Find Your Why with guest Mary-Catherine LaBossiere

Welcome back, listeners! It’s Season 4 of Owning Up! 

First, we are grateful for YOU, our listeners, partners, and sponsors. 

Now, let’s jump right in! In this season, Moni wanted to bring on guests who influence the community and are dreamers, makers, doers, believers, bold and bravely creating the career of their dreams. This podcast is here to support military spouse business owners.

Our guest this week is Mary-Catherine LaBossiere. She is a registered dietitian and is the CEO and creator of Defy Nutrition. Her goal is to help people with a very specific relationship - food. She shares her story of why she started this journey and business in this podcast. 

Some takeaways from this episode: 

• Her journey began as a competitive athlete in middle school, followed by the loss of her mother. 
• In high school, she lost her mother to cancer, which was the catalyst for where she is now.  
• She wanted to be on the prevention and advocacy side of medicine and stop labeling people by weight.  
• She received her Bachelor’s Degree as a Registered Dietician then her Master's in Public Health. 
• She was considered obese at one point and then developed an eating disorder. She realized that healthcare professionals don’t always listen or meet patients where they are at on their journey.
• She was rigid with some things at one point, but she’s learned to be more flexible and aligned to meet her client's needs.
• She used AMSE resources to grow her business, leading to where she is now.  
• She loves the connections and friends she’s met as an AMSE member. 
• Community means so much to her and adds value to her life. 
• She is currently serving AMSE members as an AMSE coach. 

Ways to connect with Mary-Catherine: 

• Defy Nutrition website. 
• Find her on Instagram. 
• Follow Defy Nutrition on Facebook.
• Follow her on LinkedIn. 

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