Easter Q&A Panel

This special Q&A event will provide a space for community members to seek support around difficulties faced during Easter and other festive occasions. Attendees will hear a lived experience recovery story from an EDV Ambassador followed by a Q&A session with a panel comprised of professional and personal lived experience.

This event is suitable for anyone experiencing challenges around festive gatherings, and we also acknowledge Passover and Ramadan taking place in April/May.

Themes include: 

• Normalising festive foods 
• Navigating difficult social and family events  
• Coping with change of routine 
• Debunking diet culture myths 

When: 7pm - 8:30pm on Tuesday 12th April, 2022 

Cost: This event is free and open to all

Meet our panelists:

➡️ Sarah Gilliand - Sarah is an Accredited Practicing Dietitian who has worked in the eating disorder sector across both public and private settings, including the Queensland Eating Disorder Inpatient Service & the Melbourne Clinic Eating Disorders Day Program. She is passionate about helping her clients to establish a more peaceful and positive relationship with food, weight, body and self.

➡️ Gemma de Leo - Gemma is a registered nurse currently working in the paediatric eating disorder field. She also works as a Telehealth Nurse, Peer Mentor and a Stories of Recovery Ambassador at EDV. After recovering from her own struggle with an eating disorder, she is deeply passionate about helping others navigate recovery and empowering them to embark on living the fulfilling life they deserve.

➡️ Ming - Ming is an EDV Stories of Recovery Ambassador. She has recovered from anorexia nervosa, and currently works for an aged care company, helping the organisation adopt new technologies and systems. She says:

"I'm sharing my story because awareness, education and conversations about mental health and eating disorders are thankfully on the rise, but these messages are still largely in English or delivered by someone with an Anglo-background. We have a significant multicultural population in Australia who could benefit from more awareness and education about these topics, so that those from ethnic backgrounds suffering from this condition or their carers don't miss out on getting the right support they need to get better."


For further information about this event, please contact hub@eatingdisorders.org.au 

You will receive an email with the Zoom link 2 hours before the event. Please check your email, your junk email and any other email boxes that you might use. If you do not have an email then please contact us.

This event will be recorded and available to all registrants to view for a limited time.

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