Eating Disorder Recovery Blog

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28.8 million Americans – approximately 9% of the U.S. population – will have an eating disorder during their lifetime. These statistics, combined with the fact that eating disorders are the second most deadly mental illness, means that as a society we are at a crucial point. For the treatment teams at Rogers Behavioral Health, these figures are an important reminder of the continued need to spread awareness of eating disorders and ensure that those in…

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“Not One More” is a jumping off point for action leading to change. Progress can take small steps that can sometimes be hard to see. To provide Help, Support, and Recovery, we need to focus on Hope, Opportunity, and Resources to inspire us to act. Being immersed in a pandemic scenario for almost 2 years has affected the mental health of almost everyone I know in ways that are still becoming evident. (In addition to…

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Eating disorders are pervasive. More than 29 million individuals in the United States will suffer from an eating disorder. Eating disorders affect all areas of life. They can become severely debilitating, and for some they become deadly. The stakes are high, and yet many individuals will never even receive treatment, either because they lack the resources, support, or means to receive treatment. At ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders and Severe Malnutrition, Not One More isn’t…

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As children, our minds are like sponges, soaking up all we see and hear around us. No one enters this world hating their body. We don’t start life with food rules and restrictions. We simply arrive as we are. And with our collective efforts, it is possible that not one more child will learn that they need to look a specific way to be considered worthy of the space they take up. Eating disorders are…

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#NotOneMore Company Without Access to Comprehensive Mental Health Support Just two years ago, the professional landscape looked drastically different. Most of us worked alongside our coworkers, in person, without fear of catching anything worse than the flu. At that time stress, burnout, uncertainty, and compassion fatigue didn’t have nearly as prominent a place in our vocabulary, though many of us likely experienced those emotions more often than we realized. Very few of us knew there…