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Diversity and Eating Disorders Programme

Find out more about our programme below! You can find out further information about speakers by clicking on their names.

**Programme may be subject to change*

Time Session

13:30 – 13:45

Welcome

Andrew Radford, Chief Executive, Beat (UK)

Introduction to the Diversity and Eating Disorders workshop

Sheryllin McNeil &Jessica Sharman

13:45 – 14:15

Spotlight 1: Age

Lived experience: Tori Ames

Sheryllin McNeil

Denis Lenta-Odedra

14:15 – 14:50

Spotlight 2: Men and Eating Disorders

Lived experience:Thomas Pickford

Sheryllin McNeil

Jessica Sharman

Denis Lenta-Odedra

14:50 – 15:05

Break

15:05 – 15:55

Spotlight 3: Race

Lived experience: Jaz Kaur

Sheryllin McNeil

Anjali Heer

Kirsty Stapledon

15:55-16:40

Spotlight 4: Sexuality and Gender Identity

4a: Gender Identity: Lived experience: Theo Colley

Kirsty Stapledon Anjali Heer & Sheryllin McNeil

4b: Sexuality: Lived experience:Theo Colley

Denis Lenta-Odedra & Jessica Sharman & Sheryllin McNeil

16:40 – 16:50

Final reflections

This session will reflect on learnings from each of the sessions involving a panel of speakers from across the event, including lived experience perspectives.

Sheryllin McNeil

Anjali Heer

Denis Lenta-Odedra

Jessica Sharman

Kirsty Stapledon

16:50-17:00

Q&A

Andrew Radford, Chief Executive, Beat (UK)

Anjali Heer

Denis Lenta-Odedra

Jessica Sharman

Kirsty Stapledon

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Speakers

Denis Lenta-Odedra

Registered mental health nurse (RMN)

Sheryllin McNeil

Dr McNeil (Chartered Consultant Clinical Psychologist)

Jessica Sharman

Peer Support Worker with Forward Thinking Birmingham’s Specialist Eating Disorder Service

Kirsty Stapledon

Peer Support Worker with Forward Thinking Birmingham’s Specialist Eating Disorder Service

Theo Colley

Lived Experience Volunteer

Thomas Pickford

Lived Experience Volunteer

Tori Ames

Lived Experience Volunteer

Jaz Kaur

Lived Experience Volunteer

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