EDF will be closed on Thursday, November 28th and Friday, November 29th in observance of Thanksgiving. Please join us for a Special Holiday Support Group on Saturday, November 30th from 10-11:30 AM.
EDF will be closed on Tuesday, December 25th in observance of Christmas. Please join us for a Special Holiday Support Group on Saturday, December 29th from 10-11:30 AM.
EDF will be closed on Tuesday, January 1st in observance of New Year’s Day. Please join us for a Special Holiday Support Group on Saturday, December 29th from 10-11:30 AM.
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Hannah Turnbull is a non diet, health at every size (HAES) registered dietitian nutritionist who helps clients navigate their relationship to food and their body, and learn what nourishment means for them. She blogs on her website www.nourishedwithhannah.comand you can find her dismantling diet culture one post at a time on instagram at @HannahRDN. She is obsessed with her dog Bennett and spends far too much time consuming media and coffee.
Website: NourishedwithHannah.com
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Michele Cooper, LCSW is a therapist in private practice in Denver, CO. Michele specializes in working with adults and teens struggling with eating disorders, disordered eating, body image issues, anxiety and trauma. She utilizes evidence-based treatments such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness, and EMDR. Michele provides both group and individual counseling in her practice, CORtherapy at Elevate Counseling and Community Center.
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Money and Milkshakes: The Intersection Between Finances and Eating Disorders
Friday, February 15th 9:00-11:00AM
What do money and milkshakes have in common? They both can give you a brain freeze!
Join Wendy Wright, LMFT, CEDS, CIEC for this important discussion of:
— how money and food fears can have similar foundations (spoiler alert: shame is involved!)
— how people may subsitute symptoms between food and money processes and patterns
— tips on how to talk about money and costs of treatment, to yourself and to others
— how clarity and support are tools for peace and recovery -for both eating disorders and money “disorders”
Plus time for your questions.
Space is limited!
RSVP to info@eatingdisorderfoundation.org or 303.322.3373\
Wendy Wright, LMFT, CEDS, CIEC is a psychotherapist and consultant based in Denver, CO. She has over 15 years experience in counseling those with eating disorders and their loved ones.
She is a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist (CEDS), CEDS Supervisor, and a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor (CIEC). She can help you decode the underlying meanings and functions of eating disorder thoughts. Wendy also offers financial counseling and helps you name the blocks that get in the way of your best financial life.
When she is not helping others find freedom in their relationships with food and finances, she is likely on her yoga mat, the ski slope, or a hiking trail. You can find her at wendywrightcounseling.com, for in office and virtual sessions and groups.
Yoga is a compassionate and self-loving practice known to reduce eating disorder symptoms and increase body awareness in a non-competitive and non-judgmental environment. Join us with two wonderful instructors from our community for a gentle class and time for connection.
Event Details:
Date: Saturday, February 23rd
Time: 12:00-2:00PM
Location: 255 Clayton St. #301 Denver 80206
Space is limited!
RSVP to info@eatingdisorderfoundation.org or 303.322.337
About the Facilitators:
Megan Foster
Megan Foster is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200) with a passion for supporting others in their healing from eating disorders. Megan began practicing yoga with her mom as a kid, and later found the practice again as a way to heal her relationship to her body in her early 20’s. Her background in social work and emotional healing informs the way that she teaches yoga, aiming to create a safe, healing experience for the body, mind, and soul, and helps all people to feel what their body needs in the moment.
Brogan Rossi
Brogan started her yoga journey while living abroad in New Zealand with her husband in 2013. She worked at a yoga studio and quickly fell in love with the community the practice brought with it. Since then, Brogan has received both her Yoga Sculpt license and 200-hour RYT license from Core Power Yoga. Yoga has transformed her life by reducing stress, creating a safe and welcoming community, and increasing her overall devotion to self-care and wellbeing.
Free Parent Workshop
March 12th from 3-8PM
at The Eating Disorder Foundation
Registration is currently FULL – join the wait list at info@eatingdisorderfoundation.org or 303-322-3373
- Are you the parent of a child with an eating disorder?
- Do you blame yourself for your child’s illness and/or struggles?
- Does this self-blame weigh you down?
Join us for an experiential workshop where you will have the opportunity to release some of the pain of parental self-blame. Facilitated by Dr. Adele Lafrance and rooted deeply in compassion, this workshop will involve individual and group exercises to move through the guilt and shame that often surface when supporting a child with an eating disorder, no matter their age.
Dr. Adele Lafrance is an Associate Professor of Psychology from Ontario, Canada. She is a clinical psychologist and co-developer of Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT). As founding co-director of Mental Health Foundations, Dr. Lafrance provides consultation and training for clinicians, school boards and mental health agencies worldwide. She has published extensively in the field of clinical psychology and currently supports the research base for emotion-focused interventions in mental health and school settings. Dr. Lafrance is regularly interviewed in the media and is a frequent speaker throughout the world. She also makes many practical resources for parents, caregivers and other adult influencers available on her website (without cost: www.mentalhealthfoundations.ca).
Closure: all EDF groups are cancelled on Wednesday, March 13, and Thursday, March 14, due to weather.