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Becoming Anchored S7E1: Your Body Is Not The Problem - Weight Stigma Is


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Host and licensed therapist Laura Deneen is joined by licensed therapist and owner of Ashley Vicari Counseling, Ashley Vicari.

Together we discuss the different aspects of weight stigma and the impact it has on body image.

Key Takeaways:

  1. What Is Weight Stigma?: Ashley explains that weight stigma is how we view certain bodies differently than other bodies. Weight stigma says those who are not in a smaller body are less than. One part of body image is how we perceive others perceive us. If you perceive others view you differently due to your body size, you may feel less than worthy.
  2. Where Does It Show Up?: Together we discuss that weight stigma shows up in many ways, such as children playing with dolls that are in a thin body and stigma in the medical field, namely with using BMI. Ashley encourages us to teach our children and ourselves that fat is not a bad word.
  3. Challenging Our Own Stigma: Ashley encourages us to challenge our own language and biases we may use and have. Notice if you are engaging or not engaging in certain activities due to fear of our weight changing. Laura and Ashley invite you to explore your own stigma with compassion.
  4. This episode provides insight into how weight stigma affects us as a society and steps to take to challenge our own stigmas. 

    Homework: Take the Harvard Implicit Association Test and journal about it and explore your initial thoughts. Be kind to yourself as you are working through your own biases.

    Affirmation: “The number on the scale does not have to give you any worth.”

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