What is Fueling Freedom?  

Fueling Freedom is a free, community-based program for youth (age 13-17) who could use support exploring a peaceful relationship with food, their body, and themselves. We also support all parents, families, and caregivers—no matter the age of the children you care for. 

Our programs are open to anyone, of any gender, living anywhere in Manitoba. 

Fueling Freedom is also for you: the professionals who serve and support them. 

Offerings for Service Providers 

Turning on the Lights to Roots of Disordered Eating 
Provider Trainings for Youth-Serving Agencies  

If your agency or organization serves youth and you want to build your capacity to identify and respond to disordered eating behaviours, this training is for you! 

 This 3-hour session—led by educators, registered dietitians, and counsellors from our program—offers is a primer in disordered eating education. We’ll explore topics specific to youth relationships with food, body and self and make space for reflection and connection. You’ll walk away with practical, individualized tools and confidence to use them.  

Professional Consultation with Fueling Freedom Team Member 

If you are feeling lost, have questions, or have concerns about disordered eating in the youth you serve, we’re here to support you. 

Get help navigating the challenges you’re facing from a qualified, experienced practitioner from the Fueling Freedom team. We’ll set you up with a one-on-one consultation that you can use to troubleshoot problems, ask questions, and get the information you need to deliver great care. 

Custom Programming Development 

Don’t see what you need? Do you serve a group with highly specific needs? Is there one skill or topic you’d like to deep-dive on? Let us build it for you! 

Whether you’re looking for programming for youth or professional development, the Fueling Freedom team would love to craft something custom to meet your needs.  

About Us 

Fueling Freedom offers a variety of programs and services that can help youth of all genders develop, repair, and maintain their relationship with food and body image. This includes programming, training, consultation, and support for youth-serving professionals. 

We take a broad, holistic, non-medical approach to disordered eating prevention, making it appropriate for all youth. Participants do not need an official diagnosis, a medical referral, or an MB health card number to access our program.  

Fueling Freedom is a part of the Provincial Eating Disorder Prevention and Recovery Program at Women’s Health Clinic. Our multidisciplinary team includes counsellors, registered dietitians, and health educators along with other medical advisors and community helpers. 

What is the difference between eating disorders and disordered eating? 

You’ll notice that we use the term ‘disordered eating’ when talking about Fueling Freedom.  

Disordered eating describes a variety of behaviours that we might engage in when our relationship with food and our body could use some support. Disordered eating can include things that might seem ‘normal’ for those of us living under diet culture like dieting, skipping meals, excluding certain foods or entire food groups, eating that feels out of control, compulsive exercise, and feelings of guilt or shame about body and/or food.  
 

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