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Dec 2024
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Fat Phobia & Diet Culture in the LGBTQ C...

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About this episode

Mal is joined by intuitive eating coach Liza Katsman this week to discuss societal fatphobia and its impact on the LGBTQ, as well as broader diet culture and body image in today's society. Liza shares her personal struggle with disordered eating including severe bulimia, and her journey to recovery thanks to 'intuitive eating'.


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Email: coaching@lizakatsman.com

Substack: https://substack.com/@lizakcoaching

IG: @lizakcoaching

TT: @lizakcoaching

FB: facebook.com/lizakcoaching

Website: www.lizakcoaching.com or www.lizakatsman.com (sign up for free 1:1 Intro Session)

Community (Coming Jan 2025, sign up now): www.lizakatsman.com/community


Resources on the topic:

Books: 

"Intuitive Eating" (4th Edition) by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch

"Anti-Diet" by Christy Harrison

"The Body is Not an Apology" by Sonya Renee Taylor

"Fearing the Black Body" by Sabrina Strings

"What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat" and "You Just Need to Lose Weight and

19 Other Myths About Fat People" by Aubrey Gordon


Podcasts: 

Maintenance Phase

Fad Camp

Food Psych 

The Fat Doctor Podcast


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