MEDA (Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association)

10/22/2026

Don't forget, YOU'RE INVITED to our Professional Open House - and it's just three weeks away!!

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 now: https://www.medainc.org/event/professional-open-house-with-metrowest-nutrition-and-therapy-and-peace-love-food-nutrition-counseling/

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

10/21/2026

We can't believe it's already here! There's just over two weeks left until MEDA's Annual Breakfast, and if you haven't already, there's still time to grab your seat!

Join us Friday, November 6 from 7:30–9 AM at the Boston Marriott Newton for "The Stories We Carry, Voices of Courage," featuring Mallary Tenore Tarpley, MFA (she/her), author of SLIP, and Danny O'Connor (he/him), author of WEIGHT CLASS.

Spend the morning with our community, hear powerful stories, and help support MEDA's work.

Register today: https://www.medainc.org/home/meda-breakfast-2026/

10/17/2026

A setback can feel like proof that nothing has changed. It isn’t.

Healing includes difficult days, old thoughts resurfacing, and moments you wish you had handled differently. None of that erases the work you’ve done or the ground you’ve gained.

What matters isn’t doing it perfectly. It’s what comes next - one gentle choice, one honest conversation, one decision not to disappear.

Be patient with yourself. You are allowed to begin again as many times as you need to.

10/14/2026

We extend our sincere thanks to the sponsors supporting MEDA’s Annual Breakfast, “The Stories We Carry, Voices of Courage.” Their generosity helps make this event - and MEDA’s ongoing work - possible. Swipe to see our newest sponsors.

Join us on November 6 for a meaningful morning of storytelling, connection, and support for eating disorder recovery. Featured speakers Mallary Tenore Tarpley and Danny O’Connor will share their experiences with eating disorders and recovery, highlighting the importance of understanding, hope, and access to compassionate care.

Every eating disorder carries a story: of frustration, of the exhausting search for help, and ultimately of resilience and hope. Your attendance does more than support this event. It helps ensure that more people find expert care, more clinicians know what to look for, more families receive answers sooner, and more individuals have the opportunity to recover.

Get your ticket today! Click here: https://www.medainc.org/home/meda-breakfast-2026/

10/11/2026

If someone you love is struggling with their mental health, you may be afraid of saying the wrong thing. That fear almost always comes from love.

Here’s the reassuring part: you don’t have to be an expert. What helps most is steadiness - showing up, listening without rushing to fix or judgment, and making clear that your care isn’t conditional. on their progress.

Recovery is rarely straightforward. There may be difficult days, setbacks, uncertainty, and moments when neither of you knows what comes next. You can’t recover for someone, but you can help them feel less alone. A simple “I’m here,” “I believe you,” or “How can I support you today?” can mean more than you realize.

And you are allowed to need support, too. Walking beside someone, whether it's through an eating disorder or any other mental health challenge, can feel confusing, frightening, and heavy. Caring for yourself does not mean you are giving up on them; it helps you remain present without carrying everything alone.

10/08/2026

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 here: https://www.medainc.org/professional-community-trainings/conference-2027/

10/05/2026

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 here: https://form.jotform.com/262243171007143

Please click the link to complete this form.

10/05/2026

We're excited to hear Danny's story 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 here: https://www.medainc.org/home/meda-breakfast-2026/

10/03/2026

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.

09/30/2026

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!