A current, research-based health movement, Health at Every Size (HAES), is a breath of fresh air to say the least, challenging faulty assumptions about fat and boldly reshaping our conversation about weight and health. The model which is firmly grounded in decades of science and research, focuses in on how to achieve and maintain health… and doing so regardless of the size of one’s body.

We, at Columbus Park, here in the heart of New York City, are both humbled and proud as we join individuals in our community and beyond to take action in an abundance of meaningful ways… whether by protesting, self-educating, donating, self-reflecting or speaking out.   

Columbus Park Founder and Director, Melissa Gerson, LCSW, talks about CBT-E, the leading outpatient treatment for eating disorders.

The Covid-19 crisis has proven to be a dramatic and unprecedented global medical and mental health crisis.  We’re all struggling to varying degrees with loss, disruption, and/or financial worry.  And for those who grapple with eating and body image concerns, the Covid fallout adds yet another challenging dimension. 

Melissa Gerson, LCSW and ballet dancer, Kathryn Morgan, discuss food, body and self-image in professional ballet.

A new study published in the journal Eating and Weight Disorders indicates that exercise addiction is over 3.5 times more likely to occur in people who have an eating disorder versus those who don’t. Through a meta-analysis of nine studies across four countries, this new report analyzed results from over 2,000 participants.