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Renfrew Has Pride: SAGE Support Group

The Renfrew Center’s Sexuality and Gender Equality (SAGE) support group aims to provide a safe, nurturing, and empowering space for individuals in the LGBTQIA+ community to move through eating disorder recovery. In recognition and honor of Pride month, join us for this live virtual support group for LGBTQIA+ alumni and community members. This group is…

Gender and Sexuality Expression through the Fluidity of Art

This therapeutic community art session for LGBTQIA+ Renfrew alumni will focus on and honor the intersection of gender, sexuality, and eating disorder recovery. Participants will be invited to reflect on and create art about the meaning of pride, resilience, visibility, and advocacy in our recovery journeys. #RenfrewHasPride: Pride is the promotion of self-affirmation, dignity, equality,…

Renfrew Has Pride: SAGE Networking Group – Meet the Team

Join us for this virtual networking event to meet The Renfrew Center’s SAGE (Sexuality and Gender Equality) team and learn about our LGBTQIA+ programming. This event is an opportunity for professionals to come together and have a conversation about diversity and inclusion, body image and identity concerns, and how to focus on eating disorder issues…

Grieving the Promises of Diet Culture in Recovery (Re-broadcast)

There is a reason that the diet industry amasses billions of dollars every year. It tells us that if we pursue thinness or wellness with enough drive and dedication that things will be easier, better, and brighter. It promises that if we achieve the ideal body, than other challenges won’t be as hard.  It makes sense to…

From Self-Criticism to Self-Compassion in Eating Disorder Recovery (Re-broadcast)

Self-compassion is simply the process of turning compassion inward. Many of us may find it easy to be compassionate to others, but difficult to extend that same compassion towards ourselves. We may resort instead to self-criticism or self-doubt. This webinar will explore the concept of self-compassion and its three key elements: self-kindness, common humanity and…

Intuitive Eating in Higher Levels of Care: Laying the Foundation from Day One (Re-broadcast)

Intuitive eating is an evidence-based, self-care eating framework rooted in dignity and respect for all bodies. As this concept has evolved over time, many professionals may question how this approach can be integrated into eating disorder treatment at higher levels of care, in which patients need significant nutritional structure. This webinar will explore and debunk…

Neurodivergence & Eating Disorders: Considerations for Care (Re-broadcast)

No two brains function in the same way – as a result, eating disorder treatment should be a collaborative and highly individualized process for everyone, especially for neurodivergent individuals. This webinar will provide an overview of recent research, unique challenges, and treatment considerations when supporting neurodivergent individuals in eating disorder recovery. This presentation will clarify…

Dysregulated: Using Evidence Based Principles and Trauma-Informed Conceptualization when Treating Clients with Co-Occurring Borderline Personality Disorder and Eating Disorders (Re-broadcast)

Decades of research have revealed a connection between Eating Disorders (EDs) and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). A review of diagnostic criteria and treatment interventions will lay the groundwork for the presentation. This will be followed by an exploration of the necessary shift in conceptualization from a trauma-informed lens and integrating evidence-based principles when treating these…

Virtual Alumni Reunion: Holding Onto Hope in the Recovery Journey

The Renfrew Center invites you to join us at our Annual Alumni Reunion, held virtually this year! Attendees will: Learn strategies to cultivate and maintain hope throughout recovery, specifically during times of difficulty. Participate in three engaging and interactive recovery workshops of their choice. Reconnect with Renfrew staff and fellow alumni. Hear a story of…