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The Stories We Carry, Voices of Courage – A MEDA Breakfast 2026

Join MEDA for a meaningful morning of community, connection, and courage as we gather to honor the power of storytelling and the many paths to recovery. We are honored to […]

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Nov 06, 2026 7:30 am - 9:00 am

Newton Marriott Boston, 2345 Commonwealth Ave
Newton, 02466 United States

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Indigenous Peoples’ Day – Office Closed

The MEDA office will be closed to honor Indigenous People.

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Oct 12, 2026 All day

FREE Online Group for Family and Friends

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Oct 12, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

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Oct 14, 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

FREE Online Group for Family and Friends

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Oct 19, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

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YOU`RE INVITED: Professional Open House!

Did you know that Metrowest Nutrition and Therapy, MEDA, and peace.love.food Nutrition Counseling are all located in the same building?

We’d love to welcome our professional community for an evening of connection and networking! Come meet our teams, tour our spaces, and get to know colleagues who support individuals and families in our community. Whether we’ve worked together for years or you’re meeting us for the first time, we’d love to see you.

Thursday, November 12, 2026
6:00–8:00 p.m. | Drop in anytime
1320 Centre Street, Newton, MA

Light bites and beverages will be served. Registration is recommended.

Register here via our calendar at the link in our bio!

Please feel free to share this invitation with your professional colleagues!

#ClinicianNetworking #NutritionSupport #EatingDisorderSupport #NovemberEvents #ProfessionalEvents

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YOU'RE INVITED: Professional Open House!

Did you know that Metrowest Nutrition and Therapy, MEDA, and peace.love.food Nutrition Counseling are all located in the same building?

We’d love to welcome our professional community for an evening of connection and networking! Come meet our teams, tour our spaces, and get to know colleagues who support individuals and families in our community. Whether we’ve worked together for years or you’re meeting us for the first time, we’d love to see you.

Thursday, November 12, 2026
6:00–8:00 p.m. | Drop in anytime
1320 Centre Street, Newton, MA

Light bites and beverages will be served. Registration is recommended.

Register here via our calendar at the link in our bio!

Please feel free to share this invitation with your professional colleagues!

#ClinicianNetworking #NutritionSupport #EatingDisorderSupport #NovemberEvents #ProfessionalEvents

DON`T MISS OUT! TOMORROW is the LAST DAY to submit your session proposal for the 2027 MEDA Conference! Make sure to submit before end of day on Friday, October 9th.

We are seeking engaging presentations that challenge conventional thinking, introduce new perspectives, and offer practical strategies attendees can bring back to their work and communities. Proposals should reflect creativity, collaboration, lived experience, and clinical excellence while responding to the complex and evolving needs of those impacted by eating disorders.

We invite clinicians, researchers, educators, advocates, students, people with lived experience, and others committed to advancing the eating disorders field to submit a proposal. Your experience, expertise, and perspective could help move the field forward. Submit your proposal and join us in shaping the MEDA Conference 2027.

Deadline is TOMORROW, October 9th. More details and submission form can be found at the link in our bio or on the MEDA website.

#MEDAConference2027 #EvidenceBasedTreatment #CallForProposals #EatingDisorderCare #AdvancingHealthcare

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DON'T MISS OUT! TOMORROW is the LAST DAY to submit your session proposal for the 2027 MEDA Conference! Make sure to submit before end of day on Friday, October 9th.

We are seeking engaging presentations that challenge conventional thinking, introduce new perspectives, and offer practical strategies attendees can bring back to their work and communities. Proposals should reflect creativity, collaboration, lived experience, and clinical excellence while responding to the complex and evolving needs of those impacted by eating disorders.

We invite clinicians, researchers, educators, advocates, students, people with lived experience, and others committed to advancing the eating disorders field to submit a proposal. Your experience, expertise, and perspective could help move the field forward. Submit your proposal and join us in shaping the MEDA Conference 2027.

Deadline is TOMORROW, October 9th. More details and submission form can be found at the link in our bio or on the MEDA website.

#MEDAConference2027 #EvidenceBasedTreatment #CallForProposals #EatingDisorderCare #AdvancingHealthcare

We`re just THREE DAYS away from our virtual book event with Dr. Melissa Freizinger, PhD, Associate Director of the Eating Disorder Program in Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. Join us THIS THURSDAY, October 8th at 7pm ET as she discusses DISOBEY: Finding Freedom from Your Eating Disorder.

Co-authored with Drs. Christina Tortolani and Renee Rienecke, DISOBEY is a compassionate, science-backed workbook that helps readers push back against their eating disorder and reclaim their identity, relationships, and a full, meaningful life - featuring recovery stories and art from adolescents and young adults who have been there.

Register at the link in our bio!

#EvidenceBasedCare #OctoberEvents #EatingDisorderSupport #RecoverySupport #AuthorTalks #RecoveryStories #HybridEvents

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We're just THREE DAYS away from our virtual book event with Dr. Melissa Freizinger, PhD, Associate Director of the Eating Disorder Program in Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. Join us THIS THURSDAY, October 8th at 7pm ET as she discusses DISOBEY: Finding Freedom from Your Eating Disorder.

Co-authored with Drs. Christina Tortolani and Renee Rienecke, DISOBEY is a compassionate, science-backed workbook that helps readers push back against their eating disorder and reclaim their identity, relationships, and a full, meaningful life - featuring recovery stories and art from adolescents and young adults who have been there.

Register at the link in our bio!

#EvidenceBasedCare #OctoberEvents #EatingDisorderSupport #RecoverySupport #AuthorTalks #RecoveryStories #HybridEvents

We`re excited to hear Danny`s story (@therealdannyoconnor) that he will share at MEDA`s Annual Breakfast. He will talk about eating disorders from a male perspective, an experience that often goes undiscussed even though millions of men struggle. He reminds us not to give up, to find people we can trust, and to hold on to hope, because things can get better.

Join us for The Stories We Carry, Voices of Courage, a morning of connection and hope.

Friday, November 6, 2026
7:30–9:00 a.m.
Boston Marriott Newton

Get your Breakfast tickets today! We can`t wait to see you there!

Register at the link in our bio.

#MEDA #TheStoriesWeCarry #VoicesOfCourage #MenAndEatingDisorders #MEDABreakfast

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We're excited to hear Danny's story (@therealdannyoconnor) that he will share at MEDA's Annual Breakfast. He will talk about eating disorders from a male perspective, an experience that often goes undiscussed even though millions of men struggle. He reminds us not to give up, to find people we can trust, and to hold on to hope, because things can get better.

Join us for The Stories We Carry, Voices of Courage, a morning of connection and hope.

Friday, November 6, 2026
7:30–9:00 a.m.
Boston Marriott Newton

Get your Breakfast tickets today! We can't wait to see you there!

Register at the link in our bio.

#MEDA #TheStoriesWeCarry #VoicesOfCourage #MenAndEatingDisorders #MEDABreakfast

Many people wait to reach out because they don’t believe they are “sick enough,” or because no one around them has ever pictured an eating disorder in a body like theirs.

Eating disorders affect people of every gender, body size, race, age, income, ability, and identity. They show up in men and boys. In athletes. In parents. In people who have never missed a day of work.

You should never have to prove your struggle to be worthy of care. If your relationship with food or your body is taking up room you’d rather spend on your life, that is reason enough to ask for support.

Every Body deserves care. Better starts here.

#EveryBody #EDAwareness #BodyAcceptance #EDSupport #EatingDisordersHelp

Oct 3

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Many people wait to reach out because they don’t believe they are “sick enough,” or because no one around them has ever pictured an eating disorder in a body like theirs.

Eating disorders affect people of every gender, body size, race, age, income, ability, and identity. They show up in men and boys. In athletes. In parents. In people who have never missed a day of work.

You should never have to prove your struggle to be worthy of care. If your relationship with food or your body is taking up room you’d rather spend on your life, that is reason enough to ask for support.

Every Body deserves care. Better starts here.

#EveryBody #EDAwareness #BodyAcceptance #EDSupport #EatingDisordersHelp

We’re so excited to welcome Emma Joseph, LCSW, MSW (she/her) to the MEDA team!

After earning her degree, Emma continued her work at a community health center, supporting youth and adults navigating eating disorders and body image concerns.

Emma helps clients explore what matters most to them and take steps toward a life that reflects their values. She especially enjoys working with teens, college students, and young adults as they navigate questions of self-worth, identity, and accomplishment.

Welcome, Emma!

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We’re so excited to welcome Emma Joseph, LCSW, MSW (she/her) to the MEDA team!

After earning her degree, Emma continued her work at a community health center, supporting youth and adults navigating eating disorders and body image concerns.

Emma helps clients explore what matters most to them and take steps toward a life that reflects their values. She especially enjoys working with teens, college students, and young adults as they navigate questions of self-worth, identity, and accomplishment.

Welcome, Emma!

In this new blog from Within Health`s Jamie Singleteary, LPC, NCC, readers learn what can happen after formal treatment ends: how the transition home can bring unexpected anxiety, how everyday moments become the real practice ground for healing, and why ongoing support makes all the difference.

With compassion and honesty, Jamie reminds us that recovery isn`t measured by perfect days but by returning to it again and again, and that treatment is a milestone - not the destination.

Read the full blog at the link in our bio!

#EveryBodyIsWelcome #MEDACommunity #EatingDisorderAwareness #RecoverySupport #AlumniSupport #PostTreatmentCare #FamilySupport #HAES #FoodFreedom #YouAreNotAlone

Sep 29

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In this new blog from Within Health's Jamie Singleteary, LPC, NCC, readers learn what can happen after formal treatment ends: how the transition home can bring unexpected anxiety, how everyday moments become the real practice ground for healing, and why ongoing support makes all the difference.

With compassion and honesty, Jamie reminds us that recovery isn't measured by perfect days but by returning to it again and again, and that treatment is a milestone - not the destination.

Read the full blog at the link in our bio!

#EveryBodyIsWelcome #MEDACommunity #EatingDisorderAwareness #RecoverySupport #AlumniSupport #PostTreatmentCare #FamilySupport #HAES #FoodFreedom #YouAreNotAlone

Check out this video to catch a sneak peek of Mallary`s story that she will share at MEDA’s Annual Breakfast. She will talk about how grief shaped the beginning of her eating disorder and how recovery helped her learn to take up space. She reminds us that slips are part of recovery - and that we can ask for support right now.

Join us for The Stories We Carry, Voices of Courage, a morning of connection and hope.

📅 Friday, November 6, 2026
🕢 7:30–9:00 a.m.
📍 Boston Marriott Newton

Get your Breakfast tickets today! The link to register is in our bio. We can’t wait to see you there!

#MEDA #TheStoriesWeCarry #VoicesOfCourage #EatingDisorderRecovery #MEDABreakfast

Sep 28

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Check out this video to catch a sneak peek of Mallary's story that she will share at MEDA’s Annual Breakfast. She will talk about how grief shaped the beginning of her eating disorder and how recovery helped her learn to take up space. She reminds us that slips are part of recovery - and that we can ask for support right now.

Join us for The Stories We Carry, Voices of Courage, a morning of connection and hope.

📅 Friday, November 6, 2026
🕢 7:30–9:00 a.m.
📍 Boston Marriott Newton

Get your Breakfast tickets today! The link to register is in our bio. We can’t wait to see you there!

#MEDA #TheStoriesWeCarry #VoicesOfCourage #EatingDisorderRecovery #MEDABreakfast

An eating disorder can turn eating into a set of rules - something to earn, justify, or apologize for. That kind of constant negotiating is exhausting, and it is not a personal failing.

Nourishing yourself isn’t indulgence. It’s the same ordinary care you would offer someone you love without a second thought.

You are allowed to receive that care today. Not because you earned it, but because you are a person, and people need tending.

Food is nourishment, care, comfort, connection – and yes, it’s okay to find pleasure in it, too. You deserve all of it.

#Nourishment #EDSupport #SelfCompassion #HAES #EatingDisordersHelp

Sep 27

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An eating disorder can turn eating into a set of rules - something to earn, justify, or apologize for. That kind of constant negotiating is exhausting, and it is not a personal failing.

Nourishing yourself isn’t indulgence. It’s the same ordinary care you would offer someone you love without a second thought.

You are allowed to receive that care today. Not because you earned it, but because you are a person, and people need tending.

Food is nourishment, care, comfort, connection – and yes, it’s okay to find pleasure in it, too. You deserve all of it.

#Nourishment #EDSupport #SelfCompassion #HAES #EatingDisordersHelp

We`re just three weeks out from our hosted virtual training with @fedupcollective: "Eating Disorders in Transgender and Intersex Communities," led by Cody Esterle (he/him) and Sam Sharpe (they/them) of the FEDUP Collective.

Cody and Sam will cover trans, gender diverse, and intersex terminology and bodies, eating disorders as social justice issues, an overview of care needs, and how to put it all into practice. Providers will leave with real tools for offering affirming, accessible, and holistic eating disorder care to trans, gender diverse, and intersex people.

October 16th • 12–2 p.m. ET • $35*
Register at the CALENDAR link in bio.

*Equity pricing is available. Contact mailto:office@medainc.org.

#MEDA #TransHealth #IntersexAwareness #GenderAffirmingCare #EDAwareness HealthEquity TraumaInformedCare LGBTQHealth EDProfessionals AffirmingCare FEDUPCollective HarmReduction SocialJusticeInHealthcare

Sep 25

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We're just three weeks out from our hosted virtual training with @fedupcollective: "Eating Disorders in Transgender and Intersex Communities," led by Cody Esterle (he/him) and Sam Sharpe (they/them) of the FEDUP Collective.

Cody and Sam will cover trans, gender diverse, and intersex terminology and bodies, eating disorders as social justice issues, an overview of care needs, and how to put it all into practice. Providers will leave with real tools for offering affirming, accessible, and holistic eating disorder care to trans, gender diverse, and intersex people.

October 16th • 12–2 p.m. ET • $35*
Register at the CALENDAR link in bio.

*Equity pricing is available. Contact mailto:office@medainc.org.

#MEDA #TransHealth #IntersexAwareness #GenderAffirmingCare #EDAwareness HealthEquity TraumaInformedCare LGBTQHealth EDProfessionals AffirmingCare FEDUPCollective HarmReduction SocialJusticeInHealthcare

We`re just TWO WEEKS away from our hybrid book event with Dr. Melissa Freizinger, Associate Director of the Eating Disorder Program in Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. Join us on Thursday, October 8th at 7pm ET as she discusses DISOBEY: Finding Freedom from Your Eating Disorder.

Co-authored with Drs. Christina Tortolani and Renee Rienecke, DISOBEY is a compassionate, science-backed workbook that helps readers push back against their eating disorder and reclaim their identity, relationships, and a full, meaningful life - featuring recovery stories and art from adolescents and young adults who have been there.

Register via the MEDA Calendar at the link in our bio.

#EvidenceBasedCare #OctoberEvents #EatingDisorderSupport #RecoverySupport #AuthorTalks #RecoveryStories #HybridEvents

Sep 24

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We're just TWO WEEKS away from our hybrid book event with Dr. Melissa Freizinger, Associate Director of the Eating Disorder Program in Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. Join us on Thursday, October 8th at 7pm ET as she discusses DISOBEY: Finding Freedom from Your Eating Disorder.

Co-authored with Drs. Christina Tortolani and Renee Rienecke, DISOBEY is a compassionate, science-backed workbook that helps readers push back against their eating disorder and reclaim their identity, relationships, and a full, meaningful life - featuring recovery stories and art from adolescents and young adults who have been there.

Register via the MEDA Calendar at the link in our bio.

#EvidenceBasedCare #OctoberEvents #EatingDisorderSupport #RecoverySupport #AuthorTalks #RecoveryStories #HybridEvents

We’re so excited to introduce our 2026 Graduate Clinical Interns! 🎉

Kelsey MacMillan (she/her), Boston College
Dylan Stachtiaris (she/her), William James College
Simone Tan (she/her), William James College

We’re inspired by the knowledge and passion they bring to MEDA, and we can’t wait to see all we accomplish together this year. Welcome to MEDA!

Read more about them on our website: https://www.medainc.org/about-us/staff-board/

#MEDA #MeetTheTeam #GraduateClinicalInterns #EatingDisorderSupport #MentalHealthWork

Sep 24

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We’re so excited to introduce our 2026 Graduate Clinical Interns! 🎉

Kelsey MacMillan (she/her), Boston College
Dylan Stachtiaris (she/her), William James College
Simone Tan (she/her), William James College

We’re inspired by the knowledge and passion they bring to MEDA, and we can’t wait to see all we accomplish together this year. Welcome to MEDA!

Read more about them on our website: https://www.medainc.org/about-us/staff-board/

#MEDA #MeetTheTeam #GraduateClinicalInterns #EatingDisorderSupport #MentalHealthWork

JUST TWO WEEKS LEFT to submit your session proposal for the 2027 MEDA Conference. Submissions are due by Friday, October 9th.

Each year, the MEDA Conference brings together more than 450 professionals to learn, connect, and collaborate around eating disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery support. Through expert speakers, educational sessions, networking opportunities, and continuing education, the conference advances compassionate, evidence-based care, and strengthens our professional community.

We invite clinicians, researchers, educators, advocates, students, people with lived experience, and others committed to advancing the eating disorders field to submit a proposal.

We are seeking engaging presentations that challenge conventional thinking, introduce new perspectives, and offer practical strategies attendees can bring back to their work and communities. Proposals should reflect creativity, collaboration, lived experience, and clinical excellence while responding to the complex and evolving needs of those impacted by eating disorders.

Your experience, expertise, and perspective could help move the field forward.

Submit your proposal and join us in shaping the MEDA Conference 2027.

Deadline is October 9th. More details and submission form can be found at the link in our bio.

#MEDAConference2027 #EvidenceBasedTreatment #CallForProposals #EatingDisorderCare #AdvancingHealthcare

Sep 23

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JUST TWO WEEKS LEFT to submit your session proposal for the 2027 MEDA Conference. Submissions are due by Friday, October 9th.

Each year, the MEDA Conference brings together more than 450 professionals to learn, connect, and collaborate around eating disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery support. Through expert speakers, educational sessions, networking opportunities, and continuing education, the conference advances compassionate, evidence-based care, and strengthens our professional community.

We invite clinicians, researchers, educators, advocates, students, people with lived experience, and others committed to advancing the eating disorders field to submit a proposal.

We are seeking engaging presentations that challenge conventional thinking, introduce new perspectives, and offer practical strategies attendees can bring back to their work and communities. Proposals should reflect creativity, collaboration, lived experience, and clinical excellence while responding to the complex and evolving needs of those impacted by eating disorders.

Your experience, expertise, and perspective could help move the field forward.

Submit your proposal and join us in shaping the MEDA Conference 2027.

Deadline is October 9th. More details and submission form can be found at the link in our bio.

#MEDAConference2027 #EvidenceBasedTreatment #CallForProposals #EatingDisorderCare #AdvancingHealthcare

Our next episode of MEDA`s Spotlight is out on Substack! In this episode, we sit down with Alexa Roe, LICSW, PMH-C, founder of Collaborative Wellness Solutions, to explore the nuanced intersection of eating disorders, perinatal mental health, and postpartum care.

Alexa shares clinical insights, research findings, and practical guidance for providers supporting clients through pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood.

Listen on the MEDA Substack by going to recoverwithmeda.substack.com.

#EatingDisorderRecovery #EatingDisorderAwareness #PerinatalMentalHealth #MaternalMentalHealth #PostpartumMentalHealth #PregnancyMentalHealth #PostpartumSupport #BodyImage #BodyImageHealing #EatingDisorderTreatment #PerinatalCare #PostpartumCare #MentalHealthProfessionals #EDProfessionals #MEDA

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Our next episode of MEDA's Spotlight is out on Substack! In this episode, we sit down with Alexa Roe, LICSW, PMH-C, founder of Collaborative Wellness Solutions, to explore the nuanced intersection of eating disorders, perinatal mental health, and postpartum care.

Alexa shares clinical insights, research findings, and practical guidance for providers supporting clients through pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood.

Listen on the MEDA Substack by going to recoverwithmeda.substack.com.

#EatingDisorderRecovery #EatingDisorderAwareness #PerinatalMentalHealth #MaternalMentalHealth #PostpartumMentalHealth #PregnancyMentalHealth #PostpartumSupport #BodyImage #BodyImageHealing #EatingDisorderTreatment #PerinatalCare #PostpartumCare #MentalHealthProfessionals #EDProfessionals #MEDA

In this new blog from Within Health`s Jacob Selfridge, readers learn what can happen when silence and stigma keep men from seeking eating disorder treatment: how masculinity norms shape shame, how isolation can take hold, and why dedicated men`s groups create space to be understood.

With compassion and honesty, Jacob reminds us that healing happens in community and that inclusive treatment means meeting men exactly where they are.

Read the full blog at the link in our bio!

#EveryBodyIsWelcome #MEDACommunity #EatingDisorderAwareness #MensMentalHealth #MaleEatingDisorders #BodyImage #HAES #FoodFreedom #YouAreNotAlone

Sep 16

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In this new blog from Within Health's Jacob Selfridge, readers learn what can happen when silence and stigma keep men from seeking eating disorder treatment: how masculinity norms shape shame, how isolation can take hold, and why dedicated men's groups create space to be understood.

With compassion and honesty, Jacob reminds us that healing happens in community and that inclusive treatment means meeting men exactly where they are.

Read the full blog at the link in our bio!

#EveryBodyIsWelcome #MEDACommunity #EatingDisorderAwareness #MensMentalHealth #MaleEatingDisorders #BodyImage #HAES #FoodFreedom #YouAreNotAlone

THIS WEEK!

MEDA is pleased to welcome Amy Boyers, PhD, Co-Founder of Galen Hope, for a professional training THIS FRIDAY, September 18th: "Too Much of a Good Thing: Understanding Exercise Addiction & Compulsive Exercise."

Movement is so often framed as unambiguously healthy that harmful patterns can hide in plain sight. This training examines how fitness culture contributes to delayed diagnosis, and why exercise addiction warrants clinical attention as a disorder in its own right - even in the absence of an eating disorder.

In this presentation, you`ll:

-> Recognize what exercise addiction and compulsive exercise look like in practice-> Understand the medical complications that can accompany them

-> Walk through the stages of treatment, including common interventions, mindful movement, and reintegrating movement during and after recovery

-> Explore how exercise addiction presents in athletes and the dilemmas that come with it

Dr. Boyers will also address how appropriate movement can be thoughtfully integrated into eating disorder treatment. Register now at the link in our bio via the MEDA calendar.

#ProfessionalTraining #ExerciseAddiction #CompulsiveExercise #EatingDisorderTreatment

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THIS WEEK!

MEDA is pleased to welcome Amy Boyers, PhD, Co-Founder of Galen Hope, for a professional training THIS FRIDAY, September 18th: "Too Much of a Good Thing: Understanding Exercise Addiction & Compulsive Exercise."

Movement is so often framed as unambiguously healthy that harmful patterns can hide in plain sight. This training examines how fitness culture contributes to delayed diagnosis, and why exercise addiction warrants clinical attention as a disorder in its own right - even in the absence of an eating disorder.

In this presentation, you'll:

-> Recognize what exercise addiction and compulsive exercise look like in practice-> Understand the medical complications that can accompany them

-> Walk through the stages of treatment, including common interventions, mindful movement, and reintegrating movement during and after recovery

-> Explore how exercise addiction presents in athletes and the dilemmas that come with it

Dr. Boyers will also address how appropriate movement can be thoughtfully integrated into eating disorder treatment. Register now at the link in our bio via the MEDA calendar.

#ProfessionalTraining #ExerciseAddiction #CompulsiveExercise #EatingDisorderTreatment

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