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Jan 2023
1h 22m

Liberating the Almond Moms

Julia Hava & Eliza McLamb
About this episode

The girlies unpack fatphobia and the history of fatness. They discuss the racist roots of modern-day body standards, how we can think about anti-fat bias through the lens of eating disorder recovery, and lament the failings of the American medical system (again). Digressions include very little because we are serious researchers and get straight to the point this time.

Sources:

Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings 

What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon 

"You Just Need to Lose Weight" by Aubrey Gordon 

Belly of the Beast by Da'Shaun L. Harrison 

Maintenance Phase 

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