Marissa Adams

Contributor

Marissa has been involved in advocacy and peer support for intersex people also known as variations in sex characteristics, for nearly ten years. She is also passionate about healthcare reform and mental health advocacy related to eating disorders and making treatment more accessible. She has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and hopes to attend graduate school.

Health and Wellness

Thoughts on “terminal anorexia nervosa”

By Marissa Adams • July 19, 2023

Eating disorders are complex processes to live with and recover from – I know firsthand from my struggle and subsequent healing from one. They begin for multifaceted reasons, including genetic factors, trauma, the media’s fascination with thin bodies, and the medical community’s false belief that thinness equates to health. Treatment and support for eating disorders… Read more →