With gold standard treatment yet to be defined, Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) represents a lesser known and lesser understood eating disorder diagnosis. Clients present with a wide range of ages, symptoms, subtypes, etiologies, and therapeutic experiences, leading many providers to feel uncertain about working with this population. We’ve heard: “ARFID clients are so different…
We are thrilled to introduce the two newest members of the EDRD Pro team, Monica McCollin, MS, LDN, RYT and Angela Goens, MS, RDN, LD! Monica and Angela will serve as our Community Event Co-Chairs, helping plan our new Amplify & Unite Wellness events that will raise funds for charitable donations and will be open to non-members…
Meet EDRDpro member Amy Hanneke, RDN! You can follow Amy or say hello @satisfynutrition on Instagram. If you didn’t do what you do professionally, what other job or field would you have pursued, and why? I would 100% be a cupcake baker. I actually did a rotation at a cupcake shop as a dietitian intern…
We are pleased to introduce you to EDRDpro member Michelle Kuster, RD, LD! You can learn more about and connect with Michelle on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or at www.michellekuster.com If you didn’t do what you do professionally, what other job or field would you have pursued, and why? My original major was Animal Science, and…
We are so excited to introduce you to ERDRpro member Erin Phillips, MPH, RDN, CDCES! Connect with Erin on Facebook, Instagram, or at www.erinphillipsnutrition.com If you didn’t do what you do professionally, what other job or field would you have pursued, and why? Aaaaanything with plants! If I could do anything at all and didn’t…
We are pleased to introduce you to EDRDpro member Jamie Magdic, RDN! Connect with Jamie on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, or at www.sidebysidenutrition.com If you didn’t do what you do professionally, what other job or field would you have pursued, and why? Something creative and artistic – dancer, singer, painter, artist, an interior designer, musician!! Being creative…
The decision to open a private practice as a dietitian can feel overwhelming. Will you accept insurance? Will you establish and strictly enforce a cancellation policy? What about branding? These are the kinds of questions that may not have been discussed during your undergraduate degree or dietetic internship but are vital to launching your new…
We are excited to introduce you to EDRDpro member Kelly Houston, MS, RDN, LD, CLC! Connect with Kelly on Facebook or at www.rdnmama.com If you didn’t do what you do professionally, what other job or field would you have pursued, and why? I would probably be a pharmacist. I like chemistry and even worked at a…
Our culture is one where fixation on dieting and body size infiltrates nearly every corner – from classrooms, universities, and curriculums to the office spaces of health and nutrition professionals. This grievous reality means that people encounter weight stigma in spaces designed to educate, heal, and empower. It means that many healthcare practitioners, despite their…
Living in a culture that erroneously conflates health, value, and worth with body size, weight-based discrimination runs rampant. That patients seek treatments to shrink their bodies, often by any means necessary, is no surprise. Weight loss surgeries represent one such approach. Though increasing in popularity, steadily climbing from 158,000 in 2011 to 252,000 in 2018,…