Beyond the Holiday Highlight Reel: Alumni Reflections on Recovery & Real Life

Holidays are often filled with greeting cards celebrating new experiences, great adventures, and picture-perfect moments. Commercials and movies tell stories of love and togetherness, where just about everyone gets a happy ending. But real life is not a highlight reel. The holiday season often brings complex emotions and unexpected challenges for those in eating disorder recovery.

Join Alumni Services Coordinator, Erin Birely, LCPC, and former Renfrew patients for a candid Alumni Panel Discussion about the realities of this time of year. Alumni will share their personal experiences in treatment and beyond, normalize the tendency to compare, and discuss ways to cope with difficult emotions and experiences. Bring your questions as we move beyond the highlight reel and talk openly about the real challenges, and real growth, that can be part of the journey.

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