Booklist & Resource Guide
The Booklist & Resource Guide includes a list of books in special categories such as, Just for Kids, Families & Friends and Special Populations. View PDF #1:
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Stick to Supporting Healthy Body Image: The Renfrew Sticker Campaign Action Guide
The Renfrew Sticker Campaign Action Guide provides tips for writing letters and tips on identifying what promotes healthy body image and what promotes eating disorders. The guide was compiled as a resource for individuals interested in advancing awareness of eating disorders as a public health issue. Alumnae and friends of Renfrew are encouraged to slap either the “This Promotes Eating Disorders!” or the “This Promotes Healthy Body Image:)” sticker on ads and articles and mail them to magazine editors. The stickers are available for $5 a sheet (20 stickers).
About Face
A resource that promotes positive body image and self esteem in girls and women through media education, outreach, and activism.
Academy for Eating Disorders
An organization for eating disorder professionals focusing on the research of eating disorders.
ATRIUM
"Addiction and Trauma Recovery Integration Model" (ATRIUM) is a comprehensive recovery model which combines psycho-educational, process, and expressive approaches to meet the challenges of trauma and addiction and how they relate to each other. The ATRIUM Institute, located in Northampton, MA, offers training, consultation, workshops and presentations.
Dads and Daughters
A national nonprofit dedicated to improving the relationship between dads and daughters. The site has great media activism tools as well as a quiz for dads and helpful tips on improving the father/daughter relationship.
Dual Diagnosis Recovery Network
A national nonprofit developing and establishing a viable network that promotes the recovery of all who are affected by the dual disorders of mental illness and alcohol or drug abuse.
KidsHealth.org
A comprehensive website with seperate links for kids, teens, & parents. Includes resources on various issues including eating disorders.
MyED Help
MyEDHelp is dedicated to helping individuals cultivate hope, healing, and empowerment in recovery. It also features free information on eating disorders, chat rooms, and interviews with experts in the field.
National Eating Disorders Association
The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) is the largest not-for-profit organization in the United States working to prevent eating disorders and provide treatment referrals to those suffering from anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder and those concerned with body image and weight issues.
National Institute of Mental Health
A federal government website that details information about eating disorders and has links to other information on mental health issues and grant opportunities.
Rosh Hodesh: It's a Girl Thing!
Values-based experiential and transdenominational Jewish program for pre-teen and teenage girls in grades 6-12 that strengthens self-esteem and Jewish identity.
Self Matters
SelfMatters.org is dedicated to strengthening self-esteem by providing a monthly newsletter and a listing of upcoming workshops addressing themes that influence healthy self-esteem and body image.
Something Fishy
A popular, comprehensive eating disorder site run by people in recovery for people in recovery with online support chat and boards.
The Body Positive
An empowering website that promotes positive body image and size acceptance with activism against society's ingrained ideals.
The Joy Project
A non-profit organization that aims to provide information, support, and resources to people with eating disorders through innovate methods.
WIRED Foundation
The Women In Recovery from Eating Disorders (WIRED) Foundation is a unique nonprofit 501(3)c organization* for those individuals, their families and friends whose lives have been affected by eating disorders. The mission is to remove the stigma attached to those with eating disorders, to promote compassion, humanity, unity and strength in recovery.
Artists Promoting Healthy Body Image
A K Lane
Works by a recovering artist who is an alum of Renfrew. Lane is devoted to a number of causes supporting women's issues.
Anne Baird
Artist Anne Baird created Goddess Cards in order to "affirm over and over again that beauty comes in different packages." Her cards feature colorful paintings of curvaceous women.
Innermotion: The Survivor Dance Theatre Company
A dance theatre company that performs pieces on body image and abuse issues They also do trainings for professionals and community groups. All the dancers in the company are survivors.
Jessica Weiner
Jessica Weiner is a ground-breaking and empowering author, speaker, performer and role model.
Sweet Tooth Beads
Original pieces of jewelry created by a Renfrew alum designed to remind you daily of the importance of loving your beautiful and unique self.
The Real Women Project
The artists feature sculptures of real women's bodies & incorporate music & personal stories into their work.
Educational Flyers, Posters & Quizzes
An Order Form For Literature, Bookmarks, Videos & Posters View PDF #1:
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Do I Contribute To Another's Eating Disorder? View PDF #1:
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Do I Contribute To Another's Eating Disorder? (Spanish) View PDF #1:
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Getting A Patient The Treatment They Need View PDF #1:
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Helping Your Peer Re-adjust After Treatment View PDF #1:
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How To Reach Out To Someone With An Eating Disorder View PDF #1:
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How To Reach Out To Someone With An Eating Disorder (Spanish) View PDF #1:
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Make A Difference In Schools - For Teachers View PDF #1:
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Males & Eating Disorders View PDF #1:
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Prevention Tips For Parents View PDF #1:
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Quiz: Do I Respect My Body? View PDF #1:
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Quiz: Do I Respect My Body? (Spanish) View PDF #1:
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Renfrew Center Locations View PDF #1:
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Signs & Symptoms View PDF #1:
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Signs & Symptoms (Spanish) View PDF #1:
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Sports & Compulsive Exercising In Males View PDF #1:
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Ten Things Coaches Can Do To Prevent Eating Disorders View PDF #1:
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Treatment Modalities At The Renfrew Center View PDF #1:
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Healing Through Relationship Series
Healing Through Relationship CD
The Healing Through Relationship Series is part of The Renfrew Center Foundation’s mission to offer cutting-edge resources to professionals. The papers are based on the experiences and skills of the clinical staff of The Renfrew Center, the nation’s first and largest freestanding eating disorder treatment facility.
Volume 1: Fostering Mind-Body Integration
Treatment for the False “Self”: Connecting With Others, Connecting With Self By: Catherine Ambrose, MSS, LCSW; Andrea Bloomgarden, PhD & Michele Merlob, MS, LMHC
Dance/Movement Therapy: A Method For Embodying Emotions By: Susan Kleinman, MA, ADTR, NCC & Terese Hall, MA, ADTR, LPC, NCC
Reframing Body Image Identity in the Treatment of Eating Disorders By: Adrienne Ressler, MA, LMSW & Susan Kleinman, MA, ADTR, NCC
The Body as a Shame Container By: Jane Shure, LCSW, PhD & Beth Weinstock, PhD
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T-Shirts, Cookbooks & Stickers
BEAUTIFUL T-SHIRT
T-shirts are available in short sleeve and long sleeve styles. Short sleeve t-shirts are available in youth and adult sizes, ranging from small to 3XL and are $15 each. Long sleeve t-shirts are available in adult sizes, ranging from small to XL and are $20 each.
T-shirts are available in white with a purple Renfrew Center logo and in navy blue with a white Renfrew Center logo. They are available in adult sizes, ranging from small to 3XL and are $15 each. Sweatshirts are navy blue with a white Renfrew Center logo. They are available in adult sizes, ranging from small to 3XL and are $25 each.
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RENFREW RECIPES BOOK
After numerous requests from families and people in recovery, the Renfrew Recipes book was created as a concrete tool you can incorporate into your recovery plan. Along with the healthy and fun recipes created by Renfrew's chefs, Renfrew Recipes includes exchanges for each serving and other helpful tools. We hope that it will become a well-used resource in your kitchen and that you will enjoy new ways of experiencing food as you begin, or continue, your journey of recovery.
The Renfrew Center Foundation developed a sticker campaign to praise magazine ads and articles featuring healthy body image messages and to criticize those that send a negative message about food and weight.
Alumnae and friends of Renfrew are encouraged to slap either the “This Promotes Eating Disorders!” or the “This Promotes Healthy Body Image!” sticker on ads and articles and mail them to magazine editors. The stickers are available for $5 a sheet (20 stickers) Download the Renfrew Sticker Campaign Action Guide for help in writing letters and tips on identifying what promotes healthy body image and what promotes eating disorders.
ABC's of Eating Disorders
The Renfrew Center is featured in the video "ABC's of Eating Disorders," a 30 minute documentary which aims to increase awareness and understanding of eating disorders and promote body and self acceptance. Producer Joanna Popper and filmmaker Arne Zimmerman interviewed Susan Kleinman, MA, ADTR, NCC, dance movement therapist and Alexis Sims, PsyD, therapist, both at The Renfrew Center of Florida, along with other eating disorder professionals and a diverse group of people with eating disorders. To see a three minute clip of the video, go to: http://www.zakto.com/abc/. For more information, visit www.abceatingdisorders.com.
Is It Really Me?
Ten young women aspire to learn the craft of singing and dancing with award-winning choreographer Ann Reinking and veteran of the Broadway stage, Gwen Verdon. With disarming candor, these young women share their insecurities about their bodies. For more information, visit http://www.filmakers.com/indivs/IsItReallyMe.htm.
