Valentine’s Day often centers around how we express our love for others. From our perspective, this approach misses a critical step: self-love. Self-love provides a foundation from which all other love can bloom. Without self-love, we often give more to others than to ourselves. This dynamic [...]
We are honored to share this piece with you, written by Wendy York, senior at UCLA and member of the UCLA Body Image Task Force. This piece feels very timely with all that is currently being shared in the media. The trauma stories and experiences that [...]
Reasons Alumni speak out and share their experiences of what they found were their reasons for recovery, the hurdles that they faced, and still face in recovery and what were their biggest takeaways from treatment. Recovery is not a linear path and each individuals has their [...]
Contributed by Nikki Rollo, PhD, LMFT ~ National Director “Inside you there’s an artist you don’t know about… say yes quickly, if you know, if you’ve known it from before the beginning of the universe.” -Rumi When you think about creativity what comes [...]
“Truth and courage are not always comfortable, but they are never weakness.” – author, Brené Brown, PhD If I had shared this quote with my 18-year-old, eating disordered self, here’s how it would’ve gone down: On the outside, a smile. A nod. An affirmative,” yes, exactly. [...]
Shannon Braasch, Reasons Clinical Outreach Specialist, Contributed a Guest Blog for The Shimmer, Sparkle, Shine Project. Shannon explores how we can be brave, unapologetic and celebrate our enoughness! To read more click here: Girl, Be Brave.
Contributed by Shannon Braasch, MA, Clinical Outreach Specialist, Reasons Eating Disorder Center We are living in a world filled with crisis situations, which feel even more apparent as a result of social media. As I witness the turmoil of Hurricane Harvey from afar; feelings of fear, [...]
#WhyINEDAWalk For the last five years I have participated on the planning committee for the San Diego NEDA Walk. Year after year, I have been elated to see so many different faces that come out for the walk. This year’s NEDAwareness theme was “It’s time to [...]
The First Installment of "Bringing New Life"~ A Blog Series on the beauty and challenges of pregnancy and early motherhood It’s also helpful to realize that this very body that we have, that’s sitting right here now…with its aches and pleasures…is exactly what we need to [...]
Second Installment of “Inviting Yourself In” A Blog Series on Supporting Recovery through our Inner Landscape This series will explore themes of healing and going deeper into yourself, welcoming all parts of yourself- the light and the dark- to the metaphorical table, in order to live [...]
