DIAMOND SPONSOR

Frontiers in Psychiatry is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal at the forefront of translational and interdisciplinary mental health research. Led by Prof Stefan Borgwardt, the journal publishes innovative studies spanning clinical, basic, and public health psychiatry. By fostering ‘bench-to-bedside’ advancements, Frontiers in Psychiatry strengthens the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness worldwide, supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goal of good health and well-being. We are proud to support discussions advancing the science and societal impact of mental health, including vital work on weight stigma, and remain committed to sharing high-quality knowledge with the global mental health community.

Platinum Sponsor

Dietitians Australia is the peak body for nutrition and dietetics, representing over 9000 members. We champion Accredited Practising Dietitians and the professional nutrition workforce to empower people and communities. As the leading voice in nutrition and dietetics, we help build healthier communities, by raising awareness about the importance of nutrition and promoting and communicating credible and timely nutrition messages. To improve the health and well-being of Australians, we advocate for the nutrition and dietetic profession, healthcare system improvements and healthy food systems. We work collaboratively with all levels of government, agencies and peak bodies to shape health policies across sectors.

Gold Sponsors

Eat Love Live is a compassionate team of health professionals helping clients heal their relationship with food and body through a holistic, weight-neutral, and inclusive approach. We specialise in nutrition counselling, eating disorder support, and chronic illness care; offering services like dietetics, physiotherapy, and creative therapies. We foster a brave, empowering space grounded in empathy, integrity, and social justice. Challenging diet culture and systemic oppression, we empower individuals to reconnect with their bodies, trust internal cues (when appropriate), and define health on their own terms. Our sister organisation, Eat Love Live Education, supports health professionals through continuing professional development rooted in lived experience and social justice. 

Mind Body Well are an experienced team of Psychologists and Dietitians providing individual therapies, group programs and professional development activities with a focus on eating disorders, food-related behaviours, mind-body relationship, and a range of physical and mental health concerns (from a size inclusive, neuro-affirming perspective). We are a respectful, welcoming team committed to social justice perspectives which aim to empower those seeking treatment and recognise the impact of systemic and societal issues on individual wellbeing. The Mind Body Well office is based in central Melbourne, Australia, and we provide both in person and telehealth sessions for people across Australia.

At Move to Live – Exercise Physiology, providing size-inclusive and weight-neutral healthcare is the foundation of our clinic. We meet our clients where they are at, do not see them as a problem to be solved, and help them to achieve their movement goals in a way that works for them, their brains and their bodies. We are proudly LGBTIQA+ affirming, and strive to be neurodivergent affirming in our practice, aiming to create a space where all bodies can move without assumptions, judgement, or stigma. Move to Live is located on Kaurna Land in Southern Adelaide and provides telehealth consults to clients across Australia.

Bronze Sponsors

The National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) is a US-based fat liberation group celebrating 56 years of working to change perceptions of fat and to end size discrimination. We envision a culture where all fat people are free, celebrated, and liberated from every form of oppression. We work intersectionally and across generations to build community through education and empowerment events, sharing tools and resources, and advocating for systems change. In 2023, we co-founded the Campaign for Size Freedom with our colleagues at FLARE to support passing anti-discrimination laws in the US. Learn more about NAAFA at naafa.org and follow us on your favorite social media @naafaofficial. We would like to thank NAAFA for their continued support of the WSC.

Healing the world one book at a time, Pearlsong Press is an independent publishing company dedicated to the liberation of body, mind, and spirit and weight and size inclusivity. Founded by Peggy Elam, Ph.D., a licensed psychologist, Pearlsong Press publishes fat studies, fat-friendly fiction, non-fiction, and self-help books and other resources. The latest publication is the book Weight and Wisdom: Reflections on Decades of Working for Body Liberation. We would like to thank Pearlsong Press for their continued support of the WSC.

Association for Weight and Size Inclusive Medicine (AWSIM) is a professional home for healthcare providers committed to evidence-based, weight-inclusive care. We support clinicians in centering dignity, autonomy, and size diversity in patient care. Members access CME-accredited journal clubs, mentorship, educational tools, and clinical opportunities. AWSIM works to reduce health disparities and improve outcomes by addressing weight stigma through inclusive, justice-rooted approaches. AWSIM welcomes physicians, clinicians, educators, students, and advocates ready to lead change in healthcare. Learn more at www.awsim.org.

Campus Plus (Campus+) offers on-demand industry engagement, strategic partnership creation, researcher commercialisation training and mentoring, technology transfer, entrepreneurship training, and unique intellectual property identification, protection, development, and commercialisation. Campus+ helps universities achieve more from less. We are focused on revenue generating & income bearing activities that fit within your strategic plan. We are focused on delivering positive outcomes and believe activity equals results.

Nourish Nurture Thrive is a multidisciplinary private practice in Melbourne, Australia. Our team of passionate psychologists and dietitians are dedicated to helping people experiencing eating disorders and body image concerns. Our mission is to empower people to feel better in their skin by providing evidence-based clinical interventions grounded in respectful and caring therapeutic relationships. We ascribe to the Health At Every Size (HAES) philosophy, which promotes a holistic and non-judgmental view of health and wellbeing and celebrates human diversity. We strive to embrace inclusivity and diversity in every aspect of our work and welcome people from all walks of life, in all bodies. 

Friends of the Weight Stigma Conference

Fat Studies is the first academic journal in the field of scholarship that critically examines focuses on theory, research, practices, and programs related to higher body weight. Articles critically examine representations of fat in health and medical sciences, the Health at Every Size® model, the pharmaceutical industry, psychology, sociology, cultural studies, legal issues, literature, pedagogy, art, theater, popular culture, media studies, and activism. Fat Studies explores the way fat people are oppressed, the reasons why, who benefits from that oppression and how to liberate fat people from oppression. We would like to thank Fat Studies for their continued support of the WSC.

Size Inclusive Health Australia (SIHA) is a non-profit, member-based association that brings together the highest quality information, training and specialists in Australia for size inclusive care. We have a vision for building a just and compassionate community, where all bodies are respected and belong. We do this through promoting equitable access to evidence-based healthcare and life-enhancing practices for people of every size, through information, resources, and advocacy.

Fat Talk: Coming of Age in Diet Culture Virginia Sole-Smith’s book Fat Talk examines how society instils body shame, teaching children from a young age that “fat” is bad. As people grow up, they are pressured to pursue thinness, and parents face conflicting fears. Industries profit from insecurity, while the medical field often prioritizes weight loss over wellbeing. Through conversations with experts, parents, and young people, Sole-Smith exposes the harmful impact of diet culture, encouraging a shift toward supporting individuals in their natural bodies. Her book challenges ingrained fatphobia and advocates for a healthier, more compassionate perspective on size and health.

Weight and Wisdom: Reflections on Decades of Working for Body Liberation In this collection, 34 trailblazing rebels against body oppression voice the history of challenging the status quo and working to create a world where all bodies are valued. The result is a multifaceted compilation of stories from researchers, legal experts, clinicians, scholars, and activists who pushed back against weight bias and all its various harmful practices and outcomes. Through interviews and personal essays, Weight and Wisdom documents untold stories, reflects on shortcomings and successes, and invites readers to continue cross-generational dialogues to ensure body liberation.

The mission of Health, Not Diets is to create a better world for people of all sizes by providing high quality training in size inclusive, weight-neutral approaches for health professionals. We offer self-paced online training, live and online workshops, one-on-one practice support, workplace weight stigma audits and workshops, books, podcasts, and Unpacking Weight Science resources.

CARE Nutrition and Counselling provides compassionate, evidence-based dietetic support to individuals and communities navigating food, health, weight, and body concerns. Grounded in a weight-inclusive, non-diet approach, we offer personalised nutrition services that centre the needs of the individual and the broader social factors that shape their health, including poverty, stigma, discrimination and environments. We offer individual sessions, group education, and community-based programs — available both in-person and online — always delivered with CARE: Compassionate, Accessible, Respectful, and Effective.