Satisfaction Factor Naomi Katz & Sadie Simpson

This week, we're talking about all about the ways that conversations about financial freedom often overlap with conversations about food freedom, and how we can apply our anti-diet lens to our financial conversations.

We had a great conversation, including:
The way the privilege in conversations about financial freedom mirrors the privilege in conversations about food freedomHow concepts like moderation & restriction show up in budgetingAnd how we might be able to practice "budget respect" & "intuitive spending."Referenced in this episode:
Retire 'Tightening the Belt': Why Fatphobia Doesn't Belong In Your 2022 Financial Goals by Virgie Tovar
Vee Weir - @veefrugalfox
Lexa - @theavocadotoastbudget
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Sadie Simpson: www.sadiesimpson.com or IG @sadiemsimpson
Naomi Katz: www.happyshapes.co or IG @happyshapesnaomi

This week, we’re talking about a very hot topic that has been requested of us multiple times - the weight loss drugs Ozempic & Wegovy (plus a little bit about Mounjaro & Saxenda)!

Note: We are not registered dietitians, or doctors, or medical providers of any type, and this podcast does not constitute medical advice!

Instead, this episode is more of a research roundup. We did all the Google searching & reading so you don’t have to if you don’t want to. (But also, if you do want to, we’ve provided links to everything below.) Generally, though, a great deal of our research was pulled from the work of Ragen Chastain, Dr. Asher Larmie, and Christy Harrison.

And, lastly, a content warning: A lot of the articles & studies we’ll provide will include the o-word, BMI references, references to body weights, and references to disordered eating behaviors. Also, even the articles that talk about the problems with these drugs still often paint them in a positive light.  We did our best with language within the episode, but use caution, especially if you decide to follow the links.

In this episode we're covering:
The basics of how each of these drugs work & what they're prescribed forThe marketing & popularity of these drugs (including a story from Sadie that will blow your mind!)Harmful drug side effectsWhy the risk/benefit analysis for taking these drugs is different for diabetes than it is for weight lossThe impact that marketing of these drugs for weight loss is having on folks living with diabetes and eating disordersWhy these drugs are actually not a miracle "cure" for fatnessHow these drugs (and other weight loss drugs) keep getting approved, despite their harms & ineffectivenessClick here to get all the links for research referenced in this episode!
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Naomi Katz: www.happyshapes.co or IG @happyshapesnaomi

We've done several episodes now where we deconstruct diet culture language, but this week, we wanted to take a look at some phrases we see in anti-diet spaces that can actually still be upholding some diet culture ideals.  In this episode, we're talking about the problems with how the concepts of moderation, food freedom, and health get used in anti-diet spaces.

We had a great conversation, including:
The difference between moderation and unconditional permissionHow to tell if you're using moderation as restrictionThe privilege in food freedom, and why it's often not a realistic goalThe problem with using "don't worry, you'll still eat healthy" as a defense against critiques of intuitive eatingWhy health is a meaningless concept without individual & societal contextWant to connect with us to deepen the conversation? Join us in our online community, The Satisfaction Space!

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Sadie Simpson: www.sadiesimpson.com or IG @sadiemsimpson
Naomi Katz: www.happyshapes.co or IG @happyshapesnaomi

This week, just in time for Passover, we’re talking to Asher M. Seruya, LMSW, a gender-queer social worker, psychotherapist, and illustrator specializing in trauma-informed care, weight-stigma, and eating disorder recovery. They have a special focus within their eating disorder work on Jewish identity, neurodivergent conditions, fatness, and queerness. Asher also co-hosts the podcast, Kvetching on the Couch, a podcast about Jewish mental health. 

We had an amazing conversation with Asher about...
The complicated & unique Jewish relationship to foodHow diets & diet culture can be attempts at assimilation & safety in marginalized communities The pressure of white eurocentric beauty standards & media representation of JewsHow anti-Blackness informs antisemitism & the conditional white privilege of JewishnessThe importance of bringing a Jewish lens to eating disorder recovery & body liberation spacesThe antisemitism in anti-diet spacesAnd how reconnecting to our identities can help us heal.You can find Asher's work on their website at ashermseruya.com or on Instagram at @badashtherapy.
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Naomi Katz: www.happyshapes.co or IG @happyshapesnaomi

This week, we’re talking to Ragen Chastain, a speaker, writer, researcher, Board Certified Patient Advocate, multi-certified health and fitness professional, and thought leader in weight science, weight stigma, health, and healthcare. Utilizing her background in research methods and statistics, Ragen has brought her signature mix of humor and hard facts to healthcare, corporate, conference, and college audiences from Kaiser Permanente and the Diabetes Education Specialists National Conference, to Amazon and Google, to Dartmouth, Cal Tech and canfitpro. Author of the Weight and Healthcare newsletter, the book Fat: The Owner's Manual, co-author of HAES Health Sheets, and editor of the anthology The Politics of Size, Ragen is frequently featured as an expert in print, radio, television, and documentary film. In her free time, Ragen is a national dance champion, triathlete, and marathoner who holds the Guinness World Record for Heaviest Woman to Complete a Marathon. Ragen lives in LA with her fiancée Julianne and their adorable dog.

We had an amazing conversation with Ragen about...
Why doctors are so deeply entrenched in the weight-centric paradigmHow medical weight stigma causes harmThe role of privilege & power dynamics in navigating medical situationsThe unethical marketing of weight loss surgery & weight loss drugsAnd practical ways to navigate specific medical situations, such as: weigh-ins (no, they're not required by insurance!), blood pressure readings, recommendations for weight loss, recommendations for weight loss drugs or weight loss surgery, and BMI-based denials.You can learn more from Ragen by subscribing to the Weight & Healthcare Newsletter, or by checking out her library of online workshops (including videos of past workshops, and new ones hosted monthly).

Or you can connect with Ragen via social media on Instagram!

Referenced in this episode:
Fat Friendly Health Professionals List
Weight Neutral Providers Lead List
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Sadie Simpson: www.sadiesimpson.com or IG @sadiemsimpson
Naomi Katz: www.happyshapes.co or IG @happyshapesnaomi

This week, we're deconstructing 5 more common phrases that perpetuate diet culture. In this installment, we're covering: 
"I have to exercise for X minutes for it to count/Only X counts as exercise.""I've been bad.""Off the wagon""Strong is the new skinny.""I exercise so I can eat/drink X" We're breaking down the ways these phrases can cause harm & what we might want to consider saying instead!

And if you're looking for support in redefining what counts as movement, check out Sadie's new FREE resource that can help you do just that! Need a quick and easy framework to put together your own workouts without overthinking it? This plug-and-play resource will help you figure out what the heck to do (without spending a lot of time, effort, and energy to plan it all!) Click here to get the Build Your Own Workout Template!

Or if you'd like some support in reframing your own diet culture narratives, check out Naomi's new FREE Redefining Diet Culture Narratives Workbook! Inside this free workbook, you’ll find:
Why reframes are helpful in rejecting diet culture3 proven reframe tactics I use with my 1:1 and group coaching clients, with examplesSpace for you to work through your own narratives using the 3 reframe tacticsPLUS, an exclusive 10% savings on a coaching package of your choice just for downloading this workbook! Want to connect with us to deepen the conversation? Join us in our online community, The Satisfaction Space!

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Here's where to find us:
Sadie Simpson: www.sadiesimpson.com or IG @sadiemsimpson
Naomi Katz: www.happyshapes.co or IG @happyshapesnaomi