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Episode 189- 6 Ways Hating My Fat Body Almost Ruined My Life

What would my life be like today if I had never worked to unlearn anti-fat bias? I was so fortunate to stumble upon the message “It’s ok to be fat” over a decade ago and it absolutely revolutionized my life. My life was being ruined by my worship of thinness and obsession with food restriction and body criticism. I’m sharing the 6 main ways my anti-fatness was really messing with me and what it’s like now that I’ve been on the ‘unlearning journey’ for 10 years.

  • SUMMARY:
    Internet beef and a song parody about stolen recipes. 0:00

  • Anti-fat bias in the workplace with 95.65% of respondents experiencing it. 2:15

  • How anti-fat bias almost ruined speaker's life, now unlearning and living a more confident life. 8:13

  • Eating disorders and body image as a fat person. 14:36

  • Advocating for oneself in healthcare settings. 18:14

  • Body image, disordered eating, and self-esteem. 25:03

  • Body image, self-erasure, and the impact of societal beauty standards. 29:44

  • Body image, self-acceptance, and personal growth. 32:57

  • Anti-fat bias, food, and self-care. 38:44

  • Neurodivergence, food, and forgetting to eat. 42:56

  • Self-expression, identity, and mental health. 45:25

  • Body image, relationships, and personal growth. 51:21

  • Unlearning weight bias and self-care for fat individuals. 56:31

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