“Kaley said she was 10 years old when she started having feelings of anxiety and depression, disorders for which she would be diagnosed years later by a therapist. She also started to obsess about her physical appearance and began using Instagram filters that would change the way she looked – making her nose smaller and…
Read all about EDRC’s latest events and initiatives in the Spring 2026 edition of our Family and Friends Newsletter! This quarter’s newsletter celebrates 20 years of service to the Bay Area with a special message from our founder Janice Bremis, recognition of our long-term donors and supporters, and a spotlight of EDRC’s very first volunteer…
Join EDRC Saturday 3/28 for the newest installment of our Ask the Experts series with Dr. Lauren Hartman as keynote speaker. Dr. Hartman is a double board-certified pediatrician and adolescent medicine specialist with nearly 20 years of experience treating children, adolescents, and young adults. Register for free today! View the event flyer. Learn more about…
The Eating Disorders Coalition for Research, Policy, & Action (EDC) is excited to host the 2nd annual Voices of Advocacy: A National Art & Writing Challenge, inviting individuals to share their voice through writing, poetry, or visual art. This challenge is a chance for creators to have their work featured in our newsletter and on…
Written by: Carrie Dennett, MPH, RDN The advice to avoid eating at night is so common—usually in the context of dieting and weight loss—that it’s practically become gospel. But is it true that eating at night causes weight gain or harms health? Let’s take a look at the research. More than a decade ago, a…
Read all about EDRC’s latest events and initiatives in the Winter 2026 edition of our Family and Friends Newsletter! This quarter’s newsletter provides an update on EDRC’s staff, spotlights of our volunteers, donors, sponsors and colleagues, and a special dollar-for-dollar donation match generously offered by Bruce and Cam Brugler through the end of the year.…
Australia has become the first country to ban social media for children under 16 from Wednesday (December 10, 2025), blocking access to platforms including TikTok, Alphabet’s YouTube and Meta’s Instagram and Facebook. Ten of the biggest platforms were ordered to block children from midnight (1300 GMT on Tuesday) or face fines of up to A$49.5…
As an eating disorders psychologist, I often help clients prepare for the holidays by managing diet and weight loss talk, navigating complicated family dynamics, and coping with the sheer abundance of food that seems to dominate every gathering. For many people with eating disorders, the holidays are already a minefield—filled with pressure, comparison, and loss…
Our friends at Cielomar are excited to announce the reopening of their residential treatment program in Moss Beach, CA! This program will open on January 5, 2025. Reserve your spot on the waitlist here: https://www.cielomaredr.com/.
Is it safe for someone with an eating disorder to use a GLP-1? Spoiler alert—the answer is: We don’t know. But this blog post is an honest attempt to lay out the information that is currently available, so that you can make an informed decision about what’s best for you. This is an important issue to…