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EP152: Fat Bodies Can Have Eating Disorders Too

EP152: Fat Bodies Can Have Eating Disorders Too

FromWhat The Actual Fork Podcast


EP152: Fat Bodies Can Have Eating Disorders Too

FromWhat The Actual Fork Podcast

ratings:
Length:
62 minutes
Released:
Mar 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We interviewed Sharon Maxwell, mental health advocate and fat activist. She works as a weight inclusive consultant, providing education to treatment centers and healthcare providers on the immense harms of weight stigma. Due to her lived experience facing weight stigma, Sharon provides unique insight and offers practical tools to make treatment centers and healthcare settings safe and accessible for fat folks. Listen this week as we discuss her medical experiences with fatphobia, why atypical anorexia isn’t really atypical, and eating disorder bias in humans with larger bodies. Find her on IG @heysharonmaxwell or at her new website Heysharonmaxwell.com.    This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/FORK and get on your way to being your best self.    Named one of Oprah's favorite things in 2018, Cozy Earth's best-selling bamboo sheet set is temperature-regulating and incredibly soft. “Cozy Earth provided an exclusive offer for my listener’s today. 35% off site wide when you use the code “FORK”.   Green Chef makes eating well easy with plans to fit every lifestyle. Go to greenchef.com/fork60 and use code fork60 to get 60% off plus free shipping.   
Released:
Mar 17, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

What The Actual Fork Podcast is co-hosted by your favorite Intuitive Eating Registered Dietitians Sammy Previte (Owner of Find Food Freedom) and Jenna Werner (Owner of Happy Strong Healthy). These dietitian besties can’t stand diet culture bullsh*t and love keeping it real! Their mission is for all humans to believe that they are made for so much more than chasing a smaller body. They are also here to share with you that food can be fun and pleasurable again. Although these ladies are medical professionals, they are human too! They are not afraid to share their deepest secrets and how years of their lives were taken by diet culture. They started this podcast so no human has to feel alone in their journey towards food freedom. So join Sammy and Jenna and expect to laugh, cry, learn, and grow!