119 | Cheese Is Life and So Is Healing: Allison Riederer on Small Business and Making Food Simple [Meet the Babes Series]

Fifteen years in nutrition science will teach you a lot about what works on paper. Allison Riederer spent that time figuring out what works in real life. From VA hospitals to university classrooms to clinical healthcare to her own private practice in Durango, she's been on a mission to make nutrition simpler, more honest, and actually built around the people it's supposed to serve. She knows what it takes to turn evidence-based nutrition into something people can genuinely use because she spent 15 years watching what happens when it doesn't land that way, and because she's done her own deeply personal work around food, her body, and what healing actually requires. This episode of the Meet the Babes series goes into all of it, with the same warmth and lightness and honesty that Allison brings to everything she touches. And yes, she's a Midwest girl who will tell you with her whole chest that cheese is a gift from God. Come for that energy, stay for everything else. What we're covering: Allison's journey from the Midwest to a genetics and metabolism obsession to a 15-year career spanning the VA, universities, clinical healthcare, and now her own private practice The personal thread woven through her professional story -- a physical condition that affected her ability to swallow, the eating disorder she navigated, and the healing process that changed everything about how she shows up for her clients What she's building with Well with Allison and how her approach to nutrition is rooted in making it simpler, more human, and actually suited to the people it's meant to serve Her experience inside Babes Before Business and what it's meant to build alongside a community of women who get it The most powerful practitioners are often the ones who've lived the complexity they help others move through. Allison is absolutely one of them. 📣 Connect with Allison Riederer: Website: wellwithallison.com Instagram: @wellwithallison 📣 Join Babes Before Business: Real friendship first, business second. A community for the full spectrum woman who's done doing it alone. Website: babesbeforebiz.com Join BBB here Love this episode?! Screenshot it, share it to your stories, and tag me and Allison so we can connect and more female entrepreneurs can hear this message they might need today. Hit subscribe so you never miss an episode. ✨   Tune Into Related Episodes 118 | From Running Away to Running the Room: Adrian Wigging Frank on Small Business and Self-Reclamation [Meet the Babes Series] 117 | From Alaska Wilderness to Peak Performance: Bethany Gleason on Strength Coaching, Small Business, and Saying Yes to Yourself [Meet the Babes Series] 116 | Changing Communities One Invitation at a Time: Tiffany Chacon on Food Equity, Childcare Access, and Justice for Minority Communities [Meet the Babes Series] Be brave, not perfect, my babe! You got this. Xx, Kaija . . . Disclaimer: This podcast shares personal stories, experiences, and reflections on relationships, consciousness work, and personal growth. The content is not intended as a substitute for professional mental health support, medical advice, or therapeutic treatment. If you're experiencing crisis, abuse, or severe mental health symptoms, please reach out to a qualified professional. Your journey is your own - trust yourself to know what support you need and when you need it.