Workshops — Body Liberated Buffalo

ACTIVISM AS SELF-CARE

Wednesday May 28th @6pm EST via Zoom

Join Sam Sessamen, founder of Body Liberated Buffalo and certified trauma therapist for a 2-hour workshop. This workshop was created for white allies with the intention of creating a space where good faith questions can be asked while reducing harm to marginalized people.

Objectives:

Identify your strengths and capacities that can be utilized in the activism space.

Identify what causes are most important to you based on your values.

Learn about common fears and mistakes of beginner white activists.

Gain resources to help you get started and build community.

Come away with an action plan and self-care plan.

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Payment

I understand there is a suggested $20 donation that can be sent via venmo (samantha-sessamen) or cashapp ($BodyLiberatedBuffalo).

Attendee Expectations

I understand this is a participation forward workshop and will come prepared to have my screen on and to engage in vulnerable discussions.

Trauma Informed Eating Disorder Treatment (2-hour Training)

This is a on demand 2-hour training led by Sam Sessamen, LMHC. Sam is a small fat, white, cis female. She is a trauma therapist specializing in disordered eating.

Training Objectives:

-Understand what Weight Neutral Care is and why it’s needed

-Learn about the harms of dieting

-Screen and diagnose all Eating Disorders

-Basic treatment planning for Eating Disorders

-Identify your own biases about folks in larger and thinner bodies

-See diagnosis and treatment planning using case examples

-Obtain psychoeducation on all major Eating Disorders

-Learn DBT & ACT skills specific for folks with ED

-Learn Harm Reduction techniques

What’s Included?

-Unlimited access to this 2-hour workshop and BONUS 1-hour “What To Do When Your Client is Prescribed Weight Loss Meds” workshop.

Register!

Once you submit a registration form and your payment has been sent, you will receive an email with a link to view the workshop.

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PLEASE NOTE: BLB workshops are meant for individual use only. Please respect my labor by not using these workshops in training settings or by re-distributing them. Email us to request group pricing or live training.

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Payment can be sent via venmo (@samantha-sessamen) or cashapp ($BodyLiberatedBuffalo). No refunds are provided after payment is sent.

$69 Tier 1 (I struggle to afford my basic needs)

$99 Tier 2 (I have some stress about affording my basic needs but generally am able to afford them)

$129 Tier 3 (I can comfortably afford all of my basic needs)

$225 access to trainings and a 1-hour follow up consultation with Sam

What To Do When Your Client Is Prescribed Weight Loss Meds

This is a 50-minute workshop led by Sam Sessamen, LMHC. Sam is a small fat, white, cis female. She is a trauma therapist specializing in disordered eating. Sam will address:

-Review of Weight Neutral Care & Effects of Dieting

-How GLP-1 agonists (like Ozempic) work

-Potential risks of this class of weight loss medication

-How to provide psychoeducation and informed consent around these medications

-Providing harm reduction to folks on weight loss medications

Register!

Once you submit a registration form and your payment has been sent, you will receive an email with a link to view the workshop.

Name

First Name

Last Name

Email

Refund Policy: No refunds are provided after payment is received. Payment can be sent via venmo (@samantha-sessamen) or cashapp ($BodyLiberatedBuffalo).

$5 Tier 1 (I struggle to afford my basic needs)

$10 Tier 2 (I worry about meeting my basic needs but generally can afford them)

$15 Tier 3 (I comfortably afford all of my basic needs)

PLEASE NOTE: BLB workshops are meant for individual use only. Please respect my labor by not using these workshops in training settings or by re-distributing them. Email us to request group pricing or live training.

I will not redistribute this workshop or use in anyway beyond individual viewing.