Marci’s Annual Book Roundup for 2025

If you’ve been reading my posts for a bit, you already know that each January I share my annual book round-up from the previous year. I start getting excited about this in late Fall, and it makes me so happy when I hear from friends and colleagues, “I can’t wait to read your book roundup!” […]

Managing the Holidays While Living with an Eating Disorder or Chronic Illness

For many living with an eating disorder or chronic illness, the holidays are a stressful time. This time of year, life is often painted as a time of joy, celebration, and connection, but Food-focused gatherings, disrupted routines, increased social expectations, and a body that may already feel unpredictable can make life feel like a minefield… […]

Connecting Hunger, Housing, and Healing: Rethinking Eating Disorder Care

How We Can Bring Conversations About Food and Housing Into Eating Disorder Care If you are anything like me, you’ve been feeling distressed about the national and global conversations about food and the number of people who simply don’t have enough of it. It’s National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week. How do we talk about […]

Navigating Eating Disorder Recovery While Living with a Chronic Illness

How food, emotions, advocacy, and community support your recovery with chronic illness and eating disorders. I wanted to share some thoughts and tips for anyone navigating eating disorder recovery while living with a chronic illness, or really, anyone who’s ever had to advocate for their own care. When you’re managing both, it can feel like […]

How to Feel More Confident in Session with Eating Disorder Clients

The real challenges behind eating disorder care and how to build your confidence as a clinician. The emotional and clinical realities of working in eating disorder care, and why so many skilled providers still question their effectiveness. There are a lot of (valid) reasons that providers opt out of specializing in eating disorders care. I […]

Easy Prep Meals to Reduce Food Stress and Support ED Recovery

Discover low-effort meal ideas to reduce food stress and support eating disorder recovery.  Learn simple, nourishing options that make meal planning easier during busy transitions. September is a massive time of transition. Here in Boston, the weather starts to cool a bit, school schedules are underway, and it’s just a bit darker in the early [...]

Insights on the Link between GI Disorders and Eating Disorders

At this year’s GI Nutrition Conference, one surprising theme stood out—and it’s too important not to talk about. I am so grateful I was able to attend the Food the Main Course Gastrointestinal (GI) Nutrition Conference at The University of Michigan again this year. I attended last year and LOVED it. The conference has a [...]

Back to College with an Eating Disorder: Avoid These 3 Common Mistakes

Protect your Eating Disorder recovery this semester by planning ahead, managing triggers, and building a support system with a dietitian. Starting college is exciting, but it also brings new pressures that can make eating disorder recovery harder.  Whether you’re a first-year student moving away from home or returning after summer break, the back-to-school season often [...]

Bridging the Gap Between Food Addiction and Eating Disorder Treatment

  What happens when food addiction frameworks meet eating disorder care and treatment?  In this 5th and final installment of this food addiction series, I take a closer look at what we know, what we don’t, with some thoughts on where we go from here. If you haven’t already, I encourage you to start from […]

Supporting LGBTQIA+ Clients: The Role of Pride in Eating Disorder Recovery

Pride is more than a celebration - it's a vital part of eating disorder prevention, treatment, and systemic change.  Here's why inclusive, affirming care matters every day of the year. Did you know that eating disorders occur at higher rates among sexual and gender minorities? While I care about this issue all year long, June [...]

Evolutions in the Food Addiction Research Landscape: Then and Now

In part 3 of this series, I am detailing some of the changes and advances in the field of “Food Addiction” over the past 20 or so years. If you haven’t already, I strongly recommend the first two articles in this series: Part one - What is Food Addiction and How is it Diagnosed? Part [...]

How to Improve Body Image and Heal with a New Approach

Approaching Your Body Image by factoring in social and nervous systems when doing this work is often the path to healing. In my last blog post, I talked with you about why body image is so complex, what your bad body image is trying to tell you, and why your attempts to fix it likely [...]

Why Body Image is so Complicated and What it’s Telling You

Summer temperatures often bring the bad body image boiling right to the top. I get it, you are sweaty and exposed and damn, that’s uncomfortable. That’s why I have to talk about body image this month…and probably next. Today I’m going to share with you 3 things: Why body image is so complicated, what your [...]

Learn to Take Up Space for Yourself

Taking up space can feel impossible and can often be a reason why you might feel stuck in your life or in your recovery. The idea of “taking up space” is something I am immensely passionate about. I think it is a valuable reminder for both clients and providers. Taking up space can feel impossible [...]

How to Practice Gratitude with your Body during the Holidays

The holidays are approaching and this can be a tough time for many different reasons. Before we jump in, I did want to say that if you cannot be with loved ones or if this time of year is filled with mixed emotions, my thoughts are with you. ~ Christine Laker Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with [...]

Welcoming a New RD to the Team!

I opened the doors to my private practice exactly 11 years ago this month. It seems impossible that so much time has passed! And in those 11 years, I have welcomed 5 dietitians to my team. All of them compassionate, smart, hardworking, and fun! I have been truly blessed to be surrounded by women I […]