Dismantling Fat Phobia in Reproductive Care
Part 1: Sunday, April 24th, 2022 | 1-3pm PT/ 3-5pm CT/ 4pm-6pm ET
Part 2: Sunday, May 1st, 2022 | 1-3pm PT/ 3-5pm CT/ 4pm-6pm ET
*2hr gathering will be held via Zoom
*Closed captioning is available
*Workshop is open to all
*This workshop will be recorded. Participants will have access to the recording until May 20th, 2022.
DESCRIPTION
The fear of fat in our culture has established a shocking tolerance for the mistreatment and violence against people living in larger bodies. This is amplified when such bodies become pregnant.
Instead of being celebrated and supported like their straight-sized counterparts, they have their health and laboring capability immediately questioned, are given medical recommendations NOT based on evidence-based research, and are pressured to surrender their autonomy throughout their birth and postpartum experience. All of the above struggles are exacerbated if the birthing person has other marginalized identities such as being BIPOC, disabled and/or queer.
This two-part workshop is aimed to equip birth workers and adjacent providers on how to support larger bodied birthing people in navigating weight stigma throughout their pregnancy and postpartum.
We will:
- Unpack fat phobia and its origins in our society
- Explore our own internalized fat phobia and how to disrupt it
- Trace the development of weight stigma in the medical world and how the “war on obesity” is harmful
- Explore key principles for a healthy pregnancy in a larger body
- Learn how to provide clients with tools for self advocacy
- And more!
FACILITATOR
Brooke Patmor (they/them) is a full-time, full-spectrum birth worker working in occupied Olohne territory otherwise known as the San Francisco Bay Area.
As a queer, fat, white, non-binary person themselves, Brooke is dedicated to offering inclusive care with a trauma-informed, anti-racist, and social justice framework. They support people through ALL birth outcomes including abortion, miscarriage, and stillbirth and welcome people of all identities and family structures- recognizing the added challenges of navigating the birth and postpartum world as a queer-identified person or someone with other marginalized identities. www.borncollectivesf.com
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Once payment is received, you will receive a confirmation email with a PDF. The Zoom link is on the second page. Email Hola@BirthBruja.com if you do not receive your confirmation email.
NonRefundable: All payments are nonrefundable.
Scholarships: Limited full and half-priced scholarships will be awarded to BIPOC individuals who would not otherwise be able to attend due to financial and social hardships. To apply, send an email to Hola@BirthBruja.com with a short share on why you want to attend.
>>>Be sure to write "Dismantling Fat Phobia in Reproductive Care" in the subject and clarify whether you are requesting a full or half-priced scholarship.