How Racism and Intersectionality Lead to the Development of ‘Fat Phobia’ with Dr. Marianne Miller
How does the term obesity affect people living in fat bodies?
What are the origins of fat phobia?
What are the ways that diet culture keeps women from embracing their power?
In this series on healthcare and social disparities, Dr. Jill Wener, a board-certified Internal Medicine specialist, meditation expert, and tapping practitioner, interviews experts and gives her own insights into multiple fields relating to social justice and anti-racism. In this episode, Jill interviews Dr. Marianne Miller, an eating disorder specialist, regarding diet culture, feminism, and the patriarchy. They discuss how racism and intersectionality lead to the development of ‘fat phobia’, which has been used to control how women view themselves and their worth. Dr. Miller shared how she works to help women reclaim their connection to their body and intuition.
Dr. Miller has been in the mental health field for 25 years and has specialized in eating disorders for the last 10 years. She was a full-time academic for 12 years and had a part-time eating disorder practice for much of that time until she left the university and went into private practice full-time in 2018. Dr. Miller loves working with eating disorders, and she takes a non-diet, feminist approach that helps people of all genders live empowered, authentic lives. She embraces the Health at Every Size model, and she is LGBTQIAA+ affirming.
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Freedom From Binge Eating Class
Intuitive Eating by Elyse Resch, Evelyn Tribole
Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings
Association for Size Diversity and Health
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