Disability, Queerness, and Systemic Discrimination
Manage episode 445609524 series 3608811
Join me and my guest Wednesdae Reim Ifrach as we talk about disability in the Queer community and the impact of systemic discrimination.
About my Guest:
Wednesdae Reim Ifrach
REAT, ATR-BC, ATCS, LPC, NCC, CLAT, LCMHC, LPCC
(They/Them/Theirs)
Wednesdae is a trans/non-binary art therapist, fat activist and artist whose work focuses on body justice, intersectional social justice and eating disorder treatment equity access.
They also co-own and operate Rainbow Recovery where they support people through the gender affirmation process, complex trauma recovery, eating disorder recovery and body image issues using art, creative expression, and traditional talk therapy. They also founded the countries first 2sLGBTQIA+ Eating Disorder Program.
Wednesdae melds the world of art therapy, social justice, trauma recovery and eating disorder recovery into a unique opportunity for people to expand their understanding of the world. To that end Wednesdae had the honor to participate in the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)’s Artful Practices for Well-being and has had artwork on display at the Baltimore Museum of Art as part of Art as Activism.
They have presented at national and international conferences, are a former adjunct professor and continues to guest lecture. They also serve on the Board of Project HEAL, a non-profit whose mission is to create treatment equity access in the eating disorder field.
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