Looking Out for Loved Ones During the Holidays
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… or is it? For some, the holiday season represents one of the most joyful times of the year. Others look upon the season with anxiety or even dread. Undoubtedly, sentiments surrounding the December holidays range anywhere from merry to morose. But for [...]
Culinary Creations to Challenge Your Comfort Zone
At Reasons, we see food as medicine. Naturally, meals and snacks are critical components to eating disorder treatment. Additionally, learning to cook and nourish yourself through food you’ve made can provide wonderful new avenues to explore on the road to recovery. As you start to explore cooking in the context [...]
Gratitude: It is Good for Us, Our Relationships, and Our Communities
With an undefended heart, we can fall in love with life over and over every day. We can become children of wonder, grateful to be walking on earth, grateful to belong with each other and to all of creation. We can find our true refuge in every moment, in every [...]
Eating Disorders Among Those Who Serve
“This country has not seen and probably will never know the true level of sacrifice of our veterans.” – Thomas M. Smith Those who serve in the military do more for our country than most of us will ever fully comprehend. Veterans Day offers an opportunity to honor and give [...]
Tips for Getting Started with Journaling
“Write what should not be forgotten.” — Isabel Allende Perhaps you kept a diary as a child. Perhaps you have a well-worn journal that has been gathering dust on your desk. Perhaps you’re curious about journaling but don’t consider yourself a “writer.” Whatever the circumstances, putting pen to paper sometimes [...]
Embracing the Halloween Spirit in Eating Disorder Recovery
For many cultures, Halloween marks the beginning of the holiday season, and the holiday season marks the beginning of a series of festivities that often feature food as their focal points. While the tricks ‘n treats of Halloween can be a delight and a diversion from day-to-day life for many, [...]
What We’ve Learned About Telehealth So Far This Year
Our April post on the changing landscape of mental health support during COVID feels like a lifetime ago. Many of those in the eating disorder recovery community were exploring online support groups, telemedicine and telehealth for the first time. Fast forward to today, and many of these relatively unfamiliar forms [...]
Suicide Prevention Awareness Week: You Are Not Alone
September 6 – 12, 2020 marks Suicide Prevention Week this year. Suicide and its prevention are topics that are often considered taboo or brushed under the rug. Though suicide is difficult to talk about, at Reasons we believe it is essential to raise awareness of critical mental health issues. We [...]
Reasons to Write: Reflections from Reasons Alum, Alicia K.
Like many, my eating disorder recovery story consists of several different chapters. The story began decades before I was diagnosed with an eating disorder. When I came to Reasons, I was in my mid-thirties and had been diagnosed only ten days prior. I was referred to an eating disorder program [...]
Acceptance Embodied: Making Room for Every Body, As Is
Society has long normalized the practice of commenting on or judging other people’s bodies. How often can you recall participating in or overhearing comments about another person’s shape and size? While this practice may be common, it is not okay. As eating disorder treatment providers, we know this all too [...]
