Calendar

Apr
20
Sat
Garden Series
Apr 20 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Sign up for our Mindful Gardening Workshop!  Join us for a fun and nourishing workshop practicing the concepts of mindfulness while cultivating your own beautiful garden. There is no prior gardening or mindfulness experience required to reap the rewards of this workshop.

All are welcome!

RSVP today at info@eatingdisorderfoundation.org or 303.322.3373

Learn more about EDF’s therapeutic garden

 

 

 

 

It is our hope that members of the community can utilize our garden space to improve their mental wellness!

Each workshop in the garden series will include seasonally relevant gardening activities, discussions, mindfulness activities, and volunteering hours that should be accessible to most levels of ability. This series is not specific to eating disorders and is open to people anywhere on the mental health spectrum. However, the series aims to improve relationships with food and our own bodies.

Please dress appropriately in layers, wear sunscreen, and come prepared to get your hands dirty!

 

Learn more at eatingdisorderfoundation.org/get-involved/garden

Free! Donations are appreciated

Activities include:
Yoga, meditation and mindfulness
Soil, mulch, and composting
Companion planting and plant guilds
Planting seedlings
Native edible plants and “food forests”
Making herbal teas
Beneficial vs. harmful weeds
Food justice and food insecutiry
Food as medicine
Cooking from the garden
and more!

Schedule:
Earth Day – April 20th at 9am
Mother’s Day – May 11th at 9am
Nurturing Relationships – May 19th at 9am
Being Present – June 22nd at 9am
Getting Into the Weeds – July 13th at 9am
Food in Community – August 3rd at 9am
Food in Community Part 2 – August 24th at 9am
Celebrating Abundance – September 14th at 9am
Preparing for Change – October 12th at 9am

Learn more at eatingdisorderfoundation.org/get-involved/garden

Phone: (303) 322-2272

Email: mganz@eatingdisorderfoundation.org

Apr
26
Fri
Coffee and Conversation: Dating without Disordered Eating
Apr 26 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Friday, April 26th 9:00-11:00AM

It’s no secret the dating world is complicated, especially when we are still working out the relationship we have with our own body and eating behaviors. Join the conversation with Karlee Golightly, a Registered Dietitian, Body Positive Yoga Teacher and the Mama of Moxie Mind.

We’ll talk about…

– Not letting your eating disorder define your body and worth. You are more interesting than your body.

– How to approach conversations about your relationship with food/body/exercise with someone new.

– The correlation between disordered eating and dating/sex patterns: AN vs BN.

– Recognizing triggering behaviors from someone you’re dating and how to talk about it.

– Navigating compliments and others’ views of your body.

– Dating in Denver culture: you don’t have to be a runner, into snowboarding, or like hiking 14’ers to go on dates.

 

Space is limited!

RSVP today at info@eatingdisorderfoundation.org or 303.322.3373

May
8
Wed
Southern Smash
May 8 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

 

Discussion With McCall Dempsey In Denver, CO

Join ERC and Eating Disorder Foundation for a discussion with McCall Dempsey, Founder of Southern Smash. Southern Smash aims to educate the public about the dangers of eating disorders and also to empower individuals to celebrate and embrace true beauty and self-love. Southern Smash brings awareness through SmashTALK panel discussions and its unique and empowering scale smashing events.

Coffee and snacks will be provided

 

Schedule
Time: 9AM – 11AM
Date: Wednesday May 8th

Location 
Eating Disorder Foundation
1901 E 20th Ave
Denver, CO 80205

 

Register or send questions to Maggie.Moore@eatingrecovery.com 

May
11
Sat
Garden Series
May 11 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Sign up for our Mindful Gardening Workshop!  Join us for a fun and nourishing workshop practicing the concepts of mindfulness while cultivating your own beautiful garden. There is no prior gardening or mindfulness experience required to reap the rewards of this workshop.

All are welcome!

RSVP today at info@eatingdisorderfoundation.org or 303.322.3373

Learn more about EDF’s therapeutic garden

 

 

 

 

It is our hope that members of the community can utilize our garden space to improve their mental wellness!

Each workshop in the garden series will include seasonally relevant gardening activities, discussions, mindfulness activities, and volunteering hours that should be accessible to most levels of ability. This series is not specific to eating disorders and is open to people anywhere on the mental health spectrum. However, the series aims to improve relationships with food and our own bodies.

Please dress appropriately in layers, wear sunscreen, and come prepared to get your hands dirty!

 

Learn more at eatingdisorderfoundation.org/get-involved/garden

Free! Donations are appreciated

Activities include:
Yoga, meditation and mindfulness
Soil, mulch, and composting
Companion planting and plant guilds
Planting seedlings
Native edible plants and “food forests”
Making herbal teas
Beneficial vs. harmful weeds
Food justice and food insecutiry
Food as medicine
Cooking from the garden
and more!

Schedule:
Earth Day – April 20th at 9am
Mother’s Day – May 11th at 9am
Nurturing Relationships – May 19th at 9am
Being Present – June 22nd at 9am
Getting Into the Weeds – July 13th at 9am
Food in Community – August 3rd at 9am
Food in Community Part 2 – August 24th at 9am
Celebrating Abundance – September 14th at 9am
Preparing for Change – October 12th at 9am

Learn more at eatingdisorderfoundation.org/get-involved/garden

Phone: (303) 322-2272

Email: mganz@eatingdisorderfoundation.org

May
19
Sun
Garden Series
May 19 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Sign up for our Mindful Gardening Workshop!  Join us for a fun and nourishing workshop practicing the concepts of mindfulness while cultivating your own beautiful garden. There is no prior gardening or mindfulness experience required to reap the rewards of this workshop.

All are welcome!

RSVP today at info@eatingdisorderfoundation.org or 303.322.3373

Learn more about EDF’s therapeutic garden

 

 

 

 

It is our hope that members of the community can utilize our garden space to improve their mental wellness!

Each workshop in the garden series will include seasonally relevant gardening activities, discussions, mindfulness activities, and volunteering hours that should be accessible to most levels of ability. This series is not specific to eating disorders and is open to people anywhere on the mental health spectrum. However, the series aims to improve relationships with food and our own bodies.

Please dress appropriately in layers, wear sunscreen, and come prepared to get your hands dirty!

 

Learn more at eatingdisorderfoundation.org/get-involved/garden

Free! Donations are appreciated

Activities include:
Yoga, meditation and mindfulness
Soil, mulch, and composting
Companion planting and plant guilds
Planting seedlings
Native edible plants and “food forests”
Making herbal teas
Beneficial vs. harmful weeds
Food justice and food insecutiry
Food as medicine
Cooking from the garden
and more!

Schedule:
Earth Day – April 20th at 9am
Mother’s Day – May 11th at 9am
Nurturing Relationships – May 19th at 9am
Being Present – June 22nd at 9am
Getting Into the Weeds – July 13th at 9am
Food in Community – August 3rd at 9am
Food in Community Part 2 – August 24th at 9am
Celebrating Abundance – September 14th at 9am
Preparing for Change – October 12th at 9am

Learn more at eatingdisorderfoundation.org/get-involved/garden

Phone: (303) 322-2272

Email: mganz@eatingdisorderfoundation.org

Jun
22
Sat
Garden Series
Jun 22 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Sign up for our Mindful Gardening Workshop!  Join us for a fun and nourishing workshop practicing the concepts of mindfulness while cultivating your own beautiful garden. There is no prior gardening or mindfulness experience required to reap the rewards of this workshop.

All are welcome!

RSVP today at info@eatingdisorderfoundation.org or 303.322.3373

Learn more about EDF’s therapeutic garden

 

 

 

 

It is our hope that members of the community can utilize our garden space to improve their mental wellness!

Each workshop in the garden series will include seasonally relevant gardening activities, discussions, mindfulness activities, and volunteering hours that should be accessible to most levels of ability. This series is not specific to eating disorders and is open to people anywhere on the mental health spectrum. However, the series aims to improve relationships with food and our own bodies.

Please dress appropriately in layers, wear sunscreen, and come prepared to get your hands dirty!

 

Learn more at eatingdisorderfoundation.org/get-involved/garden

Free! Donations are appreciated

Activities include:
Yoga, meditation and mindfulness
Soil, mulch, and composting
Companion planting and plant guilds
Planting seedlings
Native edible plants and “food forests”
Making herbal teas
Beneficial vs. harmful weeds
Food justice and food insecutiry
Food as medicine
Cooking from the garden
and more!

Schedule:
Earth Day – April 20th at 9am
Mother’s Day – May 11th at 9am
Nurturing Relationships – May 19th at 9am
Being Present – June 22nd at 9am
Getting Into the Weeds – July 13th at 9am
Food in Community – August 3rd at 9am
Food in Community Part 2 – August 24th at 9am
Celebrating Abundance – September 14th at 9am
Preparing for Change – October 12th at 9am

Learn more at eatingdisorderfoundation.org/get-involved/garden

Phone: (303) 322-2272

Email: mganz@eatingdisorderfoundation.org

Jun
27
Thu
Coffee and Conversation: Body Image in the LGBTQ+ Community
Jun 27 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

 A closer look at the LGBTQ+ community and how their body image is uniquely impacted in American culture

June 27th from 9-11am.

  • LGBTQ+ people and their body image; statistics of eating disorders and mental illness
  • Why this is happening so acutely to the LGBTQ+ community compared to their straight counterparts
  • LGBTQ+ culture and how this contributes to society’s high expectations for the way our bodies should look
  • Barriers to treatment and how to overcome them
  • How allies can help

Kaila Peak-Rishel, LCSW, LMFTc, is an open member of the LGBTQ+ community and has been passionate about improving care to LGBTQ+ members within therapy and the health care system.

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Kaila is an open member of the LGBTQ+ community and has been passionate about improving care to LGBTQ+ members within therapy and the health care system. Kaila Peak-Rishel earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology as well as Women and Gender Studies with a minor in LGBTQ+ Studies at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. Graduating Magna Cum Laude, she knew she wanted to severe the LGBTQ+ community within relationship therapy and eating disorders. Kaila moved to Denver and obtained her Master of Social Work at University of Denver with a concentration in family systems. She went on to earn her Marriage and Family Therapy Certification at Denver Family Institute, in which she worked and focused on individuals and relationships within the LGBTQ+ and poly communities. During this time, Kaila worked at Children’s Hospital Colorado on the Eating Disorder Unit and trained in Maudsley on impatient, partial hospitalization, and outpatient levels of care. Before opening her private practice in July of 2016, she worked at the Gender Identity Center mainly working with individuals through their transition. During this time, Kaila also ran a beauty group to help transwomen learn more beauty techniques from each other and acted as an open forum to discuss body image. Kaila also has a background in the salon industry. After graduate school Kaila focused completely to work on getting the best care for the LGBTQ+ community with eating disorders, anxiety, and depression in all levels of care. Kaila currently works at Eating Recovery Center on the Child and Adolescent Unit and serves as the LGBTQ+ subject matter expert. Kaila works with leadership to improve the ways ERC provides treatment to the LGBTQ+ during their stay and teaches staff about the LGBTQ+ culture and barriers to successful treatment. Kaila continues to run a small private practice that focuses on sexuality, sexual traumas, and relationships. Kaila is a member of AASECT- American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (www.aasect.org) and AAMFT- American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists(www.aamft.org). Kaila’s CEDS – Certified Eating Disorder Specialist – application is currently pending for approval.

 

 

Space is limited!

RSVP today at info@eatingdisorderfoundation.org or 303.322.3373

Jul
11
Thu
BED Recovery Workshop
Jul 11 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Thursday, July 11th from 6:00-7:30PM

You can’t “see” Binge Eating Disorder (BED) by body size, age, race, or gender.

BED is the most common eating disorder, with 8% of American Adults (40% men, 60% women) suffering from BED in their lifetime.

  • Discuss the five principles of Eating Disorder Intuitive Therapy (EDIT)™ (Love Your Self, Be True To Your Self, Express Your Self, Give To Your Self, Believe In Your Self)
  • Explore how you can practice these principles and other skills to enhance BED recovery
  • Connect and learn more about the EDF Support Group for individuals struggling with binge eating (every Thursday, 6-7:30p)

More info about this and other events

Space is limited!

RSVP to info@eatingdisorderfoundation.org or 303.322.3373

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Workshop will be presented by “Dr. Dorie” McCubbrey, PhD, MSEd, LPC, LAC, CEDS, Owner of Positive Pathways. She is a Licensed Addiction Counselor and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist with more than 25 years of clinical experience. She is the creator of the treatment method Eating Disorder Intuitive Therapy (EDIT)™ and the author of “Dr. Dorie’s Don’t Diet Book” and “How Much Does Your Soul Weigh.” Dr. Dorie has volunteered at the Eating Disorder Foundation since 2008, and advocates Health at Every Size (HAES®).

Dr. Dorie can be reached at: Root Wellness Studio • 2247 Federal Blvd., Denver 80211 • www.DrDorie.com • DrDorie@PositivePathways.com • 303-494-1975

Jul
13
Sat
Garden Series
Jul 13 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Sign up for our Mindful Gardening Workshop!  Join us for a fun and nourishing workshop practicing the concepts of mindfulness while cultivating your own beautiful garden. There is no prior gardening or mindfulness experience required to reap the rewards of this workshop.

All are welcome!

RSVP today at info@eatingdisorderfoundation.org or 303.322.3373

Learn more about EDF’s therapeutic garden

 

 

 

 

It is our hope that members of the community can utilize our garden space to improve their mental wellness!

Each workshop in the garden series will include seasonally relevant gardening activities, discussions, mindfulness activities, and volunteering hours that should be accessible to most levels of ability. This series is not specific to eating disorders and is open to people anywhere on the mental health spectrum. However, the series aims to improve relationships with food and our own bodies.

Please dress appropriately in layers, wear sunscreen, and come prepared to get your hands dirty!

 

Learn more at eatingdisorderfoundation.org/get-involved/garden

Free! Donations are appreciated

Activities include:
Yoga, meditation and mindfulness
Soil, mulch, and composting
Companion planting and plant guilds
Planting seedlings
Native edible plants and “food forests”
Making herbal teas
Beneficial vs. harmful weeds
Food justice and food insecutiry
Food as medicine
Cooking from the garden
and more!

Schedule:
Earth Day – April 20th at 9am
Mother’s Day – May 11th at 9am
Nurturing Relationships – May 19th at 9am
Being Present – June 22nd at 9am
Getting Into the Weeds – July 13th at 9am
Food in Community – August 3rd at 9am
Food in Community Part 2 – August 24th at 9am
Celebrating Abundance – September 14th at 9am
Preparing for Change – October 12th at 9am

Learn more at eatingdisorderfoundation.org/get-involved/garden

Phone: (303) 322-2272

Email: mganz@eatingdisorderfoundation.org

Jul
19
Fri
Historical Trauma and Eating Disorders
Jul 19 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Historical Trauma and Eating Disorders

a talk by Gloria Lucas of Nalgona Positivity Pride

Free

July 19th at 6:30PMThe Eating Disorder Foundation

1901 E 20th Ave, Denver, CO 80205

 

Space is limited! Please RSVP at info@eatingdisorderfoundation.org or 303-322-3373

 

For the past 30 years, eating disorders have been represented as a white, middle-class phenomenon. Due to the lack of representation of people of color and indigenous populations with troubled eating, these communities suffer from high rates of undiagnosed conditions, inaccessible treatment and culturally insensitive practices within the eating disorder world/community itself. In this presentation, participants will have the ability to evaluate eating disorders through a social justice lens that centers the experiences of people of color and indigenous descent people. Participants will learn about historical trauma, and the white-thin-cis-hetero industrial complex. Furthermore, the facilitator will explore the legacies of colonialism on self-esteem, body-image, and food.

Sponsored by EDCare and Eating Recovery Center, in collaboration with the Eating Disorder Foundation, Gaudiani Clinic, and Project Heal.

About Nalgona Positivity Pride

Nalgona Positivity Pride (NPP) is a xicana-indigenous body-positive organization that provides intersectional eating disorders education and community-based support for people of color who are struggling with troubled eating and poor body-image. After not seeing her own experiences reflected and the lack of cultural awareness in the eating disorder world, Gloria Lucas started NPP in 2014 out of an urgent need to create a platform for communities of color and indigenous-descent communities who struggle alone. Gloria first-hand experienced the isolation that comes with being a person of color with an eating disorder and the absence of services for low-income people.

NPP’s line of work focuses on uncovering the impacts of colonialism, social oppression, historical trauma and its role in impairing relationships indigenous-descent people have with food and body-image. NPP’s goal is to help people of color and indigenous descent folks find education and resources for self-empowering, resistance, and healing.

Learn more