BariNationFoundation

Support Groups & Events

Live support, every week.

Sit with people who understand. Learn from experts who know the work. Laugh with fellow patients. Every week, the BariNation community gathers live for support groups, classes, and meetups.

Three ways to show up

Find the room that fits today.

Some days call for focused support. Some call for answers. Some call for a laugh with people who get it. Here is what to expect from each.

Support Groups

For when you’re fighting something real.

Our Support Groups are targeted. We offer groups for Complications, Emotional Eating, Addiction Transfer, and Regain, so you can sit with people who know exactly what that fight feels like. They’re led only by licensed mental health professionals (LCSW, MSW, LMHC), they’re more structured and supportive, and they are never recorded.

And here’s the thing: you don’t have to be struggling with that specific topic to come. Support is support is support.

You’ll leave with

Relief, some breathing space, gratitude, and a clearer picture of what this journey looks like for you and how you’ll get there.

Classes

Learn the how from people who know.

Every Class has a specific topic and specific things to learn, taught by credentialed experts (RD, CSOWM, CPT, CFI) or our therapists, depending on the topic. In October, for example, Katie Booker is leading a class on Managing Bariatric Grief. (Yes, missing food is a real thing. No, you’re not weird for feeling it.)

Classes are fun and engaging, your questions steer the conversation, and replays are available 24/7. They never go away.

You’ll leave with

Something new to noodle on, or the confidence to finally try that meal prep you’ve been thinking about.

Meetups

Real people, real talk, real laughing.

Meetups are hosted by trained peer moderators, fellow patients who care deeply about this community. They’re just a blast: in-the-moment fun and genuinely meaningful support, with people talking to and lifting up other people. Some whole-community Meetups are recorded.

You’ll leave with

Cheeks that hurt from laughing, and a deep sense of belonging. Because when someone in the room needs help, you get to be the one who offers it.

Community calendar

What’s happening.

Every session happens live inside the BariNation community. Join to save your seat, get the link, and catch class replays.

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At a glance

Which one is for me?

CompareSupport GroupsClassesMeetups
Led byLicensed mental health professionals (LCSW, MSW, LMHC)Credentialed experts (RD, CSOWM, CPT, CFI) or our therapistsTrained peer moderators, fellow patients
FeelStructured and supportiveFun and engaging; your questions steer itIn-the-moment fun, people lifting people
FocusComplications, Emotional Eating, Addiction Transfer, RegainA specific topic each timeReal talk and connection
Recorded?NeverYes, replays 24/7Some whole-community Meetups
You’ll leave withRelief, breathing space, claritySomething new to tryLaughter and belonging
Your people are here

Ready to come to your first one?

Membership gives you every support group, class, and meetup, plus replays and a community that understands.

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