The Renfrew Center is proud to join other eating disorder organizations throughout the country to celebrate Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
February 23 – March 1, 2026
In a culture that loves categories, eating disorders are too often misunderstood through narrow lenses; who they affect, what they look like, and why they happen. The Myths We Carry challenges those assumptions, shining light on the diverse, complex realities behind the stereotypes.
This year, we invite our community to look deeper. To examine the unseen pressures, expectations, and biases that shape how we view bodies and worth. From the influences of social media and weight loss culture to the stigma that keeps so many silent, The Myths We Carry, calls for awareness grounded in empathy, inclusivity and truth. Recovery begins when we stop trying to fit a mold and start seeing every individual’s experience as valid and deserving of care.
Tuesday, February 24th • 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm (ET)
College & Young Adult Support Group (Ages 18-24)
Navigating life as a young adult can be exciting, but it can also bring stress, change, and new challenges. This free virtual support group is appropriate for college-age women, nonbinary, and transgender individuals, offering a place to connect, share, and find encouragement among peers.
- Wednesday, February 25th • 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm (ET)
Adult Connections: A Renfrew Support Group (Ages 25+)- Adulthood brings rewarding experiences but also stress, responsibilities, and pressures that can make finding balance feel challenging. This free virtual support group is appropriate for adult women, nonbinary, and transgender individuals, offering a supportive space to connect, share, and explore what recovery can look like with others who understand.
- Wednesday, February 25th • 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm (ET)
Care & Connections: A Renfrew Group for Support Persons (Ages 18+)- When someone you love is struggling with an eating disorder, it can be hard to know how to help. This free virtual group offers parents, partners, friends, and caregivers a space to connect, share, and explore ways to support their loved one, while also caring for themselves.
Navigating life as a young adult can be exciting, but it can also bring stress, change, and new challenges. This free virtual support group is appropriate for college-age women, nonbinary, and transgender individuals, offering a place to connect, share, and find encouragement among peers.
Adulthood brings rewarding experiences but also stress, responsibilities, and pressures that can make finding balance feel challenging. This free virtual support group is appropriate for adult women, nonbinary, and transgender individuals, offering a supportive space to connect, share, and explore what recovery can look like with others who understand.
When someone you love is struggling with an eating disorder, it can be hard to know how to help. This free virtual group offers parents, partners, friends, and caregivers a space to connect, share, and explore ways to support their loved one, while also caring for themselves.
All on-demand events will be available beginning on Monday, February 23rd.
- Nutrition Myths That Harm: Beyond Calories and Clean Eating
- Diet culture myths can quietly fuel eating disorder thoughts and make food feel confusing, stressful, or unsafe. In this workshop facilitated by Sam Wint, MPH, RDN, LDN, we’ll break down harmful beliefs like “good” vs. “bad” foods, calorie counting, and clean eating, explain why they don’t support healing, and explore more flexible, evidence-informed ways of thinking about nutrition. This conversation invites alumni and community members to reflect on the beliefs they carry and consider new, supportive perspectives on food.
- Diet culture myths can quietly fuel eating disorder thoughts and make food feel confusing, stressful, or unsafe.
In this workshop facilitated by- The Myth of Perfectionism as Protection
- Perfectionism is often praised as motivation or discipline, yet it can make us more vulnerable to masked suffering and eating disorders. In this workshop, we’ll explore perfectionism as a risk factor, the influence of productivity culture and social media, and how distress may present differently across intersecting identities. Facilitated by Mehak Merchant, MS, LPC, NCC, participants will gain a better understanding of “the why” behind perfectionism and gain practical tools to help identify unhelpful patterns and respond with awareness and flexibility.
- Perfectionism is often praised as motivation or discipline, yet it can make us more vulnerable to masked suffering and eating disorders.
In this workshop, we’ll explore perfectionism as a risk factor, the influence of productivity culture and social media, and how distress may present differently across intersecting identities. Facilitated by - The Dos and Don’ts: Supporting the Journey [Rebroadcast]
- Supporting a loved one in eating disorder recovery often involves navigating deeply ingrained beliefs about food, bodies, and behavior. Presented by Samantha DeCaro, PsyD, this webinar explores how these beliefs can show up in caregiving and offers insights into the “dos and don’ts” of providing support. Parents, caregivers, and partners will gain tools to navigate the recovery journey with confidence, including helpful caregiver styles, strategies to validate big emotions, and ways to foster a more supportive home environment.
- Supporting a loved one in eating disorder recovery often involves navigating deeply ingrained beliefs about food, bodies, and behavior.
- Values Based Recovery- Reconnecting with Who You Are
- In honor of Eating Disorders Awareness Week and this year’s theme, “The Myths We Carry”, this on-demand webinar, facilitated by Ashley Moser, LMFT, CEDS invites attendees to look
beyond the myths that surround eating disorders and reconnect with a powerful compass in recovery- our values. Attendees will explore the myths they carry and learn to realign with the values that reflect what matters most.
- In honor of Eating Disorders Awareness Week and this year’s theme, “The Myths We Carry”, this on-demand webinar, facilitated by Ashley Moser, LMFT, CEDS invites attendees to look
Presented by Samantha DeCaro, PsyD,
beyond the myths that surround eating disorders and reconnect with a powerful compass in recovery- our values. Attendees will explore the myths they carry and learn to realign with the values that reflect what matters most.
Carrying the Past: How Myths Show Up in Recovery – and How to Let Them Go
Experiences from our past stay with us – we can’t erase them, but we can better understand the beliefs we’ve formed and how they shape our present. In this workshop, alumni will come together to explore the myths and messages from their pasts that continue to influence their recovery today. Participants will learn how these messages become internalized and how to recognize and respond to them differently, with greater flexibility and intention.
Attendees Will:
- Connect with Renfrew staff and others on their recovery journey
- Receive education on how past myths continue to show up in the present
- Participate in an expressive activity to explore the impact of the past on the present
- Review the skills and tools to respond in ways that support recovery
Dates and times vary by location. These in-person and virtual workshops are for Renfrew alumni only.
- Tuesday, February 24th
- Wednesday, February 25th
- Tuesday, March 3rd
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