Beliefs about weight in the medical field and the barriers to approaching health in a weight-neutral way.

It’s the first episode of Beyond Weight - a NEW series that asks the question “how can we manage health concerns without focusing on weight loss, food restriction, and body shame?” - and in it Jill is speaking with Dr. Lesley Williams-Blackwell, a board certified family doctor and certified eating disorder specialist. She’s an advocate for diversity and inclusivity in healthcare and today she’s talking about Health at Every Size in the medical field - the archaic beliefs and the barriers to doing things differently. Lesley also has some fantastic ideas on how to shift a medical practice to be more weight neutral and the way forward for the profession, in general. She's also the author of the lovely children's book - Free to Be Me: Self Love for All Sizes!

In this episode, we discuss:

Links:

https://lesleywilliamsmd.com/