Payson Road

Payson Road is a global organization providing resources, tools, information, support groups, workshops and creative outlets in support of expanding awareness and prevention of eating disorders and advancing recovery through the art of creative expression. A place where people can be part of a community that encourages them to express their creativ... e voice in a supportive and nourishing atmosphere. Payson Road is dedicated to the individual story. Although there may be common links, these diseases grip each person individually. Payson Road understands that each person takes a unique path to recovery and promotes a personalized road map. Seeking to create an innovative and more progressive resource for prevention and awareness of eating disorders, Sarah E. Mason founded the Payson Road Organization in June 2000. After battling Bulimia for over 20 years, Sarah turned her life around and used her own painful experiences to effectively advocate for eating disorder prevention and awareness. Sarah is a fierce activist for the cause-flying frequently to Washington D.C. to tell her story before congressional briefings and hearings and fighting for new legislation for eating disorder prevention and awareness. According to the National Association of Eating Disorders, in the United States, as many as 10 million females and 1 million males are fighting a life and death battle with an eating disorder such as anorexia or bulimia. Approximately 25 million more are struggling with binge eating disorder (Crowther et al., 1992; Fairburn et al., 1993; Gordon, 1990; Hoek, 1995; Shisslak et al., 1995). This statistic is incomplete as it is based solely on those people who are in treatment or therapy. It does not account for the thousands of people who do not have access to treatment or the even larger number who still suffer in silence and shame. This is evident by the over 50,000 hits-per-day Payson Road receives, making it one of the leading resources for Eating Disorders online.Read More