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From Our Founder & President

Samuel E. Menaged opened The Renfrew Center 35 years ago as the country’s first residential treatment facility specializing in eating disorders. This is the story of this pioneering organization.

Intersectionality and Eating Disorders

Over the past few years, we have been delighted to take notice of the many affirming messages about body positivity—which is great! But what if the skin you’re in is not traditionally appreciated by the world?

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.

Finding My Voice

In February 2020, I entered The Renfrew Center of Charlotte “kicking and screaming.” I was a newlywed, and I refused to allow anything to disrupt the “pretty” life I was portraying.

On Complexity and Self-Compassion

As the new year begins, I wish for each of us to move a little closer to self-compassion and acceptance. I hope we can all take up space as we are, multitudes and all.

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.

Alumni Update: Affirmation through Recovery

I am writing this testimonial now to say relapse is nothing to be embarrassed about. Some demons are so strong it takes many battles to defeat them. Each battle is a reaffirmation of life.

Grit

Depending on where you are in your recovery, you might be realizing this thing we call recovery is not a one-time battle – it’s a war.