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Why Eating Disorder Treatment is Failing Us All

I do not know if there is an in-patient eating disorder treatment center that currently exists that is safe for all people with non-dominant systemic identities at all levels of the organization. I do not know of an eating disorder treatment program for higher level of care where I as a fat, queer, non-binary person would feel safe to attend.

Accountability, Addiction, Body Freedom, Body Liberation, Body Story, Body Trust, Cisheteropatriarchy, Diversity and Inclusiion, Eating Disorder Recovery, Eating Disorders, Fat Acceptance, Fatphobia, Health Care, Health Care Providers, Healthcare, Medical Weight Stigma, Mental Health, Ohio, Overeaters Anonymous, Physicians, Privilege, Queer, Recovery, Resilience, Shame, Sizeism, Thin Privilege, Weight Bias, Weight Stigma, White Privilege, White SupremacySJ ThompsonDecember 12, 2018Eating disorders, Eating Disorder, Eating Disorder Recovery, Eating Disorder Awareness, Eating disorder treatment, Social Justice, Anti-oppression, Homophobia, Transphobia, Fatphobia, Fat, Fat Acceptance, Weight Bias, Weight Stigma, Northeast Ohio, Ohio, Nalgona Positivity Pride Comments

From Dog Family to Fat Community: Grieving the loss of One and Opening to the Other

While I physically ache at my dog’s absence, she gave me and my body the power to recognize belonging.

A Letter to Health Care Providers

I know you are working your hardest to provide the best care possible. I know you are working to improve people’s health, so that they can enjoy their lives longer. I know that you have to work within a rather broken system with short appointment times, insurance requirements, and have to work with the resources that you have available. I know that not every clinic, agency, hospital, or practice has the same resources as others.

Expressive Writing Prompts for Fatphobia and Weight Bias

The dominant culture in our society favors those who are thin and dehumanizes those who are fat. We are constantly reminded of this on a daily basis. There is an entire 150 billion-dollar industry worldwide that exists because of faphobia and weight stigma. Add in approximately $3 billion for stomach amputation or stomach alteration surgery otherwise known as weight loss surgery globally. There is no escaping that people are afraid of fatness. Fatphobia: Fear of fat, fat people, and/or fatness.

Evaluating Weight Bias Research Among Eating Disorder and Health Care Professionals

While there is research to support that weight stigma is a risk factor for binge eating disorder, it doesn’t appear that medical professionals or administrators are taking action to reduce weight stigma. There continues to be a high rate of implicit bias within medical professionals. A recent study focused on the weight bias within eating disorder treatment professionals which shows that they are not immune from a high rate of implicit bias like other medical professionals.

BEDA, Eating Disorders, Medical Weight Stigma, Mental Health, NEDA, Recovery, Weight Stigma, Weight BiasSJ ThompsonMay 23, 2018Weight, Weight Stigma, Health Care, Therapists, Eating disorder professionals, Eating disorders, Binge eating, Weight BiasComment