Marci RD

09/10/2026

It’s normal to feel anxious about food, body image, and fitting in when returning to or starting college. But don’t push off support until you’re struggling.

Working with a registered dietitian who understands eating disorder recovery can help you stay grounded and confident as you navigate campus life.

Reach out early so you can enter the semester with a plan and the support you deserve.

09/09/2026

Most of us don't set out to treat clients differently based on body size. But weight stigma is subtle. It shows up in the assumptions we make before a client speaks, the questions we skip, and the recommendations we reach for first.

To mark Weight Stigma Awareness Week (Sept. 8–9, 2026), I'm sharing my free guide: "Weight Stigma in Dietetics Practice."

Inside, you'll learn how to:

✔️ Notice where bias is shaping your perception of a client
✔️ Use practical, low-effort shifts that make sessions less weight-centric
✔️ Hold a compassionate, non-judgmental stance that keeps clients coming back

If you don’t already have it, you can download your free copy here → https://marcird.com/_resources/weight-stigma-in-dietetics-practice/

Download a copy of this free guide by Marci Evans, Weight Stigma in Dietetics Practice. Combat weight stigma in your work with clients.

09/08/2026

Did you know?

Weight stigma contributes to stress, healthcare avoidance, and poor health outcomes - and it's often overlooked entirely. Weight Stigma Awareness Week 2026 is a chance to learn, connect, and take action.

📅 Sept 8–9 | Free virtual events
🎤 Experts, advocates, and lived experience voices
🤝 Sessions on reclaiming fat power in healthcare, healing intergenerational body shame, and claiming fat joy as a birthright

Created and co-hosted by The Body Equity Alliance and Within Health.

Check out the full schedule and register here: weightstigmaawarenessweek.org

09/07/2026

Joy is not usually where conversations about body size begin. This year, it is.

The 2026 theme for Weight Stigma Awareness Week is The Power of Fat Joy - a deliberate shift away from cataloguing the harms of stigma and toward championing the joy, creativity, and community of fat people.

That stigma still has real impacts on health, access to care, and overall well-being. But centering only the harm leaves out half the story.

I'm thrilled to highlight and support WSAW 2026. There's a series of free virtual events on September 8–9, created and co-hosted by The Body Equity Alliance and Within Health, with sessions on reclaiming fat power in healthcare, healing intergenerational body shame, and claiming fat joy as a birthright.

👉 Explore the full schedule and register here: WeightStigmaAwarenessWeek.org

09/04/2026

The "Is Eating Disorders Work a Fit for Me" quiz was designed to help you decide whether this area of specialty is right for you.

I hope it gives you some great questions to reflect on and explore.

https://marcird.com/_resources/is-eating-disorders-work-a-fit-for-me/

09/03/2026

Decades of research show that famine and food insecurity have shaped our neurobiology. In the context of deprivation, our brains evolved to amplify food salience, making calorie-dense foods harder to ignore.

This isn’t a flaw - it’s a survival mechanism built into our biology.

09/02/2026

What I'm consistently hearing from both clients and clinicians right now: the GLP-1 landscape is making eating disorder recovery more complicated. And that's not a judgment of the medication - it's an honest observation from inside the work.

People aren't just navigating a clinical question. They're surrounded by messaging they didn't choose and can't opt out of. Marketing. Social pressure. Conversations in every corner of their lives.

That's exhausting. And it's showing up in our sessions. I wrote about what I'm seeing and what I think this moment is asking of us as providers - it's on my blog, and you can read it here:

https://marcird.com/glp-1-medications-and-eating-disorder-recovery/

09/01/2026

College life is full of stress. New classes, new people, and new expectations. If you don’t prepare for the emotional side of food and body struggles, it’s easy to fall into patterns of comparison, restriction, or over-exercising.

Think ahead: Do you get anxious eating around new people? Do comments about food or body image bother you?

Knowing your patterns lets you build strategies to handle them when they show up.

08/31/2026

Negative self-perceptions often remain unresolved if body changes are not sustainable or misaligned with core values.

My guide, 'But I Hate My Body,' provides insights and resources to help clients understand and work towards body acceptance.

Download it for free and support your clients' mental and physical well-being.

https://marcird.com/_resources/but-i-hate-my-body-cracking-the-code-on-body-acceptance/

08/28/2026

Weight stigma is a complex issue for both you and your clients. I’ve put together a free resource to help you keep the issue of weight stigma at the forefront of your mind and ultimately find ways to better help your clients.

Get your copy today!

https://marcird.com/_resources/weight-stigma-in-dietetics-practice/