Free Webinar
Friday, December 13th
11:00 a.m. ET - 12:30 p.m. ET
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From Weight Biased to Weight Inclusive: Understanding and Practicing Fat Positivity
It is becoming more common to hear messages such as how weight stigma is bad and how important it is to be "kind" to people in larger bodies. However, these messages are frequently shared by weight loss researchers and companies leading to even more misinformation about what weight stigma is, the harm it causes, and how to work from a fat positive framework. In this webinar, we will talk about the impact of weight stigma and anti-fat bias and develop a deeper understanding of what they are and how they get perpetuated in the culture. We will then discuss how to shift to a fat positive framework that changes the way we work with clients, how we approach inclusion and advocacy, and how we think about our own healing.
Presented By:
Rachel Millner
Rachel Millner, Psy.D. (she/her) is a psychologist and fat activist in private practice in Pennsylvania. Rachel has been working with those with eating disorders, disordered eating, and those wanting to heal their relationship with food and body since 2005. Rachel is a fat positive provider and works from fat liberation, Health at Every Size(R), and Body Trust(r) frameworks. In addition to her clinical work, Rachel frequently gives talks on topics such as eating disorders in higher weight people, providing fat positive therapy, and ending stigma towards providers with eating disorders. Rachel also supervises therapists doing this work. Rachel has been a guest on many podcasts including Food Psych, Real Health Radio, and the Fat Joy podcast and has been an expert contributor to articles that have appeared in publications such as the New York Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Shira Collings, Moderator
Grant Coordinator, National Empowerment Center
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This flyer was developed [in part] under grant number SM082648 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The views, policies, and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of SAMHSA or HHS. |
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