The Body Trust Framework

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Dana Sturtevant, MS, RD Related seminars and products

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Dana Sturtevant, MS, RD, is a registered dietician who helps people divest from diet culture, explore what it means to be embodied, and move toward a more compassionate form of radical care. Her work as a speaker, educator, and trainer focuses on humanizing health care, advancing health equity, and advocating for food and body sovereignty.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dana Sturtevant maintains a private practice and receives royalties as a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium, recording, and book royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dana Sturtevant is a member of the Association for Size Diversity and Health, the Columbia River Eating Disorder Network, and the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers.

Hilary Kinavey, MS, LPC Related seminars and products

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Hilary Kinavey, MS, LPC, has supported people who are healing from disordered eating, body shame, and the impact of weight bias and other traumas. Her work as a therapist, facilitator, educator, speaker, and writer, has been a study of what interrupts our sense of wholeness and how we can return to ourselves in a culture that profits from fragmentation.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Hilary Kinavey is the co-founder of Center for Body Trust and has an employment relationship with Lewis and Clark College. She receives royalties as a published author. Hilary Kinavey receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Hilary Kinavey has no relevant non-financial relationships.

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Objectives

1. Gain a comprehensive understanding of the factors that undermine embodiment and body trust. 
2. Explore the essential components that constitute the "narrative arc" of a Body Trust approach for achieving healing and self-acceptance. 
3. Apply actionable insights and strategies to enhance the practice of size inclusivity within your clinical setting. 

Outline

• Welcome and Introductions 
• Exploring the Struggle with Feeling at Home in Your Body
• Understanding Embodiment and Its Disruptions
  • Viewing Embodiment through a Social Justice Lens
    • Embracing Social Systems and Power Dynamics
    • Weight Bias and Discrimination
  • The Cycle of Socialization
  • Niva Piran's Developmental Theory of Embodiment
• The Body Trust Framework
  • The Narrative Arc of Body Trust Work
    • The Rupture
    • The Reckoning
    • The Reclamation
  • Strengthening Our Connection to Body Trust
• Our Healing Journey as Care Providers
  • Recognizing Our Training Rooted in the Dominant Weight Paradigm
  • Overcoming Challenges in Our Own Healing
  • Sharing Our Personal Body Stories
  • Practical Recommendations
• Questions and Answers (Q&A)

Target Audience

• Licensed Clinical/Mental Health Counselors
• Marriage & Family
• Therapists
• Psychologists
• Physicians
• Social Workers