Body-Liberated Futures: A Culminating Collective Dreaming Session
What does a world look like where the most marginalized bodies no longer bear the weight of systemic oppression and are celebrated in their full glory?
In this workshop, we’ll conclude our Body Liberation webinar series by envisioning a future where bodies are not simply perceived but truly seen—freed from systems of control and marginalization. Through guided reflection, small group discussions, and collective mind-mapping, we will examine how the politicization of bodies reinforces hierarchies and explore ways to dismantle these structures and belief systems in our daily lives and communities.
Participants will leave with actionable steps to build a world where all bodies are valued and supported, empowered by shared dreaming and the strength of collective imagination.
The session will not be recorded to maintain the privacy of this vulnerable and sacred space.
🗓 Wednesday, March 5, 2025
🕗 8 PM ET
📲 FREE
By registering, you agree to the Embody Lib Terms of Service.
Body Liberated Nourishment: Connecting with our Ancestral Foodways
How we nourish ourselves—especially during times of instability and crisis—can either fuel or hinder our ability to fully engage in collective action.
This session invites participants to explore the connections between body liberation and the diverse aspects of nourishment, which are often overlooked in mainstream conversations about food and nutrition. Through guided discussions, reflection exercises, and interactive activities, attendees will be equipped to start their journey of reclaiming their relationship to nourishment, drawing on ancestral wisdom and foodways as a pathway to body liberation.
By the end of the session, attendees will be able to:
1.) Understand the connection between body liberation and celebrating ancestral foodways and how they contribute to historical resilience during times of crisis.
3.) Evaluate the impact of colonization and racialized food hierarchies on body image and eating practices, discussing strategies for reclaiming ancestral food traditions as a form of resistance and self-care.
4.) Demonstrate the power of ancestral foodways through personal storytelling, intentionally linking food to a sense of shared cultural identity, community, and personal resilience.
🗓 Wednesday, February 26, 2025
🕗 8 PM ET
📲 Pay-what-you-can registration + recording access for all registrants!
By registering, you agree to the Embody Lib Terms of Service.
Body Liberated Self Care: Transformative Practice for the Activist-Minded
In a world where mainstream wellness is often disconnected from politics and systemic challenges, how can we reclaim self-care that nourishes and empowers our activism practice?
This session invites participants to explore Body Liberation as a framework for transformative self-care. First, attendees will be guided through the binary and hierarchical nature of mainstream wellness culture. Next, through reflection, group discussion, and somatic practice, attendees will gain tools that help reclaim ancestral wisdom and integrate lived experiences into their self-care routines. Participants will leave with a foundational blueprint for creating personalized, sustainable self-care action plans that seamlessly support their activism.
By the end of the session, attendees will be able to:
1.) Analyze the socially dominant narratives surrounding health and well-being, identifying how they perpetuate hierarchical and supremacist ideologies.
2.) Evaluate the historical and contemporary roles of the body as both a site of oppression and a source of power, and discuss how this impacts personal and collective well-being.
3.) Apply a Body Liberated lens to self-care practices, incorporating insights from ancestral wisdom, lived experiences, and the different dimensions of well-being.
4.) Create a personalized, sustainable self-care routine that aligns with transformative self-care principles, designed to support both individual health and activist work.
🗓 Wednesday, February 12, 2025
🕗 8 PM ET
📲 Pay-what-you-can registration + recording access for all registrants!
By registering, you agree to the Embody Lib Terms of Service.
Body Liberated Community: Strategies for Building Resilience from the Ground Up
In times of national and global uncertainty, it’s easy to feel powerless.
This session will empower participants to focus on what they can influence within their local communities. Participants will explore practical strategies for building both individual and community resilience, including local engagement, civic participation, mutual support networks, and insights from the resilience practices of historically marginalized groups. Through guided activities, participants will identify their locus of control, analyze areas of influence and power, and develop action plans for meaningful community involvement.
🗓 Wednesday, February 5, 2025
🕗 8 PM ET
📲 Pay-what-you-can registration + recording access for all registrants!
By registering, you agree to the Embody Lib Terms of Service.
Beyond Body Positivity: An Introduction to Body Liberation as Collective Healing
In this session, participants will explore the evolution of body liberation and how historical movements have shaped contemporary understandings of body liberation, emphasizing the shift from merely loving one's body to embracing a more nuanced approach that challenges systemic and individual barriers. Participants will be better equipped to support both individual and collective efforts toward achieving freedom from societal expectations and systemic marginalization.
By the end of the session, participants will be able to...
Describe the historical development of body liberation, including key movements and milestones from the 1960s to the present.
Distinguish between body liberation and other related concepts such as body positivity and fat acceptance, highlighting their differences and evolution.
Identify and discuss practical strategies for integrating body liberation principles into personal practice and broader community efforts, focusing on systemic and individual barriers.
🗓 Wednesday, January 29, 2025
🕗 8 PM ET
📲 FREE registration + recording access for all registrants!
By registering, you agree to the Embody Lib Terms of Service.
Body Liberated Self Care: Transformative Practice for the Activist-Minded
In a world where mainstream wellness is often disconnected from politics and systemic challenges, how can we reclaim self-care that nourishes and empowers our activism practice?
This session invites participants to explore Body Liberation as a framework for transformative self-care. First, attendees will be guided through the binary and hierarchical nature of mainstream wellness culture. Next, through reflection, group discussion, and somatic practice, attendees will gain tools that help reclaim ancestral wisdom and integrate lived experiences into their self-care routines. Participants will leave with a foundational blueprint for creating personalized, sustainable self-care action plans that seamlessly support their activism
🗓 Wednesday, December 4, 2024
🕗 8 PM ET
📲 Pay-what-you-can registration + recording access for all registrants!
Stratifying Food, Bodies, and Health: The Role of Socially Dominant Narratives in Shaping the Current Health & Nutrition Landscape
Embody Lib is partnering with Weight-Inclusive Dietitians in Canada (WIDIC) to offer this foundational webinar!
During this 60-minute session, participants will be guided through the complex interplay between social identities and how they influence the current nutrition education landscape. Assisted by session facilitator Patrilie Hernandez, participants will be able to examine how socially dominant identities influence the narratives around food, body, and health and how these narratives can perpetuate systemic inequities. Be part of this insightful discussion that challenges conventional narratives and seeks to foster a more equitable and inclusive approach to nutrition education. By understanding the influence of socially dominant identities, we can begin to dismantle barriers and create more just food systems for all.
Date: Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
Time: 9 AM PT/12 PM ET
Link: https://weightinclusive.ca/events/stratifying-food-bodies-health/
Body Liberated Community: Strategies for Building Resilience from the Ground Up
In times of national and global uncertainty, it’s easy to feel powerless. This session will empower participants to focus on what they can influence within their local communities. Participants will explore practical strategies for building both individual and community resilience, including local engagement, civic participation, mutual support networks, and insights from the resilience practices of historically marginalized groups. Through guided activities, participants will identify their locus of control, analyze areas of influence and power, and develop action plans for meaningful community involvement.
🗓 Wednesday, Nov 20, 2024
🕗 8 PM ET
📲 Pay-what-you-can registration + recording access for all registrants!
Beyond Body Positivity: An Introduction to Body Liberation as Collective Healing
During this 1-hour webinar, participants will be guided through the evolution of body-centered activism and how historical movements have shaped contemporary understandings of body liberation, emphasizing the shift from merely loving one's body to embracing a more nuanced approach that challenges internalized and systemic oppression. Participants will leave feeling better equipped to support their individual journey as well as collective efforts toward liberation from societal marginalization.
🗓 Wednesday, Nov 13, 2024
🕗 8 PM ET
📲 FREE registration + recording access for all registrants!
“An Introduction to Culturally Competent Nutrition Education Delivery and Design” (Parts 1 & 2)
During this two-part series, participants will delve into the critical intersection of cultural competence theory and nutrition education delivery, emphasizing the profound impact of cultural beliefs and practices on dietary habits and health outcomes. Participants will engage in activities to assess cultural competency in their nutrition education initiative. Finally, participants will gain a nuanced understanding of cultural competence versus cultural humility in nutrition education design and delivery, thereby enhancing the impact and inclusivity of their practice. Participants will walk away from this session with an action plan that can further promote cultural competence and humility on both a program and institutional level.
The CPE activity application for "An Introduction to Culturally Competent Nutrition Education Delivery & Design" is pending CDR review and approval for 3.0 CPEUs
Part 1 Date and Time
Tuesday, May 14th, 2024 from 3:30 - 5 PM ET
Part 2 Date and Time
Tuesday, May 21st , 2024 from 3:30-5 PM ET
Both webinars will be recorded and will be available to registered users for 30 days after the session date.
“Supporting Social-emotional Wellbeing for BIPOC at Work: Building an Organizational Culture of Shared Accountability”(FREE-to-attend)
Calling all socially conscious non-profit professionals, entrepreneurs, and community leaders committed to justice in their work!
Mark your calendars for Thursday, April 25th at 12 PM ET
The workplace can be a central point for promoting several dimensions of well-being, a crucial component of health, specifically social-emotional well-being. While organizational culture and climate impact every employee, Black, Brown, and Indigenous People of Color are adversely affected when justice and equity are not centered.
In line with this year’s Minority Health Month Theme, “Be the Source for Better Health: Improving Health Outcomes Through Our Cultures, Communities, and Connections,” Embody Lib founder Patrilie will be conversing with Michelle Nicole of Passion and Power, a consulting firm for those who we aim to go beyond ‘diversity’ and create community spaces where Black and other marginalized folks can experience radical equity and safety.
During this lunchtime chat, attendees will hear about what it takes to build an organizational culture of shared accountability, which is often overlooked when planning for and implementing DEIJB initiatives. So bring your brown bag lunch and pull up a chair to this can’t miss conversation!
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Embody Lib Webinar: “Weight-Inclusive Food Justice: What the Movement is Missing, How it Holds People of the Global Majority Back, and How to Do Better”
Register for this live webinar* and gain insight into how the food justice movement, rooted in Black liberation, has evolved to promote supremacist thinking and colonialist ideology. You will learn how bodies and food can be used to uphold systems of oppression, including how social identities and their proximity to systemic power shape these beliefs. After expanding on the various pillars of food justice, Patrilie, the session facilitator, will guide session participants through a historical timeline, starting with the emergence of food insecurity in America into the public eye during the Civil Rights movement, ending with specific examples of how weight bias and anti-fatness interfere with working towards inclusive food justice.
Dietitians and Nutrition Professionals can receive 1.5 CEUs for their live attendance.
*Time is listed as Eastern Time. The webinar recording will only be available for those enrolled in the Body Liberation Learning Portal Course. Visit the course webpage to learn more.