Carleen McKillop
RD, LD
Certified PCOS & Food Peace RD
Licensed in Oregon
What got you into nutrition?
I have always been fascinated by how the human body works and as a granddaughter of ranchers, a daughter of an avid gardener and cook and as a self-proclaimed lover of food at an early age, nutrition seemed like a natural fit!
Favorite podcasts:
Personal: Brene Brown- Unlocking Us & Dare to Lead, We can Do Hard Things by Glennon Doyle, Go Help Yourself by Misty Stinnet & Lisa Linke, the Happiness Lab, Wow in the World (I listen to this with my 10 year old all the time!)
Professional: Food Psych by Christy Harrison, the Appetite by Opal Food & Body Wisdom, Maintenance Phase, The Full Bloom Podcast, PCOS and Food Peace by Julie Duffy Dillon & Kimmie Singh
Favorite books: Educated, Boys in the Boat, A Tree Grow in Brooklyn, the Help
Favorite movies: Pride and Prejudice, Waitress, Steel Magnolias, Despicable Me, Singin' in the Rain, and if I'm just needing a laugh- Bad Moms
Personal interests: Cooking, travel, reading and listening to new ideas, hiking, lake activities- boating, skiing, paddleboarding, etc I like it all!
Family life: I live with my husband, Ryan, and our 3 girls. We are a soccer family - many weekends are spent watching my girls play their favorite sport! We love to travel and our favorite summertime activity is spending time at the lake with friends.
Favorite Quotes:
"If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete" - Buddha
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou
Also nearly any line from the show "Schitt's Creek" :)
Superpower with clients: Holding compassion, empathy, and understanding for clients so that they can learn to see it and practice it for themselves.
Dreams for the future: Most of my dreams involve travel, adventure, and food! Currently, on my travel bucket list, I have Greece, Costa Rica, and hiking in Peru. I also am passionate about exploring more of our National Parks and will continue to spend time here in our beautiful state exploring the many gorgeous lakes and mountains.
Professional background: My first job out of college was as a clinical dietitian at Sacred Heart in Eugene. I quickly realized that I wanted more one-on-one relationships with my patients. I started working for the cardiologists seeing patients in their Lipid Clinic, and also working as an outpatient dietitian for Oregon Heart and Vascular Institute teaching classes & seeing patients in their Cardiac Rehab Program. Eventually, I found my love of outpatient nutrition counseling working for Fruits of Wisdom. I took some years off when my 3 daughters were young and after that, I worked as a regional coordinator for the outpatient program, Girls on the Run before returning to my love of nutrition counseling with Bloom Health & Wellness.