Real Talk: Body Images and Eating Disorders - Breaking the Cycle
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Join SweatNET, The Custom Plate, Karla Ilicic, and Dr. Brook Weitz for our first session of Real Talk about eating disorders and body image issues.
Eating disorders can be hard to detect as there's no one-size-fits-all and tackling the issue from a bio-individual standpoint is crucial when trying to change it all around. This panel discussion will allow participants to hear personal stories of pain and triumph when it comes to body image and eating disorders.
From this discussion you will be able to learn and takeaway the following:
- The how and why behind each individual's experience
- Where they were at their lowest point
- How they were able to break the cycle
- Helpful resources
Overview of the evening:
6:00p: Doors Open
6:00pm-6:45pm: Food and Mingle
6:45-8:00: Panel Discussion
8:00pm-9:00pm: Participants can voluntarily share their stories
Brook Weitz, ND
Dr. Weitz is a graduate of Bastyr University and is a board certified licensed Naturopathic Doctor in the state of Washington. She has practiced primary care medicine for the past decade with a focus on Women's health, pain management, gastrointestinal health, endocrine conditions and preventative care. With over 18,000 patient contacts, Dr. Weitz takes a personalized approach with each patient, starting with the lowest levels of intervention. Her extensive knowledge of therapeutic diets, herbs, nutraceuticals, exercise and lifestyle coaching allows her to treat the whole person, addressing the root causes and educating her patients to be their own health advocates.
Karla Ilicic
Karla is a certified nutritionist, yoga teacher, and an overall wellness coach with 10 years of international experience. Her clientele is very diverse as she's worked with professional athletes (Seahawks, tennis players, rowers), dancers, yoga practitioners, people with autoimmune disease (especially celiac disease, SIBO, Crohn, Hashimoto, diabetes), and a lot of people with corporate - sedentary jobs.
Her passion lies in helping others not only eat healthier meals but implement good eating habits, find a great relationship with food & achieve a balanced lifestyle. She believes that the only diet and lifestyle that's worth creating is the one you can stick to, so she aims to find what that means for each and every individual. Superfoods and super herbs are her specialties, as she strongly believes they are the building blocks of a healthy & happy microbiome, so she always includes an educational section in her sessions. Teaching WHY we eat, and not only WHAT we eat, is the premise of her approach.
Your Host
Tamara Hobson, Holistic Chef
Tamara began her journey to Holistic Chef in 2011 by deciding to solve the health problems of her family. This began with label reading, the removal of processed foods from the pantry and a commitment to buying local, fresh ingredients and making her family's meals from those. Over the next two years she learned about Gluten allergies, Dairy allergies, Celiac disease, Paleo meals and became an expert at The Whole 30 after completing 3 rounds herself. Today Chef Tamara has become an expert in Gluten Free, Dairy Free and specialty meal programs. Over the past four years she has worked with Naturopaths, Primary Care MD’s, Nutritionists, Personal Trainers and Wellness Coaches to create meal plans for her clients so those clients can achieve their health and wellness goals. To date Tamara has cooked for and helped over 10,000 people.
Dean Hobson, MBA
Dean is the Managing Director of The Custom Plate. He has 30 years of experience in healthcare with focus in Molecular Imaging, Radiology, Oncology, Neurological Surgery and Neurosciences with a focus on the Wellness space for the past 8 years. Dean has led and Coached 1,000’s of people over the past 20 years as a Healthcare Leader, Mentor and Holistic Life Coach. After a car accident and traumatic brain injury in 2011 Dean refocused his career and life to wellness and life transitions for those that need and want it.