What Busy Mom Entrepreneurs Actually Need to Know About Food with Hillary Ervin

Laura sits down with registered dietitian Hillary Ervin for a refreshingly honest conversation about nutrition, body image, motherhood, and the pressure women feel to “do it all perfectly.”Together, they reflect on their shared history in the early online fitness industry, the harmful extremes many women were taught in the name of health, and how nutrition and wellness can look very different in a busy season of motherhood and entrepreneurship.This episode is full of practical, compassionate advice for women who are tired of all-or-nothing thinking around food and movement and want a more realistic, sustainable approach to caring for themselves. In this episode you will hear:00:00 – Laura introduces registered dietitian Hillary Ervin01:24 – Reflecting on their early online fitness industry experiences04:33 – Motherhood, changing priorities, and how quickly life shifts05:44 – The harmful “thin at all costs” mentality many women experienced07:56 – What women actually need to know about protein intake09:48 – Looking back at restrictive dieting culture and “protein fluff”12:19 – Why trying to recreate your old body often creates frustration15:13 – Why nutrition can feel harder than movement in motherhood16:33 – The mental load of feeding yourself and your family19:34 – Realistic nutrition strategies for busy moms20:52 – Setting lower, more achievable expectations around food24:11 – Letting go of perfection around meals and cooking28:46 – Why nutrition doesn’t need to be complicated30:54 – Focus on the basics before worrying about the “perfect” diet33:36 – Why extreme challenges rarely create lasting results34:42 – “Doing less” and being more patient often works better Hillary's Links:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dietitian.hillary/Website: https://www.nutritionunbound.com/Join This Mother Means Business : www.thismothermeansbusiness.com Laura's Links:• Website • Laura's Instagram • LJSocial Instagram  • LinkedIn • Facebook • Pinterest • TikTok