Together, we will work towards not making ourselves smaller but taking up the space we rightfully deserve.
This closed group will run for six weeks and, based on interest, will be extended to be an ongoing weekly meet-up.
Starting October 2023
BCBS PPO, Aetna PPO, or Sliding scale $10-$30 per session.
The Liberated Body:
A Safe Space for Folx to Come Together for Fat Fellowship
Have you experienced judgment for the size of your body? Do people - family, doctors, dates - make assumptions about you for being fat? Do you have diet-related trauma? Do you know what it's like to go shopping and resignedly look at accessories while your straight-sized friends try on outfits made for their bodies?
The Liberated Body is a peer-led and clinician-moderated support group for self-identified fat folks to gather and share individual and collective experiences of what it is like to live in a larger body in a world that rewards thinness.
We will explore:
societal systems that impact how we perceive our bodies
diet culture and disordered eating
the messages we receive from friends and family about being fat
fat dating and sex
fatphobia and related trauma
how we conceptualize health and wellness - and ourselves