TW: this episode contains mentions of eating disorders. If you are sensitive to this subject, consider skipping parts of this episode or the entire episode.
If you suffer from eating disorder, reach out to a professional to get help. You can ask your GP for help. Here are some useful resources:
Beat charity https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/
Call Beat helpline (UK) 0808 801 0677
NHS Eating Disorders overview page https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/behaviours/eating-disorders/overview/
Happy belly nutrition https://happybellynutrition.co.uk/
@thehappybellyblog
Disabled women are more sexually harassed than non-disabled in the workplace (70% against 52%) https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/7-in-10-disabled-women-experience-sexual-harassment-at-work_uk_60f6c57ce4b0158a5ed9f4f4
Book Nelly the Monster Sister by Kes Gray http://shop.kesgray.com/nelly-the-monster-sitter
The girl with the louding voice - Abi Daré https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Girl_with_the_Louding_Voice
Sex and world peace - Valerie M. Hudson, Bonnie Ballif-Spanvill, Mary Caprioli, Chad F. Emmett http://cup.columbia.edu/book/sex-and-world-peace/9780231131827
In the UK, women spend on average 17 years on a diet and lose about 9 times their weight if she starts dieting at 18 https://www.medicaldaily.com/average-woman-spends-17-years-her-life-diets-242601
In the UK, women spend on average £25,000 in diet plans over lifetime https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-2541757/Cut-soaring-cost-dieting-size-The-average-woman-spends-25-000-weight-plans-lifetime-getting-trim-neednt-cost-fortune.html
Patriarchy and female body
https://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2013/12/27/gendered-and-the-body-language-of-power/
https://scholar.dickinson.edu/student_honors/386/
Anti diet culture Instagrams:
@drjoshuawolrich
@bodyimage_therapist
@antidietriotclub
@nude_nutritionist
@thedietboycott
@make_love_not_diets
@thethicknutritionist
@thehappybellyblog ;)
Other resources:
-‘Eat Yourself Healthy: An Easy-to-digest Guide to Health and Happiness from the Inside Out’ by Megan Rossi / @theguthealthdoctor on Instagram
-Future Learn Online Courses: ‘Food for Thought: The Relationship Between Food, Gut and Brain’, and ‘Food and Mood: Improving Mental Health Through Diet and Nutrition’.
-The Fuck It Diet by Caroline Dooner
-Hoovering by Jessica Fostekew (a podcast all about food and eating, but often touches on diet culture, and is also hilarrrrious)
-Eat Up by Ruby Tandoh (just a beautifully written book about how food is so much more than just substance)
