There are plenty of dietitians in Australia and while the number of those specialising in paediatrics is growing, so are the number of children and families needing help.

In this episode, I chat with expert paediatric dietitian and business owner, Miriam Raleigh, about the specialist nutrition sector, telehealth services and balancing private practice duties with family duties.

After studying at Monash University with a placement at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Miriam went on to work in adult health services and paediatric dietetics both in Australia and overseas in London.

Upon returning to Melbourne in 2009, she used her 16+ years of experience and her new experience as a parent to found Child Nutrition, a private practice providing expert nutritional advice for children and their families.

Since opening, Child Nutrition has grown with another 3 locations now open across Melbourne. The practice also offers Telehealth services to help reduce the wait time for such a prolific sector.

In this episode, I cover:
What Child Nutrition is and what the practice offers
Miriam’s background in paediatric dietetics
What the first year of Child Nutrition looked like - making time to grow the business
Learning to run a business - business workshops, SEOs
Building a team over the years with the birth of Miriam’s children
Baby-proofing the business - being selective about the hiring process
Moving to Practice Management Software
Taking the admin load off with a Virtual Assistant
New projects for the year - an online course for parents of children with coeliac disease
How Miriam built the online course - getting it out in front of GPs and families
What will the course look like in 6 months’ time?
Miriam’s grand vision for her private practice - what will it look like in 6 months’ time?
Moving more towards Telehealth services
How Miriam divides her time across the week - juggling admin, marketing, projects, clients, family
How Child Nutrition fits in with other allied health services
Fussy eaters vs children with oral aversions
Dietetics and NDIS - a limited number of children are self-managed
Miriam’s thoughts on NDIS
Finding a dietitian - through the Dietitian Associations of Australia (DAA) website
What it’s like running a private practice - hard work but more time for one-on-one to build a relationship with families
What the business has taught Miriam
Bringing other experts onboard - finding the balance and making better use of her time
Miriam’s advice to budding dieticians

Useful Links: 

info@nacre.com.au 
Cathy Love LinkedIn
Nacre Website
Private Practice Made Perfect
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There are plenty of dietitians in Australia and while the number of those specialising in paediatrics is growing, so are the number of children and families needing help.
In this episode, I chat with expert paediatric dietitian and business owner, Miriam Raleigh, about the specialist nutrition sector, telehealth services and balancing private practice duties with family duties.
After studying at Monash University with a placement at the Royal Children&rsquo;s Hospital, Miriam went on to work in adult health services and paediatric dietetics both in Australia and overseas in London.
Upon returning to Melbourne in 2009, she used her 16+ years of experience and her new experience as a parent to found Child Nutrition, a private practice providing expert nutritional advice for children and their families.
Since opening, Child Nutrition has grown with another 3 locations now open across Melbourne. The practice also offers Telehealth services to help reduce the wait time for such a prolific sector.
In this episode, I cover:
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">What Child Nutrition is and what the practice offers</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Miriam&rsquo;s background in paediatric dietetics</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">What the first year of Child Nutrition looked like - making time to grow the business</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Learning to run a business - business workshops, SEOs</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Building a team over the years with the birth of Miriam&rsquo;s children</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Baby-proofing the business - being selective about the hiring process</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Moving to Practice Management Software</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Taking the admin load off with a Virtual Assistant</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">New projects for the year - an <a href="https://child-nutrition.thinkific.com/courses/coeliac-kids-online" target="_blank" rel="noopener">online course for parents of children with coeliac disease</a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">How Miriam built the online course - getting it out in front of GPs and families</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">What will the course look like in 6 months&rsquo; time?</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Miriam&rsquo;s grand vision for her private practice - what will it look like in 6 months&rsquo; time?</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Moving more towards Telehealth services</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">How Miriam divides her time across the week - juggling admin, marketing, projects, clients, family</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">How Child Nutrition fits in with other allied health services</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Fussy eaters vs children with oral aversions</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Dietetics and NDIS - a limited number of children are self-managed</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Miriam&rsquo;s thoughts on NDIS</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Finding a dietitian - through the Dietitian Associations of Australia (DAA) <a href="https://www.daa.asn.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">What it&rsquo;s like running a private practice - hard work but more time for one-on-one to build a relationship with families</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">What the business has taught Miriam</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Bringing other experts onboard - finding the balance and making better use of her time</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400;">Miriam&rsquo;s advice to budding dieticians</li>
</ul>
Useful Links:&nbsp;
<a href="mailto:info@nacre.com.au">info@nacre.com.au&nbsp;</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathylove/">Cathy Love LinkedIn</a> <a href="https://www.nacre.com.au/">Nacre Website</a> <a href="http://privatepracticemadeperfect.com.au/">Private Practice Made Perfect</a> <a href="https://www.nacre.com.au/podcast">Podcast</a>

Cathy Love is finally recording and producing The Private Practice Made Perfect Podcast. Its specifically for paediatric allied health professionals, it’s going to be fun. She likes a chat.

Cathy will bring a broad range of energetic people to the conversation. The outstanding guest list includes; allied health business owners, digital marketing specialists, accountants, HR advisers, writers, virtual assistants, IT specialists, friends, social media guru’s, possibly family and other generous folk she hasn’t roped in yet.

It takes a village to run a private practice. Finally we gather the tribe, harness collective wisdom and elegantly deliver it all direct to your earbuds. The plan to is share up all our private practice stories, business know how, wins, challenges and pearls of wisdom. The episodes will be conversational, short, informative and practical. Apologies in advance, it’s highly likely that there will be humour and deviation from the topic.

…But we wish for even more.

Private Practice Made Perfect

Cathy Love is finally recording and producing The Private Practice Made Perfect Podcast. Its specifically for allied health professionals, it’s going to be fun. She likes a chat. Cathy will bring a broad range of energetic people to the conversation. The outstanding guest list includes; allied health business owners, digital marketing specialists, accountants, HR advisers, writers, virtual assistants, IT specialists, friends, social media guru’s, possibly family and other generous folk she hasn’t roped in yet. It takes a village to run a private practice. Finally we gather the tribe, harness collective wisdom and elegantly deliver it all direct to your earbuds. The plan to is share up all our private practice stories, business know how, wins, challenges and pearls of wisdom. The episodes will be conversational, short, informative and practical. Apologies in advance, it’s highly likely that there will be humour and deviation from the topic. …But we wish for even more.

Cathy Love is finally recording and producing The Private Practice Made Perfect Podcast. Its specifically for allied health professionals, it&rsquo;s going to be fun. She likes a chat. Cathy will bring a broad range of energetic people to the conversation. The outstanding guest list includes; allied health business owners, digital marketing specialists, accountants, HR advisers, writers, virtual assistants, IT specialists, friends, social media guru&rsquo;s, possibly family and other generous folk she hasn&rsquo;t roped in yet. It takes a village to run a private practice. Finally we gather the tribe, harness collective wisdom and elegantly deliver it all direct to your earbuds. The plan to is share up all our private practice stories, business know how, wins, challenges and pearls of wisdom. The episodes will be conversational, short, informative and practical. Apologies in advance, it&rsquo;s highly likely that there will be humour and deviation from the topic. &hellip;But we wish for even more.

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