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Challenging the eleventh law: is BMI fit for purpose?
Challenging the eleventh law: is BMI fit for purpose?
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Length:
65 minutes
Released:
Apr 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In order to challenge the eleventh law of healthism, Dr. Asher Larmie is joined by Body Trust® Coach Nicola Hagett.In this episode, Asher and Nicola discuss:The double bind of health and healthcareWhat medical trauma looks likeCompassion for those that feel the need to perform the role of the "good fat"References:Nicola can be found on Instagram, and Twitter. You can sign up to her newslette and find all the information about the services she offers on her website.Thank you for listeningIf you enjoy this podcast and would like to support Asher so that they can continue making them, you can join them on Patreon. If you fancy connecting with other like-minded people in a safe and non judgmental environment, then why not join their Facebook group the ‘Friends of The Fat Doctor’? You can also check out their webiste or find them on all the usual social media channels including Instagram, Twitter and Tik Tok. More about Nicola Nicola a Body Trust Coach for plus-sized/fat humans. She iz also a fat person who practices Body Trust® every day in order to heal, thrive, and reclaim the joy and pleasure in her life.She supports and guides smart, socially conscious humans to heal their relationship with food, unlearn body shame, and live their fullest life, right now, in the body they’re in. Nicola helps folks move from “getting it intellectually” to integrating these approaches fully into their life – without getting pulled off course by Diet Culture and Anti-Fatness. She shows people how to explore, name & reclaim their Body Story, learn to trust their body’s wisdom, unpack fear of weight gain, and redefine what health and wellbeing mean for them.More about the show:How would you react if someone told you that most of what we are taught to believe about healthy bodies is a lie? How would you feel if that person was a medical doctor with over 20 years experience treating patients and seeing the harm caused by all this misinformation?In series 2 of their podcast, Dr Asher Larmie, an experienced General Practitioner and self-styled Fat Doctor, examines and challenges the laws that make up the foundations of mordern day healthism.They tackles the various ways in which these laws contribute to weight stigma and fat oppression through passionate, unfiltered conversations with guest experts, colleagues and friends. In order to really tackle weight stigma, Asher believes that you must first challenge society's definition of health, it's relationship with disease, and why fat has become public enemy number one. Whether you're a person affected by weight stigma, a healIf you enjoy this podcast and would like to support Asher so that they can continue making them, you can join them on Patreon. If you fancy connecting with other like-minded people in a safe and non judgmental environment, then why not join their Facebook group the ‘Friends of The Fat Doctor’? You can also check out their webiste or find them on all the usual social media channels including Instagram, Twitter and Tik Tok.
Released:
Apr 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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