Gaudiani Clinic

09/08/2026

Education is a central pillar of the Gaudiani Clinic’s mission, and educating other providers about the harm that weight stigma causes in medicine has been an often rewarding (and sometimes challenging) endeavor.

We live in a society that devalues larger bodies and too often equates weight with health and worth. These beliefs don’t stay outside the medical system. They enter exam rooms, influence clinical decision-making, shape the way providers communicate with patients, and can ultimately affect the care people receive.

During this Weight Stigma Awareness Week, we’re sharing a few reminders from Dr. Gaudiani’s second edition of Sick Enough: A Guide to the Medical Complications of Eating Disorders and Undernutrition about what can happen when weight stigma becomes embedded in medical care.

A person in a larger body can be medically compromised. They can experience malnutrition. They can have an eating disorder. They can engage in behaviors that warrant concern and treatment. And they deserve the same careful, compassionate, and evidence-informed care we would offer to someone in a smaller body.

Weight is not a diagnosis. A body’s size does not tell us the whole story about its health. And no patient should have to become smaller to be taken seriously and cared for compassionately.

For healthcare providers, challenging weight stigma requires more than good intentions. It asks us to examine the assumptions we bring into the room, learn to recognize eating disorders and undernutrition across the weight spectrum, and consider how our own words and practices may unintentionally cause harm.

Confronting destructive biases might not be easy, but it is essential. As a society, we must continue to do better, remain open to learning, and provide better care.
We hope you can check out for free presentations and resources. If you're part of a medical system that could benefit from more training on how to practice weight-neutral medicine, please let us know as we'd be honored to see if we can help. 💚

09/01/2026

🍂 Happy September! 🍁

We’re excited to share a special announcement from Gaudiani Clinic Director of Intake, Krista Erickson, LPC: The third and final Aaron’s Gift scholarship application cycle of 2026 is now open!

Applications are open today through September 30.

We’re excited to now offer a convenient digital application and are honored to once again collaborate with Aaron’s Gift to provide these need-based scholarships, which offer a significant discount on care at Gaudiani Clinic.

If you or someone you know could benefit from this opportunity, we encourage you to apply and share this post with others who may need it. 💚

For more information: https://www.gaudianiclinic.com/discounted-care

08/31/2026

Science is always changing, and here’s another example.

In May 2026, PCOS (Polycystic O***y Syndrome) was renamed Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) in an international expert consensus published in The Lancet, reflecting a growing understanding of the condition and its many impacts.

The name change follows a rigorous, global, 14-year study focused on better understanding the experiences of people with PCOS. The study was groundbreaking in its scope, involving healthcare professionals from 56 organizations and societies around the world, along with individuals with PCOS. More than 22,000 surveys and multiple workshops were conducted to better understand the lived experience of PCOS.

The new name is intended to be more scientifically accurate. It omits the reference to ovarian cysts (the “C” in PCOS), which can be a symptom but do not always occur and do not need to be present for a diagnosis.

The name also reflects the wide variety of symptoms and health impacts associated with the condition, including changes in weight, metabolism, cardiometabolism, mental health, skin, and the reproductive system.

The hope among scientists worldwide is that more accurate information (and a more representative name) will help people get diagnosed sooner, rather than waiting years or being misdiagnosed with something else before ultimately receiving a PMOS diagnosis.

The transition from PCOS to PMOS is expected to take place over the course of three years, as research, clinical materials, and policies are updated to reflect the new terminology.

In Sick Enough, Dr. Gaudiani shares studies showing that individuals with PCOS/PMOS have an elevated risk of developing an eating disorder, including higher risks for bulimia and binge eating disorder. The Gaudiani Clinic medical team is honored to care for many individuals with PMOS, many of whom also struggle with an eating disorder or disordered eating—and many who don’t!

Thanks for being part of our learning journey as PCOS becomes PMOS!

08/29/2026

Happy major release day to the Brinkema Brothers! Their powerful film about the incredible Jessie Diggins will undoubtedly help challenge the narrative around eating disorders in athletics and change (and also save!) lives. We were honored to be part of this film and can’t wait to hear the conversations it continues to spark and witness the impact it has on sports communities throughout the world.

🎥Watch TODAY on Apple TV, Peacock, or YouTube!

08/26/2026

We’re excited to share with our online communities that our Denver clinic will be moving at the end of October! Just 10 minutes from our current location, our new space in Denver’s Lowry neighborhood is expected to be finished by summer 2027.

Until then, we’ll continue to see our patients both virtually and in person in a beautiful suite on the same floor as our new space that is being built out. We’ve been in our current office for 10 years and are excited to have a new space that better serves our patients and team.

We can’t wait to share updates and photos with you all along the way!

08/25/2026

This was a fun one. ✨ We’re so grateful to celebrate each and every “kinda chic” part of the work we’ve been lucky enough to be part of, and to keep creating, caring, collaborating, and showing up for it every day.

08/24/2026

One of the most common questions we receive when speaking to non-eating disorder professionals is, "What do I say to someone if I'm worried about them?" Dr. Gaudiani contributed to an important article in TIME on this important topic a couple of weeks ago, and we decided that a Medical Minute on "The Mole Story" might be helpful as you think about how to approach these delicate conversations.

📗Read the article: https://time.com/article/2026/08/05/how-to-talk-to-someone-about-weight-loss/

08/19/2026

This school year will look a little different for athletes in Florida. Florida’s Second Chance Act goes into effect this school year, and requires that all high school students who are playing an sport must have at least one EKG screening on file. An abnormal EKG means they are barred from participation until receiving written medical clearance from a doctor.

This is a fantastic, progressive step to protect our students. Discovering and managing undiagnosed heart conditions or arrhythmias is the key to preventing tragedies.

It’s also a great screening tool for discovering eating disorders and undernutrition. While athletes typically have lower heart rates than their peers from their training, bradycardia (abnormally slow heart rate), is also one of the most dangerous and common complications of starvation.

In Sick Enough, Dr. Gaudiani writes about the “walk across the room test,” where she has a patient stand and walk across the room to see how their heart handles the change. As she writes, “When the resting pulse and the ambulatory pulse are quite different, but the blood pressure remains the same, then we suspect that this is not an athlete’s heart but instead a starving person’s heart.”

As eating disorder physicians, we are thrilled by this new law in Florida, and hope many other states will follow. It’s a huge step in the care of our young athletes and in the detection of underlying eating disorders. Way to go, Florida! 👏

08/06/2026

There has been significant commentary on celebrity bodies this week, and we were honored to have Dr. Gaudiani contribute to this wonderful and impactful article about noticing and commenting on weight loss by Angela Haupt for TIME. As Haupt notes, "Say the wrong thing, and you could make things worse; say nothing, and your silence might say something you never intended."

We hope you can check out this timely feature that offers some beautiful suggestions for how to navigate what can be a sensitive and tricky conversation.

Link to read:

Worried about a loved one’s weight loss? Eating-disorder experts explain when to speak up, exactly what to say, and how to respond if they get defensive.

07/31/2026

We said goodbye last night to Denver's beloved local eating disorder nonprofit, .

Over the past 23 years, EDF has supported countless individuals through its free support groups, community gatherings, educational programming, and fundraising efforts.

From educational events and galas to a book signing and community gatherings with incredible humans like Andrea Gibson, Sonya Renee Taylor, and Kristin Neff, some of our favorite memories from the past decade have been made alongside the EDF team.

While we will deeply miss EDF's presence in our community, we know its legacy will continue to shape lives in Denver and far beyond. Thank you for all you've given to this community. 💚