I’m sponsoring Fat Con 2027!
Thrilled to be a sponsor for @thefatcon once again!
Fat Con creates fat joy and builds fat community with a mission to “improve the lives of Fat Humans through art, health, public policy and community outreach. By improving visibility and uplifting the voices of people of size, we don't seek acceptance, we seek Fat Liberation.”
And I’ll be presenting again on Fat Liberation Parenting: Beyond the Basics! Hope to see you there in person or through the virtual platform!
Fat Liberation Parenting: Beyond the Basics
my Fat Con 2027 Presentation
You know you want to care for children in your life differently than how you were raised and the stakes feel higher than ever in this GLP-1s era. Come learn strategies to support the kids in your family and community in this conversation about weaving fat liberation into parenting at all stages of development. All adults who are helping to raise kids - parents, family members, community elders, nannies, teachers, other providers who work with kids etc - are invited to attend.
I’ll be sharing
an overview of fat liberation parenting: a focus on attachment and relationship, not engaging in practices to promote intentional weight loss, teaching kids to be aware of intersectional systems of oppression with a goal of raising kids who can maintain body trust and a secure relationship with their bodies and with the adults in their lives.
what fat liberation parenting can look like at different ages/stages of development: early childhood, school-age, adolescence, and beyond.
discussion of how to find community and support for ourselves as the adults raising and engaging with kids at all these stages
The goal is for folks to leave with guideposts, supports and resources to turn to as challenges arise around parenting kids with fat liberation as a core value.
Fat Liberation Parenting
Fat Con 2025 Presentation
In 2025, I talked about Fat Liberation Parenting with a group of parents, caregivers, doulas, therapists at Fat Con and it was fantastic!
My goal with that presentation was to ground us in fat liberation values and HAES, disability justice, anti-racism, & attachment frameworks that can sustain us through parenting and to provide an opportunity to connect with other fat parents, share reflections, and celebrate the fat joy of our families.
“Occupying space in your presentation was one of my favorite sessions. How prepared you were, was a breath of fresh air. How softly you spoke and shared made it really easy to be engaged and wanting to listen to you. And your understanding of consent was so attractive to witness as you parent your child. Thank you for your service this weekend. I appreciate how inclusive you were on different roles as caregivers who parent and in different ways of parenting, this was also a breath of fresh air as a trans human who’s had my direct hands on helping raise dozens and dozens of children.”