On this episode of the Yumlish Podcast, Dr. Lindo Bacon joins Shireen to discuss fatphobia, body confidence, and navigating health information online. They touch on the ideas of body confidence and fatphobia.
Dr. Lindo Bacon is a scientist and former professor who has mined their deep academic proficiency, their clinical expertise, and their personal experience to write the groundbreaking books, Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight and the co-authored Body Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, or Just Plain Fail to Understand about Weight. Their newly released book, Radical Belonging: How to Survive and Thrive in an Unjust World (While Transforming it for the Better), takes their inspiring message beyond size, to shaping a culture of empathy, equity, and true belonging.
“We have to take the whole big picture of somebody's life in mind whenever we're trying to support people in good health.” - Dr. Lindo Bacon
Question of the Day: When do you feel most confident in yourself and your body?
We are giving away 3 physical copies of Radical Belonging! See our social media for more information!
On this episode, you will learn:
Fatphobia and Its Presence In Our Lives
The Intersectionality of Our Bodies and Fatphobia
How Individuals Can Regain Body Confidence
Balancing Body Confidence, Fatphobia, and Health Concerns
Tips for Navigating Health Information Online
Key notes:
0:00 Welcome with Shireen!
4:20 Fatphobia in Our Society
6:32 Fatphobia and Our Bodies
8:55 Our Bodies in the World
13:52 Weight and Health
20:49 Navigating Health Information Online
23:02 Connect with Dr. Bacon and Giveaway
23:35 Signing Off with Shireen!
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