The Time Is Now
Tonight, my heart is heavy. I received yet another call. Another call to confirm another death. I take a deep breath as a tear drops down my cheek. “Why?” I wonder as I bow my head. I sit here and run my fingers over the names of the 28 people who have lost their lives
Rosewood Alumni Recovery Coach Reflects On Her Journey To Self-Acceptance
Self Acceptance? Maybe some of you also wonder what that is. Well, four years ago I embarked on a journey. My journey to Self Acceptance. I am a mom and a wife but I didn’t have an identity. I was lost. I was very depressed. “Who am I?” I would ask as I looked in
Rosewood Centers For Eating Disorders Featured In Teen Vogue
Teens live in a social media driven world where they’re under tremendous pressure to be more beautiful, popular, perfect—more everything all the time. For teens at risk for eating disorders, this is a very dangerous environment, which is why we are especially grateful for the opportunity to have Rosewood Centers for Eating Disorders Medical Director, Dr. Amelia Davis, educate
Rosewood Alum Talks About The Stronger Person He Has Become!
When I first developed my eating disorder, my parents didn’t know what to do, but after doing some extensive research they found Rosewood! I remember my first night like it was yesterday. The night was a cold and windy December night . Walking to the administration office, I was met by two Rosewood staff who
I Will Share My Story To Let Others Know They’re Not Alone
Do you see that girl on the left? She’s around eleven years old and extremely insecure. She has been teased, called fat, ugly, pale, and deemed unworthy of attention … And she believes it. Little do her tormentors know she is already battling an eating disorder, depression, abuse, self-harm, and is suicidal. She cries when
Picture This: Mentalization-based Therapy to Treat Eating Disorders
There’s a new tool for individuals with eating disorders that can help them think in new ways about themselves, others and food. Called mentalization-based therapy, this newer subset of psychodynamic therapy focuses on attachment therapy using a technique developed by researchers Peter Fonagy and Anthony Bateman. Originally used to help patients with borderline personality disorder,
Integrated Treatment for Co-Occurring Eating and Substance Use Disorders
Eating disorders and substance use disorders share many similar characteristics, including that both are chronic, long-term diseases with high rates of relapse, and often involve compulsive secretive behavior that is continued despite negative adverse consequences. In fact, up to 50 percent of individuals who seek treatment for eating disorders also abuse drugs or alcohol, more
Rosewood Alum Shares Story Of Struggle, Hope, And Recovery
A few years ago, I checked into Rosewood. Really sick. So depressed. I already felt dead. Love, happiness, family. None of that seemed worth anything to me. It just seemed like work. Opening my eyes in the morning was work. And the work wasn’t worth it to me. Every relationship in my life seemed ruined.
Teenage Alum And Mom Share How Rosewood Created Supportive Path To Recovery
I went to Rosewood’s Adolescent Eating Disorder Treatment Program back in October of 2015 for Bulimia Nervosa. I was in inpatient for 33 days and discharged in November. I can say that I’m very happy that I went to Rosewood for treatment. Before I went to Rosewood, I had told a lie that I had
Alum Receives Reminder From Rosewood That It Will Get Better
Life has been a struggle lately. A year ago this past January, I came home from Rosewood Ranch, a place that helped me get my life back on track. These were the shoes I wore almost daily while in Arizona. I have not really worn them since then. I wore them all day today to
My life revolved around my eating disorder. I thought that nobody understood what I was going through and that nobody could help me… Rosewood was really life changing.
Alishia & Mom Share Rosewood Ranch Experience
