Navigating Health Education and Career + Overcoming Expectations with Katie Lemons

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07/27/20 • 62 min

As a Physician's Assistant and Integrative Nutritionist, Katie Lemons has had a long journey to the present. With years of schooling and experience, Katie shares what it takes to turn a love for health into a deepened education and future career path. In this she shares why she chose to not take the RD route and what it was like to get a masters + attend PA school. Her commitment to education is what allows Katie to now fuse both western and integrative medicine all while navigating the oftentimes confusing field of health. Throughout her time in school and internships Katie had to overcome limiting beliefs and learn from trial and error to fully embrace her situation. She was also faced with expectations along the way of what a ‘healthy’ body should look like and felt let down by the expectations she had set for her school and career path. We discuss how she overcame these ‘let down’ expectations and continued to thrive. Katie is a prime example of someone willing to persevere through the hard times for the eventual sweet ending.

In this episode we discuss:

Katie’s philosophy on health and how she got started in the field
Why she chose to not take the RD route
Her experience getting a Masters and attending PA school
Fusing western and functional medicine/health
How expectations can impact growth and contentment
Accepting moments of trial and error
Dealing with limiting beliefs and imposter syndrome
Navigating the field of health and applying it in life

Connect with Katie @twist_of_lemons and I’m at @emilyfeikls or @letsthrivepodcast

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In this episode we discuss:

Katie’s philosophy on health and how she got started in the field
Why she chose to not take the RD route
Her experience getting a Masters and attending PA school
Fusing western and functional medicine/health
How expectations can impact growth and contentment
Accepting moments of trial and error
Dealing with limiting beliefs and imposter syndrome
Navigating the field of health and applying it in life

Connect with Katie @twist_of_lemons and I’m at @emilyfeikls or @letsthrivepodcast

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How to identify what’s normal behavior vs disordered eating
Reclaiming your life after an ED
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Why words and comments matter
Questions to ask yourself in recovery

Connect with Sam on IG @thesamplan and I’m @emilyfeikls and @letsthrivepodcast

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