Background
Hi there! I’m Carolina (they/she), your potential new dietitian. I am so glad you stumbled upon my profile. My journey as a dietitian has led me to work with individuals and families from all walks of life, helping them navigate everything from critical inpatient care to fighting against an all-consuming eating disorder to chronic health conditions like diabetes and cystic fibrosis.
In the words of Ragen Chastain: Health is an amorphous, multi-factorial concept and is not an obligation, barometer of worthiness, entirely within our control, or guaranteed under any circumstance. Health means different things to different people. As your dietitian, we will we will work together to identify, plan and practice changes that are shame-free, value-aligned, and sustainable. Self-compassion is at the root of this work, and I will remind you of that.
Our food choices are both geo and sociopolitical, and our access to land & time are determined by factors that are almost entirely not our own. Yet, we are still fed this idea that if we can impose "control" on our eating, then everything will fall into place. It is exhausting, overwhelming, unrealistic, and even dangerous.
Instead, how can we practice gentleness and kindness a little further to empower ourselves to live a dignified and plentiful life?
Availability
Approach
- Health at Every Size (HAES)
- Trauma-Informed
- Anti-Diet Model
- All Food Fits Approach
Specialties
Modalities
Insurance accepted
Aetna, Anthem, Blue Care Network, Blue Cross, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Blue Shield, Carefirst, Cash Pay, Cigna, Empire, Florida Blue, Golden Rule, Highmark, Horizon, Independence Blue Cross, Optum, Oxford, Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield, United Healthcare, United Medical Resources (UMR)
Seeing members in
AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, HI, IL, IN, MA, MI, NJ, NY, OK, OR, PA, TX, VA, WI
