211: Career Conversations: 'Why everyone needs a mentor'

<div>Rhiannon Lambert's path to becoming one of the UK's leading nutritionists hasn't always been a straight forward one.<br> <br> </div> <div>Years before she opened her own clinic on Harley Street, she was a successful singer, jetting off to perform around the world.<br> <br> </div> <div>But it was what she saw whilst singing at some of the world's biggest fashion shows, that encouraged her to pursue the career she has.<br> <br> </div> <div>Some of the models were swallowing cotton wool to feel full, without putting on weight.<br> <br> </div> <div>"It repulsed me," Rhiannon tells Elisa Roche in this first episode of the Career Conversations series. "I didn't feel comfortable there."<br> <br> </div> <div>Rhiannon says later, her own unhealthy relationship with eating pushed her to "learn more about food" and go to university. <br> <br> </div> <div>Fast-forward a few years and she finds herself in another uncomfortable situation, this time after she was mis-quoted in some national newspapers.<br> <br> </div> <div>She describes it as a "really tough period" in her life, and says it made her realise the value in having a mentor.<br> <br> </div> <div>Rhiannon Lambert is the opitome of hard work; as well as running a hugely successful clinic, she is a best-selling author (her third book, <em>The Science of Nutrition</em>, was published in 2021), a chart-topping podcast host, and a new mother.<br> <br> </div> <div>And it's clear from her conversation with Elisa that success has not come overnight.<br> <br> </div> <div>Listen as Rhiannon busts the myth that being a social media star is "easy work", find out what she studied to reach the top, and get her top tips for starting out in the world of nutrition.<br> <br> </div> <div> <strong>Rhiannon Lambert, Registered Nutritionist<br> </strong><br> </div> <div>Rhiannon founded Rhitrition, a renowned Harley Street clinic, which specialises in weight management, sports nutrition, eating disorders, and pre- and post-natal nutrition in 2016. <br> <br> </div> <div>A