Presentations
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Eating Disorders 101: Understanding, Identifying, and Supporting
An essential workshop designed for healthcare providers. "Eating Disorders 101" provides a foundational understanding of eating disorders, offering valuable insights into their psychological, physical, and emotional aspects.
In this session, participants will:
Explore the types and symptoms of eating disorders
Learn about the root causes and risk factors, including genetics, environmental influences, and societal pressures.
Gain practical tools for identifying early warning signs and understanding how eating disorders manifest in different populations.
Discuss evidence-based treatment approaches and effective support strategies.
Understand the importance of compassion, non-judgmental communication, and how to navigate sensitive conversations with clients.
Whether you're new to the topic or seeking to deepen your knowledge, this workshop will equip you with the skills and confidence to support clients in their recovery journey.
Be Real: BodyKind: Helping Teens Build Skills to Care for Themselves and Other
Today’s explosion of visual social media has created an epidemic of body image problems for young people. Seventy-seven percent of adolescents experience “body image distress” (Milton et al., 2021). Research ties body dissatisfaction to a host of adolescent mental health problems from eating disorders to depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and low self-esteem (McLean et al., 2022; Perkins & Brausch, 2019; Bornioli et al., 2019; Paxton et al., 2006). And, COVID made it worse (Radhakrishnan et al., 2022). There is a critical need for a body image curriculum to be taught in schools.
BE REAL created BodyKind™ to provide an evidence-based, high school body image curriculum to address the needs of today’s students. Our 4-lesson curriculum for high school, health or advisory class starts with what the field of eating disorder prevention has learned from 20 years of research on body image and eating disorder prevention. We’ve added a discussion of Appearance Judgment–judgment based on physical features–to the conversation. We talk about how society’s preference for certain bodies affects student body confidence. We’ve also added evidence-based self-compassion tools for students to use when they compare themselves to images of people they see on social media.
Healthy Bodies,
Kind Minds:
Building Eating Disorder Awareness and Body Image Support
An empowering workshop is designed specifically for parents and caregivers who want to better understand and support their children or teens when it comes to body image, self-esteem, and eating disorders. "Healthy Bodies, Kind Minds" offers essential knowledge on how to nurture a positive body image and provide the right kind of emotional and practical support to prevent and address eating disorder concerns.
In this informative and interactive session, parents will:
Learn about the different types of eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder, and their signs and symptoms.
Explore the psychological and emotional impacts of body image issues, and how they can affect mental health, self-esteem, and behavior.
Understand the societal pressures and media influences that shape body image and contribute to unrealistic beauty standards.
Gain tools for fostering open, supportive conversations about body image and self-worth with their children or teens.
Discover practical strategies for promoting body positivity, healthy relationships with food, and self-compassion in the home.
Learn how to identify early warning signs of eating disorders and how to approach sensitive conversations without judgment or shame.
Gain insight into how to support a child's recovery journey, including when and how to seek professional help if necessary.
By the end of the workshop, parents will leave with a better understanding of how to create a nurturing environment that encourages healthy bodies and kind minds, helping their children develop a positive relationship with their bodies and food.
