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Teaching the Body in the Digital Age

October 29, 2026
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Session Description

In this educator event, author Olivia Pillai Quinney presents educators with practical steps on broaching the topic of disordered eating based on the issues explored in her novel, Catch, Drive, Release, Recover, in the classroom. Educator Alyssa Gray-Tyghter will host an interview with the author after the workshop.

Author

Olivia Pillai Quinney

Olivia Pillai Quinney

Author

Olivia Pillai Quinney is a writer, speaker, elementary school teacher, and advocate dedicated to supporting people affected by eating disorders. Catch, Drive, Release, Recover is her debut middle grade novel.

Catch, Drive, Release, Recover by Olivia Pillai Quinney

Host/Interviewer

Alyssa Gray-Tyghter

Alyssa Gray-Tyghter

Educator

Alyssa Gray-Tyghter is an educator, writer, and storyteller whose work is rooted in memory, identity, and the stories we inherit, resist, and remake. Drawing on Afro-Indigenous histories, cultural memory, and counter storytelling, she explores how narrative can illuminate belonging, challenge erasure, and open new possibilities for seeing ourselves and one another. Her work moves across research, creative practice, and public dialogue, always with a deep commitment to nuance, community, and truth-telling.

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