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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Criticism of the widespread use of the Body Mass Index (BMI) abounds among the eating disorder treatment and recovery community. Those struggling with or in recovery from eating disorders, eating disorder treatment professionals, the body positive community, Health at Every Size advocates, and fat activists all [...]
“Yoga is an immensely vital component to sustaining my recovery and my life… On my mat, I have a home that provides salvation and safety and community. I have a least one moment each day to put into practice the values I learned in treatment: living [...]
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 pride [...]
June is Men’s Health Month. During this time, many health organizations focus on raising awareness of common men’s health issues – particularly heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, and Alzheimer’s disease. However, very few organizations talk about eating disorders as a men’s health concern. Unfortunately, stereotypes [...]
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 [...]
Perhaps you’ve heard about May the Fourth Be With You, and certainly you’ve heard of Cinco de Mayo, but have you heard about what’s worth celebrating on May 6th? May 6th is International No Diet Day (INDD). At Reasons, we believe wholeheartedly this is a day [...]
Human beings are adaptable and resilient. As the COVID-19 crisis shifts from weeks into month, we are all adapting to shifting circumstances – from stay-at-home orders, to navigating what it means to be an essential or non-essential worker, to coping with illness and even loss. All [...]
