I was at MHM the other day and a friend in my boxing class said to me: “I was thinking about you with the Oprah show the other day. What did you think?” Let me just say here, I did not watch the show. I appreciate those who did, those who could report from the trenches, but I myself have not. Before we go any further, here’s a quick recap of what happened: On Monday, Oprah presented a TV show praising weight loss medications titled An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution. Yes, this happened. Yes, that's the title. ​ **Before we go any further, I want to say that taking we ..read more

Join us for our holiday Master Class for support around blood sugar management. TO REGISTER: CLICK HERE All participants will receive Heidi’s guide: “Sugar Myths- BUSTED ..read more

All of us here at HVN know that life is feeling a bit more challenging these days. Turn on the news, hop on social media, or drive by many of the rallies that are happening around us. Perhaps you feel yourself spacing out more at work. Or a decreased capacity to do--or accomplish--what you're used to. Maybe you're plain ol' burnt out. All of that is understandable...and we feel it too. In order to hold space for the work we do as clinicians in the body liberation space and support clients that we love, we make self-care a priority. We thought it may be helpful to hear how we like to take care ..read more

I am so excited to be participating in a FREE Masterclass alongside my former nutrition professor from my Masters program, Lara Zakaria. She's a BAD ASS functional provider and the ONLY teacher I had that did not give me an eye roll when I brought up Health at Every Size and how the BMI sucks big time. (Remind me to tell you about the class I sat through about food addiction and I came to class prepared with research debunking that myth only to be totally ignored. Sigh.) Here are the details of the FREE masterclass on Wednesday, October 4 at 12pm EST: When implementing lifestyle changes, mos ..read more

We've discussed diabetes medications (aka Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro) being used for weight loss before. We believe that everyone deserves to have informed consent and guidance around these medications because, to be quite honest, what we often hear online (or from doctors) doesn't give us the whole picture. And we need the whole picture. Most of you know Heidi from our previous videos around diabetes, blood sugar management, and talking about these particular medications. Picture of Lisa Dahl and Heidi Karner of Happy Valley Nutrition on the show Healthy Without Rules. Heidi was recently ..read more

Hello everyone! It brings me such great pleasure to announce our newest dietitian, Nicole Myers, RDN, LDN, CDCES! Nicole is a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, Certified Diabetes Educator, AND digestive health specialist! As always, I've asked Nicole a few questions so you can get to know her a bit better. Read on below: Tell us a little about your journey to becoming an RD My interest in health and nutrition started in high school and was probably fueled by seeing so many difficult relationships to food and body in my circle of friends. The only time my interest in the profession wavere ..read more

It brings me nothing but pure JOY to share that our partner in all things movement, My Health Matters Fitness, will be opening up a LEGIT SPACE (Hadley, MA) in early October! This is HUGE, right? Imagine a place where you can experience all types of movement (yoga, small and large group training, spin, dance) in a place that feels like your own. No large mirrors, no ads about weight loss challenges, and no gym bros grunting and dropping weights. I have worked with, known, and grown to love Britt as a dear friend and personal trainer over the past two years and opening up a brick-and-mortar sp ..read more

Hi everyone, Hope you are all enjoying the the last month of summer. For my Fall ? peeps I know you are inching so much closer to your favorite season. The past week has brought on a lot for me- my son, Nate, returning from his 7-week sleep away camp and a bout of the stomach flu. It was short lived but definitely 10/10 would NOT recommend. Anyway... I have something SUPER fun to share with you. Last month I went to a bonafide TV studio to record a segment on my colleague Lisa Dahl's show, "Getting Healthy Without Rules." What a blast to do an interview with an Intuitive Eating professional wh ..read more

Happy August, friends! Amazing news! We are beyond excited to welcome Samantha Myers, RDN as our newest dietitian at Happy Valley Nutrition! Samantha Myers, RDN, LDN Samantha comes to us most recently having worked at Smith College and private practice. She is a perfect addition to the team- and LOVES working with adolescents and teens. As usual, we asked Samantha some questions to get you to know her a bit better: Tell us a little about your journey to becoming an RD My journey to becoming an RD was a pretty typical one. I struggled with my own food and body image issues during high school a ..read more

Hey hey everyone! I'll keep this one short and sweet ? The deets for the June book club are here and I am so excited to share them with you. This is an awesome time to meet your anti-dieter community! Book: The Wellness Trap by Christy Harrison Date: Wednesday, June 28th, 5:30pm-6:30pm EST via Zoom. How to register: Sign up HERE. This is a FREE event for our community and everyone is welcome! See you soon! Amanda Our June book ..read more