Hi Reader,

We’re thrilled to introduce our brand-new BariNation Partner and Practitioner Newsletter, created exclusively for our surgeons, doctors, integrated health practitioners, practice management partners, and experts.

This twice-monthly email will deliver actionable insights, upcoming educational opportunities, and ways to connect your patients to BariNation’s support-rich community—all at no cost to you.

As your trusted partner in patient support and community, we’ll share tools, resources, and inside access to our programming, helping you extend your patient impact.

We’re honored to be in this work with you. If there’s something specific you’d like to see in this newsletter, hit reply—we’re building this with you and for you.

Let's dive in!

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Insights

At this year's ASMBS Conference, BariNation Founder April Williams, spoke twice; once to the High School Pathways Program Participants and on Thursday's Shame and Stigma Panel, where she and Practice Partner Dr. Cribbins presented research-based strategies to help revisional patients lift the shame and stigma they might be feeling about undergoing another bariatric procedure.

Why is this important?

Because research has shown that 60-70 percent of people who have obesity have experienced shame and stigma from a medical provider.

Members of the BariNation Community shared their own experiences with us for this panel presentation.

➡️ We want to call out something important: You are no doubt working diligently to limit and eliminate shame and stigma from every patient experience. But your patients have more than likely experienced these things from a provider in the past, and they are bringing that trauma and experience into the room with you.

Why are they sharing their stories of shame and stigma with us but not necessarily with you?

Because in BariNation, we create safe places for patients to say the scary things out loud. They can speak their truth and have their story be heard without the fear of judgment.

We are proud to play this role in their life and we are excited to pass these insights onto you, so you can utilize them to inform your patient flows and discussion guides.

We can be a bridge that helps you keep a pulse on the trends and discussions that can positivly impact you, your team, and your patients.

Here is just one of the many examples we gathered from our members about the shame, stigma, and bias they have felt along their journey.

➡️ If you are looking to share how you can help your patients lift shame and stigma, download our Practitioner Guide and deploy some of the social media strategies and posts we suggest!

​Practitioner Support Guide Lifting Shame and Stigma For Revision Patients.pdf.​

🎉 And tag or collaborate with @bari.nation on Instagram when you share so we can help amplify your content!

Updates

🇺🇸 With the 4th of July quickly approaching, we wanted to share three wonderful resources that have been expert and patient-approved!

You are welcome to share them on your social media channels and distribute them in your newsletters. Share the PDF version or save these as images to push out on social media.

➡️ If you sharem, you mention us in your communications, share our partnership, and tag @bari.nation on Instagram so we can amplify your posts!

This can be a fun and interactive way to engage with your patients and pass along some practical advice.

🧨 BariNation's 4th of July Bari Guide

​2025 4th of July Bari Guide.pdf​

💦 BariNation's 4th of July Hydration Hacks

​2025 4th of July Hydration Hacks.pdf​

🌭 BariNation's Bari-Friendly 4th of July Recipes

​2025 4th of July Recipes.pdf​

Opportunities

This summer, we are focusing on having FUN along our journey and we have some great topics lined up.

Interested in joining us in the Community or on Instagram to share your insights on these topics?

➡️ Reply to this email and we will be in touch soon to schedule.

Summer Fun Topics:

• Having Fun with Movement
• Summer Body- Every Body is a Summer Body (Strategies for embracing our bodies as they are, not as we wish they were)
• Your Bariatric Voice (Sharing our story in ways that are meaningful and right for us)
• Getting Creative In The Kitchen (Explore a new ingredient, cooking style, recipe, tool)
• Gut Health Reset
• Lunch Box Meals (Not just for kids!)
• Back to Routines
• Celebrating NSV's

Our goal is to help you help more patients.

Thank you for being an amazing BariNation Partner.

If there are insights, resources, or opportunities that would be of value to you, please let us know. Reply to this email or send them to us at hello@barination.com.

We look forward to supporting you in ways that help you help more patients.

-- April Williams and the BariNation Team