In a blog for the National Eating Disorders Association*, Dr. Riley Nickols, writes about the challenges that athletes face with body image and eating concerns. He states, “Athletes devote a significant amount of time and resources in pursuit of maximizing...
Statistics suggest more than one in five athletes of all types are underfueling—either not eating enough overall or not consuming enough of the right foods. The issue is more common in running and other endurance sports, where energy requirements are significant and...
“A lot of athletes I work with, are high-functioning, driven, committed individuals and perfectionism is usually off the charts,” Nickols said. Specific mental health challenges for athletes often accompany this disposition. Nickols says that in a culture where...
Dr. Riley Nickols joins The SeasonED RD Podcast to talk with Registered Dietitian Beth Harrell about eating disorders, sport psychology, and metabolic injuries. The SeasonED RD is a podcast for all professionals in the field of eating disorders who want a...
In this interview with Jill Colangelo, ALM, Riley discusses the intersection between athlete identity and resting and taking time to rest and recover in the offseason. From the YouTube Description: “Some of us make every excuse in the book about why we want to...
EDCare is pleased to announce the appointment of Riley Nickols, Ph.D., CEDS, to its Scientific Advisory Board. A highly experienced counseling and sport psychologist, Dr. Nickols provides specialized expertise in treating high-performance athletes with eating...
