Blog posts in March, 2020

Liz Marino, RD, LD, CSSD, Regional Nutrition Manager for The Renfrew Center Reassessing Your Values During Lent March 30, 2020

As a non-denominational treatment facility, Renfrew's mission is to provide a safe and healing community for women from all backgrounds. This reflects our commitment to Christian girls and women who, together w...

Jenna W., Renfrew Alumna Voice of Recovery: Jenna W. March 23, 2020

When I was fIrst asked to wrIte thIs artIcle, I immedIately thought, "Why me?" I began to reminisce on my time at Renfrew, and even before. I started to see a trend of "Why me?" Why do I have to struggle with a...

Jillian Mergruen, RD, CDN, Registered Dietitian at The Renfrew Center of New York Weight Fluctuations: Do They Mean I'm Doing Something Wrong? March 16, 2020

Your weight fluctuates down two pounds one day, and then for some reason you see your weight a little later that week and it went up three pounds, and the world stops. "Is this because of the cookie I ate? Or t...

Caroline K., Renfrew Alumna A Commitment to Myself March 09, 2020

I admitted myself into treatment at The Renfrew Center of Radnor in July, and at the time I am writing this, it is the end of December. I began treatment voluntarily, but ambivalently. I lived more of my life w...

Megan O., Renfrew Alumna Reasons Why March 02, 2020

Reasons why I DON'T want to change: My eating disorder has become a feeling of security for me, it's where I feel comfortable. It makes me feel like I have control over something and it's predictable. My eati...