We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Monica Moreno . We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Monica below.
Monica, thanks so much for taking the time to share your insights and lessons with us today. We’re particularly interested in hearing about how you became such a resilient person. Where do you get your resilience from?
I have had significant health trauma in my life from Crohn’s disease and complications from fertility treatments. It is also worth noting that if you subscribe to the psychological theory of inherited and epigenetic trauma, we could always have a stimulating conversation about two of my grandparents who were Holocaust survivors. I believe that resilience is partly an inherited trait, temperament, something that definitely can be worked on, and I have been working quite hard on it and my therapeutic journey, as a result of the physical and psychological events that have pled me. It is also worth noting that aside from those… My life is really actually stupendous! And that is actually part of resilience… Acknowledging blessings and gratitude for the good.
Let’s take a small detour – maybe you can share a bit about yourself before we dive back into some of the other questions we had for you?
I run a group practice of registered dietitians and mental health therapists. I curated my team from some of the Areas finest hospitals because as I started my career at Jackson Memorial Hospital, I felt strongly that all dietitians should have robust clinical experience before they move to the outpatient sphere. We are a concierge and high-end nutrition and health experience and integrate Therapy into our work since it became quite evident from the start that the mind and body are enter woven. We work with all ages and stages and treat all manners of conditions. We also have a specialized even disorder treatment team. I am really proud of my team, not as brilliant clinicians, but compassionate providers operating under an anti-diet paradigm.
Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?
I was blessed to have family support and the very best friends and romantic partner. Doing it alone is not doing it. It is asking for doom. To everyone: I recommend engaging in psychotherapy. Having an objective and trained source to provide clarity and deeper meaning to your past present and future will pay dividends in your business.
To close, maybe we can chat about your parents and what they did that was particularly impactful for you?
Radical, on a bashed, and unconditional love. I was always made to feel like no matter what I did… Even if criminal… Although obviously that never happened because I was afraid of being even one minute late to curfew… I was loved and I was safe. My parents were physically and psychologically affectionate. Our love language was acts of service, gifts, and writing detailed emails to each other, expressing our feelings. My family is not perfect, and everybody has their own psychopathology… Again, I will shout out to the holocaust… But in essence, I truly believe that when people feel loved and safe… They , exude that onto others, and the world would be a happier and safe place if everyone had parents who gave them what mine gave me in spirit.
Contact Info:
- Website: http://www.essencenutritionmiami.com
- Instagram: @eatlikemonica
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monica-auslander-moreno-ms-rdn-07050b60
- Other: Appointments, corporate wellness, school wellness, menus, and consulting [email protected]
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Carly Terenzio Photography
