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Good Morning America: Mom with alopecia opens up about hair loss journey and her message to her daughters

The Jennifer Hudson Show: Inspiring Woman Battling Alopecia Tells JHud How She Reclaimed Her Identity

Good Day DC: Inspirational Speaker McKenna Reitz shares her journey with alopecia

theLIST: Bald is Beautiful: How One Woman is Showing Us Beauty Starts from Within

Good Day DC: Self-love and acceptance through alopecia

CHEDDAR: 'Be Inspired by One Another Rather Than Compare' Inspirational Speaker Says as Millions Face Societal Pressure

TEDX: Having a Bad Hair Day | McKenna Reitz | TEDxYouth@Berwyn

theLIST: Dealing With Grief And Overcoming Loss

ABC7: The keys to being more philanthropic: small changes make a world of difference

WTOL: Leading Edge

THELIST: How COVID Forever Changed Our Classrooms

WTOL11: McKenna 'Troyan' Reitz WTOL 11 Local educator and coach discusses journey with alopecia

WTOL: Challenge Yourself podcast improving lives and encouraging leadership

Waking Up with Marci: TEDx Speaker & Teacher McKenna Reitz

GOOD MORNING WASHINGTON: Understanding alopecia and empowering those diagnosed

EIGHTWEST: Highlighting extraordinary woman, McKenna Reitz, for Women’s History Month!

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WTOL: Be a part of the Alopecia Awareness Golf Outing

WTOL: 'Hopefully it empowers them to know that they're worth it' | NW Ohio alopecia advocate says treatment approval gives patients hope

WTOL11: Mother with alopecia aims to bring awareness to hair loss and inspire self-love

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McKenna’s Media Bio

McKenna Reitz is a TEDx speaker who challenges men and women to reframe life’s challenges into gifts and opportunities so they can pursue their purpose with clarity and confidence. After losing all her hair due to Alopecia, McKenna uses her journey of having this autoimmune disease to help others overcome the loss in their life by resetting the mindset of their “loss” into growth and opportunities in their lives.

Teaching AP Psychology and coaching varsity volleyball for the past 18 years, McKenna resides in Toledo, OH with her husband Greg, and two beautiful daughters Karsen (10) and Maddox (7).

For her expertise, McKenna has been featured in Forbes, Woman’s Day, Yahoo! News, U.S. News & World Report, Good Housekeeping, VeryWellFamily, MindBodyGreen, Global Woman Magazine, Thrive Global, Healthy Women, Medium, Love What Matters, and featured on The Jennifer Hudson Show, Good Morning America, Good Morning Washington, theList, Wake Up With Marci, Ticker News, and Cheddar News.

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