Challenging Anti-Fat Bias in Medical and Mental Health Treatment

Challenging Weight Stigma and Anti-Fat Bias in Professional Care

Join us for an impactful event where we will address the prevalent issues of weight stigma and anti-fat bias in professional care settings.

This in-person event will take place at 3425 W Olive Ave, where our local expert in the field, Aaron Flores, will help us move beyond awareness to challenge our biases and consider tangible ways to create more inclusive spaces.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn and advocate for a more inclusive and respectful approach to healthcare.

The Suggested Donation Ticket

We believe that education should be accessible to everyone, regardless of financial circumstances. That’s why our event is offered on a suggested donation basis. If you’re unable to contribute, please join us and enjoy the event and lunch at no cost. If you can donate $10, ($5 if you are a student or prelicensed) you’ll help cover the cost of lunch, speaker fees, and support others who may not be able to contribute. Your generosity makes these events possible for all.

Who We Are

The Los Angeles Eating Disorder Collective is a group of like-minded eating disorder professionals committed to expanding accessiblity to eating disorder-informed care.

About Aaron

Aaron Flores is a registered dietitian nutritionist based out of Los Angeles, California. With over 10 years of experience, Aaron has worked with eating disorders in a variety of settings. A large part of his career was spent working at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System where he helped develop and launch one of the first Binge Eating Disorder programs to help Veterans struggling with this disorder. Since leaving the VA, Aaron has continued to work in the eating disorder community helping run groups and providing individual counseling to adolescents and adults. He currently has a private practice in Calabasas, CA. He is a Certified Body Trust® provider, and his main areas of focus are Intuitive Eating and Health at Every Size® and weight inclusivity. In his work, Aaron helps individuals learn how to make peace with food and develop body-positive behaviors. His work has been featured during Weight Stigma Awareness Week, in blogs for the National Eating Disorder Information Centre and National Eating Disorder Association. Aaron is a frequent speaker and has presented at the 2016 and 2017 Binge Eating Disorder Awareness Annual Conference, the 2018 and 2019 International Conference on Eating Disorders and the 2018 Association for Size Diversity and Health Conference.

Along with his work with eating disorders, he hosts the podcast, Men Unscripted and co-hosts of the podcast, Dietitians Unplugged. Aaron Flores is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with a private practice in Calabasas, CA. He uses Intuitive Eating and Health at Every Size® and other weight-inclusive approaches in his work to help individuals learn how to make peace with food and their bodies. He is a Certified Body Trust® provider, the host of the Men Unscripted podcast, and the co-host of the podcast Dietitians Unplugged.

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