In this episode of the Narrative Project, Dee, Vicki, Katherine, and Dong-Anh discuss creating a better support system for individuals experiencing body shaming. Additionally, they discuss how dress codes in educational settings might perpetuate certain body-shaming behaviors, and ways the education system can better support students who experience body shaming. The conversation shifts to the COVID-19 pandemic and how that has affected their sense of self and body image. They end the conversation with some thoughts about the divide between individuals with different body shapes thinking that another group might “have it worse,” and how this can lead to an unhealthy mindset that invalidates people’s experience.

Content warning: mention of body shaming, body dysmorphia, eating disorders, sexual assault, and physical assault.