The RD Road Map: Journey to Eating Disorder Expertise

Today we welcome your tour-guide Jill Sechi, RDN, CEDS-C to discuss her experience with starting up one of the first PHP/IOP programs in Houston, TX called Houston Eating Disorders Center (HEDC).  Houston was a desert when Jill started in the field and now its a thriving rainforest of many RTC and PHP/IOP programs.  PHP programming generally is 5-7 days a week and usually upwards of 12 hours a day...

oday we welcome guest Amanda Mellowspring, MS, RDN, CEDS-C who is currently the COO (Chief Operating Officer) for a large outpatient business called Healthier Tomorrows. Learn more here: https://healthiertomorrows.com/dietitian/amanda-mellowspring-ms-rd-ceds-c/ Amanda previously was the VP of Monte Nido and has worked in a residential treatment for many years. She has hired and trained dietitians...

Today we welcome guest Meghan Foley, MS, RDN, CEDS-C who is the clinical nutrition manager at Denver Health ACUTE. ACUTE is the "highest 14er" you can climb. It was founded by Dr. Philip Mehler and the main focus is helping medically stabilize individuals with severe malnutrition before they hopefully step down to residential care.  Generally, those that admit here meet certain criteria such as a...

If you are a hiker, you know what "The 14ers" are; they are mountains that many like to climb located around the world. Not all of the hikes are difficult. What makes them difficult are the elevation changes. They are over 14,000 feet to the top and usually require a hiker to start at 6 am and "get back down" before noon as thunderstorms can develop quickly. We titled this new series The 14ers bec...

This is our last installment of medical complications to look for in eating disorder care.  Today's episode covers refeeding and underfeeding syndrome in eating disorder care. Now we are looking beyond the basics of what to pack in your backpack and more so of navigating what trail to take, what additional things to pack and how much time you have in a given day with the trail you've chosen. Refee...

 With hiking, climbing mountains or traveling, choosing the best pathway can be daunting. Often you might be hearing "word of mouth" for a particular trail or you've found a great "hiking trail" app on your phone. Individuals provide a few pictures, "what to look out for", and perhaps a few pros and cons. This is so similar to treating those with eating disorders. Especially when it comes to navig...

Have you ever climbed a mountain? Or hiked steep terrain? Well this is exactly what treating those with eating disorders and the myriad of associated medical complications can feel like as a clinician! Have no fear, your guides are here! Corny but it does rhyme! Yes there are some amazing resources out there that discuss medical complications and several resources will follow below. We also wanted...

Episode 6: Climbing the Competency Mountain   Feeling confident in the eating disorder field ALWAYS starts by knowing what you DONT know. Focusing on mainly treating those with EDs (through a private practice position or hospital program position for example) and getting basics down can feel daunting. Yet so important in building competency. We're here to say its doable! In this episode Mateus and...

This episode is an introduction to the WWJD which is an extensive learning and training program offered exclusively at Wellness Coaching & Nutrition Therapy. Are you frustrated with the lack of hands-on learning you need to grasp and support those with eating disorders? Needing an organized educational program to grasp the fundamentals and helpful counseling skills to be more effective in your wor...

Are YOU ready? This episode is our last installment of getting a "sneak peak" behind our paid membership paywall. Again, we hope that you'll find this content helpful and will want to continue listening with our paid membership with Episode 5 and onward! In this episode we are sharing and discussing a very important article that nicely describes the pathway to becoming a expert in the field of eat...

Deciding the road and pathway in your understanding and essentially career in the eating disorders field can be daunting. We want you know have a sense of the direction you are going with loads of support, education, and guidance from a couple of well-traveled (at least one!) tour guides. We've been where you want to go and want to help you avoid the pot holes, and dangerous places, tolerate the h...

New to ED? This one is for you. Know what you DON'T know and if you have an active ED, think twice before supporting others in their recovery journey. Jill and Mateus discuss the lack of education for undergraduate RDs in eating disorders and why learning about them, developing skills, supervision/consultation while practicing and more is vital to be safe, effective and ethical. Know what you DON'...

Welcome to The RD Roadmap: Journey To ED Expertise hosted by Jill Sechi, MS, RDN, CEDS-C, LD and Mateus Milhomens, MS, RDN, IBCLC, ACE-CHC. This podcast series has been developed to provide a roadmap and a couple of tour guides on your journey to understand and build confidence as a provider in the field of eating disorders. Check back in with us next Monday to begin our weekly series!