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we are born with bodies, not shame
Our relationship with bodies, food and fatness has been coming up in sessions and my personal life lately and I've put together some resources that I thought might be worth sharing:
Alok Vaid Menon is my favorite describer of the experience of having a body in this world. This episode where they talk about the body as an altar was really transformative for me.
Overcoming Body Hatred by Kathryn Holt is a powerful workbook. I really love the Jungian perspective she incorporates.
The history of anti-fatness and its relationship with anti-blackness is something that can be really interesting to explore as a part of this conversation. The book Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings is an awesome overview. Here is an article about it if you want to check it out before reading the whole book.
I also have enjoyed learning about what has been called the Bikini Industrial Complex which describes the development of the diet industry and the origin and misuse of the BMI.
Here is an article on the BIC and another article that goes into the BMI both by Emily Nagoski who wrote Burnout, a great book about many topics including the history of diet culture.
There is also a powerful movement called Health at Every Size here. And I made a little video summarizing some highlights here.
This is a topic that runs deep for so many of us. Slowly and with respect and compassion, we can begin to offer our scared parts other sources of information that may allow them to see that the monster they've been protecting you from was made up as a way to control us all. This can be a complicated topic, and you are always in charge, so take what you like and leave the rest.
xo, z
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