The Fat Doctor Podcast From Body Control to Body Trust
You can't control your health any more than you can control the weather. In this episode, I explore how holding individuals responsibe for their health is a relatively recent phenomenon tied to capitalism and neoliberalism, contrasting it with historical perspectives where health was viewed as a collective responsibility. I talk about the benefits of moving from body control to body trust, while addressing systemic factors affecting health and the importance of building supportive communities.
Key moments:
- The Control Illusion [1:31]
- The Historical Perspective [11:17]
- What Actually Shapes Our Health? [15:53]
- Reframing Health as Collective [19:39]
- Moving from Control to Trust [23:40]
- Everything You've Been Taught About Weight Loss is a Lie [28:49]
- Q&A on Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (36:25)
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This week's paper is Tomiyama, A. Janet, Britt Ahlstrom, and Traci Mann. "Long-term Effects of Dieting: Is Weight Loss Related to Health?" Social and Personality Psychology Compass, vol. 7, no. 12, 2013, pp. 861-877. Wiley Online Library, https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12076.
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