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#Repost @chr1styharrison (@get_repost) ・・・ When we’re fighting back against diet culture, it’s important to remember that it exists in and was borne out of patriarchy, an oppressive system in which people identified as men hold the reins of power, and people of other genders are systematically disempowered. It's no doubt that, historically, women and femme-presenting folks have been primary targets of oppression under patriarchy, including the harmful and unrealistically thin beauty standards that drive so many of us into disordered eating. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- But if we widen the scope, we can see that masculine folks suffer under patriarchy as well. Toxic masculinity and unrealistic body expectations affect men and masculine people, too. Gender non-conforming and genderfluid folks also struggle under patriarchy, because it's a system predicated upon adhering to and reinforcing the gender binary. Instead of allowing people to express their gender and identify however they see fit, patriarchy forces us to pick a box, and marginalizes those of us who refuse. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Above all, patriarchy is a tool of body oppression, and *all* people have to grapple with its influence on their body and gender expectations. Part of breaking down diet culture for good is leaving behind gendered stereotypes about body size and shape, and embracing a more inclusive, egalitarian, and liberated view of bodies. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want to hear more about HAES, intuitive eating, and body liberation, download the latest episode of Food Psych today! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And if you’re ready for a deeper dive into all things anti-diet, come check out my intuitive eating online course at christyharrison.com/course ❤️ --------------------------- #haes #intuitiveeating #antidiet #riotsnotdiets #effyourbeautystandards #losehatenotweight #lifebeyonddieting #thelifethief #bodyposi #bodypositive #bopo #foodpsychpod https://www.instagram.com/p/BoRnUqzhk1U4dFlR5uIzSKRzHUM0x2Uas4WzX40/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1sig7w2iifpsh

#Repost @themindfuldietitian with @get_repost ・・・ @chr1styharrison does it yet again, this time with our ASDAH colleague Joy Cox @freshoutthecocoon 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💜💜💜 • • • It's inevitable that over time, our bodies will change. We'll age, we may experience disability or injury, our mobility will be different over time, we may get pregnant or have other hormone-related shifts... the possibilities are truly endless, and none of us ever really know what’s in store. That's because bodies are these weird, incredible things that carry us through this world, and adapt to any and all life events. ------------------------------------ No matter what your body goes through, who you are as a person remains. Your generosity and spirit and kindness will always be a part of you, no matter how your body functions. And your value as a human being will never, ever dissipate, no matter what diet culture tries to tell you. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you to @freshoutthecocoon AKA Joy Cox for this quote, and for coming on the show this week! Be sure to give the new episode a listen :) If you want to hear more about HAES, intuitive eating, and body liberation, head on over to wherever you get your podcasts and download the latest episode of Food Psych today! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And if you’re ready for a deeper dive into all things anti-diet, come check out my intuitive eating online course at christyharrison.com/course ❤️ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #haes #intuitiveeating #edrecovery #antidietproject #antidiet #riotsnotdiets #effyourbeautystandards #losehatenotweight #lifebeyonddieting #thelifethief #balancednotclean #foodisfuel #prorecovery #bodyposi #bodypositive #bopo #foodpsychpod #foodpsych #feminism #healthateverysize #nourishnotpunish

#Repost @chr1styharrison (@get_repost) ・・・ It's a common misconception that the folks most at risk for eating disorders are young, white, cisgender women. In fact, new research is showing us that trans folks are actually the most at-risk population for eating disorders. . Shifting our understanding of who struggles with disordered eating is so important, because it directly influences who has access to services. We have to work hard at making sure treatment is available to everyone who needs it, and this is why body-acceptance work *must* be intersectional if it’s going to make a real difference in preventing disordered eating and dismantling oppressive systems that target marginalized bodies. . Thank you to Sand Chang for this quote, and for coming on the show this week! Be sure to give the new episode a listen :) If you want to hear more about HAES, intuitive eating, and body liberation, head on over to wherever you get your podcasts and download the latest episode of Food Psych today! . And if you’re ready for a deeper dive into all things anti-diet, come check out my intuitive eating online course at christyharrison.com/course ❤️ . #haes #intuitiveeating #edrecovery #antidietproject #antidiet #riotsnotdiets #effyourbeautystandards #losehatenotweight #lifebeyonddieting #thelifethief #balancednotclean #foodisfuel #prorecovery #bodyposi #bodypositive #bopo #foodpsychpod #foodpsych #feminism #healthateverysize #nourishnotpunish https://www.instagram.com/p/BoRnRC6hvOwXp1jmY0e1ivTMKJ4iN0yc7SSrcg0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=y24qjifk8lfg

#Repost @chr1styharrison (@get_repost) ・・・ Physicians and other medical professionals are just as human as the rest of us, and they're just as vulnerable to cultural bias. They live in diet culture and absorb its fatphobic messages from birth like the rest of us, and it informs their thinking about bodies, their education in medical school, and even the medical textbooks and research articles they read. -------------------------------------------- Fatphobia is *everywhere,* even in the places we're taught not to question. In fact, I would venture to say that it's even *more* prevalent in doctor's offices than in the world at large; research has shown that doctors and nurses have incredibly high rates of weight bias, and it directly impacts the quality of care they give their larger-bodied patients. -------------------------------------------- So if your doctor recommends weight loss, remember that they're steeped in diet culture just like everyone else, and don’t take their word as gospel. Instead, ask them about treatments that don’t involve weight loss (or as @ragenchastain would say, “what would you tell a thin person with this condition, and how about we try that?”). Ask them to refrain from weight talk around you. If they can’t honor those requests, you have every right to find a different doctor! -------------------------------------------- If you want to hear more about HAES, intuitive eating, and body liberation, head on over to wherever you get your podcasts and download the latest episode of Food Psych today! -------------------------------------------- And if you’re ready for a deeper dive into all things anti-diet, come check out my intuitive eating online course at christyharrison.com/course ❤️ -------------------------------------------- #haes #intuitiveeating #edrecovery #antidietproject #antidiet #riotsnotdiets #effyourbeautystandards #losehatenotweight #lifebeyonddieting #thelifethief #balancednotclean #foodisfuel #prorecovery #bodyposi #bodypositive #bopo #foodpsychpod #foodpsych #feminism #healthateverysize #nourishnotpunish https://www.instagram.com/p/BoRnrnZh8H60sJHkI32uaYOmFEkeQ_bWPCRKQs0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ff5eenlnongn

#Repost @chr1styharrison with @get_repost ・・・ Our bodies don't need to be smaller in order to be respected, cared for, loved, and treated equally. ALL bodies are deserving of these basic rights, even if our culture tells us they're not. That also goes for bodies of color, bodies with disabilities, trans bodies, queer bodies, older bodies, bodies with neurodiverse brains, and all the other types of bodies out there. -------------------------------------------- If you're feeling tempted by diet culture, try to remind yourself: you don’t have to take up less space in order to be okay. You are valuable and worthy exactly as you are. You don't have to shrink yourself for *anyone.* It's the world that needs to change. -------------------------------------------- If you want to hear more about HAES, intuitive eating, and body liberation, head on over to wherever you get your podcasts and download the latest episode of Food Psych today! -------------------------------------------- And if you’re ready for a deeper dive into all things anti-diet, come check out my intuitive eating online course at christyharrison.com/course ❤️ -------------------------------------------- #haes #intuitiveeating #edrecovery #antidietproject #antidiet #riotsnotdiets #effyourbeautystandards #losehatenotweight #lifebeyonddieting #thelifethief #balancednotclean #foodisfuel #prorecovery #bodyposi #bodypositive #bopo #foodpsychpod #foodpsych #feminism #healthateverysize #nourishnotpunish

#Repost @chr1styharrison (@get_repost) ・・・ Eating disorders don't have a size, shape, race, gender, age, or anything else—they can affect everyone! I would even say that some of what gets classified as "normal eating" in this diet-culture world is pretty damn disordered. Many people whom our society considers paragons of “wellness” are struggling in a private hell of restriction, deprivation, and other disordered eating behaviors. . . People in larger bodies who restrict their food intake typically aren't recognized as having a disordered relationship with food. In fact, they're encouraged in this behavior because of our society’s fatphobia. And people who are maintaining a smaller size than their body is meant to be through restrictive tactics are told that their efforts are merely the price of being "healthy." . . There are SO many ways that eating disorders and disordered eating can present themselves, physically and behaviorally. It’s not about how the outward appearance, but how you’re relating to food that really matters. If dealing with food day in and day out feels overwhelming and scary, that’s a symptom that needs to be taken seriously, and you deserve help—no matter what your body looks like. . . If you want to hear more about HAES, intuitive eating, and body liberation, head on over to wherever you get your podcasts and download the latest episode of Food Psych today! . . And if you’re ready for a deeper dive into all things anti-diet, come check out my intuitive eating online course at christyharrison.com/course ❤️ . . #haes #intuitiveeating #edrecovery #antidietproject #antidiet #riotsnotdiets #effyourbeautystandards #losehatenotweight #lifebeyonddieting #thelifethief #balancednotclean #foodisfuel #prorecovery #bodyposi #bodypositive #bopo #foodpsychpod #foodpsych #feminism #healthateverysize #nourishnotpunish