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In the Media | National Eating Disorders Awareness Week: Signs, symptoms and combatting myths

The Renfrew Center of Philadelphia’s Dr. Samantha DeCaro joins Good Day Philadelphia for a National Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2021 discussion.

In the Media | Could Your Obsession With ‘Healthy’ Eating Actually Be Orthorexia?

The Renfrew Center of Charlotte’s Ashley Moser, LMFT, shares signs of this unhealthy obsession with healthy eating, called orthorexia.

Renfrew’s 2021 NEDA Week Campaign: Beyond the Screen

In recognizing National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (led by NEDA), February 22 – February 28, 2021, The Renfrew Center sponsored its annual support campaign.

In the Media | Studies show LGBTQ people at higher risk of eating disorders, self-harm

The Renfrew Center of Boston’s Roni Levy, LMHC, explains this community endures certain types of stressors that heterosexual and cisgender individuals typically do not.

In the Media | Isolation Is Hard Enough; Let’s Stop Worrying About Weight Gain

The Renfrew Center of Pittsburgh’s Jaclynn Cosan, PsyD, shares why a focus on weight loss during this crisis is harmful to everyone, especially those struggling with an eating disorder or body image issues.

In the Media | Olympic High Jumper Pressured to ‘Perform Better’ and Lose a Few Pounds

Olympic high jumper Priscilla Frederick-Loomis shares with CNN how the pressure to be thin has impacted her as a professional athlete.

In the Media | Could You Be Experiencing ‘Pregorexia’? Here’s How to Break the Cycle

The Renfrew Center’s Heather Maio, PsyD, helps explain why this can be dangerous to both the mother and baby.

In the Media | Questions That Aren’t Being Asked About Eating Disorders in Black Women

The Renfrew Center’s Robia Smith-Herman, LCSW and Paula Edwards-Gayfield, LCMHCS, LPC, CEDS-S cover the questions that are not being asked about eating disorders in Black women—and what providers can do to change that.

In the Media | How to Help Someone Who Is Struggling With an Eating Disorder Right Now

The Renfrew Center of Pittsburgh’s Jaclynn Cosan, PsyD, shares the impacts of the pandemic stressors on mental health, as well as how to help those who may be struggling.