Author: Marissa Adams, BS

Marissa Adams, BS (she/her), is a Recovery Coach at Side Quest Psychotherapy whose work has focused on peer support and experience-led research. Marissa is intersex and has lived experience with autism and eating disorder recovery, which informs her work supporting individuals and families navigating eating disorder recovery and complex care systems outside of traditional treatment pathways through a HAES-aligned, weight-inclusive, neuroaffirming lens. Grounded in years of advocacy and psychosocial support for intersex individuals and their families, Marissa also provides intersex-informed advocacy and mentorship, supporting identity, bodily autonomy, and informed medical decision-making within healthcare systems that are often compliance-driven or pathologizing. Her approach centers dignity, consent, and collaborative care.