Blog posts in April, 2019

Carissa L. Strohecker Hannum, LGPC, NCC, Team Leader and Alumni Representative at The Renfrew Center of Bethesda Taking Safe Risks - Moving Past Fear and Embracing Your V... April 29, 2019

How do you feel when a friend invites you to an important social gathering? What is your response when asked to present to your classroom about something you are passionate about? Although there can be many dif...

Lily Wolf, MSSA, LMSW, Primary Therapist at The Renfrew Center of Atlanta Tackling Transitions Throughout Recovery April 22, 2019

Transitions can be incredibly challenging, especially while in recovery. Change tends to go hand in hand with discomfort, disruption of routines, and the difficult task of trying something different. I often th...

Via B., Renfrew Alumna "Stretched" April 15, 2019

"I find that recovery is so scary to me because it has ups and downs. Not recovering is something that I know, it is a constant down. It has taken me a while to realize that ups and downs are better for me than...

Ranya Marjieh, MA, MS, MHC, Primary Therapist, The Renfrew Center of Connecticut Improving Body Image After Treatment April 08, 2019

It's time to address the elephant in the room, the topic that's always mentioned but never fully explained, the one that still gets in our way even after treatment – body image. Let's begin by examining what...