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Holidays are when cultural and social norms are instilled and heavily reinforced. That means those of us who live in fat bodies, or are LGBT+, are pretty likely to face a lot of criticism in spaces that should be joyful and warm and welcome. It’s easy to say “well, just cut those toxic family members…
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It’s been an interesting week or so since Mikey Mercedes and I went public. In the time since, there’s been a lot of excellent discussion in marginalized communities. In the Health at Every Size®-aligned healthcare provider groups to which I have access or connections, there’s been a silence that echoes almost as loudly as the…
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One of the most important issues facing weight management, bariatric, dietetic, endocrinology, special interest groups, and other provider groups and practices today is weight stigma. It’s important to update your resources, handouts, training, certifications and other materials to remove stigmatizing language in order to improve patient compliance and positively impact clients. Here are ten ways…
Is body positivity a gateway to fat acceptance?
The other day Laura Burns and I combined two separate analogies we’d come up with to form the theory of the two lakes: Donut Lake and Liberation Lake. Donut Lake is the home of body positivity. It’s full of fun pool floats and selfie cameras and bopo influencers. The water is warm and comfy, and…
