselves and others is going to affect the actions that we take, the actions that they take, and the way that we treat each other.” (54:44)
Links
Donate to Laura Shoenfeld RD’s Fundraiser to Diversify Dietetics
Documentaries
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