+ Fashion Swap
(>/=XXL only)
This is for all those trips to the mall where your friends tried on pre-torn jeans while you browsed novelty earrings. (Though let’s be so for real - we also want to swap novelty earrings!) Bring any clean, intact articles of clothing you wish to release to a new life, and let’s raid each others’ closets.
Body Liberation &
Anti-Diet Discussions
1-2 option(s) to be selected by pre-retreat vote:
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Screening and follow-up discussion of "Your Fat Friend," a groundbreaking documentary following Maintenance Phase's Aubrey Gordon & her family
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HAES (Health at Every Size) 101: What does HAES mean for me in the real world?
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Diet Culture & Systemic Oppression 101: How did we get here? How do we make change moving forward?
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Book Club: Discussion on a pre-selected book option
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Pick-a-Pod: Reactions to themes found in our favorite podcasts
HAES/ED/Anti-Diet
Book Nook
Spend some down time browsing through our mobile library of books on fat history, experience, joy, and advocacy. Let us know if something strikes your fancy - it might be our next Fat Joy Social Club Book Club selection.
What to Expect
Rest, play, learn, connect.
Bodacious Joy Photos with Wanda
Wanda will use her expertise to both take candid shots of the group to enjoy after the retreat*, as well as offering individual opportunities to create a beautiful and body-affirming portrait for you to cherish!
Intuitive Eating &
Joyful Movement
Playful and supportive experiences of nourishing and enjoying our right-now bodies through opportunities for movement, enjoying tasty food, and other sensory experiences. May include Body Positive Yoga, (mats and virtual instruction provided to any who may be interested), slowest-hiker-paced hikes, use of air hockey, shuffle board, & pool tables, & other spontaneously chosen activities.
Creative Expressions & Exploration
Enjoy a variety of stations inspired by both art therapy directives and less formal creative practices to explore your unique journey. Stations may include painting, use of an opaque projector, bead bracelets, crafting, writing, etc)