Tips for Maintaining Recovery in College
Written by Mary Dye, MPH, RD, CEDRD, LD/N from Oliver Pyatt Centers Maintaining recovery in a collegiate environment can be a difficult road to navigate. Understanding that there may be challenges, and...
View ArticleThe Summer’s Second Eating Disorder Film: Thoughts on Troian Bellesario’s...
Written by MEDA Undergraduate Intern, Alexa Riobueno-Naylor This summer, the eating disorder community has had the opportunity to engage in both educational and challenging public conversations about...
View ArticleConsidering a Return to College when Struggling with an Eating Disorder
written by Monte Nido & Affiliates Vice President of Admissions Dr. Melissa Spann, PhD, LMHC, CEDS Dr. Spann discusses the difficult decision of entering into eating disorder treatment during the...
View ArticleFat Shaming on the Football Field
Written by MEDA Undergraduate Intern, Gabrielle Silva Fall has finally made its return, and though the temperatures remain high, all of the traditional Fall favorites are in full swing. From pumpkin...
View ArticleIs Weight Loss Surgery The Answer? Changing Eating Habits Is Usually More...
Written by MEDA Graduate Clinical Interns, Molly Curcio & Rachael Trotta in response to the Boston Globe Article “After patients’ weight loss surgery, her work really begins” published on...
View ArticleMental Illnesses are Brain Diseases
Written by Monte Nido & Affiliates East Coast Medical Director Dr. Molly McShane, MD, MPH Dr. McShane is a board certified psychiatrist and practices psychotherapy and medication management for a...
View Article4 Tips for Making it through the Holidays Binge-Free
written by MEDA Clinician & Director of Community Education, Monique Bellefleur, Ed.M, MHC For many, Halloween means dressing up in a silly costume, taking the kids in your life trick-or-treating,...
View ArticleWhy Changing Eating Habits (for Good) is So Hard
written by Kari Anderson, DBH, LCMHC, CEDS, Executive Director, Green Mountain at Fox Run and its Women’s Center for Binge & Emotional Eating The following article is written for clients who...
View ArticleRedefining Beauty: A Breakfast to Remember
Written by MEDA Undergraduate Intern, Gabrielle Silva On Wednesday, November 1st, MEDA hosted its annual Fall breakfast at the Newton Marriott, where over 200 people were in attendance. This year’s...
View ArticleSupporting Eating Disorder Recovery Through the Holidays
written by Megan Fahey, MS, RD, CDN from Monte Nido & Affiliate’s Clementine Program The upcoming holidays can be challenging for those in eating disorder recovery. Clementine Registered Dietitian...
View ArticleEating Disorders and Individual Disability Insurance
Written by Samantha Bauer RDN, CD, Director of Dietetics and Nutrition at Aloria Health Recovering from an eating disorder is likely one of the most difficult things that you will do in your lifetime....
View ArticleThe Link Between Two Challenging Illnesses: Borderline Personality Disorder...
By Melissa O’Neill, LCSW, Director of Program Development at Timberline Knolls Certain psychiatric disorders are easier to understand and diagnose than others. If a young girl is drastically...
View ArticleFinding Space for Play in Recovery
Written by Monte Nido River Towns Clinical Director Gillian Tanz, MSW, LCSW. Gillian Tanz is a licensed clinical social worker with over 10 years of experience treating a variety of mental health...
View ArticleHow can Colleges and Universities Support Students with Eating Disorders?
Written by MEDA Undergraduate Intern, Sydney Mansfield Up to 20% of female college students and 7% of male college students experience an eating disorder at some point. While that may not seem like a...
View ArticlePart One: Changing the Food Conversation in 2018
Written by Anna Sweeney, MS, RD, LDN, CEDRD of Monte Nido & Affiliates Monte Nido & Affiliates Director of Nutrition Anna Sweeney, MS, RD, LDN, CEDRD is an expert in the treatment of...
View Article#MovingForwardWithMEDA – The Boston Marathon & ED Recovery
Written by MEDA Graduate Intern, Jesse Carmen, BA I’ll never forget that one week before running the marathon last year, someone told me “everyone is going to ask you what time you got…”He went on to...
View ArticleSharing Your Recovery Story
Written by MEDA Undergraduate Intern, Sage Feltus There seems to be a time in a person’s recovery where they feel empowered and stable enough to share their experiences with an audience. At this time,...
View Article7 Things Providers Need to Know about Gender Identity and its Effect on Body...
Written by Christine Lang, MSW, M.Div. from Walden Behavioral Care Christine Lang is an adolescent clinician in the partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs for Walden Behavioral...
View ArticleRecommendations for Parents of an Adolescent Discharging from Residential...
Written by Simone Arent of Walden Behavioral Care One of the biggest obstacles of eating disorder recovery may come after being discharged from a residential program. Helping your adolescent integrate...
View ArticleDo I have Orthorexia? 4 Questions to ask
Written by Meg Salvia, MS, RDN, CDE from Walden Behavioral Care Is there such a thing as eating too healthfully? Orthorexia can be bit of a tricky topic: while it isn’t formally included as its own...
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