The events listed on this page are relevant to individuals who have a personal or professional interest in eating disorders, body image, self-esteem, and related subjects. As we are a Canadian organization, most of these events are in Canada.
If you are hosting an event, such as an education session, workshop, or conference, we invite you to let us know about it. We are happy to promote the following on this page:
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For over 10 years, Guelph’s downtown businesses have participated in celebrating International No Diet Day on May 6.
From May 3-10, numerous stores and restaurants in the downtown core are posting window posters that promote healthy body image and the acceptance of our natural body shapes and sizes.
We are typically inundated by everyday media messages promoting dieting and general body dissatisfaction— most of which feeds the banks of multi-billion dollar beauty, fitness and diet industries. Unrealistic (and often unhealthy) standards of beauty and attractiveness comprise the societal norm and contribute to low self-esteem, depression and anxiety, all degrees of food and weight obsessions, in addition to distorted and often dangerous relationships with food and one’s body.
The goal of the International No Diet Day campaign is to both challenge the societal norm of appearance dissatisfaction and to encourage body acceptance and maybe even a healthy dose of self love!
The Waterloo-Wellington Eating Disorders Coalition, sponsor of this initiative, encourages you to trash the diet and take a stroll in downtown Guelph to see the window posters that are guaranteed to raise your body esteem!
For more information about the work of the Coalition, please visit www.eatingdisorderscoalition.ca. They can also be found on Facebook and Instagram.
ONLINE PEER SUPPORT
Founded by Nalgona Positivity Pride, Sage and Spoon is a support program established to meet a need for more closed spaces designated for members of Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) communities struggling with body image issues and/or disordered eating. Sage and Spoon support groups are free to attend and open to folks 18+ of all gender identities, expressions, and sizes.
Meetings take place via Zoom every last Wednesday of the month.
Join the National Initiative for Eating Disorders (NIED) for a discussion about how eating disorders (EDs) affect athletes and artists.
Participants will learn:
Date: Wednesday May 8, 2024
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. EDT
Meal support is a time set for community meals that offers distraction with recovery forward conversation and learning. It is a reminder that you are not alone, and that you deserve to show up and be supported exactly where you are.
Dates: May 2, 9, 16 and 23
Time: 11:00 a.m. PST
Free to attend, registration is required.
If you have any questions, please email breanna@westwindcounselling.ca. Learn more about Westwind Counselling.
Free and open to anyone living in Canada.
Self-Compassion in Eating Disorder Recovery
Date: Monday May 6
Time: 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. EDT
Eating Disorders Nova Scotia team members Katie Hartai and Debra Wells-Hopey will share research insights and personal stories about the power of self-compassion. To see additional details and register, visit Eventbrite.
Navigating Cultural Pressures in Eating Disorder Recovery
Date: Friday May 10
Time: 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. EDT
Join Chloe Gao for a dicussion about how Eurocentric and culturally-specific beauty standards can influence recovery and the role of self-compassion. To see additional details and register, visit Eventbrite.
Autism and Eating Disorders: Let's Talk About ARFID
Date: Tuesday June 11
Time: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. EDT
Eating Disorders Nova Scotia and Autism Canada are teaming up to present this workshop focusing on the link between eating disorders and autism spectrum disorder. To see additional details and register, visit Eventbrite.
VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
Sensory Modulation Strategies and Interoception: A 2-Part Workshop
Dates: Thursday May 9 and 16
Times: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. MT
Facilitated by Sara Kreklewich, occupational therapist, this 2-week workshop will explore:
Fee: $20 for both sessions
Free (for Saskatchewan residents) full-day workshop
Facilitated by Lauralyn Blackburn, MSW, RSW, CEDS-S
This online workshop is designed to equip carers with practical skills derived from Emotion-Focused Family Therapy that will help them strengthen their relationships, with their loved one and respond effectively to strong emotional reactions.
Date: Friday May 17, 2024
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m CT
TO BE SEEN is a thought-provoking group exhibition where art becomes the mirror reflecting our collective experience of living within a body.
Opening event: Thursday, May 23, 2024, 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Location: The Combine (225 Wellington St W)
Sheena's Place is seeking artists to support its cause by donating original art pieces to be auctioned off during the exhibit. Each donated piece will
also be included in our fundraising auction, with 70% of the sale going to support Sheena’s Place, and the remaining 30% going to
the artist. Applications to submit artwork will be accepted from April 1 to April 25, 2024.