NEDIC Events

SUPPORT GROUPS SCHEDULED

NEW support group for individuals ages 18 and older experiencing Binge Eating Disorder - https://www.silverliningsfoundation.ca/help/client

For parents and loved ones - https://www.silverliningsfoundation.ca/help/parent/

EDSNA offers support groups in Edmonton, Calgary and online, throughout the year.

Thanks to funding from the Ministry of Health, Addiction and Mental Health Branch, EDSNA is able to provide these low-cost support groups throughout the year for people both directly and indirectly affected by eating disorders.

Our groups are professionally facilitated and open to people with ANY type of eating disorder over the age of 18.  We don’t require a diagnosis or referral and registration is through our website.

EDSNA groups are:

• Professionally-facilitated by people with extensive backgrounds in eating disorders.
• Effective. An independent evaluation of the impact of our groups by  two graduate students from the University of Calgary demonstrated participants report increased feelings of hope, connection and empowerment, with decreasing levels of shame, stigma and isolation.
• Support groups are not intended to take the place of professional treatment. Read below for more details on the difference between support and treatment.
• Intended to support to those wishing to continue on the path of recovery in a safe, nonjudgmental environment
• Limited to a small number of participants allow everyone to participate fully.
• Very affordable. The fee can be waived if there is financial hardship by emailing info@EDSNA.ca.

Join us for a monthly support group for parents who have children suffering from eating disorders or who have an adolescent transitioning to adult care. Each month we share information and encourage each other. Guest speakers share their knowledge and insights to equip parents with tools to successfully work with their children. The group supplies hope, inspiration and strength.

The facilitator is a mother whose child is an eating disorder survivor. She knows first hand how hard it is to provide the support and effective treatment children need to beat eating disorders. She also knows that eating disorders can be cured and she encourages and supports parents as they support their children. 
Each session is informal, and we encourage you to drop in or come for the whole evening. It runs from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

2020 Meeting Dates: 
Jan. 7 

Feb. 4 

Mar. 3 

Apr. 7 

May 5 

June 2 
Jul,. 7 

Aug. 11 

Sept. 1 

Oct. 6 

Nov. 3 

Dec. 1

Phoenix Wings Eating Disorders Recovery Initiative 

895 Brant St. Unit 3 
Burlington, ON L7R 2J6 
Danielle’s Place

Techiya Loewen

Phone: 519-774-9835 
phoenix.wings.ed.recovery@gmail.com

Looking Glass BC Online Peer Support: http://www.lookingglasscommunity.com/ops 

Join the only ONLINE support group specifically for Black, Indigenous, People of Color who are struggling with disordered eating or eating disorders

Nalgona Positivity Pride is proud to host SAGE AND SPOON, a free support group that meets once a month online.

Feminist Relational Perspectives and Beyond: Lessons Learned

Available November 13through December 14, 2020

Up to 31 CEs/CMEs Offered

The Renfrew Center Foundation invites you to experience an innovative, web-based Conference for these extraordinary times!  Renfrew is bringing you a virtual Conference offering up to 31 CEs/CMEs, showcasing 3 exciting, live Keynote presentations, 18 on-demand breakout sessions, networking activities and many special events which have been a part of the Renfrew Conference for the past three decades.  In learning from experts in the eating disorders field, we will explore how this knowledge informs us all going forward and identifies the challenges ahead.  Please join us for this virtual program where we remain committed to providing our long-standing legacy of cutting-edge learning opportunities and connection to one another!

Keynote Presentations:

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: Therapy From Both Sides of the Couch

Lori Gottlieb, MFT, psychotherapist and author of The New York Times bestseller

Genes, Environment and You. Implications For Personal Illness Narratives or “Why Me?”

Cynthia Bulik, PhD, FAED, world-renowned researcher in the field of eating disorders 

Giving Voice

Soledad O’Brien, award-winning journalist, entrepreneur and host

For more information or to register please visit www.renfrewconference.com  or contact Kelly Krausz at 1-877-367-3383 or kkrausz@renfrewcenter.com.

The BridgePoint Center for Eating Disorders will be facilitating Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) courses in 2020. 

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is an intensive, interactive, and practice-dominated course designed to help caregivers recognize and review risk, and intervene to prevent the immediate risk of suicide. It is by far the most widely used, acclaimed and researched suicide intervention training workshop in the world.

Feb 19, 2020 @ UofS Campus - Click for more information and to register.

Feb 25, 2020 @ BridgePoint in Milden, SK - Click for more information and to register.

May 12, 2020 @ BridgePoint in Milden, SK - Click for more information and to register.

Nov 24, 2020 @ BridgePoint in Milden, SK - Click for more information and to register.