Intro to Intuitive Eating:
A Tool to Liberate Yourself from the Prison of Diet Culture and Weight Obsession
We are born Intuitive Eaters, but cultural messages to diet and lose weight quickly start to take over our minds and cause us to lose trust in our bodies. Intuitive Eating is a process of relearning instincts we once knew. Extensive research shows that Intuitive Eating is associated with lower markers of disordered eating, food preoccupation, food-related anxiety, body dissatisfaction, binge eating, and depression. This workshop will introduce you to the 10 principles of Intuitive Eating that will help you learn to reject diet culture and make peace with food and your body.
When: Wednesday, May 15th
Time: 5:00-6:00pm Mountain Time
Who: Everyone is welcome
Where: Virtually on Zoom
Cost: Free
Can’t make it? A recording of this workshop will be posted on our YouTube channel.
Brought to you in collaboration with Carey Baldwin, RD, CIEC
Carey Baldwin (She/Her) is a Registered Dietitian and a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. She began her career working as a clinical dietitian at St Mark’s Hospital in Salt Lake City where she focused on Medical Nutrition Therapy. After taking a break to stay home with her kids, Carey decided to shift gears away from clinical work and follow her passion which is helping people who struggle with disordered eating. Carey is a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor and opened her private practice in Denver last year called Safe Space Nutrition Counseling, LLC. She cares deeply about inclusivity and is HAES aligned. When she’s not helping clients, she loves to travel with her family and spend time in the mountains either hiking or skiing.
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The mission of The Eating Disorder Foundation is to be an effective resource in the prevention and elimination of eating disorders through education, support, and advocacy. Learn more about us at https://eatingdisorderfoundation.org/
We know you because we’ve been you
Are you seeking support from someone who understands what you are going through? Through EDF’s mentorship program, we will match you with a mentor who has walked the path and understands the complexity of the recovery journey. This 10-week program will provide one-on-one support during weekly connections. We strongly believe in the power of connection, meaningful conversations, and creating a community of like-minded individuals – factors we attribute to living a life in/towards recovery. We welcome individuals 16+ from all states in the US. Pairs may meet virtually or in person.
We at EDF are absolutely blown away by the massive interest in our blossoming mentorship program. We have received an unprecedented number of applications from members of the community who want to pursue recovery with us.
Please note that this program has a limited number of available mentors, so there is no guarantee you will be paired. Mentee applicants not accepted this round may re-apply next quarter. You must be at least 16 years of age and a resident of the United States to apply.
How do I apply?
Submit your application by December 12th
Please take a minute to read three important points before submitting your application:
1. Mentee applications will be available from today through Tuesday, December 12th. Please take your time to fill out your application. The more details you give us, the better we get to know you! Please refrain from providing one line answers.
2. Due to the high demand for this program, applications will only be accepted between today and December 12th. If you submit your application after these dates, it will not be reviewed.
3. This program has a limited number of available mentors, so there is no guarantee that you will be paired. Mentee applicants not accepted this round may be encouraged to re-apply next quarter.
Are you ready to take the next step?
Select the form below and return via email by December 12th to EDF Staff: cengels@eatingdisorderfoundation.org
- If your application is not approved for this quarter, an EDF staff member will contact you to discuss how we can continue to support your journey.
- If your application is approved to the next step. You will receive an email to set up an application review so we can get to know you better.
To learn more about this program, contact us at cengels@eatingdisorderfoundation.org.
For help finding professional support, or if you are in need of some extra resources, please feel free to call us at 303.322.3373 or email info@eatingdisorderfoundation.org.
Want to become a mentor instead? Read more here.
Build Your Yardstick: An Introduction to Confident Caregiving Skills
Calling all Caregivers!
Join us for this interactive, skills-building webinar with Bryn Miller, an eating disorder psychotherapist turned caregiver coach. Backed by her decade of experience supporting families, Bryn helps busy and overwhelmed caregivers get calm, confident and connected to their loved ones through her organized approach, concrete skills and compassionate support.
Bryn, an expert in Caregiver Support, will walk you through key tenants of Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) including why Caregivers are so important, the robust research behind the model and, most importantly, what you can do to support your loved one, no matter what their struggle is or the state of your relationship.
You will leave with three concrete tools to help you help your loved one right away, by:
- Completing a visual exercise to set clear goals for your Caregiver work
- A tracking tool to clearly assess if things are working- and what to do if they aren’t!
- An empowering reframe for approaching the hardest situations with your loved one
Bring your pen and paper, this one will be full of tools you can start using immediately! (Or just come and listen- you do you!) And save the date for our follow-up webinar on September 11th to take it to the next level!
Let’s level up your caregiving confidence!
When: Thursday, June 13th
Time: 5:00-6:00 PM MT
Who: Everyone is welcome
Cost: Free
Where: Zoom
Can’t make it? A recording of this workshop will be posted on our YouTube channel.
Brought to you in collaboration with Bryn Miller, LPC, CEDS-S and Bryn Miller Parent Coaching
Bryn Miller is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Colorado, a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist and Supervisor and an Certified Advanced Therapist in Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT). She is also the Secretary of the Denver Metro iaedp Chapter and runs the Monthly Connection Caregiver Skills Group through The Eating Disorder Foundation.
With nearly a decade working with adolescents and young adults with eating disorders alongside their parents and caregivers at every level of care, Bryn is passionate about supporting both individuals and their support teams to explore and heal their relationships with food and their bodies. Bryn approaches her work, both with individuals and their loved ones, with the goal of whole family healing.
In service of the mission to better support caregivers and inspired by EFFT, Bryn founded Bryn Miller Parent Coaching and developed her signature 5-Step Parent Coaching Program, The Response Roadmap. Through live groups and her on-demand course, Bryn empowers parents to access their sense of calm and confidence to better connect to their children and the parents they want to be, regardless of the struggles.
When Bryn is not working, she is writing, meditating, embarrassing herself in a hip-hop dance class and trying (largely unsuccessfully) to keep up with her own two small children.
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For questions about this event, contact us at 303-322-3373 or info@eatingdisorderfoundation.org
The mission of The Eating Disorder Foundation is to be an effective resource in the prevention and elimination of eating disorders through education, support, and advocacy. Learn more about us at https://eatingdisorderfoundation.org/
Exploring the most up to date research on the occurrence of eating disorders in the LGBTQ+ community, offering tools for advocacy, and resources for continued support and learning. We welcome all individuals, partners, caregivers, allies, and professionals to join us in this conversation.
When: Thursday, June 20th
Time: 5:00-6:00pm Mountain Time
Who: Everyone is welcome
Where: Virtually on Zoom
Cost: Free
Can’t make it? A recording of this workshop will be posted on our YouTube channel.
Brought to you in collaboration with Sabrina Scanga, past EDF staff member.
Sabrina (they/them) is a professional counselor at Momentum Counseling and Consulting. Sabrina received their BA in Psychology with minor in Nutrition from MSU Denver in 2017 and their MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from University of Northern Colorado in 2023, they are currently a Licensed Professional Candidate Counselor working with the queer community, those impacted by trauma and disordered eating and eating disorders. Their favorite things in life are laughing with their friends and partner, singing and dancing, baking, and reading fiction and fantasy.
For reminders about these events and others, sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of our home page https://eatingdisorderfoundation.org/
For questions about this event, contact us at 303-322-3373 or info@eatingdisorderfoundation.org
The mission of The Eating Disorder Foundation is to be an effective resource in the prevention and elimination of eating disorders through education, support, and advocacy. Learn more about us at https://eatingdisorderfoundation.org/
This mobility series is designed to be a supportive way to tune in to your body and ease back into consistent movement. June 29th-Aug 3rd
This is a 6 week series – every Saturday at 9am MT for 6 weeks. Tickets are for the full series.
SERIES TAKEAWAYS:
- A better knowledge of mobility, stretch tools and techniques.
- A better connection with sensations in your body.
- A way to practice listening to your body and responding to it.
- A better sense of where your body is at the moment.
SERIES SCHEDULE:
Week 1 – 6/29/24: Root & Breathe
This session will focus on connecting to the ground, foundation movements and moving with our breath.
Week 2 – 7/6/24: Connect & Reflect
This session will focus on tuning in with our body and how it feels before, during and after gentle movement and breath.
Week 3 – 7/13/24: Move & Groove
This session will focus on moving through our joint’s and their range of motion and exploring how gravity can help us stretch.
Week 4 – 7/20/24: Rock & Roll
This session will focus how to use the room and myofascial release to explore stretching and it’s sensations.
Week 5 – 7/27/24: Contract & Release
This session will use the science of reciprocal inhibition to increase our mobility, but also how to use your body to support your body.
Week 6 – 8/3/24: Ebb & Flow
This session will use all of the tools and techniques to meet our body where it is today and how to support it in the moment.
About the Facilitator:
Abigail Ladd is a health coach, fitness trainer, yoga teacher, and fat lady! She have been working in fitness spaces most of my life, but her relationship with food & movement wasn’t always a healthy one. Shestruggled with an eating disorder for most of her life and sadly that created a disordered relationship with fitness.
In recovery, she not only had to heal her relationship with food, but I also had to rediscover a healthy relationship with movement, which is no easy task in our fitness culture of “no pain, no gain.” It was a slow and intentional process. It involved a lot of self-compassion, permission, and an anti-diet & Health at Every Size approach.
It is now her life’s mission to help others make sustainable changes to their life while healing their relationship with food and movement. She is committed to reducing barriers to access and making health & fitness spaces more inclusive, welcoming, and completely shame-free!
The Eating Disorder Foundation will be closed for Independence Day.
This mobility series is designed to be a supportive way to tune in to your body and ease back into consistent movement. June 29th-Aug 3rd
This is a 6 week series – every Saturday at 9am MT for 6 weeks. Tickets are for the full series.
SERIES TAKEAWAYS:
- A better knowledge of mobility, stretch tools and techniques.
- A better connection with sensations in your body.
- A way to practice listening to your body and responding to it.
- A better sense of where your body is at the moment.
SERIES SCHEDULE:
Week 1 – 6/29/24: Root & Breathe
This session will focus on connecting to the ground, foundation movements and moving with our breath.
Week 2 – 7/6/24: Connect & Reflect
This session will focus on tuning in with our body and how it feels before, during and after gentle movement and breath.
Week 3 – 7/13/24: Move & Groove
This session will focus on moving through our joint’s and their range of motion and exploring how gravity can help us stretch.
Week 4 – 7/20/24: Rock & Roll
This session will focus how to use the room and myofascial release to explore stretching and it’s sensations.
Week 5 – 7/27/24: Contract & Release
This session will use the science of reciprocal inhibition to increase our mobility, but also how to use your body to support your body.
Week 6 – 8/3/24: Ebb & Flow
This session will use all of the tools and techniques to meet our body where it is today and how to support it in the moment.
About the Facilitator:
Abigail Ladd is a health coach, fitness trainer, yoga teacher, and fat lady! She have been working in fitness spaces most of my life, but her relationship with food & movement wasn’t always a healthy one. Shestruggled with an eating disorder for most of her life and sadly that created a disordered relationship with fitness.
In recovery, she not only had to heal her relationship with food, but I also had to rediscover a healthy relationship with movement, which is no easy task in our fitness culture of “no pain, no gain.” It was a slow and intentional process. It involved a lot of self-compassion, permission, and an anti-diet & Health at Every Size approach.
It is now her life’s mission to help others make sustainable changes to their life while healing their relationship with food and movement. She is committed to reducing barriers to access and making health & fitness spaces more inclusive, welcoming, and completely shame-free!