GEMS Neurodiversity Summit: FAT!
(VIP Ticket: 4 continuing ed hours)
Putting the "Body" in Bodymind.
Live on Monday October 26, 2026, starting at 10 am Pacific Time on Zoom
Live on Monday October 26, 2026, starting at 10 am Pacific Time on Zoom
Why show up for FAT!?
FAT! It's not a bad word - in fact, it can be grounding, empowering, and even exciting.
Join us this October for an all-day virtual event where we are centering fat presenters who will get you feeling excited and ready to support your fat clients!
Join us this October for an all-day virtual event where we are centering fat presenters who will get you feeling excited and ready to support your fat clients!
With GLP-1s and intentional weight loss taking the spotlight lately, it can be tough to know how to respond when clients are curious. Fat bodies are stigmatized and discussed frequently. Representation continues to shrink and exclude us.
Your fat clients need a provider who knows how to navigate these conversations and how to support them in the face of all of this negative media.
Learn from fat clinicians who have both the lived experience and clinical knowledge to guide you in this work!
Snag your tickets at Early Bird pricing to ensure you'll have a spot with the rest of the GEMS ND Community to do some deeper learning, self-exploration, and celebration!
Early Bird sales end and prices will increase on 9/26.
FAT! VIP Tickets include:
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4 NBCC continuing education credits
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Replay access for 1 year
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Access to an exclusive live Ask Us Anything event
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A goody bag worth over $130
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See more info below!
WHAT TO LOOK FORWARD TO DURING
Monday's Virtual VIP Agenda
10am Pacific
General Admission & VIP
Opening Keynote
Tigress Osborn, the Executive Director of National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA), kicks us off! She'll be reminding us how vital this work is.
YOU are the right therapist for the job!
YOU are the right therapist for the job!
10:35am Pacific
General Admission & VIP
Collage as Care: Archiving the Fat Ancestor
Join Ashley Lagrange, LPC, to explore archival as an act of resistance in a world that manipulates the Fat Body. Ashley will share their history of personal archival and documenting their experiences - and how you can initiate creative therapeutic collage in your practice!
11:40am Pacific
General Admission & VIP
Compounded Stigma, Compounded Harm: Fatness & Neurodivergence
Sabrina Longley, LCSW, will be explaining how anti-fatness and ableism intersect to shape the experiences of fat neurodivergent clients in healthcare, in relationships, and in the therapy room - and how to support your fat neurodivergent clients!
12:50pm Pacific
General Admission & VIP
Social Luncheon with Collage
Hang out with us- Kade & Sabrina- for a 40 minute lunch break! You'll have a chance to meet and bond with other providers who support fat neurodivergent folks, as well as an opportunity to practice what we learned about collage. (This event is optional but we were asked to incorporate more social time, so we'd love to see you there!)
1:35pm Pacific
General Admission & VIP
Divergent Practice for Diverse Bodies: An Introduction to Fat Affirming Eating Disorder Care
Eza Dios, LICSW, will focus on the root of weight-stigma and anti-fat bias, the role this plays in the current healthcare landscape and eating disorder treatments, and approaches for engaging in affirming eating disorder care with our clients.
2:45pm Pacific
VIP Only
Fat Final Facets: Ask Us Anything
Wind down the day with Eza Dios, LCSW, Sabrina Longley, LCSW, and Dr. Kade Sharp, PhD, LICSW, CMHS, CST, RPT-S™. We're answering all of your VIP questions and giving our final thoughts on how to support your clients and yourself in this tough but necessary work! Questions are welcome around intersectionality, too- presenters have knowledge about working with adults, youth, queer, trans, non-binary, kinky, disabled, and chronically ill clients. Submit questions early or during the summit.
bonus gifts highlighting fat therapists
What's in the FAT! VIP Goody Bag?
essay by horizon greene, licsw/lcsw
Did you know fat was magic?
resource by Michelle F. Moseley, MS, LCMHC, NCC, BC-TMH
Religious Trauma & Anti-Fat Bias
a workbook by sabrina longley, lcsw
Fat Liberation Therapy Toolkit
Handout by Dr. Kade Sharp, LICSW, & Sabrina Longley, LCSW
10 Fat Instagram Creators Your Clients Need to Follow
List by Dr. Kade Sharp, LICSW, & Sabrina Longley, LCSW
10 Fat Therapists on Instagram to Follow Yesterday
provided by jamie roberts, lmft
20% Discount on NeuroPebble Courses
Provided by Michelle F. Moseley, MS, LCMHC, NCC, BC-TMH
25% Discount on Educational Courses
Provided by Dr. Kade Sharp, PhD, LICSW, CMHS, CST, RPT-S
25% Discount on Curious Cryptid Learning
live event w/ dr. kade sharp, licsw, & Sabrina longley, lcsw
FAT! Holidays: Group Case Consultation
recorded webinar w/ Neathery Falchuk, LCSW-S, CGP, & Al Clifton, LCSW-S
Navigating Body Autonomy + Relational Ethics in Weight Loss Conversations
recorded webinar w/ Dr. Kade Sharp, LICSW, & SABRINA LONGLEY, LCSW
The Fundamentals of Fatphobia & Healthism
General Admission
$67
Early bird pricing til 9/26
With this ticket:
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Access to Keynote & 3 courses
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access to collage luncheon
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Download Slides & Handouts
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Join our facebook community
VIP
Perfect if you need CE credits!
$147
Early bird pricing til 9/26
With this VIP ticket:
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Access to keynote & 3 courses
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access to collage luncheon
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Download Slides & Handouts
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Join our facebook community
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Access to goody bag of discounts, events & resources worth $130+
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Access to bonus closing panel
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Earn up to 4 NBCC CE credits
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