Gwen Kostal's guest appearances

Gwen Kostal

The Mindful Dietitian

Behind the Bio: From Dietitians of Canada

The Messy Intersection: Pregnancy, Motherhood and Feeding Our Kids

Diet Culture Dropout

Burnt Toast by Virginia Sole-Smith

Heather Caplan

Sumner Brooks

Amee Severson

Jennifer McGurk

Paige Smathers

Sarah Peck

Christy Harrison

Aaron Flores

Virgie Tovar

Julie Duffy Dillon

Amy Pershing

Jenna Hollenstein

Tracy Brown

Marci Evans

Lucy Aphramor

OwlTail

Help! My kid has been sent home with a serve of diet culture! If you recognise this, either as a parent, or as a health professional, you'll love this episode with Gwen Kostal from Dietitians 4 Teachers. Educators, we love you! And we would love to work with you to make our schools and education settings a safer place for more kids.   In this episode, Gwen shares her career trajectory, the intention behind D4T; Dietitians 4 Teachers, how no educator intends to cause harm, what we can offer teachers as we begin to work shoulder-to-shoulder, questions dietitians can reflect on when wanting to work in schools, questions we can ask teachers to learn more about their needs and concerns, an introduction to a helpful change management framework, ‘Best Practice’ for giving school talks and presentations and how we as dietitians can best support our student clients when they are in the classroom/school setting. Here Fi and Gwen chat about; Gwen’s trajectory from primary care dietetics into problem solving and the intention behind @Dietitians4Teachers. The importance of working beside teachers and educators and why Gwen’s work is grounded in support and validation.  How no educator intends to cause harm, acknowledging the impacts of diet culture on educators and the trouble with ‘health’ and ‘healthy eating’ being assumed knowledge in the classroom. The permission giving statement we can offer teachers and educators in the first instance to reduce shame and defensiveness and the ways in which we can begin to partner and work shoulder-to-shoulder. Important reflective questions we can ask ourselves as dietitians when we have a desire/interest to work in schools. How change work must start with humans and what we must offer teachers to empower change within the classroom/school. The vital questions we can ask teachers when it comes to resources and offerings and how we can encourage resistance and rejection when using existing curriculum and lessons. Change Management Framework’s and an introduction to an effective method; ‘What? So What? Now What? Gwen gently guides us through ‘Best Practice’ for initiating and providing school presentations/talks. How dietitians can best support their school student clients when they notice concerns within the school/classroom settings.     Connect with Gwen: Instagram Website Linktree Email

Help! My kid has been sent home with a serve of diet culture! If you recognise this, either as a parent, or as a health professional, you'll love this episode with Gwen Kostal from Dietitians 4 Teachers. Educators, we love you! And we would love to work with you to make our schools and education settings a safer place for more kids. In this episode, Gwen shares her career trajectory, the intention behind D4T; Dietitians 4 Teachers, how no educator intends to cause harm, what we can offer teachers as we begin to work shoulder-to-shoulder, questions dietitians can reflect on when wanting to work in schools, questions we can ask teachers to learn more about their needs and concerns, an introduction to a helpful change management framework, ‘Best Practice’ for giving school talks and presentations and how we as dietitians can best support our student clients when they are in the classroom/school setting. Here Fi and Gwen chat about; <ul><li>Gwen’s trajectory from primary care dietetics into problem solving and the intention behind @Dietitians4Teachers.</li> <li>The importance of working beside teachers and educators and why Gwen’s work is grounded in support and validation. </li> <li>How no educator intends to cause harm, acknowledging the impacts of diet culture on educators and the trouble with ‘health’ and ‘healthy eating’ being assumed knowledge in the classroom.</li> <li>The permission giving statement we can offer teachers and educators in the first instance to reduce shame and defensiveness and the ways in which we can begin to partner and work shoulder-to-shoulder.</li> <li>Important reflective questions we can ask ourselves as dietitians when we have a desire/interest to work in schools.</li> <li>How change work must start with humans and what we must offer teachers to empower change within the classroom/school.</li> <li>The vital questions we can ask teachers when it comes to resources and offerings and how we can encourage resistance and rejection when using existing curriculum and lessons.</li> <li>Change Management Framework’s and an introduction to an effective method; ‘What? So What? Now What?</li> <li>Gwen gently guides us through ‘Best Practice’ for initiating and providing school presentations/talks.</li> <li>How dietitians can best support their school student clients when they notice concerns within the school/classroom settings. </li> </ul> Connect with Gwen: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dietitians4teachers/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://dietitians4teachers.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> <a href="https://linktr.ee/Dietitians4teachers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Linktree</a> <a href="mailto:info@dietitians4teachers.ca">Email</a>

Diet Culture in Schools with Gwen Kostal

***The Messy Intersection is taking a break until November of 2021. Please enjoy the archive and connect with Diana through The Messy Intersection Podcast Community to chat about future episode ideas. Thanks for your support!*** --- This episode is a follow-up to episode 014. My guest Gwen Kostal of Dietitians4Teachers and I will discuss how school assignments rooted in diet culture show up from elementary school up through high school. We discuss: How Dietitians4Teachers aims to support teachers and provide them with resources to teach children about food in a positive way. How diet culture shows up in curriculums from K-12 in both Canada and the U.S. The language about food and health that tends to appear in U.S. state and Canadian province curriculums and how that language can be interpreted into assignments that either do or do not help children develop a positive relationship with food. The types of school assignments that hold the potential to encourage behaviors that may lead to eating disorders. How stock images and avatars used in educational settings, especially in virtual learning, tend to reinforce the thin ideal and perpetuate weight stigma. The challenges that teachers face as generalists who are required to teach nutrition and health lessons without a formal background in these subjects. How teachers and parents can recognize assignments that may not be in a child's best interest when it comes to helping them cultivate a positive relationship with food. How teaching about food can positively intersect with other areas of the curriculum such as math and science. Whether lessons on what different nutrients do in our bodies are appropriate for elementary school age children. At what age it's appropriate to teach students about calories and macronutrients and how to do so in a way that does not encourage dieting. How teaching kids to use critical thinking when faced with nutrition and health assignments helps kids develop resilience against diet culture messages.  Follow Gwen: Instagram: @dietitians4teachers Follow Diana:Instagram: @baby.steps.dietitian Visit Diana's website to learn more about her counseling services:(https://dianakrice.com/) Join The Messy Intersection Podcast Community on Facebook:(https://www.facebook.com/groups/messyintersectionpodcast)

***The Messy Intersection is taking a break until November of 2021. Please enjoy the archive and connect with Diana through <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/messyintersectionpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Messy Intersection Podcast Community</a> to chat about future episode ideas. Thanks for your support!*** --- This episode is a follow-up to episode 014. My guest Gwen Kostal of Dietitians4Teachers and I will discuss how school assignments rooted in diet culture show up from elementary school up through high school. We discuss: <ul><li>How Dietitians4Teachers aims to support teachers and provide them with resources to teach children about food in a positive way.</li> <li>How diet culture shows up in curriculums from K-12 in both Canada and the U.S.</li> <li>The language about food and health that tends to appear in U.S. state and Canadian province curriculums and how that language can be interpreted into assignments that either do or do not help children develop a positive relationship with food.</li> <li>The types of school assignments that hold the potential to encourage behaviors that may lead to eating disorders.</li> <li>How stock images and avatars used in educational settings, especially in virtual learning, tend to reinforce the thin ideal and perpetuate weight stigma.</li> <li>The challenges that teachers face as generalists who are required to teach nutrition and health lessons without a formal background in these subjects.</li> <li>How teachers and parents can recognize assignments that may not be in a child's best interest when it comes to helping them cultivate a positive relationship with food.</li> <li>How teaching about food can positively intersect with other areas of the curriculum such as math and science.</li> <li>Whether lessons on what different nutrients do in our bodies are appropriate for elementary school age children.</li> <li>At what age it's appropriate to teach students about calories and macronutrients and how to do so in a way that does not encourage dieting.</li> <li>How teaching kids to use critical thinking when faced with nutrition and health assignments helps kids develop resilience against diet culture messages.</li> </ul> Follow Gwen:  Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dietitians4teachers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@dietitians4teachers</a> Follow Diana: Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/baby.steps.dietitian/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@baby.steps.dietitian</a> Visit <a href="https://dianakrice.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diana's website</a> to learn more about her counseling services: (<a href="https://dianakrice.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://dianakrice.com/</a>) Join <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/messyintersectionpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Messy Intersection Podcast Community</a> on Facebook: (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/messyintersectionpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/messyintersectionpodcast</a>)

Diet Culture in K-12 with Gwen Kostal of Dietitians4Teachers

In this episode, we chat with dietitian Gwen Kostal, RD, in Guelph, ON. Gwen explains what "QI" (or quality improvement) is, why she's passionate about it, and why dietitians are already well equipped to incorporate it into their practices. We also get a sneak preview of her upcoming Dietitians of Canada conference workshop called "Beyond the buzzword: quality improvement tools for dietitians."

In this episode, we chat with dietitian Gwen Kostal, RD, in Guelph, ON. Gwen explains what "QI" (or quality improvement) is, why she's passionate about it, and why dietitians are already well equipped to incorporate it into their practices. We also get a sneak preview of her upcoming Dietitians of Canada conference workshop called "Beyond the buzzword: quality improvement tools for dietitians."

Putting the "RD" in "QI" with Gwen Kostal