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TheNPRD Robyn Kievit, NP, RD, CEDS. Nurse Practitioner, Dietitian, Certified Eating Disorder Specialist. Psychopharmacology, Hormone Therapy & Nutrition.

Private Practice, Mentorship & Consultation. Podcast & blog 👉🏻thenprd.com 💜 A nurse practitioner and registered dietitian with more than 25 years of experience, Robyn Kievit specializes in using medical science and psychopharmacology to support her clients in the areas of eating disorders, body image, perimenopause and menopause. Robyn led the industry as the first dietitian to become a nurse prac

titioner. Combining these degrees and modalities allows her to see patients through these dual lenses, enhancing and elevating the quality of care they receive. Robyn employs a patient, mentoring approach in her work, with an emphasis on helping clients attain their best health in small, new, habitual lifestyle steps while focusing on the positives of what clients are already practicing on their own. Her varied work background — as staff nurse, nurse practitioner, cardiac dietitian, and nutrition consultant to schools, hospitals, and professional sports teams — has given her a unique ability to achieve positive client results. Robyn sat on the Health Professional Advisors Panel for the Egg Nutrition Center and was the medical liaison for the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals metro-Boston chapter for three years. She also has served on the Consumer Advisory Boards for Paramount Farms, the Wheat Foods Council and as a nutrition expert to the American College Health Association. A sought-after speaker at industry conferences and events, Robyn has appeared live on both television and radio and has been quoted in Boston Magazine , Fitness Magazine, Fox News, Oxygen Magazine, The Boston Herald, The Boston Globe, ADVANCE for NP’s & PA’s, Today’s Dietitian and other national and local media. Robyn attained her FNP with a BSN and MSN in nursing, and earned a BS in Dietetics from the University of Connecticut. For ten years, she was credentialed as a Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics through the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. She is also a Certified Eating Disorders Registered Dietitian through the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals. She lives in Concord, MA, with her family.

06/25/2025

The Leading Edge, Not The Bleeding Edge

Series Finale Alert! This is Part 3 of our groundbreaking series with Stella Mental Health, featuring Dr. Eugene Lipov and Dr. Brian Boyle as they revolutionize mental health care through interventional psychiatry. Their approach? There's no one-size-fits-all solution.

What makes their work groundbreaking:

Individualized treatment for depression, PTSD, OCD & anxiety

Specialized care for the complex intersection of perimenopause/menopause and mental health

Targeted interventions for crossover with eating disorders, disordered eating and body image challenges

Many commercial insurances accepted

Moving beyond traditional treatment boundaries

The results? Exceptional outcomes for patients who need more than conventional approaches.

Mental health treatment is evolving - an empathic balance in a collaborative team approach with individualized care at the forefront.

06/05/2025

New Podcast Episode: "TMS: How To Move The Needle"

Part 1 of our 3-part series with Stella Mental Health

Dr. Brian Boyle, Chief Psychiatric Officer at Stella Mental Health, joins us to discuss how Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is changing the game for treatment-resistant mental health conditions.

Key insights:
✨ TMS builds on existing treatments rather than replacing them
✨ TMS is a neuroanatomically focused approach for treatment-resistant depression & OCD
✨ TMS has emerging applications for addictive disorders and anxiety
✨ When current approaches "aren't quite enough" - TMS steps in

Perfect for mental health professionals, patients, and anyone interested in innovative psychiatric treatments.

Listen now ~ The podcast is in the Linktree and can be found on TheNPRD.com website.

Stay tuned for Parts 2 and 3 of our series with Stella Mental Health.

🎤 CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHT: PERIMENOPAUSE, MENOPAUSE & EATING DISORDERS 🎤Incredibly grateful to present yesterday with Chris...
05/02/2025

🎤 CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHT: PERIMENOPAUSE, MENOPAUSE & EATING DISORDERS 🎤

Incredibly grateful to present yesterday with Chrissy Stockert, RN, Chief Health Officer of Within Health, at the 30th annual MEDA (Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association) conference! Our presentation "Changing Bodies, Changing Minds: How Pharmacological Intervention on Perimenopause and Menopause can Help Heal Eating Disorders" addressed a critical intersection in healthcare.

What we covered:
- 50% of the population experiences perimenopause and menopause in midlife
- Those with eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image struggles are often undertreated specifically during these hormonal transitions
- While nutrition, movement, and psychopharmacology remain essential, hormone replacement therapy can be crucial for recovery and wellbeing

Our discussion included case studies and recommended care plans that honor the whole person. We must normalize body shifts and changes while providing comprehensive care that may include adjusting existing medications, introducing new treatments, and utilizing hormone therapy—all without harmful diet culture messaging.

Let's continue this important conversation! True care means meeting people where they are and offering supportive, evidence-based approaches to these complex challenges.




Last night was absolutely magical! ✨ Celebrating MEDA's 30th anniversary was a powerful reminder of how far we've come i...
04/04/2025

Last night was absolutely magical! ✨ Celebrating MEDA's 30th anniversary was a powerful reminder of how far we've come in eating disorder treatment and advocacy. The room was filled with such incredible energy as speakers shared their journeys and musical performances by the talented Leahy Ardon, Kate Yeager, and Niu Raza moved us all.
Special gratitude to MEDA’s visionary founder Becky Manley, along with Leslie Bernstein and Monika Ostroff for their dedication to this vital cause. Feeling so blessed to have experienced this night of reflection, community, and hope alongside my wonderful plus one. 💫
MEDA (Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association)

Changing the trajectory by adding FDA-approved hormone therapy for perimenopause and menopause to motivated women who wa...
03/31/2025

Changing the trajectory by adding FDA-approved hormone therapy for perimenopause and menopause to motivated women who want to be seen, heard, and cared for in every aspect of life. 💪✨
Check out The NPRD podcast, where Heather Hirsch MD MS NCMP joins me to discuss this important topic. The link is in the Linktree!

Today was a celebration of 50 years for Rosie’s Place in Boston ~ the oldest women’s homeless shelter in the country. St...
10/15/2024

Today was a celebration of 50 years for Rosie’s Place in Boston ~ the oldest women’s homeless shelter in the country. Stephanie Land, author of Maid and Class, joined us as our featured speaker.

25 years ago I rotated through Rosie’s Place as a budding nurse practitioner student. I had heard of Rosie’s when I moved to Boston and was fortunate enough to help care for their guests at that time.

Fast forward and over many years it’s been an incredible honor to serve on their Funny Women, Serious Business Event Committee. Stephanie - you nailed it today and we are incredibly moved and grateful to you and the guests of Rosie’s for sharing their stories. My daughter Eve, age 12, now accompanies me to the Funny Women, Serious Business Event - this is her second year attending. Eve is also in it for life in helping Rosie’s guests with compassion, hope, and love.

06/10/2024

What if a patient can't get their stimulants and/or controlled substance medications? Often stimulants are out of stock and this can be an anxiety provoking challenge to the patient the the clinician trying to care for them! In my practice I have an email address for patients to use to request refills and I check this every. single. day. When a patients medication is out of stock and it's a controlled substance, a new prescription has to be sent in to the pharmacy that has this medication. This means the patient and I work closely together to make sure this happens. In addition to reviewing prescriptions during each appointment session, we need additional platforms and safeguards as well as great communication and trust to be sure patients are cared for and cared for well. I still ask for 48 hours to turn around a prescription and have prescription refills policy required as signed in patients charts for my own boundaries.
If you're a clinician, how to you manage this in private practice? If you're a patient, what have you found works for for you?

Join the National Alliance for Eating Disorderskick off to Not One More Weekend by posting this graphic on your social m...
02/23/2024

Join the National Alliance for Eating Disorders
kick off to Not One More Weekend by posting this graphic on your social media pages. Today is the Day of Help ~ you don't have to struggle alone! See the LinkTree for more.
https://i.mtr.cool/wmmjqzzfcl

02/20/2024

The National Alliance for Eating Disorders, founded and led by Johanna Kandel, joins us for the second time on The NPRD podcast to speak to the fourth annual Not One More Weekend, this weekend, February 23, 24, 25, 2024. Listen in to hear all about this weekend’s upcoming events understanding support is available and accessible regardless of where you are nationally or across the world. Link to the podcast is in the LinkTree.

Joanna shares with us the statistic the free help line lead by the Alliance has seen an increase in calls by 100% over the last year. I find this increase staggering and even more reason to have organizations like the Alliance offering so much free support globally.

Go to NotOneMore.co - see LinkTree - to post the Alliance's link to your own social media accounts this Friday, the Day of Help, commemorating the beginning of Not One More Weekend. You'll see the link on my pages, too!

Roses are red,Violets are blue, Sending love,From all of us to you!Yes I got the children and the furry beasts all toget...
02/14/2024

Roses are red,
Violets are blue, Sending love,
From all of us to you!
Yes I got the children and the furry beasts all together in one photo. I've had this idea for a long time and they all humored me to make it happen. Happy hearts day!

02/14/2024

Join Jessica Setnick, MS, RD, CEDRD-S and I on the first February NPRD podcast. Jessica is an incredible entrepreneur in the eating disorder field. She has led the industry in Eating Disorder Boot Camp training for dietitians as well as authored what will be the 3rd Ed. (out in the fall of 2024) Pocket Guide to Eating Disorders for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Jessica’s Dietitians Guide To Professional Speaking is yet another endeavor as is the International Federation of Eating Disorder Dietitians. Jessica is funny, fierce and her forward thinking is insightful and inspirational. This is a great episode for clinicians - especially dietitians - who are curious about being entrepreneurs.

01/30/2024

We have a very special guest on TheNPRD podcast today! Beth Mayer, LICSW, is an incredibly talented family therapist in private practice and was the executive director of MEDA (Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association) for 17 years. Please join us to hear more about why Beth feels being a messy therapist works with families and how laughter and a willingness to be surprised by her clients continues to inspire. I titled this episode 'Staying Energized'. Have a listen here: https://robynkievit.com/podcasts/staying-energized/

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