Changing how eating disorders are understood and treated.

Author. Advocate. Speaker.

Paige Gordon work lives at the intersection of storytelling, scientific curiosity, and systemic disruption. Drawing on her lived experience with bulimia, she advocates for biologically informed approaches to eating disorder research and treatment, with a particular focus on the neurobiological underpinnings of binge-type eating disorders.

She serves on the Board of Directors of the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) and on multiple lived-experience advisory groups supporting research studies, grant initiatives, and patient-centered advocacy efforts. She also serves on her local Women’s Commission, where she advocates for healthcare equity and gender-informed policy reform.

For decades, eating disorders have been defined primarily through behavior and psychology—often overlooking the biological factors that drive them.

This gap has shaped treatment, influenced policy, and left too many people behind.

In Searching For Full, Paige Gordon shares more than her story—she is creating a movement toward truth and change.

Her story is a catalyst for advocacy: for research funding, for new treatment models, and for permission to talk about the things we’ve been taught to hide.

It’s a personal narrative designed to shift public understanding and scientific priorities at the same time.

Her work is not about telling one story. It is about asking different questions, connecting ideas across disciplines, and ensuring that patient experiences are not dismissed simply because they challenge existing assumptions.

By bringing together researchers, clinicians, advocates, and people with lived experience, she works to expand the conversation around eating disorders and the possibilities for understanding and treating them.