Join Equip clinical experts Tanya Hargrave-Klein, RD, and Maris Degener alongside F.E.A.S.T. caregiver experts Laura Cohen and Jenni Gaines for a dynamic session on eating disorder recovery. Combining deep clinical knowledge with lived experience, this expert panel will cover essential topics like nutritional rehabilitation, healing from malnourishment, and strategies for introducing challenging foods.
What You'll Gain:
- Practical Skills: Learn to balance validation with loving firmness to confidently guide your loved one's healing.
- Actionable Strategies: Understand the "why" behind food variety and the "how" of confronting eating disorder thoughts.
- Compassionate Connection: Gain reassurance and shared wisdom from those who have navigated the recovery journey firsthand.
You will leave with a greater understanding of the challenges and a toolbox of skills to positively impact your loved one's treatment and journey toward lasting recovery.(The 60-minute session will include a 30-minute presentation and a 30-minute supportive Q&A with Equip providers and FEAST caregivers.)
A seasoned registered dietitian with 30+ years of experience in academia, worksite health promotion and eating disorder treatment/advocacy, Tanya is committed to inspiring and supporting individuals in being able to bring their best selves forward each day. Delivering services that help individuals nurture a healthy relationship with food, exercise, and body image is her passion. Tanya believes that well-being is not an endpoint, rather it is a lifelong journey, and her focus is on inspiring and supporting individuals to feel balanced and satisfied with where they are at in the moment so that they can live their best life.
Maris Degener is the Director of Coaching at Equip, overseeing Recovery Coaches and Caregiver Coaches across virtual treatment programs. Drawing on her psychology background from UC Santa Cruz and lived experience in recovery, she embeds peer mentorship into multidisciplinary eating disorder care.
Jenni Gaines is the Director of Programs and Services at F.E.A.S.T. and a parent with lived experience navigating her daughter’s eating disorder. After turning to F.E.A.S.T. for support in 2018, she became committed to helping other families feel less alone and more empowered. She has served as F.E.A.S.T. Board Chair, co-hosts F.E.A.S.T. 's podcast, The Other Side of the Plate, and currently participates as a caregiver support group leader and F.E.A.S.T. mentor.
Laura Cohen is a former Registered Dietitian who has worked professionally as a caregiver coach, supporting families navigating eating disorder recovery. Her personal experience supporting her daughter through recovery led her to FEAST, where she has been a parent volunteer for five years and currently serves on the FEAST Executive Board. Laura is also the co-host of the podcast The Other Side of the Plate. With degrees in dietetics, nutrition, and culinary arts, Laura is passionate about supporting caregivers and challenging diet culture.
A seasoned registered dietitian with 30+ years of experience in academia, worksite health promotion and eating disorder treatment/advocacy, Tanya is committed to inspiring and supporting individuals in being able to bring their best selves forward each day. Delivering services that help individuals nurture a healthy relationship with food, exercise, and body image is her passion. Tanya believes that well-being is not an endpoint, rather it is a lifelong journey, and her focus is on inspiring and supporting individuals to feel balanced and satisfied with where they are at in the moment so that they can live their best life.
Maris Degener is the Director of Coaching at Equip, overseeing Recovery Coaches and Caregiver Coaches across virtual treatment programs. Drawing on her psychology background from UC Santa Cruz and lived experience in recovery, she embeds peer mentorship into multidisciplinary eating disorder care.
Jenni Gaines is the Director of Programs and Services at F.E.A.S.T. and a parent with lived experience navigating her daughter’s eating disorder. After turning to F.E.A.S.T. for support in 2018, she became committed to helping other families feel less alone and more empowered. She has served as F.E.A.S.T. Board Chair, co-hosts F.E.A.S.T. 's podcast, The Other Side of the Plate, and currently participates as a caregiver support group leader and F.E.A.S.T. mentor.
Laura Cohen is a former Registered Dietitian who has worked professionally as a caregiver coach, supporting families navigating eating disorder recovery. Her personal experience supporting her daughter through recovery led her to FEAST, where she has been a parent volunteer for five years and currently serves on the FEAST Executive Board. Laura is also the co-host of the podcast The Other Side of the Plate. With degrees in dietetics, nutrition, and culinary arts, Laura is passionate about supporting caregivers and challenging diet culture.
