The Revolution Must Be Fed- Affirming Eating Disorder Care

ABOUT

Sociopolitical stress is continuing to amplify body image distress and disordered eating in trans and non binary clients. Learn from a dietician and therapist team on offering politicized, identity and neurodiversity affirming eating disorder care to trans, non binary, and identity queer clients.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Brett Ford (Any Pronouns)

Meet the Presenter:

Brett is a queer, white, registered dietitian (RDN) and certified intuitive eating counselor. Brett is an enthusiasm enthusiast who loves to read poetry, gleefully cackle while watching SNL, play pick-up soccer, skip down trader joe’s aisles looking for seasonal snacks, explore and support liberatory work, gasp at the splendor of flowers, have cuddle puddles with their partner and rescue pups, mirror dance, and eat with gusto. They are a student of Vipanassa (Insight) Meditation and aim to make all aspects of her life, her practice. Brett’s specializations include supporting trans and non binary clients, chronic dieters, disordered eating patterns and eating disorders, perinatal folks, people navigating how to nourish themselves with a chronic disease and neurodivergent individuals.

Shir Gavriel Wolf (They/He)

Meet the Presenter:

Shir (they/he) is a queer, white, trans masculine & nonbinary Audhd licensed clinical social worker, EMDRIA-certified therapist, and EMDRIA-approved consultant. They also serve as a field instructor for graduate level social work interns. Shir specializes in neurodiversity affirming + identity affirming care across the lifespan, with a special interest in supporting trans, intersex and autistic clients at the intersections of trauma, eating disorders and OCD. Shir has over a decade of experience in providing therapy, working in both school-based and outpatient community mental health settings, offering individual, group, and family support to kids, teens and families. Prior to becoming a therapist, Shir worked in suicide prevention and community based programming with queer and trans young people. Outside of clinical practice, Shir enjoys playing piano, making electronic music, gardening, cooking, waterfall rappelling, cuddling with their dog, and spending time with family, friends, and queer and trans community.

Rave Reviews from Previous Conferences

I learned more from this conference than I did from most of my grad school classes. As a queer nonbinary provider working with primarily queer and gender nonconforming folks, it is so important to hear from others who share these identities in how to best support and affirm my clients. I also really appreciated the letter writing training as it has allowed me to help so many clients access affirming care. I look forward to attending this upcoming year and continuing to listen and learn!

Every presenter was amazing and brought a wealth of information and experience to each session. I continue to use what I learned in the conference and in Van’s other trainings as a jumping off point to do my own self work and to better support my clients and the community. I've gotten so much out of previous conferences and I can't wait to attend this year's!

Attending this conference was a game-changer for me. It took me from being informed to embracing an affirming lens and practice, and I couldn't be more grateful for the experience. If you're looking to level up your understanding and support of the 2SLGBTQ+ community, trust me, the Do Something Identity(ies) conference is where it's at. You won't regret it!

As a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and addiction specialist, I was blown away by the quality of content and selection offered during the conference. The robust selection of top-notch presenters was impressive and the topics covered a wide array of timely and relevant material. I would strongly encourage anyone working in any helping profession to attend this conference if at all possible. It is exactly this kind of content and presentation that is needed in order for us to heal ourselves and those around us.