This post was written and submitted by EDRDpro member Caroline L. Young, MS, RD, LD, RYT. Connect with Caroline at caroyoung1121@yahoo.com or on her website at http://www.thewholeyogird.com Ever since I knew I was going to become a registered dietitian (RD), I dreamt of merging my yoga background with my nutrition expertise – a fusion of Eastern…
Media and research most often paints eating disorders as a thin-young-white woman’s problem. In such a climate, it will not come as a surprise that resources for – and even conversations surrounding – people of other gender identities experiencing eating disorders are few and far between. The truth is that eating disorders are not one-size-fits-all…
This post was written and submitted by Kailey Adkins. Connect with Kailey on Instagram and Facebook @thedisordereddietitan or online at https://thedisordereddietitian.weebly.com/ Hello All! This post will provide some background on, as well as my personal experience with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder. “Let’s start at the beginning, a very good place to start” The Sound…
“Food, no matter how pure, cannot fill the space in your soul that longs for love and spiritual experience. If you are trying to use it for this purpose, you may have gone astray on your journey.” Steven Bratman, MD Can the pursuit of healthy eating be taken to an unhealthy extreme? Conversations around orthorexia…
This post was written and submitted by Ryanne Mitchell, LPC. There is a goal that can stop recovery in its tracks. This goal tries to disguise itself as something “healthy,” while in reality, it is serving illness. In eating disorder recovery, this is the “goal weight,” sometimes called “ideal weight.” I’ve heard patients in and…
The transition to life as a college student represents an exciting, and often incredibly overwhelming, time. Alongside new friends, a new schedule, new classes, and a new environment, students face the added challenges of independence around food, limited money, social pressure, and a lot of attention to the bodies and body changes. As Claire Mysko,…
This post was written and submitted by Emily Taylor, RD, LDN. Emily Taylor works as an outpatient clinical dietitian in the Greater Boston, MA area. She is a generalist with interests in eating disorders, diabetes management, and IBS/GI symptom management. She is also a recent alumna of the University of Connecticut Coordinated Program in Dietetics,…
With 4th of July right around the corner, we are here to remind you that shifting the focus off of our bodies and onto celebrating is an intention worth nurturing – no matter what the holiday! We know that holidays can be challenging for some; not everyone feels joyful and connected during these times. It’s…
Too often, people emerge from eating disorder treatment in a partially recovered state. This makes sense living in a culture that has normalized dieting and body shame, but we at EDRDpro stand strong in the belief that for many people full recovery from an eating disorder is possible and absolutely worth it. How can we…
The post was written and submitted by Grace Russell. Grace is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian working with clients with eating disorders in both a private practice and an inpatient hospital setting. She is very passionate about reducing the stigma of eating disorders and is currently learning how to weave body image practices into her work. In her…