Episode 218: Hear From an FNA Student!
If you’ve been considering joining the next round of the Funk'tional Nutrition Academy in September, but want to know what the experience of being in the school is all about, listen up! Hear directly from current FNA student Lori Fish Bard, MS, CNS, LDN as she shares why she joined and her experience thus far.
Resources mentioned:
The Funk’tional Nutrition Academy™
The Energetics of Expansion: Social Media Visibility, Business Growth & Entrepreneurial Expansion
Learn more about Mindset & Functional Nutrition
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Erin Holt [00:00:00]:
Hello friends. We are in the midst of the Funk'tional Nutrition Academy enrollment. This is our 14 month practitioner training program that includes functional medicine, education, clinical mentorship, and business development. I wanted to let you hear directly from a current FNA student so you can hear what the experience of being in the school is all about. So today I'm going to let you hear from Lori Fish Bard. She's a licensed Clinical Nutritionist and board certified integrative health counselor. We also have really exciting news that I'm so proud to share. Extended financing for FNA is now available.
Erin Holt [00:00:41]:
We know that many folks are eager to join and have been trying to arrange their finances to make it happen. Many of you have reached out to us to inquire about alternative payment options so that you can make this investment comfortably and with confidence. And you asked, we made it happen. So you can check out our two new financing options. We'll link up the details in the show notes for you to check out and just super stoked to be able to offer that to you. Now, before we hear from Lori, I do want to take a second to shout out somebody in the Energetics of Expansion course, my entrepreneur course. After signing up for Energetics of Expansion, within a matter of days, she four x'd her Instagram following from 5k to it's still growing. And the reason that this is so awesome is because she has been working and putting so much effort into her business and she puts out really good quality content and she got to a point where she was ready for more people to see it, to help more people with her work.
Erin Holt [00:01:48]:
And there's just something about stepping forward, enrolling in a course with intentionality that signals out, I am ready for this. I'm ready to do this. This is exactly what we talk about in the Energetics of Expansion. And because I get so giddy about this kind of stuff. I mean, it's one thing to see this in my own business and know it's true for my own business, but there's a whole other layer of excitement seeing it work for other people because I get so jacked about this. We have left enrollment open through the end of the week, so it's still on the Lionsgate sale of $888. You get the entire course for $888 plus lifetime access to two other courses the Boundaries Course and the Energetics of being Seen. So whether you're enrolling in the Energetics of Expansion or in the Functional Nutrition Academy, step forward with intention.
Erin Holt [00:02:44]:
That is my suggestion to you. Step forward with intention. Stake your claim on your goals and watch them come to life.
Erin Holt [00:02:53]:
Lori, I'm so honored to say, is a student of the Funk'tional Nutrition Academy. And so for anybody listening who is considering joining the FNA, I just, it's always so helpful to hear it because I can talk about the program but kind of lands different when it's actually somebody who has gone through the program or is going through the program. So Lori has agreed to chat with us a little bit. And Lori, I would just love to hear from you because I know your background. You can explain your background a little bit more robustly. What was it that made you join FNA? What were you specifically looking to do for your own business?
Lori Fish Bard [00:03:33]:
Yeah, it's a good question. I think functional nutrition, it's a lot, right? It's just a lot of information, and there's so much critical thinking and putting together the pieces. So I wanted to continue my education in a way that was comprehensive and meaningful, and I've done just that. I feel like you have a real gift for talking about things in a very accessible way. And even though I have a Master's and a good foundation of this stuff, you have a way of breaking it down and then weaving it all together to provide this clear understanding of the complex interplay between body systems. And I think one of the greatest benefits for me thus far is that I've been able to learn how to more effectively apply this knowledge to help my clients. Whether we're dealing with celiac or gluten sensitivity or hashimoto's or any other kind of autoimmune issue, it's often not a clear cut path. So we partner with our clients to help them figure out what they need to do to heal.
Lori Fish Bard [00:04:43]:
And you give us all of this information that we're able to kind of access it and help them figure that out.
Erin Holt [00:04:50]:
That's so wonderful to hear, because that's really obviously the goal of FNA is to be able to kind of have this ripple effect because one person can only reach so many, but then we spread it out, we can reach thousands, maybe even millions. Who's to say? And the critical thinking is so huge to really be because we can have all of this information, but if we don't know how to effectively pull it together, it kind of limits our ability to help folks. So the critical thinking piece is really huge. What would you say to somebody who's listening and maybe on the fence considering joining, but is really not sure because signing up for a 14 month program, that's a big commitment. And so what would you say to somebody who's thinking about it but hasn't fully made the commitment yet?
Lori Fish Bard [00:05:38]:
I just say jump in. I have learned so much. I think I'm in month five or six, and I already feel like I am so thankful that I did this. I had some experience with functional testing, but not to the extent that I do now. And I've learned so much just from all the different aspects. Like you do case studies, those are my favorite. I love the one on ones. I learned so much each and every time.
Lori Fish Bard [00:06:09]:
I just really learn that way. And also the business modules like I'm a business owner. I think I identify myself more as a clinical nutritionist than a business owner, but I own my own business, so I have to learn how to run a business. And for far too long, I've been very uncomfortable with kind of the marketing aspect of owning my own business. But as you say, you have to get over it. If you want to grow your business, you have to just kind of dive in and do the social media and do the content writing and all of that. And so you've really helped me kind of pull me out of my comfort zone. And even though I'm not super comfortable doing it, I feel like I have the guidance now to know that I'm on a path to be able to help more people and reach more people.
Lori Fish Bard [00:07:00]:
And that feels really good.
Erin Holt [00:07:02]:
And look at you now. You're talking to, I don't know, 100,000 people.
Lori Fish Bard [00:07:08]:
It's awesome.
Erin Holt [00:07:09]:
I waited to the end to tell you that. So thank you so much. And, everybody, I'll link up Lori's info so you can reach out to her and connect with her, because I know.
Erin Holt [00:07:22]:
That she can really help those in need.
Erin Holt [00:07:24]:
So thank you again, Lori.
Lori Fish Bard [00:07:25]:
Thank you so much. Erin loved being here.
Erin Holt [00:07:33]:
Thanks for joining me for this episode of the Funk'tional Nutrition podcast. If you got something from today's show, don't forget to subscribe, leave a review, share with a friend, and keep coming back for more. Take care of you.