Renfrew presents: "What are you waiting for? The possibilities of long-term recovery"

Register Now!  The Renfrew Center Foundation Presents

What are you Waiting for?

The Possibilities of Long-Term Recovery

A FREE Webinar for Those in Recovery

November 16, 2010
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM EDT

OR

November 17, 2010
8:00 PM – 9:15 PM EDT

Join us for our next Renfrew Webinar, What are you Waiting for? The Possibilities of Long-Term Recovery. Jen Nardozzi, PsyD will interview Kristen Moeller about how she has maintained long-term recovery and Kristen will share from her recently published book, Waiting for Jack.


About Kristen
Kristen Moeller is living proof of the joy that long-term recovery can bring. At age 23, her future seemed hopeless. Now, 21 years later, she knows that life happens, there will be bumps in the road – both minor and major – and we can move through all of it while maintaining our center and not losing ourselves. She also has realized success beyond her wildest imagination. She attributes all of this to developing a strong foundation of recovery from the beginning and continually placing that before all things. Now, a bestselling author, speaker, radio show host and coach, she spreads her message of not waiting for someday to come. Instead, with willingness and action, we can live a life of recovery now.




Who Can Attend
The webinar series is open to both Renfrew alumni and anyone who is struggling with disordered eating.

How to Register
Click Here to register for the Tuesday, November 16 webinar
Click Here to register for the Wednesday, November 17 webinar

For more information, contact Kelly Fieni at 1-877-367-3383 ext. 3299 or mailto:kfieni@renfrew.org

A FREE Workshop & Webinar for Those in Recovery

Home for the Summer:

A FREE Workshop & Webinar for Those in Recovery

WORKSHOP
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Locations: Radnor, PA; Coconut Creek, FL; New York, NY; Ridgewood, NJ; Wilton, CT; Bethesda, MD; Charlotte, NC; Nashville, TN, and Dallas, TX.

The summer is a time associated with fun and relaxation, but it also can be a season that brings about its own unique set of challenges in eating disorder recovery. This event will be a time of self-reflection and recharge of your recovery journey. There will be journaling exercises and group discussion on various topics including:

- Assessing where you are in your recovery and stepping up your recovery
- Setting goals for your recovery process
- Body image as it relates to summer attire
- Vacations that may bring about relational and food challenges
- Changes in one’s schedule, such as managing down time

Who Can Attend
The workshop and webinar are open to both Renfrew alumni and anyone who is struggling with disordered eating.

Click here to register online for the Tuesday, July 20th workshop at a Renfrew Center outpatient site.



Webinar

Tuesday, July 27, 2010
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM EDT
OR
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
8:00 PM - 9:15 PM EDT

If you cannot attend the workshop at one of Renfrew's outpatient sites, a webinar will also be offered that will cover the same topics. Jennifer Nardozzi, PsyD and Alison Smela, a Renfrew Alumna will facilitate the webinar.

Jennifer Nardozzi, PsyD is a psychologist who specializes in treating women with eating disorders. She is the former Assistant Clinical Director of The Renfrew Center of Florida and is currently National Training Manager of The Renfrew Center Foundation and Alumni Representative.

Alison Smela is an alumna of The Renfrew Center of Philadelphia. She is 100% devoted to her recovery of mind, body and spirit. By God's grace, her journey continues in the pursuit of furthering hope for those still suffering. She currently lives with her husband in the suburbs of Chicago and she can be reached via email at alison.smela@att.net

Click here to register online for the Tuesday, July 27th webinar at 12:00 PM EDT.

Click here to register online for the Wednesday, July 28th webinar at 8:00 PM EDT.

The Workshop and Webinar are both FREE.

For more information about the workshop and webinar, please contact Kelly Fieni at 1-877-367-3383, ext. 3299 or kfieni@renfrewcenter.com

You're Invited! Renfrew Alumni Reunion

You're Invited...

2010 Renfrew Alumni Reunion

Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of The Renfrew Center!

Back to Recovery: A Future Without ED

Saturday, June 12, 2010
8:30am - 3:00pm (PA)

*Please note that this is an ON-SITE event at The Renfrew Centers of Philadelphia.

Recharge your recovery, catch up with old friends, and make new connections at this year’s Renfrew Alumni Reunion at The Renfrew Centers of Philadelphia and Florida. Throughout the day, you will have the opportunity to participate in a number of events, which will stimulate new thinking and renew decisions about recovery and insights gained at The Renfrew Center. We hope you will join us for this special occasion! Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

To register for the Philadelphia Reunion, please visit: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/502792800

Cost: FREE

The following workshops will be held at the Philadelphia Reunion:
Community Meeting
Voices of Recovery
The Journey of Recovery: Going Back to Basics
Drawing on the Past, Creating the Future (Art Therapy)
Life Skills Needed for a Life without ED
Psychodrama: A Road Map through Recovery
Reinvigorate Your Mind, Body & Spirit (Movement Group)
Thirty-Something & Beyond in Recovery
Friends and Family Supporting Recovery
Closing Ritual

Please note that the program is subject to change. Click here to view descriptions of the PA and FL workshops.

For more information about the Philadelphia Reunion, please contact Lindsey Massimiani at 1-877-367-3383, ext. 3050 or lmassimiani@renfrewcenter.com


2010 Philadelphia Reunion Schedule

Saturday, June 12, 2010

8:30am - 9:00am
Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00am - 9:30am
Welcome

9:30am - 10:45am
Community Meetings

10:45am - 11:00am
Break

11:00am - 12:15pm
Morning Workshop

12:15pm - 1:15pm
Lunch

1:15pm - 2:30pm
Afternoon Workshop

2:30pm - 3:00pm
Closing Ritual

Jenni Schaefer's Goodbye Ed, Hello Me presentation

The Renfrew Center
is pleased to sponsor
Jenni Schaefer's Goodbye Ed, Hello Me presentation 

at Bryn Mawr College during
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week!

Click on the photo for more details!

FREE Eating Disorder Event at Bryn Mawr Film Institute

Women’s Lecture Series

Eating Disorders: A Panel Discussion on Awareness & Health Reform

Saturday, February 20th

11 am- 1 pm

Bryn Mawr Film Institute

Locations:
824 West Lancaster Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-3228

Please RSVP to Shannon Wells at swells@pasenate.com

Light refreshments will be served.


This event is free and open to the public so please invite your friends and family members!
 
We are pleased to invite you to an important event which aims to increase awareness about the critical Eating Disorder legislation that will require Pennsylvania insurers to cover residential facilities treating eating disorders. This event will be hosted by State Senator Daylin Leach and will feature a panel discussion with Renfrew staff members Kim Johnson and Wendy Cramer and former Renfrew patient Cherisse Deaton. There will also be a screening of the PBS documentary “Nova: Dying to Be Thin.” The goal of this program is to educate the public about eating disorders and draw attention to this important bill.

Challenge Yourself! Operation Beautiful

This month, I can challenging myself and each of you to participate in Operation Beautiful.  You can participate by leaving an anonymous note for another woman.

Operation Beautiful is simple: all you need is a pen and a piece of paper.

Photo from operationbeautiful.com

homeThe MissionThe VideoPressMeet CaitlinParticipateRSS The Mission

From the creater, Caitlin:  "One of my biggest personal crusades is ending Fat Talk. If my little blog only does one productive thing, I hope it helps readers realize how truly toxic fat talk is — it hurts you emotionally, spiritually, and physically. I want to reach as many people as possible with my End the Fat Talk message. If you’ve never read my Fat Talk page, check it out here on Healthy Tipping Point."

"Recently, I stumbled upon the Gives Me Hope website, and I was inspired to start my own random act of kindness crusade — Operation Beautiful.

"I’ve begun leaving positive messages on the mirrors of public restrooms — at work, at the gym, at the grocery store. I scribble down whatever comes to mind — 'You are beautiful!' or 'You are amazing just the way you are!'

"My goal is to leave as many Operation Beautiful notes as I can. Maybe some people read them and just smile, but I bet some people are truly touched by the effort of a random stranger.

"If you want to join the mission, send me an e-mail at seebriderun@gmail.com with a photograph of your Operation Beautiful note or a description of your experience, and I’ll post it on my blog and on this page! If you’d like to be considered for the upcoming Operation Beautiful book, check out the Submissions page."

FREE Registration: NEDAwareness Week 2010 - February 21-27

NEDAwareness Week 2010: February 21-27

Theme: It's Time to Talk About It

Everyone can do...just one thing!

Register Now!

New: FREE Registration, free Educator Packet, Volunteer Speaker List, Activity-of-the-Day Schedule, and Collage Contest! Click here to purchase your kits and materials now.

View the electronic Educator Packet Table of Contents

View the Collage Contest Guidelines. The winning submission will be featured in the NORMAL In Schools Gala Fundraiser! Submission deadline is January 15, 2010.


Click here to view the list of NEDAwareness Week Partner Organizations (in formation). For information on becoming a Partner Organization, email sroman@myneda.org.


NEDAwareness Week reaches millions with messages of hope and recovery

The mission of NEDAwareness Week
Our aim of NEDAwareness Week is to ultimately prevent eating disorders and body image issues while reducing the stigma surrounding eating disorders and improving access to treatment. Eating disorders are serious, life-threatening illnesses — not choices — and it’s important to recognize the pressures, attitudes and behaviors that shape the disorder.

What is NEDAwareness Week?
NEDAwareness Week is a collective effort of primarily volunteers, eating disorder professionals, health care providers, educators, social workers, and individuals committed to raising awareness of the dangers surrounding eating disorders and the need for early intervention and treatment.

How NEDAwareness Week Works
This year, NEDA is calling for everyone to do just one thing to help raise awareness and provide accurate information about eating disorders. NEDAwareness Week participants can choose from a huge range of ways to contribute: Distribute info pamphlets and put up posters, write one letter for Media Watchdogs, register as a Volunteer Speaker or host a Volunteer Speaker, coordinate a NEDA Walk, or arrange interactive and educational activities such as panel discussions, fashion shows, body fairs, movie screenings, art exhibits and more. As an official NEDAwareness Week participant you can be involved in any way that works with your schedule, resources, community, and interests. These events and activities attract public media attention - on local, national and international levels.

NEDAwareness Week Registration and Kits

FAQ for potential NEDAwareness Week participants

Find events & Volunteer Speakers in your area

We NEDAwareness!: Activity-of-the-Day Schedule


Thanks to our 2010 NEDAwareness Week Partners, more people are participating in NEDAwarness Week than ever before!


Our Partners are promoting NEDAwareness Week and encouraging their constituents to commit to doing just one thing! Partner Organizations are offering discounted merchandise, hosting webinars and group art projects, organizing fun events and more!


Platinum Sustaining Sponsors
Rader Programs
Remuda Ranch Programs

Gold Sustaining Sponsors
Rogers Memorial Hospital

Silver Sustaining Sponsors
CRC Health
Park Nicollet Melrose Institute

Steel Sustaining Sponsor
McCallum Place

Copper NEDAwareness Week Sponsors
Center for Eating Disorders at Sheppard Pratt
Laureate Eating Disorders Program

Bronze Sustaining Sponsors
Cambridge Eating Disorder Center
Columbus Park Collaborative
Oliver-Pyatt Centers
Pine Grove Women's Center
The Renfrew Center

Renfrew Event: A FREE Webinar for Those in Recovery

The Renfrew Center Foundation

presents

The Art of Letting Go

A FREE Webinar for Those in Recovery

Thursday, October 15, 2009
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST
and
9:00 pm - 10:30 pm EST

Eating disorder recovery is a series of acts of letting go, which no longer serve your highest good. There are many things we hold onto that can suppress our highest self: thought patterns, behaviors, relationships, and even grudges to name a few. For many of us, letting go can be a struggle for various reasons. We hold on to things out of comfort, familiarity, sentimentality, or denial. Simply, we do not know another way. Facing our fears of letting go is often more difficult than the actual process of releasing.

In this webinar, we will discuss how to release the fixations in your life that are stopping you from fully recovering from your eating disorder. Liesel Winchester, a Renfrew alumna, will share her story and experience of how she continues to let go of her eating disorder to find healing and happiness.
**Please note that this webinar is for those who are recovering from an eating disorder.

Please choose from the following presentation times:


Thursday, October 15, 2009 from 12:00pm-1:30pm EST

To register online, visit:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/991935873

Thursday, October 15, 2009 from 9:00pm-10:30pm EST
To register online, visit:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/652333328


For more information or assistance, please call Jenna Hoskinson at 1-877-367-3383 or email jhoskinson@renfrewcenter.com


System Requirements for Webinar
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista
Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.3.9 (Panther®) or newer

Get involved with a Local NEDA Event!

New Jersey Benefit Luncheon on Sept. 29th at Baltusrol featuring Diana Williams, WABC-TV Anchor, author Jenni Schaefer. Honorees Susan Maccia and Dawn Beye; NEDA Long Island Comedy Night October 9th; NEDA LI Public Conference on October 10th with Jenni Schaefer; and the 1st ever NEDA WALK in NYC’s Riverside Park on October 11th! Please read below for further details!

New Jersey Benefit Luncheon
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Baltusrol Golf Club
201, Shunpike Road
Springfield, NJ 07081

Special Honored Guest
Diana Williams of WABC-TV

Honorees
Dawn Beye & Susan Maccia

Featured Guest Speaker and Author
Jenni Schaefer (Author of Life Without ED)

Tickets can be reserved individually ($100 or $150 each) or by table(s) of 10 ($2500.00). Please RSVP no later than September 22, 2009 by contacting (908) 273-5382.

Reservations and checks can be mailed to:
NEDA Luncheon
PO Box 1505
Summit, NJ 07902-1505

NEDA Long Island Friday Night Fundraiser
October 9, 2009
8pm-11pm
NEDA-Long Island invites you to a comedy club for an entertaining night of comedy and laughs in support of NEDA-LI. To reserve a space at the Friday Night Fundraiser, print and mail this downloadable form. The Omni Building,333 Earle Ovington Blvd,Uniondale, Long Island, NY 11553

NEDA Long Island Public Conference and Luncheon
Saturday - October 10, 2009 - 10:00am-12:00pm (Conference)
12:45pm-2:30pm (Luncheon)

The Omni Building
333 Earle Ovington Blvd
Uniondale, Long Island, NY 11553
$75 Donation / $125 VIP Package

NEDA-Long Island and the Center for Change present: Goodbye ED, Hello Me: Life After an Eating Disorder featuring Jenni Schaefer, speaker, singer/songwriter, NEDA Ambassador and Sondra Kronberg, MS, RD, CDN, nutrition therapist, national speaker, NEDA-LI Liaison and recipient of NEDA 2004 Excellence in Practice Award.

Following the Conference, a Luncheon will be held, giving attendees a chance to meet Jenni Schaeffer, and Sondra Kronberg, MS, RD, CDN. Luncheon hosted by NEDA-LI and Avalon Hills Residential Eating Disorders Program.

Download and mail this form to reserve your space at this Conference and Luncheon!


NEW YORK CITY’s 1st Annual Walk

Riverside Park at West 83rd Street
Sunday, October 11th
Register Today at www.myneda.org

Working Together for Recovery: Families and Professionals as Partners in Eating Disorder Treatment

Bethesda Marriott Hotel
5151 Pooks Hill Road
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
October 5, 2009, 1:30-5:00


The afternoon program brings together two leading researchers in the field of eating disorders to talk about how families and treatment providers can work together toward recovery. Learn about research into the neurobiology of eating disorders, and how parents and professionals can partner to best advantage. Maudsley Parents co-chair Harriet Brown tells her family's story of struggling with anorexia nervosa and offers strategies for families going through it. The program includes time for Q & As and offers an opportunity to meet and mingle over coffee. We hope to see you there!


Who should attend? Family members, friends, treatment providers, activists and others involved in outreach and advocacy



Walter Kaye, MD
New Insights into the Neurobiology of Eating Disorders: What Families Should Know
Genetically-influenced personality traits and powerful neurobiological drives play an important part in eating disorders. Understanding these processes helps families develop insights into the symptoms that occur in ED, so they are better able to understand, interact, and shape more adaptive coping strategies. In addition, such insights are important for providing the foundation necessary to develop more effective treatments. Read more about Dr. Kaye here.


Daniel le Grange, PhD
Family-Based Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa: The Maudsley Approach
Families can play an active and positive role in treatment for anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Understand the scientific support for family-based treatment and learn specific strategies families can use. Read more about Professor le Grange here.


Harriet Brown, Maudsley Parents Co-chair
Family-based Treatment in Action: One Family's Experiences
A parent perspective on putting family-based treatment into action and ten things everyone should know about anorexia nervosa. Read more about Harriet Brown here.


Register online at maudsleyparents.org


Early bird registration through September 14 $25/person
Regular registration from September 15 $40/person

Summer Events at the Renfrew Center

Summer Recharge Program for Those Recovering from an Eating Disorder

August and September 2009

The Renfrew Centers of Philadelphia and Florida are offering a special summer session for those who are struggling or who may simply need to “recharge” their recovery. Unlike Renfrew’s traditional intensive therapy programs, this program particularly focuses on relapse prevention and preparing for “Life After Renfrew.” The Summer Recharge Program offers the opportunity to join together in a community of hope, healing and recovery.

For more information, please call 1-800-RENFREW

Summer Events at the Renfrew Center

Back to School
A FREE Workshop for College Students Coping with an Eating Disorder

Tuesday, July 28, 2009
6:00pm - 8:00pm

Locations: Radnor, PA; Coconut Creek, FL; New York, NY; Ridgewood, NJ; Wilton, CT; Charlotte, NC; Brentwood, TN; Dallas, TX

Join other college students, also returning to school in the fall, who have struggled with an eating disorder and develop strategies to sustain and strengthen your recovery. This 2 hour workshop will help you develop an individualized plan for maintaining recovery at school and at home during breaks.

Topics include:

College Experiences
Eating & Body Image Challenges at School
Taking Responsibility for Your Own Health and Recovery
Parental Expectations About Eating and Treatment Needs
Independence, When Your Parents Still See You as Their Child
Building an Eating Disorder Safety Net at Home and at School
Creating and Sustaining Relationships at Home and at School
Relapse Prevention Strategies

Cost: FREE

To register online for the July 28th workshop,

click here!


For more information, please contact Jenna Hoskinson at 1-800-RENFREW, ext. 3246 or at jhoskinson@renfrewcenter.com

Summer Events at the Renfrew Center

Voices of Recovery:
An Evening with Miss America

Wednesday, July 22, 2009
7:00pm - 8:30pm

The Renfrew Center of Philadelphia

Guest Speakers:
Kirsten Haglund, Miss America 2008
Iora Haglund, Kirsten’s Mother

Group Facilitator:
Adrienne Ressler, MA, LMSW, CEDS
National Training Director
The Renfrew Center Foundation

Please join us for a special evening with Miss America 2008, Kirsten Haglund, and her mother, Iora Haglund. Kirsten, who battled an eating disorder as a teenager, will share her inspiring story of recovery and why “Awareness of Eating Disorders” became her platform during her reign as Miss America. Iora Haglund, Miss America’s mother, will provide a parent’s perspective on her daughter’s eating disorder recovery and will offer hope and guidance to parents and loved ones who are supporting their own family members. A question and answer session will follow the program. Family and friends are welcome to attend.

Register Here!

Cost*: $10 per person; $25 per family (3 or more)
*Proceeds benefit The Renfrew Center Foundation for treatment scholarships.

For more information, please contact Jenna Hoskinson at 1-800-RENFREW, ext. 3246 or at jhoskinson@renfrewcenter.com