The Fat Doctor Podcast Challenging the eleventh law: is BMI fit for purpose?
In order to challenge the eleventh law of healthism, Dr. Asher Larmie is joined by Body Trust® Coach Nicola Hagett.
In this episode, Asher and Nicola discuss:
- The double bind of health and healthcare
- What medical trauma looks like
- Compassion for those that feel the need to perform the role of the "good fat"
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Nicola can be found on Instagram, and Twitter. You can sign up to her newslette and find all the information about the services she offers on her website.
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More about Nicola
Nicola a Body Trust Coach for plus-sized/fat humans. She iz also a fat person who practices Body Trust® every day in order to heal, thrive, and reclaim the joy and pleasure in her life.
She supports and guides smart, socially conscious humans to heal their relationship with food, unlearn body shame, and live their fullest life, right now, in the body they’re in.
Nicola helps folks move from “getting it intellectually” to integrating these approaches fully into their life – without getting pulled off course by Diet Culture and Anti-Fatness. She shows people how to explore, name & reclaim their Body Story, learn to trust their body’s wisdom, unpack fear of weight gain, and redefine what health and wellbeing mean for them.
More about the show:
How would you react if someone told you that most of what we are taught to believe about healthy bodies is a lie? How would you feel if that person was a medical doctor with over 20
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