In this episode, Melanie discusses five ways to practise anti-diet work with compassion. She emphasises the importance of applying kindness and thoughtfulness as we navigate this challenging work. Melanie shares her personal journey with diet culture and how she came to embrace anti-diet work. She explores the practice of looking for and celebrating diverse bodies, recognizing the difference between wants and needs, dressing safely in a body-positive way, setting boundaries, and practising self-compassion. In this part of the conversation, Melanie discusses the concept of dressing safely as a tool to check in with oneself and reduce social anxiety and hyper visibility. She also explores the importance of reading fat stories and how it can help in practising anti-diet work. Lastly, she talks about the challenging but crucial practice of self-advocacy and shares personal experiences of advocating for herself.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction: Practising Anti-Diet Work with Compassion

12:56 Embracing Diverse Bodies and Challenging Societal Norms

19:07 Seeing Bodies Through Our Own Gaze

21:55 Asking Ourselves What We Need

30:08 Dressing Safely in a Body-Positive Way

35:06 Setting Boundaries and Practising Self-Compassion

33:24 The Power of Reading Fat Stories

45:21 Practising Self-Advocacy

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