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14. Breaking Up with a Client (Part 2): Setting Boundaries, Making Referrals, and Managing the Fallout
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In Part 2 of this essential conversation, Bethany and Danielle continue unpacking the complex—and often uncomfortable—reality of ending client-provider relationships as dietitians. They dive deeper into emotional boundaries, client autonomy, and what to do when a client refuses a referral to higher care. The co-hosts offer practical tips for preparing for “the conversation,” including scripting, role-playing, and having referral options ready. They also discuss tricky legal/ethical nuances, like state licensure and what happens when a client moves out of state. As always, they bring transparency, humor, and validation to a topic that’s rarely talked about—but deeply necessary for sustainable, ethical practice.
Whether you’ve been ghosted after securing an out-of-state license or you're navigating your first termination conversation, this episode gives you the language, tools, and validation to do it with care and confidence.
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About the co-hosts:
Bethany Wheeler and Danielle Southern are both weight-inclusive registered dietitians in outpatient settings and each own a private nutrition therapy practice. They have known each other since 2012 when Danielle reached out to Bethany for guidance on how to become a registered dietitian herself. Since then, Bethany has mentored Danielle through her entire journey to become a dietitian. They both know and value the importance of registered dietitians having professional support and mentorship in their career and want to help make the journey for future dietitians a bit easier and more successful. Each week they will be taking on a topic that dietitians don't traditionally learn about in their university programs or internships, but is essential to a career as a dietitian. In other words, they'll be talking about all the stuff you wish you would have learned in school/internship, but didn't.
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