“What if there’s nothing wrong with my body?”
For many, asking this simple question can be astonishingly transformative. In our culture, thin bodies are widely considered to be the absolute standard of health, beauty and desirability— a limited perspective and impossible standard that causes distress for many people, especially those who cannot conform to it.
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In this workshop Sarah Landolfi invites participants to explore the roots of anti-fatness, question their assumptions about health, and understand the pervasive, traumatic impact of anti-fatness on fat people. Through interactive discussions and activities participants will learn to define anti-fatness and recognize instances of it in their daily lives, understand how it fits into a larger matrix of multiple and interlocking systems of oppression, and set intentions and build practices to continuously reflect on and interrogate anti-fatness. By recognizing anti-fat bias and challenging our assumptions, we will be able reimagine the world and live more embodied lives in it.
This event is open to both mental health professionals and the general public. For folks who have completed Part 1 and are interested in clinical applications of this material, Part 2 of this workshop series will be offered live in early 2022.
Event Details
Facilitator: Sarah Landolfi, LCSW
3 CEUs are offered for LCPCs, LCSWs, LMFTs, and Clinical Psychologists. This workshop qualifies for the Cultural Competency continuing education requirements for Social Workers in the State of Illinois.
Fee: $150
CCIH strives to make training accessible for as many participants as possible. For this workshop, we are offering a lowered fee of $100 for students or other participants in need of a reduced fee. Contact Victoria at theccih.office@gmail.com to request.
This event will take place virtually. Participants will be emailed a Zoom link a few days in advance.
Sarah Landolfi is a psychotherapist specializing in trauma informed, fat-positive therapy for LGBTQIA+ folks. As an educator and consultant, she partners with therapists and other healthcare providers to facilitate their process of understanding, interrogating, and ultimately unlearning anti-fatness within themselves, in their work with clients and patients, and within their communities. Though her work is informed by theory and research, she privileges fat people’s and Queer & Trans people’s lived experience, activism and scholarship, as the most valuable resources in understanding these different systems of oppression and their fallout. Additionally, her practice amplifies fat, Queer and Trans voices and ensures that we remain focused on the goals for this work as told to us by marginalized folks themselves.
CCIH Cancellation Policy: If you are unable to attend, you may send a substitute or request a refund. All refund requests must be made in writing at least one week prior to the event and are subject to an administrative charge of $30. Alternatively, you may transfer your full registration fee to a future workshop. Cancellations and transfer requests made less than one week prior to event will not be honored and registration fee will be forfeited. Requests must be emailed to theccih.office@gmail.com and will not be accepted by phone. We reserve the right to cancel the workshop, in which case participants will receive a full refund.