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 [...]

Hindsight truly is 20/20. When I reflect back on my struggle through an eating disorder, the eating disorder felt like an abusive relationship. “Ed” never left me alone and never stepped away. Ed was always there – in the bathroom, the dining room, the kitchen, classrooms [...]

For me, one of the hardest parts of recovering was letting go of old beliefs about myself that were formed from experiences of trauma and abuse - beliefs about not being good enough, about not being capable, about being unlovable, dirty, and disgusting. I steadily came [...]

Who am I? What am I? Where am I? I spent years asking myself those same questions. Often, I was too scared to answer. For most of my life the answer to all of these questions was simple: I have an eating disorder and I struggle [...]

Contributed by a Reasons Alumni We are grateful for the contributions and courage of our alumni to share his perspective on the 2019 National Eating Disorder Awareness Week theme “Come As You Are”. We want to highlight the importance of validating stories that may not fit [...]

Reasons Alumni Contribution By, Ashley We are grateful for the contributions and courage of our alumni to share their perspectives on the 2019 National Eating Disorder Awareness Week theme “Come As You Are”. We want to highlight the importance of validating stories that may not fit [...]