Commit to your sport, not your eating disorder
In sports, the line between dedication and compulsions can easily get blurred. The pressures of being an athlete can take their toll, spiraling into unhealthy coping behaviors that ultimately damage your body and performance. With treatment, you can get back on track and become stronger than ever.
Comprehensive care
Athletes are two to three times more likely than the average person to develop an eating disorder. Athletes with an eating disorder are more prone to injury and at greater risk for serious medical complications such as anxiety, muscle cramps, hypothermia, stress fractures, dental problems, gastric rupture, electrolyte imbalances, premature osteoporosis, heart failure, and more but that doesn’t have to be your story.
Our team consists of many experienced athletes who understand the unique challenges, requirements, and high demands of sports. We offer a complete spectrum of care, from intensive 24-hour care to virtual services, to help you achieve long-term recovery.
Eating disorder treatment options
Intensive 24-Hour Care
This lifesaving level of care rehabilitates and provides continual clinical care with 24-hour medical and psychological support.
Residential living
Come stay with us in our beautiful home-like settings across the US for ongoing support in a welcoming environment.
Day support
Our day treatment programs assist in recovery as you transition back to your life outside of Monte Nido.
Virtual services
We offer convenient virtual care options so you get direct support wherever you feel most comfortable.
FAQs about eating disorders and athletes
Each of our clients has a comprehensive program and dietary guidelines to best accommodate their physical and recovery needs.
Depending on the level of care you need, there are ways to continue your schedule in tandem with treatment, such as our day treatment programs or virtual services. That being said, putting your mental and physical health first through treatment will give you the best chance of long-term recovery where you can truly thrive in your sport.
“Hey, I’m struggling with an eating disorder” can feel like a challenging thing to say out loud for the first time, but know this: eating disorders are harder to fight in isolation. By including your support system, whether that be family, friends, teammates, or coaches, in your treatment, you can provide opportunities for you and those you care about to learn techniques and tools together to help you succeed in and out of treatment.
It can be a hard conversation to get started, but we’re here to help and include the people most important to you in your recovery process.
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