Influential Woman · Nutrition Counseling
Theresa Wright
Director, Renaissance Nutrition Center, Inc
Warminster, PA
Her Story
About Theresa
Theresa Wright is a registered dietitian and licensed nutritionist with more than four decades of experience in the field of nutrition. After earning her bachelor's and master's degrees in nutrition from Drexel University, she worked at the Burns Center at St. Agnes Hospital and at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in the ICU and CCU areas. In 1990, she founded her private practice, Renaissance Nutrition Center, where she has helped thousands of clients, including over 9,000 patients, develop personalized food plans to address food addiction, compulsive eating, weight management, and blood sugar control. She teaches classes and workshops on creating sustainable food plans and runs support groups such as Wacky Wednesday via Zoom. Wright is a member of the American Dietetics Association and the Food Addiction Institute. She has also supported Overeaters Anonymous by providing nutrition guidance to participants.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Theresa
01What do you attribute your success to?
Finding people who loved me and a higher power who helps me through the hard parts of life and business.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
Advice from accountant Marvin Rubin on how to run a business, manage clients, and handle exhaustion, since no one was teaching dietitians how to run a business at the time.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Listen to the point, listen to the glass. They just have to stop holding on to the rules that everyone has and look at themselves and their bodies and what they need to do for themselves. Look at whether those themes work for you.
04What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Honesty and integrity are key. Also helping people look at their own lives, spirituality, who they choose to become, and addressing how food interferes with creating the life they want.
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