Body Image, Weight Stigma & Disordered Eating
Training, talks and workshops
An Introduction to Disordered Eating - workshop available to purchase.
This workshop was held online in March 2025 but the full recording is available to buy through Online Events - 1.5 hours CPD.
Included in this workshop recording:
Included in this workshop recording:
- Understanding disordered eating – what it is and how it relates to eating disorders
- The links between body image, diet culture, and disordered eating
- Social and cultural influences, including weight stigma
- Assumptions and biases around weight and disordered eating
- Therapeutic approaches for working with disordered eating
- Identifying risks and knowing when to refer clients on for specialist care
- Recommendations for further learning
New Year, New You? The impact of Diet Culture in the Therapy Room
Monday 27th January 2025 - this workshop is now over but you can purchase the recording here.
The new year can amplify diet culture, heightening body image concerns and disordered eating risks. This 2-hour workshop unpacks the impact of diet culture and weight stigma, explores assumptions/biases and the impact in the therapy room, and offers practical ways to support clients.
Mel was confident, eloquent and knowledgeable in the subject and provided a wealth of thought provoking insights and experiences. Mel gave a strong overview of the issues around disordered eating and kept us engaged and excited by the topic. The perfect workshop.
-Online Events workshop attendee, October 2023
Previous trainings, talks and workshops:
Reflections on working with perpetrators of domestic abuse, with Online Events
A one-hour talk on my experiences and reflections on working with perpetrators of abuse, and how we can use these lessons to create a more compassionate world. This event is now over but you can purchase a recording here.
Thank you for making such a complex subject so accessible. Your compassion and understanding for people in larger bodies shines through. I really value the holding of this in the political sphere too - I’m looking forward to learning more from you.
Workshop attendee, July 2022
Workshop - Domestic Abuse and Disordered Eating
With Online Events
This event is now over but you can purchase the recording for £9.99 here!
This training is for anyone interested in learning more about disordered eating and body shame, and/or domestic abuse, with an additional focus on perpetrators too.
- For those working in domestic abuse wanting to learn more about disordered eating, or those working with eating disorders/eating distress wanting to learn about domestic abuse.
- For those who work in neither who want to learn about both!
- For students and trainees who’d like an insight into domestic abuse and disordered eating
- For those who are intrigued about working with perpetrators, and interested in male presentations of disordered eating and body image
- To help explore a nuanced and unique approach to thinking about power and control in relation to food and bodies
Previous workshop
With Online Events
WORKSHOP RECORDING AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE HERE (£9.99 OR INCLUDED WITH MEMBERSHIP WITH ONLINE EVENTS)
Disordered eating and body image issues are so widespread, counsellors are highly likely to come across this in their work. Many people face stigma based on their body size and appearance. Eating disorders are on the rise and treatment services are struggling to accommodate the demand. Many people don’t fit the diagnostic criteria, leaving those struggling with eating and body image to seek out help elsewhere, or cope alone.
In this workshop, we’ll explore disordered eating and body image, and the impact of weight stigma and other intersecting forms of identity (class, gender, disability etc). We’ll look at the wider social and cultural factors, taking a “big picture” approach to understand the context of disordered eating, as well as ways we can help challenge our personal biases and assumptions, and in turn help support others.
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?
WORKSHOP RECORDING AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE HERE (£9.99 OR INCLUDED WITH MEMBERSHIP WITH ONLINE EVENTS)
With Online Events
WORKSHOP RECORDING AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE HERE (£9.99 OR INCLUDED WITH MEMBERSHIP WITH ONLINE EVENTS)
Disordered eating and body image issues are so widespread, counsellors are highly likely to come across this in their work. Many people face stigma based on their body size and appearance. Eating disorders are on the rise and treatment services are struggling to accommodate the demand. Many people don’t fit the diagnostic criteria, leaving those struggling with eating and body image to seek out help elsewhere, or cope alone.
In this workshop, we’ll explore disordered eating and body image, and the impact of weight stigma and other intersecting forms of identity (class, gender, disability etc). We’ll look at the wider social and cultural factors, taking a “big picture” approach to understand the context of disordered eating, as well as ways we can help challenge our personal biases and assumptions, and in turn help support others.
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
- To help practitioners understand body image and disordered eating, and the impact of weight stigma and fatphobia, as well as other intersecting forms of identity.
- Practitioners will have the opportunity to reflect on their own relationship with food and their bodies, as well as societal narratives and ideals.
- To help prevent and reduce harm caused to those with eating problems or facing appearance-based stigma and discrimination, building on inclusivity in their practice.
Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?
- Anyone working in the helping professions, counsellors and psychotherapists including trainees, and those with an interest for themselves or to support family/friends
WORKSHOP RECORDING AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE HERE (£9.99 OR INCLUDED WITH MEMBERSHIP WITH ONLINE EVENTS)
