Calling all Associates!

Join Jackie Abeling, MA, LMFT for a group that combines elements of a supervision group and a book club into one unique experience. In this 4-part series (that’s 8 supervision hours!), we’ll dive into Kerri Kelly’s ground breaking book American Detox: The Myth of Wellness and How to Truly Heal.

Join The Full-Bodied Book Club for a discussion on Sonya Renee Taylor's groundbreaking book, The Body Is Not An Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love. Sonya encourages us to discover “radical self-love as the balm to heal wounds inflicted by violent systems of oppression”—what she terms body terrorism—and awaken to a more just, equitable, and compassionate world.

We’re heading back to history class—but, like, not the whitewashed bullshit of grade-school—and learning the fucked up ways today’s ridiculous beauty standards came to be.

Join us for a 4-part group discussion of Sabrina Strings' thought-provoking book, Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia. We’ll dive into the social, political, and historical factors that have contributed to the widespread stigmatization of fat bodies, particularly those of Black women. Get ready to get angry!

We're so excited to bring you a book club discussion about Decolonizing Wellness by Dalia Kinsey! It is essential reading to understand the importance of body liberation, QTBIPOC-centered practices, and anti-diet approaches. Kinsey's work centers on understanding how racism manifests itself in wellness - particularly as it relates to eating disorders - and how we can educate ourselves about our own biases and internalized oppression surrounding health. In this discussion, we'll appreciate how pertinent and relevant Kinsey's work is, in helping us grapple with these issues and strive for decolonization.

We’re busting myths and taking names! Join Jackie Abeling and Maddie Salas for a 4-part discussion of the National Best Seller, “You Just Need to Lose Weight” and 19 Other Myths About Fat People, written by Maintenance Phase co-host Aubrey Gordon. We’ll check out the most commonly held beliefs about fatness and fat people that are totally and completely bulls*it in this heavily-researched gem of a book.

Have you ever felt uncomfortable or not "at home" in your body? In this book, the founders of Body Trust, licensed therapist Hilary Kinavey and registered dietician Dana Sturtevant, invite readers to break free from the status quo and reject a diet culture that has taken advantage and profited from trauma, stigma, and disembodiment, and fully reclaim and embrace their bodies.