Hunger; How do we experience fullness when society demands we ‘stay hungry’?
Sunday, May 2nd at 1:45 pm
This talk will explore the unique challenges imposed on those of us attempting to thrive in a western capitalist meritocracy that largely ignores the adversities experienced by each group along the socioeconomic ladder. By sharing her lived experience of a lifelong battle with anorexia, Elizabeth uses the metaphor of starvation and systemic oppression to explore this year’s conference theme: Who gets a seat at the table and how do we define what it means to be nourished?
About Elizabeth Bouvier-Fitzgerald
Elizabeth Bouvier-Fitzgerald is a licensed clinician, public speaker and national trainer. She earned a dual master’s degree from Lesley University in expressive psychotherapies and clinical mental health and has over 17 years’ experience working with people across the lifespan to help them achieve Vastly Infinite Possibilities. She’s received training from Trauma Informed Oregon and The Sanctuary Institute in foundational trauma-informed theory and practice to support her ongoing research on adversity, systemic oppression and the restoration of humanity. Her engaging presentations help individuals and organizations understand how trauma separates us from love and what we can do to find our way back. Elizabeth identifies as a provider with lived experience of complex trauma, including childhood sexual abuse, poverty, exposure to community violence, domestic violence and homelessness. She considers healing a lifelong individual and collective process. No matter what’s happened to us, we all have the power to find our way back to love.
