This isn't just a course update. It's a reimagined training.
We took a strong foundational training, integrated seven years of scientific and clinical advances, and transformed how clinicians learn to apply that knowledge.
We've substantially rebuilt and expanded this training to reflect advances in the science, the complexity of ED-GI care, and what clinicians told us they wanted most: more opportunities to translate knowledge into clinical decisions.
Inside the training, you'll learn how to:
- Think physiologically, not just diagnostically. Build from the foundations of normal digestion to understand how ED behaviors and disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBIs) alter these processes, using the latest Rome V framework and advances in neurogastroenterology.
- Navigate complex clinical decisions. Work through case studies that demonstrate how we assess competing explanations, prioritize interventions, and make treatment decisions when multiple factors are contributing to a client's symptoms.
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Strengthen your screening and assessment skills. Learn practical interviewing approaches, with particular attention to ARFID, GI-related food avoidance, and the effects of medications such as GLP-1s.
- Expand your GI treatment toolkit. Explore evidence-informed assessment and treatment strategies for upper and lower GI conditions, including how to support digestive health while minimizing unnecessary food restriction.
- Address the complexities beyond GI diagnoses. Explore POTS, EDS, MCAS, body image and embodiment, gut-directed behavioral therapies, and strategies for navigating healthcare barriers and advocating for your clients.
- Put your learning directly into practice. Use clinician- and client-ready handouts, guided decision-making tools, and clinical resources designed to help you apply what you've learned in your own sessions.
INCLUDED in the course: two one-hour long conversations with leading experts in the field.
Marci and Lauren bring real-world clinical questions and complex ED-GI dilemmas to these conversations, exploring the nuances, challenges, and decision-making processes that shape clinical care.
Dr. Kyle Staller, MD, MPH, is an internationally recognized neurogastroenterologist and ED-GI researcher.
Dr. Meghan Markowski, PT, DPT, WCS, BCB-PMD, is a pelvic floor physical therapist.
Here is the list of new content in the training:
We've completely rebuilt our foundational lessons around advances in neurogastroenterology and Rome V. We start with how the digestive system functions as a coordinated whole, then explore how ED behaviors and DGBIs can disrupt and reshape those processes. This layered approach helps you move beyond memorizing symptoms and diagnoses to understanding the mechanisms behind them and applying that knowledge to complex clinical presentations.
- More clinical cases that show you how we think, not just what we know. This was the #1 request from participants in our original training, and we listened! We've woven case studies throughout to demonstrate how we interpret complicated presentations, weigh competing explanations, prioritize interventions, and navigate uncertainty.
- New clinician- and client-ready tools that put clinical reasoning into practice. We've developed more guided worksheets, handouts, and decision-making resources that walk you through the thinking behind our clinical approaches. Think of these as a way to bring our clinical reasoning process into your own sessions, long after the training ends.
- A completely redesigned approach to ED screening and assessment. We've brought ARFID into much sharper focus, expanded practical counseling skills for clinicians without extensive ED training, and added clinical cases that demonstrate how to move from gathering information to making meaningful clinical decisions.
- Fully updated guidance for upper and lower GI conditions. Lauren has substantially revised these modules to incorporate current evidence and Rome V, with expanded treatment guidance and an extensive clinical resource guide to help you navigate common GI presentations while minimizing unnecessary food restriction.
- Entirely new content addressing important gaps in ED-GI care. A dedicated lesson on MCAS, POTS, and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, alongside expanded training in body image and embodiment, gut-directed behavioral therapies (including hypnotherapy recordings for client use), clinical communication, and healthcare advocacy.
- Two exclusive, hour-long conversations with leading GI specialists. Internationally recognized neurogastroenterologist and ED-GI researcher Dr. Kyle Staller and pelvic floor physical therapist Dr. Meghan Markowski join us to explore the real clinical questions and dilemmas that arise in complex ED-GI care, bringing together expertise that is rarely found in one training.
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A substantially expanded learning experience. Alongside the redesigned lessons, you'll receive new and updated medication and MNT resources, more opportunities for clinical application, and an anticipated 15–18 CPEUs (for Registered Dietitians - and pending CDR approval), compared with 10.5 in the original course.
Read what participants had to say about the original Digestive Disorders and Eating Disorders Course.
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From foundational knowledge to advanced clinical reasoning.
Here's why we think 2.0 deserves a place in your learning library.
When we set out to update this training, we quickly realized that a few new lectures and refreshed references wouldn't do justice to how much the science and clinical landscape have evolved. So we went much further. We revisited our foundational teaching, expanded the clinical applications, incorporated your feedback, and created entirely new resources to help you bring this learning into your work.
Already own the original course?
You'll keep access to it, and you're eligible for special upgrade pricing.
Check your email for your upgrade offer, or contact Marci's assistant for details.
Outline for the Digestive Disorders & Eating Disorders 2.0 Course
Course Welcome with Marci and Lauren
Our treatment approach, shared language, and how to get the most from the training.
Module 1: Foundations of the ED-GI Connection
Digestive physiology in the context of EDs, how EDs and GI disorders influence one another, the gut-brain system and microbiome, and gut-directed behavioral therapies.
Module 2: Clinical Screening & Assessment for ED-GI Clients
Targeted screening questions, ARFID, the impact of medications including GLP-1s, and case studies exploring common assessment challenges.
Module 3: Upper GI Conditions: Assessment & Treatment Strategies
Functional dyspepsia, gastroparesis, GERD, bloating and SIBO, with treatment strategies that minimize unnecessary restriction.
Module 4: Lower GI Conditions: Assessment & Treatment Strategies
IBS, chronic constipation and diarrhea, bile acid diarrhea and pelvic floor dysfunction, with clinical reasoning to disentangle overlapping GI and ED symptoms.
Module 5: Complex Comorbidities Common in Eating Disorders
POTS, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and MCAS, and their implications for nutrition, GI function and ED recovery.
Module 6: Body Image and Embodiment in Complex GI Care
How GI symptoms complicate body image and embodiment, with practical strategies to support clients.
Bonus Resources
Expert conversations with Dr. Kyle Staller and Dr. Meghan Markowski, plus gut-directed hypnotherapy recordings for client use.
Lauren Adler Dear, MS, RDN, CSDH is the owner of Dear Nutrition and specializes in digestive health and eating disorders. Her work focuses on navigating GI symptoms and nutrition concerns while supporting a client's relationship with food and eating disorder recovery.
Lauren is a contributing author to Comprehensive Nutrition Therapy for Co-Occurring Gastrointestinal & Eating Disorders: The EDGI Training Project, a clinical handbook addressing the intersection of GI conditions and eating disorders.
Her work is also informed by her own experience with a GI diagnosis.
Marci Evans, MS, RDN, LDN, CEDS-C, is a weight-inclusive eating disorder dietitian, educator, author, and speaker. She has dedicated her career to counseling, supervising, and teaching in the field of eating disorders through a relational, anti-oppressive approach to nutritional care. Marci is a Certified Eating Disorders Specialist and Supervisor (CEDS-C) and a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor.
Since 2015, she has provided online eating disorders and body image training for clinicians, and since 2016 she has taught graduate-level nutrition counseling at Simmons University, where she co-developed a specialized eating disorder internship.
Her forthcoming book is Nourishing Recovery: A New Integrated Approach to Nutritional Care for Eating Disorders.
When you enroll in one of our core courses, you're not just getting a training with videos to do on your own - you'll get access to the Food and Body Image Healers® Community, a private group of clinicians around the world who've trained with Marci. Members share referrals and resources, and support one another by answering each other's questions.
In this community, you can participate in Marci's Clinical Q&A sessions three times a month, where she answers community members' questions by video. Recordings are shared in the community and available for 30 days.
Many clinicians find that this combination, direct guidance from Marci plus a supportive professional community, becomes one of the most valuable parts of their training experience.
When does the training open? The training opens in your Teachable dashboard on November 2, 2026. Enroll by November 1 at 11:59pm ET for early-bird pricing.
How long do I have access? You have lifetime access to the training and its resources.
Who is this training for? Dietitians, therapists and other clinicians supporting clients where eating disorders and digestive concerns overlap. It's designed for both newer clinicians and those with years of ED or GI experience.
I own the original training. Do I need the new one? The new training is a separate course with new recordings, resources and an expanded learning experience. Your original course isn't going anywhere: you'll keep access to it, and if you're a CDR-credentialed dietitian, you can still complete the requirements for its 10.5 CPEUs. If you own the original course, check your email for details on how you can access the upgrade pricing to access the 2.0 course or contact our team.
How many CPEUs does it offer? We anticipate 15–18 CPEUs for Registered Dietitian Nutritionists, pending CDR approval. We'll confirm the final number once the approval process is complete. CPEUs are provided by CDR for RDNs only. If you hold a different license, you're welcome to share the course description and learning objectives with your licensing board to see whether it qualifies for continuing education.
What is the Food and Body Image Healers® Community? A private online community for clinicians who've taken one of Marci's 3 core courses. Members share referrals and resources and support one another, and Marci answers members' questions by video in Clinical Q&A sessions three times a month.
Is equity pricing available? Yes. Read our Statement on Equity Pricing.
Can I buy for my team or group practice? Yes. Courses purchased online are for single users. For teams, see our Group Practice Partnership options or contact us.
More questions? Reach out to Marci's team at admin@marcird.com.
