10% Happier with Dan Harris How to Stop Obsessing Over Your Body and Eat Sanely in a Toxic Culture | Virginia Sole-Smith
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Jan 10, 2024 
Virginia Sole-Smith, bestselling author of Fat Talk and The Eating Instinct, discusses the toxic influence of diet culture on body image. She argues for a compassionate view of food and exercise, exploring the flawed connections between health and body size. Sole-Smith offers strategies for fostering healthier relationships with food and exercise while addressing the pressures children face in today’s society. She also highlights the overlooked struggles men encounter with body image and encourages a more inclusive dialogue around body acceptance.
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Body Ideals and Power
- Societal body ideals uphold power structures by othering less-privileged groups.
- Weight is falsely seen as controllable, making it a moral issue and justifying bias.
Racial Roots of Anti-fat Bias
- Anti-fat bias is linked to white supremacy, arising from efforts to control Black bodies post-slavery.
- This bias continues to manifest in how Black women's bodies are perceived and discussed today.
Internalized Bias
- Virginia Sole-Smith initially believed promoting slimness empowered women.
- She later realized this was internalized anti-fat bias she hadn't yet addressed.
