April 3, 9am-2pm

TCC Southeast Campus, Building 9, room 9100, The Chat Room (10300 East 81st Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74133)

Presenters’ bios:

Mackenzie “Mack” Jantsch graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Master’s of Science specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy. Mack is licensed in Marital and Family Therapist and an LMFT approved supervisor for the state of Oklahoma. Mack worked at Youth Services of Tulsa both as a counselor then coordinator for the family counseling department prior to moving to Laureate’s Eating Disorder Program. Mack is certified in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Currently working on training and/or consultation for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist. Mack has a passion for using family systems, trauma-informed care and, experiential techniques to help families navigate how to handle stress and challenges of raising an adolescent in today’s world.

Valerie Grogan graduated from Oklahoma State University with a bachelor’s degree in Nutritional Sciences, and from the University of Memphis with a master’s degree in Clinical Nutrition. She is a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist. She was formerly with Laureate Psychological Clinic and Hospital, working as the clinical dietitian for the Adolescent Eating Disorders Program. She also has experience as a Supervisor for dietitians all over the country seeking this certification as well.  She focuses on nutrition education centered on combating messages from dieting and wellness culture, highlighting the impact of nutrition on mental health and helping clients to reintegrate into life outside of their illnesses. She is passionate about books, cheese and anything Star Trek.

Workshop description : In this presentation, three major aspects of child and family well-being will be discussed in the realm of nutritional and body awareness. In our clinical experience working within an inter-disciplinary eating disorder treatment team, nutritional awareness, family support and, stress health are major aspects that impact eating issues within families. Nutritional awareness will include basic nutrition education, how nutrition impacts fetus and child development, wellness culture and “food and bodies as a celebration”. Family support will dive into how attachment, family meal times, picky eating and,  multi-generational healing of body image can improve eating factors within the family system. Finally, we will review how stress impacts holistically both emotional and physical well-being and some mindful strategies to navigate through stress within our bodies.