95+ Fat-Positive and HAES-Aligned Support Groups, Courses & Workshops Online and Around the World

A question I see increasingly often in the online spaces I hang out in is, “Where can I find in-person support?” As we move forward in our body acceptance journeys, support from people like us — along with experts to show us the way — is vital.

Here are over 95 support groups, programs, and courses that incorporate health at every size (HAES) principles and do not allow diet talk. Though each group listed is specifically HAES aligned, I haven’t attended/scrutinized them all and am not responsible for their content.

Online HAES Support Groups & Programs

• All Bodies Are Good Bodies
• Am I Hungry? Mindful Eating Support Community from Michelle May
• Aqua Fatties!
• Big Fit Girl by Louise Green
• Body Image Remix from Summer Innanen
• Body Kindness Insiders from Rebecca Scritchfield
• Caring for Our Fat Bodies
• Decoding Food and Body Talk Counseling Skills for RD’s and Coaches from Tracy Brown
• Diet-free Talk for Diabetes/Insulin Issues
• Ditch the Diet – Intuitive Eating and Body Image Support
• Fat Acceptance Cloud
• Fat and Fertile: Fertility support for fat people everywhere
• Fatlandia
• Fat Positive PCOS Resource & Support Group
• Fat-Positive Sleep Apnea
• Fat Positive Vegans
• Fat Professionals
• Fat Women of Color Collective from Ivy Felicia
• Find Peace with Your Body from The Real Life RD
• Fit Fatties
• Food Psych Podcast Listener Discussion
• Going Deeper Than Diets from Charis Stiles
• HAES Care for Diabetes from Rebecca Scritchfield and Glenys Oyston
• HAES sanity for Lipoedema & Chronic Conditions
• Health At Every Size® (HAES)
• Intuitive Eating & Body Image Healing for Latinxs from Carolina Guizar and Melissa Catherine
• Intuitive Eating Essentials Group Program from Erica Leon
• Intuitive Eating: Radical Acceptance
• Intuitive Eating Support For Fatties
• Intuitive Eating Support Group from Tracy Brown
• Knee Friendly Fitness, Please! With Cinder Ernst
• Lift the Shame: A Free Online Support Group for Mothers in Eating Disorder Recovery from Crystal Karges
• Manger en Harmonie from Marilou Morin
• Non-Clinical Peer Support from Nutriri
• Non-Dieting Diabetics
• Online HAES Eating Disorder Support Group from Aleta Storch and Lauren Donelson
• Peaceful Eating Community from Tracy Brown
• Peace is Possible from Dana Barron
• Portland Metro HAES Resources & Support
• Radical Fat Acceptance: Small To Super
• Radical Thriving: Inclusive Health & Fitness
• Redefining Health & Wellness from Shohreh Davoodi
• Rock the Road Coaching Program from Ragen Chastain and Jeanette DePatie
• Saying “No!” to WLS!
• Sober(ish) Support Group for Women from Annina Schmid
• Support Group for PoC with Eating Problems from Nalgona Positivity Pride
• Support in Recovery from Center for Discovery
• The Lion’s Way from Stacey Olcott (or email Staceyschrimsher@gmail.com)
• Unfxck Your Body Image: For Those In Eating Disorder Recovery from Stephanie Waitt
• Weight-Neutral PCOS/Endo Support
• Wise Bodies from Bee Stepp
• Women’s Intuitive Eating Support Group from Liz Bisarya-Hooghkirk

Online HAES Courses, Classes & Workshops

• Aerobics Classes from Fat Kid Dance Party
• Body Image Reboot from Alissa Rumsey
• Body Trust E-Course from Be Nourished
• Connecting In Body Liberation from Paula D. Atkinson
• Food and Body Ease from Nutriri
• Food Freedom, Body Peace from nutriFoodie
• Fundamentals for Individuals from The Body Positive
• Fundamentals for Treatment Providers from The Body Positive
• Intuitive Eating Group Coaching & Support from Satori Madrone
• Intuitive Eating Support Group from Alissa Rumsey
• Non-Diet Diabetes Management from Aleta Storch and Lauren Donelson
• Nourish Your Knowledge: A space for future dietitians, students and new health professionals to explore concepts of intuitive eating, Health at Every Size® and weight inclusive care
• Promoting Body Trust in Your Work from Be Nourished
• Self Love Workshop from Bevin Branlandingham
• The Anti-Diet Plan with Dr. Alexis Conason
• The Snack Pack from Shohreh Davoodi

Local, In-Person HAES Support Groups and Programs

Multi-Country

Fat Girls Hiking (Various locations across the US, Canada and UK)

Canada

Alberta

• Edmonton: 14 Week Body Trust Group
• Edmonton: Fatties of YEG

Ontario

• Ottawa: Intuitive Eating and Body Acceptance Fundamentals from Danielle Lithwick
• Toronto: Sober(ish) Support Group for Women

United States

• Unlikely Hikers (Various locations around the US)
• Hiking Club with Polly Hawver (accessible hiking, Pacific Northwest)

California

• Beverly Hills: Support in Recovery from Center for Discovery
• Del Mar: Support in Recovery from Center for Discovery
• Glendale: Support in Recovery from Center for Discovery
• Los Alamitos: Support in Recovery from Center for Discovery
• Newport Beach: Support in Recovery from Center for Discovery
• Pleasanton: Support in Recovery from Center for Discovery
• San Jose: Dieting Detox from Kathleen Bishop
• Southbay: Support in Recovery from Center for Discovery
• Sunnydale: Full Fat Recovery from Rosie Young
• Woodland Hills: Support in Recovery from Center for Discovery

Connecticut

• Bridgewater: Support in Recovery from Center for Discovery
• Greenwich: Support in Recovery from Center for Discovery
• New Haven: Support in Recovery from Center for Discovery

Florida

• Orlando: Support in Recovery from Center for Discovery
• Palm Beach Gardens: Support in Recovery from Center for Discovery
• Tampa: Support in Recovery from Center for Discovery

Georgia

• Atlanta: Atlanta fatties!
• Atlanta: Interpersonal eating disorder recovery process groups from Jill Lewis, email Jill@jlewistherapy.com

Idaho

• Boise: Boise Rad Fat Collective from Amy Pence Brown
• Boise: RADCAMP for Teens from Amy Pence Brown
• Boise: Be Rad! Be You! A Body Image Workshop for Girls from Amy Pence Brown
• Boise: RADCAMP for Women from Amy Pence Brown

Illinois

Des Plaines: Support in Recovery from Center for Discovery

Maryland

Baltimore: Positive Bodies Baltimore Peer support group

Massachusetts

• Boston: No Diet Book Club
• Roslindale: Body Positive Support Group

Missouri

Kansas City: Kansas City Body Liberation

New Jersey

Paramus: Support in Recovery from Center for Discovery

New York

New York City: Creating A Connection with Lauren Fabrizio, email Lfabriziohealing@gmail.com

North Carolina

• Durham: Brave Bodies Lunch Bunch
• Durham: Circles of Support: Community and Education for Those Who Love Someone with an Eating Disorder
• Triad area: Triad Bopo Club

Ohio

Columbus: Fat Babes of Columbus

Oregon

• PNW: Pacific Northwest Fattitude (PNW Fatties), covering Seattle, Portland and British Columbia
• Portland: Big Fat Fun PDX
• Portland: Chub Hub PDX
• Portland: Faturday Hang
• Portland: Portland Metro HAES Resources & Support (online)
• Portland: Support in Recovery from Center for Discovery

Texas

• Austin: HAES Support Group from Kathy Kimbrough, email kathy@kimbroughnutrition.com
• Austin: Support in Recovery from Center for Discovery
• Dallas: Support in Recovery from Center for Discovery
• Houston: Support in Recovery from Center for Discovery

Virginia

• Alexandria: Support in Recovery from Center for Discovery
• Vienna: Nourished Mind at Peace Book Club

Washington State

• Bellevue: Support in Recovery from Center for Discovery
• PNW: Pacific Northwest Fattitude (PNW Fatties), covering Seattle, Portland and British Columbia
• Seattle: Body Liberation Book Club
• Seattle: SeaFATtlelites
• Tacoma: Liberating Jasper support groups (Building Body Trust, Attuned Eating, Eating Disorder Community Group, LGBTQ+ ED Community Group, Superfat Community Group, Calming the Inner Storm, Monthly Meal Planning, LGBTQ+ Youth Community Group, Provider Support Groups)
• Tacoma: Support in Recovery from Center for Discovery

This resource guide was created on land belonging to the Duwamish tribe. I support my current local tribal council monthly and you can too: www.realrentduwamish.org.