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Leaning into Vulnerability: Navigating Communication in Recovery

Communication is the foundation of all human connection. We communicate through our clothes, our facial expressions, our voice, and other nonverbal cues. Communication gets complicated when people interpret language, tone, gestures, or ideas differently. Messages sent between us are meant to illuminate how we are feeling or what we need. However, they may not land…

Reclaiming Movement: Finding Balance with Exercise in Recovery

Exercise can be a major challenge for those in recovery. Whether you are seeking to enjoy movement for the first time, or your relationship with exercise as been excessive or compulsive as a result of your eating disorder, you may wonder how to engage with exercise in the recovery process. This webinar will review guidelines…

When the Solution Becomes the Problem: Avoidance in Trauma and Eating Disorders

Attendees will need access to wi-fi and a device with audio capabilities. About the Training Sufferers of eating disorders and trauma tend to engage in eating pathology to avoid the emotions associated with their trauma. By directly targeting experiential avoidance, clinicians can guide clients to recovery and sustainable change. This seminar will provide attendees with…

In Sickness and In Health: Romantic Relationships in the Context of Eating Disorders Treatment

It is common for people to struggle with anxiety, acceptance and self-esteem while navigating dating and relationships. Even more so for those with eating disorders, the complexities of managing relationships while struggling with food and body image can be challenging, not only for the client but for the treating clinician as well. This presentation will…

Comfortably Uncomfortable: Continuing the Conversation

Attendees will need access to wi-fi, and a device with a camera, microphone and audio capabilities. Our discussions on diversity, equality and inclusion in the treatment of eating disorders, which has occurred as a part of the last few Renfrew Center Foundation Conferences, were so inspiring and motivating that we’ve made the decision to continue…

Progress Not Perfection: Finding Self-Compassion in Recovery

Perfectionism often serves as the false promise and harmful belief that if we are perfect, then maybe we won’t have to feel shame and pain. However, this false promise fails to recognize the reality that perfection does not exist, and shame and pain are natural parts of life. This webinar will explore perfectionism and shame,…

A Story of Hope and Empowerment: A Conversation with Alum Gina C.

The journey of recovery can feel overwhelming at times, and it is also full of hope, self-empowerment, and courage. To honor the full recovery journey, this webinar will capture a rich conversation between Renfrew Alumna Gina C. and Renfrew Alumni Services Coordinator Erin Birely, LCPC. Eating disorder recovery is unique to each individual, and can…

Eating Disorders and Postpartum: Staying Connected to Self and Recovery

Attendees will need access to wi-fi and a device with audio capabilities. About the Training Undoubtedly, the transition into parenthood can be a stressful life event. Individuals with eating disorders are at a risk for relapse during the postpartum period and are more likely to meet criteria for a perinatal mood disorder, yet regular screening…

Beating the Winter Blues in Eating Disorder Recovery

As we near the end of February, it can feel like Winter will never end. We may look to the hope and excitement of Spring, though snow on the ground and cooler temperatures remind us that we are still resolutely in Winter. As we look ahead to the promise of Spring, it is important to…