A community to help transform RDs into skilled, effective, and truly SUPPORTED EDRDs...
without sacrificing peace, stability, and personal well-being.
Welcome! I'm Kayla Stanton, MS, RD, CEDS-C
and founder of The SupportEDRD!
The SupportEDRD serves dietitians navigating the field of eating disorders with valuable resources, trainings, mentorship, support, and community. It is primarily designed for dietitians in their first few years of eating disorder practice, but it is open to any dietitian who values the support and resources of a community of like-minded clinicians.​
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When I first started working in this field, I remember feeling passionate and excited, but it didn't take long for overwhelm and loneliness to start crowding in. I quickly realized how very little my formal education prepared me to serve this vulnerable population and how much I still needed to learn. I also realized how counter-culture eating disorder treatment would feel, complicated by the never-ending barrage of diet culture influence in the lives of my clients and even within my own circles.
So many RDs, like myself, enter this field with a high level of clinical knowledge and genuine passion for helping others, but not truly equipped with the skills needed to maintain balance and combat the compassion fatigue and burnout that can easily occur working with this population. Throughout many years in the field, first as a solo practitioner and now as the owner of a thriving group practice, I have a developed a deep understanding of the unique challenges faced by EDRDs. I also know the IMMENSE reward that comes from helping our clients find their peace and well-being while maintaining our own.
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I'm here to help you feel the same!
Here's to you and all you do!
-Kayla Stanton, MS, RDN, CEDS-C
You provide outside perspective that I wouldn’t have thought about and always offer another helpful point of view when I’m too zoomed in and am forgetting things I already know I know.
- Ruth, RDN, LDN
I am more confident as a provider. I experience little to no anxiety before sessions whether they be initials or follow ups. I used to prep and plan exactly what I would talk about with clients prior to each session, but now I am able to roll with wherever the conversation leads.
- Megan, MHS, RDN
Honestly, I have gone through some really tough situations with this job and I don't think I would have stuck with it if it wasn't for your emotional support and tactical support. You have given me the steps I needed to take and validated my worth as a RD and person.
- Brooke, MS, RDN