July is “Minority Mental Health Awareness Month,” an observance intended to shed light on mental health issues relevant to non-white populations. We’d like to leverage this observance as an opportunity to shed light on two things: the problematic word “minority” and the unique mental health issues [...]
June is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month. This year, PTSD Awareness Month falls on the heels of an incredibly trying time. We’ve all endured a pandemic. As we touched on in a recent blog post, many people are grappling with individual experiences of PTSD [...]
In June, Men’s Health Month offers a unique opportunity to highlight health and wellness considerations related to men. Conditions like heart disease, prostate cancer, Alzheimer’s, diabetes and stroke are common topics during this month. Eating disorders and body image, on the other hand, are rarely topics [...]
Reasons Eating Disorder Center puts a strong emphasis on creating an eating disorder treatment environment that feels safe, inclusive and effective for all. We are passionate about and committed to creating access to treatment for marginalized communities. With that in mind, we are thrilled to announce [...]
Reasons Eating Disorder Center puts a strong emphasis on creating an eating disorder treatment environment that feels safe, inclusive and effective for all. We are passionate about and committed to creating access to treatment for marginalized communities. With that in mind, we are thrilled to announce [...]
It feels different this year. June is LGBTQ Pride month in the United States. Originally known as “Gay Pride Day” and observed on the last Sunday in June, the first pride march took place on June 28th, 1970 in NYC. The date of the first [...]
Reasons Eating Disorder Center stands in solidarity with our Black patients, staff, colleagues and with Black Americans everywhere. We state unequivocally that Black Lives Matter. We mourn the tragic and inhumane murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, three more souls among countless others [...]
Portraits Today is the 31st annual National Coming Out Day, a time to celebrate the importance of visibility and the progress made towards members of the LGBTQ community feeling safer living as their authentic selves. Here at Reasons we want to encourage folks to [...]
This blog is the second installment in a special series on Cultural Identity: how we can embrace our culture in our pursuit of healing. As a second generation Pakistani American, there are truths I have learned about love, family, and acceptance. Among these truths have also [...]
3 Lessons from the Armenian People on rewriting your relationship history with food. This blog post is the first installment of a special series on Reasons for Cultural Identity: How we can embrace our culture in our pursuit of healing. “Finish the food on your [...]
