27. Medical Fatphobia with Ragen Chastain

I'm so excited to welcome Ragen Chastain to the conversation. Ragen is a fat queer activist, speaker, and writer. Today we'll go in depth about fatphobia in medical care, including:

• Medical professionals practicing stereotypes instead of medicine
• The basis of fatphobia in the oppression of black and indigenous bodies
• Why BMI is bullshit
• How implicit bias can become explicit bias
• How to talk to doctors about diagnoses and treatments

Weight stigma is not your fault, even if it has become your problem.

Download printable self-advocacy cards here: https://haeshealthsheets.com/resources/

Connect with Ragen: https://danceswithfat.org/

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Check out my resources, course, and membership community "The Body Grievers Club" at https://bodyimagewithbri.com/

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