Resources

This webinar by Debbie Anderson, Art Therapist is an opportunity for anyone interested in the benefits of journaling as a support for ED healing to see in more detail why the art journaling option can be a powerful 'other voice in the room' for group discussion, and for internal change for the art-maker.

Poor body image and self-esteem in youth can significantly impact their ability to interact with their world and pursue academic, social and economic opportunities. Building resilience and developing critical media literacy skills are two key components of teachers' toolkits for supporting today's youth. Beyond Images is a grade 4-8 curriculum that invites youth to engage in the world of media on their terms! Join two of the educators who created the Junior-Intermediate curricula as they share with you some of the ideas, strategies and resources that educators need in their classrooms today!

Studies show that how we feel about our bodies affects how we do socially, academically and physically. Understanding how body image is impacted in the school environment is fundamental to building resilience and positive self-esteem. Join Helen Vlachoyannacos OCT in exploring school-based experiences of body image and how to build resilience and self-esteem in the whole school community. Helen will address how to build community around body image issues among educators, parents, families and community members.

This session will provide an introduction to the subject of body image, and share tips for educators who wish to weave it into the classroom. Heather Thompson and Helen Vlachoyannacos wrote the Beyond Images curriculum for NEDIC, and will share their advice and perspectives on teaching body image to youth. They will also introduce the newly-revised Beyond Images curriculum, which is complete tool for educators and meets curriculum expectations for grades 4-8 across Canada.

A video produced by Shire Pharma Canada discussing binge eating disorder, a complex, prevalent, and under-served mental health condition.

Co-hosted by NEDIC and CWHN, this informative webinar recorded on February 4, 2010 covers the impact of media imagery on girls and women. The particpants' discussion was moderated by Shari Graydon, award-winning author, media educator and critic.

When most people think about women struggling with eating disorders, women with physical disabilities are rarely considered, despite the fact that studies and clinical observations have suggested that women with physical disabilities are actually at increased risk for developing an eating disorder. This webinar will discuss the role of physical disability in the development, maintenance, and treatment of disordered eating in women. Join Dr. Jennifer Mills and Kaley Roosen as they identify the severity of disordered eating within the population of women with physical disabilities, and discuss possible differences in how eating disorders manifest in this population.

For almost 20 years, Debbie Berlin-Romalis has facilitated support groups at Sheena’s Place, a non-residential, non-institutional centre for individuals, families, and friends affected by eating disorders. Through her clinical work and observations, Debbie has developed “trademarked concepts” that illustrate and highlight specific phenomena related to the social determinants of health and the onset and development of eating disorders.

What is Type 1 Diabetes? What is diabulimia? Lori-Short-Zamudio, a registered dietitian, explains and offers some ideas to reduce the risk and for treatment interventions.

Alyssa Durbin and Dr. Jennifer Mills discuss the results of their recent study investigating how presenter self-disclosure influences message and presenter ratings in a school-based universal prevention program.

Educators and caregivers often try to protect children from falling victim to the “obesity epidemic”. Although they may have the best intentions, their attitudes toward food and weight may actually increase the risk of eating disorders and poor body image of the children in their care. In this webinar, Susan Osher MSc, RD will discuss the latest research and share her clinical experience on creating a positive and nurturing food environment. She’ll focus on strategies that empower and educate children so that they are able to nourish themselves with self-love.

Since 2004, the Dove Self-Esteem Project has been building self-esteem in young people. So far, they've reached over 60 million young people in 142 countries through their educational programmes. But they’re not done yet. By 2030, they’ll have helped ¼ billion young people build positive body image and feel more confident in their own skin. Discover expert tools & resources at Dove.com/SelfEsteem

The Dove Self-Esteem Project is teaming up with body positive activist, Megan Crabbe (@Bodyposipanda) to support kids’ self-esteem at home across a series of classes. In our first class, we offer simple ways to feel happier at home through a ‘Five a Day’ wellbeing challenge. Megan covers topics such as staying active at home, helping others, taking notice, connecting with friends and family, and learning something new. The Dove Self-Esteem Project is the world’s largest provider of self-esteem education – by 2030, we’ll have helped ¼ billion young people. Find out more at Dove.com/SelfEsteem.

In this webinar Alma Naddafi, RN (EC), MA Ed, ACNP, discusses the impact that eating disorders can have on fertility and infertility, and how clinicians and eating disorder patients can be mindful of these impacts while working toward full healthy recovery. Clinicians, patients, and family members alike will benefit from this introduction to the intersections between menstrual cycling, fertility, and eating disorders.

Eating disorders are not a choice. They are not about vanity, weight or even food. Eating disorders are a serious mental health condition and may have serious health consequences.

The NEDIC team discusses myths, facts and false stereotypes surrounding eating disorders.

This video by Kelty Mental Health guides parents and families through strategies for providing structure and support to youth with eating disorders before, during and after meals.

Eating disorders can affect anyone, contrary to stereotypes. Eating disorders can affect individuals of any gender, ethnicity, age, race, ability, or economic status.

There has been a growing recognition of the diversity of those who struggle with eating disorders across age, gender, sexuality, ability, race, class, body size and other lines of identity. Yet there remains a lack of research and understanding surrounding food insecurity and the impact this has on diverse, marginalized populations with eating disorders. Presenter Christina Hyland is a second-year doctoral student at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto. Christina’s scholarship focuses on the mental health implications of food insecurity and eating disorders as experienced by marginalized youth populations.

Health At Every Size (HAES)® is an alternative paradigm to the traditional weight focused approach. Join Kori Kostka RD as she discusses her experience using this non-weight biased paradigm to help individuals build a positive body image, enjoy food, and discover the pleasure of moving their body to attain a sustainable, life-affirming and health providing outcome.

The NEDIC team discusses ways to support someone with an eating disorder.

In this webinar, Eva Pila MSc reviews the latest research on social physique anxiety in exercise, sport, and physical education and discuss its impact on eating disorders. The webinar includes evidence-based strategies to reduce body-related anxiety that can be applied by parents, teachers, fitness instructors and health professionals.

Is it possible to manage your blood sugar levels without the fear of food, and the preoccupation with carbohydrates, sugar, calories, portions, etc.?! In our fast-paced environment, managing your blood sugar may feel like another full-time task on top of your already busy life! Using a mindful approach, however, can help to lower the burden and stress of diabetes and find a way to look at living with diabetes in a practical way that works for you. In this webinar, Kori Kostka, RD explains how with mindful approach to eating and moving your body, you can great while living with diabetes.

Frank Colosimo and Robbie Ahmed from Egale Canada discuss the m.Bodiment project, and ways for healthcare providers to be inclusive of the specific body image/eating disorder needs of the GBTQ community.

A personal trainer who has recovered from an eating disorder, Jay Walker brings a unique perspective to his work in body-image and fitness. Jay hopes to help people understand how the fitness industry can impact men’s relationships with their bodies, challenging misconceptions about health and recovery along the way.

Body image is still a concern during the pandemic -- we see it in memes on social media. Helen Vlachoyannacos and Heather Thompson are experienced teachers who wrote the Beyond Images curriculum. Join them for a webinar aimed at parents to learn more about teaching body image and using activities from Beyond Images outside of the classroom. Beyond Images can be downloaded for free in English at beyondimages.ca and in French at audeladelimage.ca.

Join our Outreach & Education team in a webinar about the ways eating disorder risk intersect with the COVID-19 pandemic, what eating disorder prevention looks like, and practical recommendations to address these challenges in the school environment. Webinar: https://youtu.be/EkueCoT6XIA

Slides from the webinar which is available at: https://youtu.be/2Nse5OQ-xe4 / Winter holidays can be challenging, particularly for those coping with disordered eating. Join staff from the National Eating Disorder Information Centre, Eating Disorders Nova Scotia, and Sheena's Place in an exploration of ways to draw on social support, and coping strategies to manage difficulties such as grief, isolation, and diet culture that may be particularly heightened this year. Support and programs available across Canada will also be covered. Facilitated by Ary Maharaj (he/him), M.Ed, RP (Qualifying), Raquel Poley (she/her), MSW, RSW, Kaitlyn Axelrod (she/her), MSW, RSW, & Kelsey Johnston (she/her), MSW, RSW. Note: This was an educational webinar, not a therapeutic group.

This webinar provides an overview of the integration of Emotion-Focused Family Therapy and the New Maudsley Approach, offering a novel approach to eating disorder recovery and to the role of families in that recovery. Dr. Joanne Dolhanty, PhD, CPsych and Dr. Adele Lafrance Robinson, PhD, CPsych outline the ways in which the two models are similar, and the unique contributions that each has brought to the integration. Clinicians viewing this webinar will learn to utilize new ways of involving the families of those living with eating disorders as critical partners in care.

The meaning of fat is in constant flux. Why do we understand fat as bad? Who is fat and what constitutes fatness? Is it a number on a scale or a BMI measurement? Is it a quantitative, treatable illness or a qualitative, lifelong accumulation of experiences? This presentation aims to consider the prevalence of taken for granted truths about fat bodies and health and specifically the ways that a fear of fat may have broad societal impacts on people of all sizes. By looking at fat as a relevant and controversial identity experience, we aim to explore the intersections and interstices between how we are seen and how we are treated; between who we are and who we are presumed to be. Presented by May Friedman (Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Ryerson University) and Sabrina Friedman (Social Worker).

JDRF Canada and NEDIC are pleased to present this webinar for healthcare professionals on type 1 diabetes (T1D), disordered eating, and eating disorders. This virtual event will discuss the clinical and mental health aspects of disordered eating in people living with T1D.

In this webinar, Dr. Danielle MacDonald, staff psychologist for Toronto General Hospital's Eating Disorders program, introduces viewers to key dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) skills that may be helpful in promoting a greater sense of body acceptance. Viewers will receive a brief orientation to the principles of DBT, and an introduction to specific skills that may be useful for clients with eating disorders.

A number of eating disorder clinicians collaborated with NEDIC to offer a tool or some tips to help manage mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Much of the information offered is useful for managing stress more generally.

While people with eating disorders are notoriously secretive, warning signs can include anything from unhealthy attitudes towards food to abusing laxatives.

Les jeunes qui ont une piètre estime de leur image corporelle tendent à devenir des personnes qui hésitent à exprimer leurs opinions et qui peuvent en venir à éviter certaines opportunités académiques, sociales et économiques. Développer sa résilience dès la petite enfance est la clé pour acquérir une meilleure image corporelle et estime de soi. audeladelimage.ca

This webinar is an opportunity for anyone interested in learning more about a model of treatment for concurrent eating disorders (ED) and substance use disorders (SUD). In this webinar, Dr. Katherine Henderson and Dr. Shari Mayman will review the state of treatment for concurrent ED/SUD and introduce viewers to an integrated approach that focuses on underlying emotional processes, as well as problematic symptoms and behaviors. C-CARE is a lifespan model that allows for continuity of care across life transitions (i.e., youth to adult) and addresses the current silos in treatment programming for eating disorders and substance abuse.

This webinar is an opportunity for anyone interested in learning more about the nuances of religious and spiritual fasting in relation to providing support for people living with an eating disorder and/or struggling with food restriction. Panelists Joy Ssebikindu, LPC, Malak Saddy, RD, LD, CEDRD-S, and Aaron Flores, RDN discussed the differences between a religious and spiritual fast, the importance of ascertaining the motivation and intention behind a fast, and shared strategies for navigating conversations around religious fasts with people in treatment for an eating disorder.

Jointly hosted by the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work (FIFSW) at the University of Toronto, Sheena’s Place, and the National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC), this webinar featured Kyle T. Ganson (he/him), PhD, MSW, Assistant Professor at the FIFSW, whose research and clinical social work practice experience has focused on boys and men who experience eating disorders. Topics covered included updated prevalence of eating disorders and disordered eating, nuances of presentations, barriers to care, and tangible assessment and intervention strategies to translate directly to practice. There was a special focus placed on muscularity-oriented disordered eating, considerations across racial and ethnic identities, and gender and sexual orientation.

The body is central to the experience of athletes and becomes a tool to be honed, sculpted, manipulated and optimized in a quest for improved performance. This attitude towards the body can engender unhealthy relationships with food and exercise which do not fit neatly into pathological categories, but are dysfunctional, nuanced and complex. In this webinar, Dr. Sarah Gairdner explores the varied manifestations of food and body distress which can occur for athletes (women, men and regardless of their sport).

In this webinar, Sara Santarossa PhD Candidate from the University of Windsor’s Community Health, Environment, and Wellness (CHEW) Lab will introduce othorexia, and how orthorexia has been conceptualized by the media, with a particular emphasis on the role of social media. Viewers will receive a brief introduction into background literature and research on orthorexia, including diagnostic tools and potential treatment ideas as well as being given practical tips and tricks for warning signs and social media use.

Body image is still a concern during the pandemic -- we see it in memes on social media. Helen Vlachoyannacos and Heather Thompson are experienced teachers who wrote the Beyond Images curriculum. Join them for a webinar aimed at parents to learn more about teaching body image and using activities from Beyond Images outside of the classroom. Slides: https://nedic.ca/media/uploaded/NEDIC_Webinar_COVID-192.pdf Beyond Images can be downloaded for free in English at beyondimages.ca and in French at audeladelimage.ca.

Join our Outreach & Education team in a webinar about the ways eating disorder risk intersect with the COVID-19 pandemic, what eating disorder prevention looks like, and practical recommendations to address these challenges in the school environment. Slides: https://nedic.ca/media/uploaded/NEDIC_-_Webinar_June_30.pdf

While ARFID is a relatively new diagnosis, cases of children, youth, and adults who are anxious, reluctant or struggling to eat are well-documented in the literature. In this webinar, Grace Wong, RD, will expand on the Bulletin articles she co-authored with Dr Katja Rowell. They advocate to view and understand feeding and eating challenges through a developmental and relational perspective. Many individuals presenting with ARFID have struggled since early childhood and might have "failed" pediatric interventions. This webinar aims to provide you with practical information to assess feeding and eating difficulties faced by individuals and families and to provide guidance using a responsive feeding therapy approach for ARFID (RFT-ARFID).

Accompanying slides available: https://nedic.ca/media/uploaded/Coping-with-the-Holidays-updated-Nov-2019.pdf / Winter holidays can be challenging, particularly for those coping with disordered eating. Join staff from the National Eating Disorder Information Centre, Eating Disorders Nova Scotia, Sheena's Place in an exploration of ways to draw on social support, and coping strategies to manage difficulties such as grief, isolation, and diet culture that may be particularly heightened this year. Support and programs available across Canada will also be covered. Facilitated by Ary Maharaj (he/him), MEd, RP (Qualifying), Raquel Poley (she/her), MSW, RSW, Kaitlyn Axelrod (she/her), MSW, RSW, & Kelsey Johnston (she/her), MSW, RSW. Note: This was an educational webinar, not a therapeutic group. This webinar will not offer medical or clinical advice.

In this webinar, Dianne Bondy, Dr. Jennifer Kreatsoulas, and Dr. Dianne Neumark-Sztainer will discuss the impact of yoga on body image concerns and eating disorder prevention, in addition to exploring whether yoga can be effectively integrated into eating disorder treatment. Viewers will receive a review of how yoga has been portrayed in recent media messaging and will be introduced to the positive and/or negative effects of yoga on people being treated for or at risk of an eating disorder.

This session, presented by Kori Kostka RD, Doron Eisen MD, and Claudia Mariano NP, reviews the impact of a weight-based approach on patient care and health outcomes; and challenge participants by presenting a new paradigm using Health At Every Size(R) from a registered dietitian, family physician, and nurse practitioner perspective for weight management referrals which can transform patients and health teams. The presenters comment on the challenges and possible solutions for implementing this approach in a team-based environment.

In this webinar, Dori Zener, MSW, RSW, discusses the co-occurrence of autism spectrum disorders and eating disorders, and provides recommendations for supporting clients on the spectrum who experience eating difficulties, including strategies for providing therapy that is tailored to their needs.