Welcome to the Table: A New Chapter with Alison Massey Ink
I am so excited to finally open the doors to Alison Massey Ink. If you have followed my journey as a Registered Dietitian, you know that my mission has always been about nourishment. For years, I’ve focused on what we put on our plates to fuel our bodies. But as I’ve grown as a writer, I’ve realized that our hearts and souls need just as much "feeding" as our bodies do.
As long as I can remember, stories and food have lived side by side in my life. It all started with when I was growing up and trying my skills at baking cupcakes, cookies and anything that would satisfy my sweet tooth. My entrepreneurial spirit started young and like many I’d setup lemonade stands and even sold fresh strawberries that my family had picked (spoiler alert, my grandfather secretly bought them back for our family but I was $20 richer).
It’s not just about what we ate but conversations around the dinner table, who we were with and laughter at the experiments that didn’t quite work out like the time. Once my Dad attempted to bake my mother an apricot birthday cake that turned out like an overcooked brick. My grandfather kindly said “it tastes like there might be a been a bone in it” haha so think chalky, bitter and metallic aftertaste. On a positive note, my dad’s baking skills have improved a lot since he retired but I still wouldn’t hire him for his cake baking skills. We still talk about that cake thirty years later. Food creates memories.
It makes perfect sense, that my path as a registered dietitian eventually led me not only into kitchens, classrooms and clinics but also onto the page.
Where Food Meets Story
I’ve spent more than 15 years helping people build healthier, more joyful relationships with food by listening to their stories. Stories about their lives, culture, challenges and the stories they tell themselves about what is possible.
In all my time counseling I realized something important that others that don’t do this work often misunderstand, facts alone don’t change people or their behaviors but stories often do.
Stories help us see ourselves in new ways.
Stories help children feel brave enough to try something unfamiliar.
Stories help adults reimagine habits they thought were set in stone.
Stories help inspire new possibilities not just a new pant size.
That realization planted the seed for what would become Alison Massey Ink, a creative home for the stories I’ve been quietly gathering for years.
Why Alison Massey Ink
Alison Massey Ink is more than a website or a brand. It’s a reflection and place to hold some of the things I care about the most: family, food, faith, wellness and the power of words to shape how we live and grow.
Here you’ll find:
My children’s books, including Fearless Fergus and Alva’s Big Bite
Faith-based and reflective writing, including my devotional keepsake book A to Z Love Letters to You
Upcoming projects and school visits
A behind-the-scenes look at the creative process
Blog posts sharing some of my favorite recipes, tips on making habit change and lessons I’ve learned from the thousands of client visits I’ve had over the year.
It’s where my work as a health professional meets my calling as a storyteller.
From the Table to the Page
Many of my stories begin exactly where so much learning happens: around the table.
The table is where kids ask questions.
Where they test boundaries.
Where they decide if broccoli is brave or terrifying.
Where families connect at the end of a long day.
Those ordinary moments, messy, beautiful, and sometimes even mundane are what inspire the stories I write. Whether I’m crafting a children’s book, a devotional, or a blog post, my hope is always the same: to invite readers into a space where curiosity is welcomed and growth feels possible.
A New Chapter
Launching Alison Massey Ink feels like creating the space I’ve always carried with me but haven’t been able to fully, bravely access until now. It honors where I’ve been professionally and opens the door to where I’m going creatively, imperfectly and yet somehow just on time.
I’m excited to share more stories, connect with readers, visit schools, and continue exploring the intersections of food, faith, wellness, and creativity. After all, I believe a life is best lived when we are fully nourished physically, spiritually and emotionally.
Thank you for being here at the beginning of this chapter. I hope you’ll pull up a chair, stay awhile and explore these stories with me. I can’t wait to see where these stories take us.
With gratitude,
Alison