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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Date: Saturday February 1, 2025
Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. PT
Learn from our panel of youth with lived experiences and our moderator, Carmen Kaufmann, an eating disorder specialist. This free event is open to parents, caregivers, youth, professionals, family, and friends.
Through this event you will:
For more information, contact our Embody team directly at embody@familyservices.bc.ca, or go to embodybc.com.
Join VIVED for its third Virtual Town Hall meeting to kick off Eating Disorder Awareness Week.
We can’t afford to wait any longer for the government to fix our broken healthcare system. We have to conserve our energy for what we can change. For this year’s panel discussion, we want to inspire you to help us Build a Community of Care on Vancouver Island and across the province of British Columbia.
“The struggle for freedom and transformation is not a dream. It’s a fire that’s burning in real time. And the blaze is spreading.” – Kelly Hayes
This is your invitation to join a counterculture of reciprocal care that celebrates our common humanity and creates a system of collaboration, mutual aid, and empathy. For the peer community. By the peer community.
Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025
Time: 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. PST
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85750037861?pwd=PEUG1WlIG8R2a28HF2IQu6iHSwb1yg.1
Meeting ID: 857 5003 7861
Passcode: 328053
This event is facilitated by VIVED members, including our moderator and peer support volunteers. Our panel of speakers includes persons with lived and living experience of an eating disorder, their loved ones, and professional allies. We will discuss:
FEMINIST PERSPECTIVES & BEYOND:
The New Normal: Harnessing Wisdom & Innovation
Held virtually beginning Friday, November 8, 2024
Recorded workshops available on demand until Friday, December 27, 2024
Eligible for up to 56 CEs/CMEs/contact hours
Early bird registration discounts available until Friday, September 27, 2024
Origins and Legacies: Impacts of Race and Gender on Eating Disorders
Chukwuemeka Nwuba, MBChB, BSc & Sabrina Strings, PhD
Date: Friday, November 8, 2024
Time: 1:00 – 3:00pm (EST)
Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture
Virginia Sole-Smith
Date: Saturday, November 9, 2024
Time: 10:00 – 11:30am (EST)
The Wellness Trap: Breaking Free from Diet Culture & Disinformation
Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CEDS
Date: Saturday, November 10, 2024
Time: 2:00 – 3:30pm (EST)
Fighting Eating Disorders in Underrepresented Populations (FEDUP) is collective of Trans+, Gender Diverse, and/or Intersex (TGDI) people who believe eating disorders in marginalized communities are social justice issues.
FEDUP runs the following peer support groups on Zoom:
These support groups are free of charge and open to TGDI individuals ages 18 and older, living in any geographic location.
Free (for Saskatchewan residents) full-day online 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.
Dates:
Thursday March 24, 2025
Friday May 23, 2025
Friday July 18, 2025
Time:
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT on all dates