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MEDA (Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association)

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MEDA (Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association)

Providing clinical services for those struggling & their families, as well as education & awareness.

07/22/2025

Your experience matters, and it can help move the field forward. We're excited to share opportunities to support ongoing research that deepens our understanding of eating disorders, neurodivergence, grief, decision-making, and systemic care gaps.

Swipe through to learn more about current studies seeking participants - including individuals with lived experience, providers, and community members. By participating or sharing, you’re helping shape a more inclusive, informed, and effective future for eating disorder treatment. Focuses include:

→ Sensory Processing & Neurodivergence
→ Decision-Making in Binge Eating Disorder
→ Decolonizing ED Treatment
→ Grief & ED Experiences

If one speaks to you, please consider joining, or pass it along to someone who might benefit. Click here to get started: https://www.medainc.org/research-opportunities/

07/17/2025

Healing in early adulthood takes courage and community. 🫶🏼

Hidden River Eating Disorder Treatment's Emerging Young Adult Program is designed specifically for females assigned at birth, ages 21–26, who are navigating the complex challenges of eating disorders and co-occurring mental health concerns. Set within a serene, homelike cottage on our 12-acre property, this program offers expert-led care, meaningful connection, and space to grow.

From medical and nutritional support to psychological education, life skills, and social connection, every element is tailored to meet the developmental needs of young adults stepping into recovery.

They are accepting inquiries for admission and would be honored to speak with you: https://hiddenriverhealing.com

07/15/2025

EVENT ALERT!

Who: Our friends at Bigger Bodies Boston!
What: Fat Pool Party - a joyful, inclusive event centering fat and marginalized bodies with music, games, giveaways, and fat-friendly vendors
Where: Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School campus, 785 Beaver St, Waltham, MA
When: Saturday, July 26th, 12:00-4:30 PM

Open to every BODY 13+, this event is all about connection, celebration, and body liberation. Expect snacks, community, and unapologetic fat joy. Bring your towel, sunscreen, floats, and picnic fare - free snacks provided, too!

Accessible parking available. Carpooling encouraged. Learn more + grab your tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/biggerbodiesboston/1680534

06/24/2025

Join us in celebrating a milestone — Happy 40th Birthday to The Renfrew Center!

For four decades, Renfrew has been a leader in the treatment of eating disorders, providing compassionate care, advancing education, and inspiring hope for recovery.

We’re proud to collaborate with Renfrew in their mission and look forward to many more years of partnership, progress, and impact.
Here’s to continued healing, growth, and a future filled with hope!

06/02/2025

This Pride Month, MEDA honors the LGBTQ+ community and we affirm what we know to be true: every BODY deserves care, compassion, and a place to heal.

LGBTQ+ folks experience eating disorders at significantly higher rates—and yet, often face barriers to affirming care.

We’re committed to changing that.

Join us all month as we share reminders that recovery includes you.

05/30/2025

Hey—if you’re feeling anxious or full of doubt right now,
take a pause, a moment.
You don’t need to have all the answers.
Work on building trust that you’ll find your way.
You’ve done it before. You will again. You’re not alone along the way.

👉 This is for you. Swipe through to learn more about self-trust
❤ And if it resonates, share it with someone who might need it too.

05/23/2025

We’ve been conditioned to shrink — not just our bodies, but our feelings.

Taking up emotional space can feel uncomfortable at first, especially when fear whispers, “You’re too much,” or “Don’t make others uncomfortable.”

But here’s the truth: your emotions deserve room. Your voice matters. Your presence is not a burden.

Swipe through for a reflective journaling practice to challenge those fears and start reclaiming your space. 💬

Let’s stop shrinking ourselves. Let’s expand into our fullness. And as one of our favorite people say, “You keep worrying you're taking up too much space. Today let yourself be the Milky Way.” (Andrea Gibson) 💥

05/20/2025

Heads up! 🚨 Our Tuesday & Thursday drop-in groups are hitting pause for summer ☀️ We’ll be back in action this September. Until then, enjoy the sunshine and some additional resources!

05/13/2025

✨ Healing from an eating disorder often involves a shift in perspective. Instead of saying, “I can’t,” what if we asked ourselves, “I wonder what it would be like to…”?

This is curiosity.

Curiosity opens the door to understanding, compassion, and growth. It allows us to explore our past without judgment and to envision a future filled with more confidence, belief in ourselves, and healing.

👉 If this post resonates with you, share it with someone who might need this reminder today. It’s so easy to get caught up in telling ourselves we “can’t.”

💬 Or drop a “💚” in the comments if you’re exploring your own healing with curiosity—we’re in this together.

📥 And if you are looking for more support, reach out to MEDA. You deserve to heal.

04/30/2025

CW: Mention of sexual violence
Denim Day, April 30th, is a powerful reminder that we stand against sexual violence and support people who have been harmed. 💙

By wearing denim today, we raise awareness not just for sexual assault, but also for the ways body image struggles and eating disorders are deeply connected to trauma. Together, let's break the silence and continue to work for healing, strength, and justice.

04/26/2025

Numbness and/or dissociation - the body’s quiet poetry of protection (and also at times, the eating disorder’s best side kick). Detachment and disconnection are not flaws, but the soft armor of survival.

Healing begins when we stop rushing and start revering the brilliance of our body’s response. We must try not to judge times when we dissociate or detach. They are there for reasons.

🌿💫 Honor your body’s wisdom. Be curious. Be kind. Begin again, gently.

04/21/2025

Lauren is at the start line of the 2025 Boston Marathon, and she’s not just running for the finish line — she’s running for something so much bigger.

She’s running for recovery. She’s running for hope. She’s running to support MEDA — supporting those healing from eating disorders.

Let’s cheer her on as she takes every step with strength, purpose, and heart! 💪🎉

Drop a 💙 in the comments to show your support and Donate here: https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=E334883&id=124

Address

Newton, MA

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+16175581881

Website

http://www.medainc.org/

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