BALANCE eating disorder treatment center™ and Founder Melainie Rogers Honored as Bronze Stevie® Award Winners
Stevie winners will be celebrated during virtual awards ceremony on August 5, 2020
Manhattan, NY – May 18, 2020 – BALANCE eating disorder treatment center™ was named the winner of a Bronze Stevie® Award in the Company of the Year category in The 18th Annual American Business Awards® today. BALANCE Founder and Executive Director Melainie Rogers was named the winner of a Bronze Stevie® Award in the Woman of the Year category.
The American Business Awards are the U.S.A.’s premier business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small.
Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word meaning “crowned,” the awards will be virtually presented to winners during a live event on Wednesday, August 5. Tickets for the virtual event are now on sale.
More than 3,600 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories, including Startup of the Year, Executive of the Year, Best New Product or Service of the Year, Marketing Campaign of the Year, Live Event of the Year, and App of the Year, among others. BALANCE eating disorder treatment center™ was nominated in the Company of the Year category in the 2020 American Business Awards. BALANCE Founder and Executive Director Melainie Rogers was nominated in the Woman of the Year category.
"I am incredibly humbled and honored that both myself and BALANCE eating disorder treatment center™ have been selected as Bronze Stevie® Award Winners in our respective categories. I feel so uplifted and inspired that my passion for our important work is now generously recognized. My mission has always been to provide the best care to our clients, and I am incredibly proud of BALANCE’s position in the field of eating disorders. How wonderful it is to have the hard work of not only myself, but also my outstanding team acknowledged by such a prestigious board of business experts. I would like to congratulate the other nominees for their achievements in 2019 and wish them the best of luck and success in the coming year."
– Melainie Rogers, MS, RDN, CDN, CEDRD-S
BALANCE eating disorder treatment center™: Company of the Year
As 2019 came to an end, BALANCE eating disorder treatment center™ reached a landmark 10 years in business providing support to those suffering from eating disorders. BALANCE credits its success to our philosophy of treating the whole person rather than focusing on the physical symptoms of their disorder. With an emphasis on the “Health at Every Size” treatment model and ”All Foods Fit” philosophy, BALANCE helps our clients, both male and female, achieve a harmonious relationship with food and their bodies through a program specifically tailored to their needs. By utilizing evidence-based treatment methods, we have incorporated various therapies into ou”
BALANCE eating disorder treatment center™: Company of the Year
As 2019 came to an end, BALANCE eating disorder treatment center™ reached a landmark 10 years in business providing support to those suffering from eating disorders. BALANCE credits its success to our philosophy of treating the whole person rather than focusing on the physical symptoms of their disorder. With an emphasis on the “Health at Every Size” treatment model and ”All Foods Fit” philosophy, BALANCE helps our clients, both male and female, achieve a harmonious relationship with food and their bodies through a program specifically tailored to their needs. By utilizing evidence-based treatment methods, we have incorporated various therapies into our programs including relational psychotherapy; behavioral therapies (CBT, DBT); expressive therapies (art, drama & movement), yoga and mindfulness; experiential therapy; meal support; family therapy groups; and individual treatment.
BALANCE’s reputation as a leader in the area of advocacy and activism in eating disorder awareness reached new heights in 2019. We remained sponsorship of the NEDA walk and Realize Your Beauty Day, and continued our partnership with Project Heal to provide grants to those in need of treatment. In addition, after the announcement of a new childhood dieting app set to release, BALANCE created the social media campaign #wakeupweightwatchers. This took the internet by storm and went viral in September 2019, garnering attention from news publications like the New York Post, NBC, Today, Buzzfeed, the Washington Post, and multiple international news publications. BALANCE then kept up this momentum in December with the release of our free eating disorder recovery Ebook, Redefining Wellness, which has over 100 downloads through 2019 and is growing every day. This book, which serves as a guide against our pervasive diet culture, is a compendium of almost 150 writings from eating disorder specialists and body-positive advocates. It also contains hundreds of activities and resources for readers to utilize on their road to recovery from disordered eating.
Below are some of the positive comments from the Stevie® Award judges on BALANCE’s Company of the Year nomination:
“[BALANCE} is indeed a robust player in the space of treating eating disorders, and its philosophy of helping clients develop a 'neutral and peaceful relationship' with food is powerful. Medical evidence points at the correlation between eating disorders and mental health conditions, and this entry clearly demonstrates the growth potential in the health sector by offering an excellent value proposition. It also shows a wonderful team dedicated to excellence. Striking a balance between scalability and quality is something to watch for. Overall, well done!”
“I believe that BALANCE has put its hand on the key to success of the relation between food and body, which is ‘balance’ away from the pressures of fashion magazines and pictures of movie stars, through a system that combines a group of treatments that deal with the person as a whole and not only psychological symptoms under a distinctive and remarkable slogan which is ‘Health at Every Size’. It is a distinctive system of professional work that represents the lifeline for many.”
Melainie Rogers: Woman of the Year
A dynamic educator, leader, and a recognized expert on eating disorders, Melainie’s mission is to empower individuals to build a more harmonious relationship with food and their bodies. BALANCE Eating Disorder Treatment center™, a female-owned business, has helped hundreds of male and female clients over the last 10 years.
Melainie plays a key role in training her colleagues in the field. She is currently training a pediatric and diabetic team at NYU Langone, and has trained the team at One Medical. Alongside the teams she has trained, Melanie offers a free supervision group once a month. She understands the importance of educating the public on the reality and high prevalence of eating disorders in the world. She makes it a priority to speak at national and international conferences regularly and is a frequent guest on public podcasts. In 2019, she extended her outreach by offering free monthly support groups for people who are ambivalent towards recovery or are in need of support. These sessions are imperative to kickstarting a person’s recovery because it provides education and resources that will help the client
Beyond BALANCE, Melainie is known for her kindness and determination to help as many people as possible. Her passion for helping the eating disorder community extends to her involvement on a number of boards. She holds executive and advisory positions at Center for Study of Anorexia and Bulimia (CSAB) and Renfrew Treatment Center New York City. She also has numerous professional relationships with organizations such as Academy of Eating Disorders (AED), Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA), and National Association of Eating Disorders (NEDA). She was also a co-founder and the immediate past president of The International Association of Eating Disorders Professionals NYC Chapter.
Below are some of the positive comments from the Stevie® Award judges on Melainie Roger’s Woman of the Year nomination:
”First of all, I would like to congratulate Melainie for doing this great job. It is indeed more than a job where one is spreading awareness at mass level, and for that one needs to have true passion, which reflects in Melainie's work. Congratulations once again for this wonderful achievement.”
"Definitely shows commitment to the cause and a true success story in her own right.”
”We are living in a time where this type of work, performed by Melainie brings so much value to society and her personal experience just adds even more value to what she is doing. All the work she has done shows her incredible level of commitment and energy, great job Melainie!”
More than 230 professionals worldwide participated in the judging process to select this year’s Stevie Award winners.
“Despite the toughest business conditions in memory, American organizations continue to demonstrate their commitment to innovation, creativity, and bottom-line results,” said Stevie Awards president Maggie Gallagher. “This year’s Stevie-winning nominations are full of inspiring stories of persistence, ingenuity, resourcefulness, and compassion. We celebrate all of their stories and look forward to showcasing them during our virtual awards ceremony on August 5.”
Details about The American Business Awards and the list of 2020 Stevie winners are available at www.StevieAwards.com/ABA.
About BALANCE eating disorder treatment center™
BALANCE eating disorder treatment center™ is dedicated to treating the spectrum of eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, compulsive overeating and other disordered eating behaviors and body image issues. At BALANCE we believe in treating the whole person. Through our array of services, we offer treatment for women, men, LGBTQAI and adolescents and provide all levels of outpatient care. We serve clients with a variety of treatment needs: those who require intensive day treatment as a natural step-down following a course of residential care, and those who may benefit from augmenting their existing individual treatment plan with complementary programs and services. We offer a comprehensive continuum of care to any individual seeking outpatient treatment for an eating disorder.
What distinguishes BALANCE from other programs is our ability to offer customized treatment to each individual client, as we understand that every client is unique and responds to treatment differently. We maintain a limited group size for each of our programs to allow for significantly more individualized attention and thus more effective treatment. We recognize that recovery requires more than simply treating specific eating behaviors. Therefore, our programs utilize an integrative therapeutic approach that incorporates evidence-based treatments and is collaborative in nature.
About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in eight programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at http://www.StevieAwards.com.
Sponsors of The 2020 American Business Awards include John Hancock Financial Services, Melissa Sones Consulting, and SoftPro.
