Redefining Wellness in a Weight-Obsessed World: Ditching Diet Culture
Diet culture is a toxic belief system that focuses on and values weight, shape, and size over our wellbeing. 95% of diets do not work, but yet, we still live in a society that continues to push food rules, restrictive diets and fatphobic beliefs. If you have spent years dieting and are tired of struggling with a disordered relationship with food and your body - you are not alone. The good news is that ditching diet culture is possible. In this webinar, melainie rogers nutrition, llc Founder & CEO Melainie Rogers, MS, RDN, CDN, CEDRD-S will explain what diet culture is, how it negatively impacts our lives & how we can reclaim our lives and begin to redefine wellness.
BENEFITS
Understand diet culture and how it impacts our lives
Identify problematic thoughts and behaviors regarding food and your body derived from toxic diet culture beliefs
Discover ways to redefine what wellness means to you and create an action plan to ditch diet culture
Melainie Rogers, MS, RDN, CDN, CEDRD-S
Melainie Rogers, MS, RDN, CDN, CEDRD-S, is a Certified Eating Disorder Registered Dietitian (CEDRD) and Supervisor and is dedicated to supporting others in their quest to achieve long-term recovery. She is the Founder and Executive Director of BALANCE eating disorder treatment center™ and melainie rogers nutrition, llc.
Melainie received her education in Melbourne, Australia where she was born and raised. She obtained her Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry from Melbourne University and completed a Graduate Diploma in Sports Nutrition from Deakin University, Australia. Upon coming to the United States, she earned her master’s degree in Clinical Nutrition at New York University.
Melainie is an internationally recognized expert on eating disorders. Among her many affiliations, Melainie is the founder and past president of the New York City IAEDP Chapter, an Advisory Board Member at the Center for the Study of Anorexia and Bulimia and a former Board Member of the Binge Eating Disorder Association. She is a professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at New York University. Her treatment approach derives itself from a philosophy based on the principles of Intuitive Eating and Health At Every Size. Melainie has earned a strong reputation among her colleagues for her expertise in the field of nutrition and eating disorders. She is a dynamic speaker and has been invited to present internationally on the latest scientific discoveries and treatment approaches within the eating disorder profession.
DISCLAIMER REGARDING WEBINARS:
Webinars are meant to provide individuals with information and personal support from peers. Melainie Rogers, MS, RDN, CDN, CEDRD-S, the facilitator, will at times provide general information about psychological and emotional issues, but will not engage in rendering psychological or healthcare advice for any individual or for his or her particular situation. The support group does not provide medical, mental health or any other type of healthcare service. No diagnosis or treatment of, or advice regarding, any medical or mental health condition or illness of any group member will be offered during the webinar. The webinar cannot substitute for, and is not an alternative to, medical or other healthcare diagnosis and treatment when a medical or mental health condition or illness is present. Webinar participants are advised to seek diagnosis, treatment and advice regarding medical or mental health conditions or illnesses from physicians, psychotherapists and other licensed healthcare professionals.