Weight stigma is becoming an increasing issue in society, and HCPs should not feel judged on their ability to do their job is based on their appearance. We have brought together a leading researcher on weight stigma amongst HCPs and a dietitian with lived experience of weight stigma amongst fellow dietitians to discuss the important topic of whether there’s a place for overweight dietitians in dietetics.We're delighted to be joined Anne Wright and Stuart Flint on today’s episode. Anne Wright is a Registered Dietitian with over 27 years of international experience. She has worked in a variety of clinical roles and in academia, as a lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics. Anne now works as a freelance dietitian/nutritionist in a range of areas including patient services, online programs, health writing and specialist projects.Dr Stuart W. Flint is Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Leeds, President of Scaled Insights and Director of Obesity UK. Stuart is also an Honorary Academic for the Office of Health Improvement and Disparities. He is Chair of the Obesity Policy Engagement Network (UK), and a contributing member to the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Obesity and APPG on a Fit and Healthy Childhood. Stuart contributes evidence to several other APPGs on health and inequalities experiences by marginalised groups and leads work nationally and internationally to highlight the pervasiveness and impact of weight stigma and discrimination. Stuart has developed interventions to reduce these stigmatising attitudes, working with governments, health systems, education, media, charities, and the general population. Stuart is also widely published in high impact journals and is regularly interviewed by media outlets.In today’s episode we will be discussing how to approach the topic of body size, what weight stigma and its consequences are, and how we can challenge weight stigma in the workplace.Twitter: @DrStuartFlint@amdietetics