Blog - Project HEAL

On my sixteenth birthday, I finished my final round of bloodwork in preparation for gastrointestinal surgery — one that yielded the promise of processing my food without constant discomfort. As I was leaving, the nurse told me she “wished she had what I had,” as if I had cracked the code to indefinitely main...

As we bring summer to a close and the excitement and anticipation of a new school year begins, I want to draw attention to something you may need to navigate with your kids. Though the pressures of getting a “summer body” might be winding down, the pressure to fit in, meet unrealistic beauty ideals, and comp...

I was diagnosed with anorexia during the spring of my sophomore year of high school. I was immediately placed into an outpatient program through my local hospital, but eventually ended up needing more support through the guidance of nutritionists, Family-Based Treatment (FBT) therapy, and a recovery coach. <...