Allie McKinney, RD, LD

09/30/2024

New training available for dietitians! If you've been seeing more and more clients with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) - you're not imagining it! Not only are doctors becoming more informed, but POTS is actually occurring more often as a symptom of long-covid. If you're finding yourself struggling to help these clients with sodium & fluid recommendations alone, this training is for you!

Go to haesnutritiontherapy.com/clinicians or click https://tr.ee/az060qmhco to be taken directly to the program to sign up!

Pre-approved for 1.5 CEUs for dietitians through CDR.

08/05/2024

Up & coming training! Are you a dietitian seeing patients with unexplained dizziness, fatigue, nausea, and other symptoms? As many as 20% of people who have had COVID will ultimately receive a POTS diagnosis. Learn how to help your clients by signing up at https://bit.ly/potsforrds

12/18/2023

Winter yoga starts January 11th!

[Image description: A poster with white text and a purple background. In the middle is a graphic of a person with a bun sitting cross legged. Text reads
Winter 2024
January 11 - March 21
Thursday as scheduled
6:15 pm - 7:15 pm
sponsored by KMB for Answers
Reconnect & Heal with Yoga
Donations welcome
No cost to attend
Virtual & in person at Pittsford Rec Center
With yoga therapist Kaitlyn Vitozzi
“Find the fullest expression of your truth”
Class will conclude with rest, meditation, and reflection (bring a journal).
Relax, refocus, and find more calm in your life, honor you.
- This class is focused on body positivity
- All levels are welcome; no yoga experience required
- Class is fully trauma-informed, and modifications will be provided
For registration & inquiries email kaitlyn@tozziyoga.com]

06/20/2021

Here’s your reminder that nothing you see on the internet is real - even from real people you know personally.

So many of my clients are constantly comparing themselves to others - especially on social media. We have to remember that social media (and media in general) presents such a narrow beauty standard that becomes even more limited when it’s this easy to manipulate the images we present to the world.

Remember that social media in no way, shape, or form reflects real life. It’s a performance of what we’ve been told we should want - not that which makes a life enjoyable or worth living.

Original video from residualdata on TikTok https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMdSbfeuN/

11/28/2019

11/28/2019

Wonderful advice from Isabel Foxen Duke and Imma Eat That! Sometimes we can plant a seed, other times the best way to spend our energy is to make sure that we are okay and we know our own truths. People won’t be able to hear any messages until they are ready - no matter how true.

I’m on Isabel Foxen Duke’s email list and today she sent out a post about how to handle dieting and body manipulation talk this holiday season. The above was one of the the options and I thought the last four lines were gold👆🏼👆🏼👆🏼 Additionally, before trying to have a conversation about why you don’t “exercise off” your food think, “is this person reachable and teachable?” And then allocate your energy from there. (That’s a tip mentioned in a continuing ED that I thought was 👌🏼.)

09/12/2019

Support group starting October 23 at Fort Worth Counseling and Intervention! Come and connect with other recovery-minded folks for extra support through the winter holidays. To join or for more info email allie[at]haesnutritiontherapy.com

03/02/2019

WEIGHT. STIGMA. HARMS. EVERYONE.

Yes - even those of us who live in thin bodies. How many of us can honestly say we aren’t afraid of getting fat?

“Internalized weight stigma creates the coping mechanisms that lead to disordered eating.” - Hilary Kinavey

If we weren’t all so terrified of fatness, would we feel the need to diet? Restrict calories? Exercise to exhaustion? Get rid of calories through purging? Would these things bring us comfort or a sense of achievement? If we didn’t believe these would change our body are they still behaviors we would pursue?

It is not our fault that we live with these biases - our culture ingrains negative beliefs about fatness in us from a young age. It IS our responsibility to challenge them - as compassionate individuals and especially as eating disorder providers. We cannot heal eating disorders or negative body image with the same kind of thinking that created it.

What would you do if you knew you would be accepted no matter your body size?

EDRDpro

06/30/2018

“A child who is living in a larger body needs a parent who is aware of the nature of body weight and weight stigma and is willing to create safe spaces and reduce stigma in the education and healthcare settings.”

Articles and resources about eating disorders for parents

06/11/2018

Here's your summer reminder that accepting your body is a rebellious act!

05/19/2018

Loved going to the Dallas NEDA walk today and getting to hear Jenny Schafer speak! Here is your reminder that full recovery IS POSSIBLE!

02/27/2018

Fantastic video with Lindy West! I love seeing how much she has been able to find her own eating experience and make it a joyful one ❤️