Podcast appearances and mentions of ragen chastain

Coach Tyler and Dr. Lisa Folden sit down with Ragen Chastain and unapck the damaging use of BMI, the importance of shame-free, inclusive care, and the critical need for informed consent in medical settings. Ragen highlights how stigma impacts healthcare access and outcomes, especially for larger-bodied patients, and offers practical tools for self-advocacy. She also reflects on positive shifts in the medical field and ends with a powerful call to challenge weight-based discrimination and build community-driven change.Mentioned in this episode:Try WeShape for FreeHave WeShape build you a better workout

I feel like I scored big to have Ragen Chastain on the podcast. She is a deep dive researcher, writer, speaker and font of information on fatness and medicine, sports, fitness and society. If you've thought it, she's written about it. I can't recommend her newsletter enough. I nearly cancelled our interview so I could take more time to collect my thoughts. Everything I want to talk about, she's there (including her two marathons and champion Dance career- time to NERD OUT ON DANCE AND RUNNING!). It feels like we said so much and only scratched the surface of these important topics: making running and athletics ACTUALLY inclusive, GLP drugs like Ozempic and the sc-fi seemingly magic pill world we're now living in, what does it mean when being a Fat person is classified as a 'lifelong' disease, and so much more. I hope to have Ragen back, if only to keep nerding-out about running and dance. You can find Ragen, Speaker, Writer, Researcher, Board Certified Patient Advocate and her work on IG, monthly Workshops, newsletter here.She is also the Co-author of HAES Health Sheets, Weight-Neutral Healthcare Guidesand does speaking engagements at sizedforsuccess.com as well as being a Fellow at Campaign for Size FreedomHer current Study is Experiences of Weight Stigma and Iatrogenic Harm in the Highest Weight PatientsRagen mentioned several 'back of the pack' running influencers and fat activists:Ilya Parker - Decolonizing Fitness Mirna Valerio - The Mirnavator Martinus Evans - 300 pounds and runningI talked up my Virtual Run Club for being actually beginner/inclusive.And a piece I wrote on fitness being a hobby. Maybe you do eat too much and move too little… so what?And bungled the joke of this very funny clip from Eastbound DownIf you liked this episode please rate review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. This is a reader supported creative enterprise. Your support makes it possible for me to pay my producer and keep making time to write and share these conversations. Please consider upgrading to paid. Thank you!Work with me in other ways ⬇️I teach beginner strength and stability via Kettlebells and Pilates as well as several restorative classes and workshops including Anti-Anxiety Cardio and Fascia Release™ .All my programs are designed to gently shift our bodies into balance without the shame or ‘sweat is fat crying' mentality that infects so much of mainstream fitness. I hope you can find something here that supports you.This February enrollment opens for my once-a-year Coaching Program Nourish Yourself. NY is a seven-week anti-diet coaching program that aims to equip you with the information you need to empower yourself around food and finally let go of anxiety and overwhelm. Get the information and tools you need to make the choices that work for you, your life and your body. FULL INFO HERE.Nourish features Live Virtual one-to-one sessions with Cadence and a LIVE VIRTUAL GROUP COOKING CLASS with former Bon Appetit food and recipe writer (and soon to be cookbook author) Christina Chaey.Sign up for the waitlist here to be first on enrollment.You can also find plenty of free support on my IG HEREI've also written about food and nourishment in these posts:Literally Everyone Else Lives on CarbsGuacamole Fulfillmentand 7 Decades of Self DenialBusy Body Podcast is produced by Brad Parsons at Train Sound StudioMusic is written by Robert Bryn, performed by the Wild YaksIllustrations and design by Jackie Mendez at Aesthetics_Frames and Me! Get full access to After Class with Cadence at cadencedubusbrooklynstrength.substack.com/subscribe

Ever wondered why most diets lead to short-term weight loss but long-term frustration? In this episode, we unpack the truth behind why so many diets fail and why regaining weight is more common than you think.  We were inspired by a recent post in a Facebook moms group of a mom asking for weight loss tips - and countless other moms shared their struggles with the cycle of losing weight and gaining it back. In this episode, we share information about research behind dieting failures, the weight loss industry's misleading tactics, and why we need to rethink what “success” looks like when it comes to improving your health. This episode will help you explore more sustainable ways to improve your relationship with food, exercise, and your body. Learn practical strategies to move away from diet culture and embrace a healthier, happier you. In this episode: Why diets fail in the long term and the research that supports it. How diet culture distorts what success looks like in terms of health and weight loss. The weight loss industry's misleading tactics and how it gaslights people into believing weight regain is their fault. How to redefine health success by focusing on behavior changes rather than just weight loss. Practical tips for building a better relationship with food, exercise, and body confidence. Ways to quiet diet culture messaging and find peace with your body. Why exercise alone isn't the answer for intentional weight loss but can enhance overall health and mental well-being. Episode 88 with Ragen Chastain: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wellness-rebranded-intuitive-eating-diet-culture-food/id1651744916?i=1000658730798   Join Elizabeth's free 3-day challenge, •Why Am I Eating This?” here: https://elizabethharrisnutrition.com/why-am-i-eating-this-challenge Let's connect and keep the conversation going!   Elizabeth Harris, MS, RDN, LDN FB: Health and Healing with Intuitive Eating community https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthandhealingwithintuitiveeating Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ElizabethHarrisNutrition Free download to break up with diet culture: https://elizabethharrisnutrition.com/invisible-diet   Tara De Leon, Master Personal Trainer Email: FitnessTrainer19@hotmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tara_de_leon_fitness   Maria Winters, LCPC, NCC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coaching_therapist/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/MWcoachingtherapy Website: www.thecoachingtherapist.com Attend an Emotional Fitness Studio Class: https://thecoachingtherapist.com/emotional-fitness-studio/

Weight stigma is everywhere in our culture, we need to talk about it. Hosts Tara, Elizabeth and Maria are joined by thought leader Ragen Chastain.   Ragen Chastain is a speaker, writer, researcher, Board Certified Patient Advocate, multi-certified health and fitness professional, and thought leader in weight science, weight stigma, health, and healthcare. Utilizing her background in research methods and statistics, Ragen has brought her signature mix of humor and hard facts to healthcare, corporate, conference, and college audiences from Kaiser Permanente and the Nationwide Children's Hospital, to Amazon and Google, to Dartmouth, Cal Tech and the Yale School of Medicine. Author of the Weight and Healthcare newsletter, the book Fat: The Owner's Manual, co-author of HAES Health Sheets, and editor of the anthology The Politics of Size, Ragen is frequently featured as an expert in print, radio, television, and documentary film. In her free time, Ragen is a national dance champion, triathlete, and marathoner who holds the Guinness World Record for Heaviest Woman to Complete a Marathon. Ragen lives in Oregon with her fiancée Julianne and a rotating cast of foster dogs.   In this episode: How and why Ragen started her advocacy journey into the weight stigma topic.  Important learnings about weight neutral body affirming care. Research problems in the medical world  The way that the weight loss industry has woven itself into the healthcare system. Things that are missing from health at all size conversion.  What is missing from the weight loss drug conversation. Misinformation and fear mongering that happens around weight stigma How the weight loss industry intertwined itself with the medial world Weight neutral care for medical professionals due to weight stigma Download the best resource for practicing self care - The Ultimate Self Care Planner: https://elizabethharrisnutrition.ck.page/9e817ab37e Resources:  Mistakes Were Made But Not By Me Her Newsletter, Weight and Healthcare: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com Website and Workshops: https://danceswithfat.org Speaking: https://www.sizedforsuccess.com Let's connect and keep the conversation going!   Our resources: Get Audible: https://www.audibletrial.com/wellnessrebranded   Tara De Leon, Master Personal Trainer Email: FitnessTrainer19@hotmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tara_de_leon_fitness   Maria Winters, LCPC, NCC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coaching_therapist/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/MWcoachingtherapy Website: www.thecoachingtherapist.com   Elizabeth Harris, MS, RDN, LDN FB: Health and Healing with Intuitive Eating community https://www.facebook.com/groups/healthandhealingwithintuitiveeating Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ElizabethHarrisNutrition

Today I'm joined by Ragen Chastain - a remarkable speaker, writer, and thought leader in weight science, weight stigma, and health.  With all the talk about Ozempic and Wegovy, I knew we needed to do a deep dive here on the Body Nerd Show Podcast and have an expert to guide us through.  And Ragen 100% delivered on both fronts.  Whether you're curious about these medications, interested in weight science, or simply looking to expand your knowledge, this episode offers valuable insights and perspectives.  As I've said on the show time and time again - my goal is to provide you with as much information as possible so you can make an informed decision for yourself.  So enjoy today's episode with Ragen Chastain! You'll learn: How Ozempic and Wegovy (Semaglutide a GLP-1 receptor agonist) work The intersection of weight science, weight stigma, and healthcare How Big Pharma manipulates language and research And why we need a shift towards informed-consent healthcare that's NOT swayed by marketing dollars All the links: Dances with Fat - Ragen's Website Weight and Healthcare Newsletter (Ragen's Substack) @Ragenchastain on Instagram Join me for the next Movement Mavens Retreat! www.aewellness.com/retreat/ 30 days to more strength + flexibility with the Mobility Mastery Toolkit www.aewellness.com/podcast - Show notes, links and more. Come hang out with me on Instagram @hollaformala : https://instagram.com/hollaformala/ TikTok @ aewellness Bodywork Starter Guide - learn the 6 places you need to roll right now for quick relief, plus the reason why what you've tried so far has only given you a temporary fix. Download the guide for free now at www.aewellness.com/bodywork 818-396-6501 is the Body Nerd Hotline - how do you build consistency and/or where are you getting stuck? Drop me a line and let me know your body nerd hacks - you might just hear your voice on a future episode! Today's episode is brought to you by Mobility Mastery Toolkit. Forget icing and stretching - and get a simple program you can do on your own that actually works. The Toolkit includes 30-days of exercises so you know exactly what to do to improve the mobility of your hips, lower back, feet, neck and shoulders. With video demos and a full-body mobility workout calendar, you're just 15-mins a day from feeling stronger and more flexible. Get $20 off when you use the code MASTERY at www.mobilitytoolkit.co  

This is a free preview of a bonus episode. To listen to the full conversation, you'll need to be a paid supporter on Patreon. Join the Full Plate Patreon right here! Ragen Chastain is back for part two with us this week. This time, we continue our "is being fat bad for your health?" conversation by answering your questions about GLP-1s. We chat about the current hype around weight-loss drugs, how they "work" (or don't), and the truth about their risks and side effects. If you haven't listened to part one of my conversation with Ragen, head back to episode 116. It's a really good one, and sets the stage for our discussion about weight-loss drugs in this episode.  Ragen Chastain is a speaker, writer, researcher, Board Certified Patient Advocate, multi-certified health and fitness professional, and thought leader in weight science, weight stigma, health, and healthcare. Utilizing her background in research methods and statistics, Ragen has brought her signature mix of humor and hard facts to healthcare, corporate, conference, and college audiences from Kaiser Permanente and the Diabetes Education Specialists National Conference, to Amazon and Google, to Dartmouth, Cal Tech and canfitpro. Author of the Weight and Healthcare newsletter, the book Fat: The Owner's Manual, co-author of HAES Health Sheets, and editor of the anthology The Politics of Size, Ragen is frequently featured as an expert in print, radio, television, and documentary film. In her free time, Ragen is a national dance champion, triathlete, and marathoner who holds the Guinness World Record for Heaviest Woman to Complete a Marathon. Ragen lives in Oregon with her fiancée Julianne and a rotating cast of foster dogs. PS: I highly recommend signing up for Ragen's Weight and Healthcare newsletter.   Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at Patreon.com/fullplate   Group program: Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching   Group membership: Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group   Social media: Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness   Transcripts: If you're looking for transcripts, you can find those on Abbie's website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast   Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy Podcast Editing by Brian Walters This podcast is ad-free and support comes from our Patrons on Patreon: Patreon.com/fullplate    

Writer, speaker, and weight-inclusive health/fitness professional Ragen Chastain joins us to discuss the potential side effects and other downsides of using GLP-1 drugs (like Ozempic and its ilk) for weight loss, the massive influence the manufacturers of these drugs are having on the public discourse about them, why the media don't often report on these conflicts of interest, how drugmakers have co-opted talking points about weight stigma and weight cycling, how opposition to these drugs in some integrative- and functional-medicine spaces still perpetuates stigmatizing ideas about body size, and more. The first half of this interview is available to everyone, and you can hear the whole thing by becoming a paid member at rethinkingwellness.substack.com. Ragen Chastain is a speaker, writer, researcher, Board Certified Patient Advocate, multi-certified health and fitness professional, and thought leader in weight science, weight stigma, health, and healthcare. Utilizing her background in research methods and statistics, Ragen has brought her signature mix of humor and hard facts to healthcare, corporate, conference, and college audiences from Kaiser Permanente and the Diabetes Education Specialists National Conference, to Amazon and Google, to Dartmouth, Cal Tech and canfitpro. Author of the Weight and Healthcare newsletter, the book Fat: The Owner's Manual, co-author of HAES Health Sheets, and editor of the anthology The Politics of Size, Ragen is frequently featured as an expert in print, radio, television, and documentary film. In her free time, Ragen is a national dance champion, triathlete, and marathoner who holds the Guinness World Record for Heaviest Woman to Complete a Marathon. Ragen lives in Oregon with her fiancée Julianne and a rotating cast of foster dogs. Check out Christy's three books, Anti-Diet, The Wellness Trap, and The Emotional Eating, Chronic Dieting, Binge Eating & Body Image Workbook for a deeper dive into the topics covered on the pod. If you're ready to break free from diet culture and make peace with food, come check out Christy's Intuitive Eating Fundamentals online course. For more critical thinking and compassionate skepticism about wellness and diet culture, check out Christy's Rethinking Wellness podcast! You can also sign up to get it in your inbox every week at rethinkingwellness.substack.com. Ask a question about diet and wellness culture, disordered-eating recovery, and the anti-diet approach for a chance to have it answered on Rethinking Wellness. You can also subscribe to the Food Psych Weekly newsletter to check out previous answers!

The idea that fatness and weight gain are synonymous with poor health has become a seemingly incontestable truth in our society. So much so that you have undoubtedly heard that “we're in the midst of an obesity epidemic”. But where did this claim originate? And what does the research actually say about the relationship between weight and health outcomes? These two things may be connected, but not in the way we've been led to believe. This week, I am joined by the incredible and incomparable Ragen Chastain — who is a groundbreaking researcher in weight science, as well as a writer, speaker, and thought leader (among so many other things.) We explore the assumption that continues to uphold diet culture and anti-fat bias: “Isn't being fat bad for your health?” Ragen helps us unpack the science — as well as the social rhetoric — that continue to perpetuate lies about fatness, health, and disease. And oh yes, we get into pharmaceutical companies, weight loss drugs, and celebrity culture. Topics discussed include: What's on Ragen's plate Ragen's food and body story, starting as a young kid Dance culture and body image The origin of the word "obese" The many problems with the term "obesity epidemic" Weight stigma in healthcare and its impact on health outcomes Weight cycling, yo-yo dieting, and cardiovascular risk How the weight-loss industry pathologized bodies for profit Public opinion, medical guidelines, and the myths about weight and health How weight loss studies are funded and designed The flaws in the research on how weight and health are related Medical education and anti-fat bias If not weight loss for health, then what?   About Ragen:  Ragen Chastain is a speaker, writer, researcher, Board Certified Patient Advocate, multi-certified health and fitness professional, and thought leader in weight science, weight stigma, and health. She is the author of the Weight and Healthcare newsletter, the blog Dances With Fat, the book Fat: The Owner's Manual, editor of the Praeger Anthology "The Politics of Size," co-author of the HAES Health Sheets. In her free time, she is a national dance champion, triathlete, and marathoner who holds the Guinness World Record for Heaviest Woman to Complete a Marathon. She lives in Oregon with her fiancée Julianne and their adorable foster dogs.   Support the show: Enjoying this podcast? Please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes, community engagement, and access to "Ask Abbie" at Patreon.com/fullplate   Group program: Looking for more support and concrete steps to take to heal your relationship with food and your body? Apply for Abbie's next 10-week group program: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/group-coaching   Group membership: Already been at this anti-diet culture thing for a while, but want community and continued learning? Apply for Abbie's monthly membership: https://www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/circle-monthly-group   Social media: Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness   Transcripts: If you're looking for transcripts, you can find those on Abbie's website, www.abbieattwoodwellness.com/podcast   Podcast Cover Photography by Anya McInroy Podcast Editing by Brian Walters This podcast is ad-free and support comes from our Patrons on Patreon: Patreon.com/fullplate

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.comWriter, speaker, and weight-inclusive health/fitness professional Ragen Chastain joins us to discuss the potential side effects and other downsides of using GLP-1 drugs (like Ozempic and its ilk) for weight loss, the massive influence the manufacturers of these drugs are having on the public discourse about them, why the media don't often report on these conflicts of interest, how drugmakers have co-opted talking points about weight stigma and weight cycling, how opposition to these drugs in some integrative- and functional-medicine spaces still perpetuates stigmatizing ideas about body size, and more. Paid subscribers can hear the full interview, and the first half is available to all listeners. To upgrade to paid, go to rethinkingwellness.substack.com. Ragen Chastain is a speaker, writer, researcher, Board Certified Patient Advocate, multi-certified health and fitness professional, and thought leader in weight science, weight stigma, health, and healthcare. Utilizing her background in research methods and statistics, Ragen has brought her signature mix of humor and hard facts to healthcare, corporate, conference, and college audiences from Kaiser Permanente and the Diabetes Education Specialists National Conference, to Amazon and Google, to Dartmouth, Cal Tech and canfitpro. Author of the Weight and Healthcare newsletter, the book Fat: The Owner's Manual, co-author of HAES Health Sheets, and editor of the anthology The Politics of Size, Ragen is frequently featured as an expert in print, radio, television, and documentary film. In her free time, Ragen is a national dance champion, triathlete, and marathoner who holds the Guinness World Record for Heaviest Woman to Complete a Marathon. Ragen lives in Oregon with her fiancée Julianne and a rotating cast of foster dogs.If you like this conversation, subscribe to hear lots more like it!Support the podcast by becoming a paid subscriber, and unlock great perks like extended interviews, subscriber-only Q&As, full access to our archives, commenting privileges and subscriber threads where you can connect with other listeners, and more. Learn more and sign up at rethinkingwellness.substack.com.Christy's second book, The Wellness Trap, is available wherever books are sold! Order it here, or ask for it in your favorite local bookstore. If you're looking to make peace with food and break free from diet and wellness culture, come check out Christy's Intuitive Eating Fundamentals online course.

The words “overweight” and “obesity” are used both colloquially and throughout the healthcare establishment. But what impact does this language have on us? And how do these words hold the power to stigmatize and cause harm? Matt had the pleasure of speaking with Ragen Chastain, a speaker and writer who focuses on the intersection of weight science, weight stigma, and healthcare practice. Matt and Ragen's conversation emphasizes just how powerful language can be in fueling anti-fat bias. So join us, two Registered Dietitians (well mostly Matt), in this nuanced and important conversation.  Want to support the show and get bonus episodes? Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/nutritionformortals Links to Find Ragen:  Website | Substack | IG Don't want to miss any episodes in the future? Make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! For feedback or to suggest a show topic email us at nutritionformortals@gmail.com Feel free to contact our real, live nutrition counseling practice **This podcast is for information purposes only, is not a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice, and does not constitute a patient-provider relationship**

GLP-1 agonists, medications originally formulated to treat diabetes, have gained traction as prescription drugs for weight loss. On this episode, medical researcher and patient advocate Ragen Chastain discusses what healthcare providers should be sharing with their patients about the risks and efficacy of Wegovy and Zepbound.

Have you ever wondered about the hidden biases in healthcare that affect those of higher weights? Prepare to have your eyes opened by Ragan Chastain, a dynamic keynote speaker who joins us to unpack the prevalence of weight stigma and its deep-seated roots in racism and anti-blackness. Our conversation is a primer for Ragan's much-anticipated keynote at the upcoming Eating Disorder Conference, where she'll dive deeper into cultivating a healthcare environment free from bias and discrimination. We discuss the urgent need for education in the healthcare sector and provide a list of essential readings to arm yourself with knowledge on this critical issue.The weight loss industry's influence on our perceptions of health comes under the microscope as we chat with Ragan. We scrutinize the troubling ethics of profit-driven research and the promotion of drug dependency for weight management, drawing parallels with Big Pharma's notorious past. Our investigation doesn't stop there; we also dissect how the industry's narratives and marketing tactics have shaped public opinion, often placing undue blame on individuals for weight regain, and the physiological responses that complicate weight loss efforts. This episode will leave you questioning the status quo and considering the ethical ramifications of a profit-over-people approach.Wrapping up our enlightening dialogue, we reflect upon the complex relationship between weight, health, and societal attitudes. We share haunting stories like that of Ellen Maud Bennett, illustrating the fatal consequences of medical neglect due to weight stigma. The mental health ramifications of new medical interventions are also in the spotlight, as we emphasize the importance of comprehensive education for healthcare professionals. Join us for this deep dive into weight stigma and our collective journey toward fat liberation and equitable healthcare.Mentioned on the show:Eating Disorder Awareness Week Provider Conference and Community Workshop.   March 1st & 2nd.  More info hereSabrina Strings "Fearing the Black Body"Deshawn  Harrison "The Belly of the Beast"Where to find Ragen ChastainWebsite Dances With FatInstagram Support the showLet's Connect! Want to receive weekly(ish) emails from us? Sign up hereCheck out our website: www.healthhopeharmony.comInstagramFacebook

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Guest: Ragen Chastain (blogger, author, podcaster) Ragan Chastian began debunking weight loss "science" in 2009. She originally just wanted to find the most effective diet for weight loss. What she found was over a centruy of bad research. It was so bad, she did her search a second time to verify she hadn't missed anything. What she discovered is that most "weight loss" research limits its time period to less than two years. When participants began to regain weight, research simply stops and reports what happened in the first year. She discusses how current astroturf organizations (fake grass roots groups) continue to promote bunk science to further their profits. We also chat about how the weight lost industry has co-opted the language of body liberationists to promote weight stigma and continue to get folks to risk their lives to be thin.   Sites and Socials Substack Newsletter Dances with Fat blog Instagram Fat, The Owners Manual ----more---- Big Queer Book Club on Discord Geek History of Time Podcast ----more----

Episode 6 invites Ragen Chastain, activist and author, and Joel Lexchin MD of York University, to discuss myths about weight and health, the hype around Ozempic and Wegovy, and the unclear connection between weight loss and health.  Pharmanipulation is produced by PharmedOut, a project at Georgetown University Medical Center that advances evidence-based prescribing. To learn more about Ragen Chastain and her work, please visit her website: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/ Additional Resources Dances With Fat Monthly Workshop – September: Navigating Weight Stigma at the Doctor's Office date changed from September 27 to October 11 to avoid overlap with ASDAH's annual meeting. Link: https://danceswithfat.org/monthly-online-workshops/  Books “Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia” by Sabrina Strings. Link: https://nyupress.org/9781479886753/fearing-the-black-body/ “Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness” by Da'Shaun L. Harrison. Link: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/670607/belly-of-the-beast-by-dashaun-harrison/ Articles "Semaglutide: a new drug for the treatment of obesity" by Joel Lexchin and Barbara Mintzes. Drug Ther Bull. 2023 Oct 25:dtb-2023-000007. doi: 10.1136/dtb.2023.000007. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37879878/ “How the ‘It's Bigger Than Me' Campaign Is Harming Fat People for Profit" by Ragen Chastain. Link: https://themighty.com/topic/eating-disorders/its-bigger-than-me-campaign-harms-fat-people-for-profit/  “Weighing the Consequences of Weight-Loss Drugs” by Judy Butler and Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman. Link: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/104482 Igho J. Onakpoya, Carl J. Heneghan and Jeffrey K. Aronson. Post-marketing withdrawal of anti-obesity medicinal products because of adverse drug reactions: a systematic review. BMC Medicine 2016;14:191. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27894343/ Prescrire's "Semaglutide (Wegovy°) for excess body weight" Prescrire International 2023; 32 (245): 36-38. Link: https://english.prescrire.org/en/81/168/66102/0/NewsDetails.aspx Please note: the full article is available for subscribers only. PharmedOut is supported primarily by individual donations. To donate, please visit: https://sites.google/com/georgetown.edu/pharmedout/donate

Size matters, right? In our formative years, we likely heard (directly and indirectly) from the media, in advertising, from teachers and leaders, from doctors, and likely our parents and our peers that the size and shape of our body matters. It matters socially, and it matters for our health. That's the truth, right??So how can I know if my body is the “correct” size? The American medical industry began to use BMI, or body mass index, more consistently in the 1980s, and curiously changed the cutoffs of what was considered “normal” abruptly in 1998. Overnight, this action changed about 25 million Americans from a category of “normal” to overweight. So what's the science behind it? Where did this measurement come from? Why should we care about it? Is it helpful to put our bodies in “categories”? Do these categorizations actually help us understand and ultimately prevent disease? Are there other ways of assessing our health that could be more reliable and beneficial?Thankfully, meaningful research exists to provide helpful data on how to navigate these questions. AND BOY, DO WE HAVE THE EXPERT FOR IT! Ragen Chastain is a speaker, writer, researcher, Board Certified Patient Advocate, multi-certified health and fitness professional, and thought leader in weight science, weight stigma, and healthcare. Utilizing her background in research methods and statistics, Ragen has brought her signature mix of humor and hard facts to healthcare, corporate, conference, and college audiences.WE ARE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE HER WITH US!Topics in this episode include:Where did the BMI calculation come from?What about kids? How are kids BMIs measured?Why did BMI cutoffs abruptly change in 1998?How can the BMI cutoffs create situations where people can be vulnerable to discrimination?What is the "success rate" (according to research) for attempting intentional weight loss?What is "weight cycling"? How is it harmful?Other than body shape/size/fat percentage - what other measures of health have been studied that are good (maybe better) predictors of disease risk?What is the new “clarifying” policy the AMA adopted recently to address the role of BMI in medicine?Ragen has a Substack titled "Weight and Healthcare". Check it out!Ragen recommends the HAES (Health At Every Size) Health Sheets for a great comprehensive, evidence-based resource. Her Instagram handle is @ragenchastain, and her Twitter handle is @danceswithfatRagen also recommends the following resources:NAAFA- The National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (@naafaofficial on IG)FLARE- Fat Legal Advocacy, Rights, and Education (@flareforjustice on IG)Dove's work to end body size discrimination. Matheson, et al research- "

Renowned Health At Every Size® and weight stigma expert Ragen Chastain debunks diet myths and exposes the dangers of weight loss medications. We also uncover startling truths about the American Academy of Pediatrics support for weight loss interventions in children. Prepare yourself for a thought-provoking and eye-opening episode that will challenge your perspective on weight loss.

¡Hola Fupas! In this episode, your beloved fatties discuss the one, the only: Semaglutide!!! We take on the ‘Ozempic Revolution' and take some turns into a heated discussion about ‘movement strategy' to ponder a pressing question: What the hell are fat activists even asking for? But before any of that, we discuss our respective fast food sweet treats. It's a packed episode, so grab a snack and prepare to be rage with us!  (P.S. We recorded this months ago before we got our audio sorted out. Sorry for any hiccups!)    Media mentioned: Wegovy Isn't a Game Changer, But An Update by Marquisele Mercedes Institutional Antifatness w/ Marquisele Mercedes & Monica Kriete (from the Death Panel podcast) "Firm behind Wegovy slimming jab suspended from UK trade association"  ‘Orchestrated PR campaign': how skinny jab drug firm sought to shape obesity debate  Wegovy's So-Called “Long-Term” Study by Ragen Chastain  Weight Loss Research Should Be Five Years Long - At Least by Ragen Chastain  I Lost Weight on Ozempic. Here's What the Debate Gets Wrong. (from the NYT's First Person podcast) 

Editorial Fellows Astrid Floegel-Shetty and Kratika Mishra join Ethics Talk to discuss the development of this month's theme issue on medicine's over-reliance on BMI and fat stigma researcher Ragen Chastain talks about how patients can be harmed by BMI surgical guidelines and what to do if it happens to you.   Interview with Kratika Mishra and Astrid Floegel-Shetty recorded February 24, 2023  Interview with Ragen Chastain recorded March 3, 2023  Read the full issue on medicine's over-reliance on BMI for free at JournalOfEthics.org.

In this episode, we are joined by one of my very dear friends, Jamie. In this episode we cover:A brief timeline  of the drug Ozempic + a summary of the factsJamie's story with her relationship with food and bodyWhat led Jamie to go on Ozempic for weight lossJamie's lived-experience on the drug including side effectsWhether or not Jamie saw  results on the drugWhy Jamie ultimately decided to go off OzempicWhat Jamie would share with someone considering going on OzempicCONTENT WARNING: Explicit disordered eating behaviors are discussed in this episode. If hearing details accounts of disordered eating behaviors would be triggering for you at this point in your journey, perhaps this is an episode that you chose to skip.   Resourced mentioned:Ragen Chastain's series on weight loss drugs- Part 1Part 2Part 3Novo Nordisk receiving consequences for their deceptive marketing tacticsApply to The Embodied Method, my 1:1 coaching programJoin my self-paced course, The ReturnSubmit your question(s) here for chance to have it answered on an upcoming podcast episodeFollow me on Instagram for more intuitive eating content @leahkern.rdVisit my website to learn more about my coaching offeringsSubscribe to my weekly newsletter to get a nugget of intuitive eating inspiration delivered  straight from my heart  to your inbox each week.Email me: Leah@leahkernrd.com

NEDA (National Eating Disorders Association) have been in hot water what seems like recently, but actually they have been disappointing people for a while now. If you have seen posts on social media and aren't sure what the whole story is I have you covered today. I am talking about NEDAs anti-fatness, the firing of fat lib senior leader, a disastrous AAP guidelines response, the terrible experience of fat community members, alleged union-busting, the harmful chatbot Tessa, calling community members liars and ignoring them and finally questions around conflict of interest. PHEW! Buckle up, we are in for a ride! Correction: In the episode, I said Chevese Turner was CEO of NEDA but she was actually Chief Strategy & Policy Officer. Episode show notes: http://www.fiercefatty.com/170 Support me on Ko-Fi and get the Size Diversity Resource Guide: https://ko-fi.com/fiercefatty/tiers Essential listening: https://chartable.com/podcasts/fierce-fatty-podcast/reviews/KKT4nvp7 I feel seen: https://chartable.com/podcasts/fierce-fatty-podcast/reviews/odTr5XW1 International Federation of Eating Disorders Dietitians: https://substack.com/redirect/44032796-2f54-4730-b5f8-b151dcbf63ec?j=eyJ1IjoiYzhucXAifQ.5LqS022gY2yt-ZbqqdfAOunB4FrsAoRRqysGuwjUI4M  Eating Disorder Helpline Fires Staff, Transitions to Chatbot After Unionization: https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7ezkm/eating-disorder-helpline-fires-staff-transitions-to-chatbot-after-unionization?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email US eating disorder helpline takes down AI chatbot over harmful advice: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/may/31/eating-disorder-hotline-union-ai-chatbot-harm Sharon Maxwell's (she her) 1st post about NEDA about lived experience and AAP: https://www.instagram.com/p/CoRK9HXuU3Y/ 2nd about AAP: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq80Ql9PeNl/ Chatbot: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs1jp1pPkOs/ NEDA calling her a liar:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs4xUNHPmn4/ Conflicts of interest: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs9CPZzL7nA/ Nia they/them thefriendineverwanted: https://www.instagram.com/p/CogX_uzOvwO/ The New Obesity Guidelines for Kids Are Appalling: https://www.self.com/story/new-childhood-obesity-guidelines#:~:text=Pediatricians%20should%20offer%20weight%2Dloss,on%20the%20CDC%20growth%20charts Eating Disorders Support ChatBot Promotes Weight Loss from Ragen Chastain: https://open.substack.com/pub/weightandhealthcare/p/nedas-union-busting-eating-disorders?r=c8nqp&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email Why I Resigned As A NEDA Ambassador: https://substack.com/redirect/3ef40366-a9ed-4574-8f6b-4278f0156516?j=eyJ1IjoiYzhucXAifQ.5LqS022gY2yt-ZbqqdfAOunB4FrsAoRRqysGuwjUI4M Serious Issues With the American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines For Higher-Weight Children and Adolescents: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/serious-issues-with-the-american?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Center for Body Trust open letter about Cheve: https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10157680391537874&substory_index=0&id=123566472873&paipv=0&eav=AfajwcAiR75t2gC3HfhG65Jqz4HFpaYwEI_HxfdexgdvT_ApSnPcwYgjJgYSeRZ64MI&_rdr Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity: https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/doi/10.1542/peds.2022-060640/190443/Clinical-Practice-Guideline-for-the-Evaluation-and?autologincheck=redirected Preventing Obesity and Eating Disorders in Adolescents: https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/138/3/e20161649/52684/Preventing-Obesity-and-Eating-Disorders-in 7 Ways to Have a Healthier Body Image in College: https://www.self.com/story/healthy-body-image-college-tips Important Reminder: Anyone Can Have an Eating Disorder: https://www.self.com/story/important-reminder-anyone-can-have-an-eating-disorder NEDA 1st statement https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq_OPCZvQPK/ NEDA 2nd https://www.instagram.com/p/CoOBd8jO7J9/ The Shira Rose: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq8zY-lr6PG/ Sharon Maxwell's (she her) 1st post about NEDA about lived experience and AAP: https://www.instagram.com/p/CoRK9HXuU3Y/ Nia they/them thefriendineverwanted: https://www.instagram.com/p/CogX_uzOvwO/ A Union Busting Chatbot? Eating Disorders Nonprofit Puts the 'AI' in Retaliation: https://www.labornotes.org/blogs/2023/05/union-busting-chatbot-eating-disorders-nonprofit-puts-ai-retaliation Eating Disorder Helpline Fires Staff, Transitions to Chatbot After Unionization: https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7ezkm/eating-disorder-helpline-fires-staff-transitions-to-chatbot-after-unionization?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email https://www.labornotes.org/blogs/2023/05/union-busting-chatbot-eating-disorders-nonprofit-puts-ai-retaliation?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Online Chat: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Online_chat Chatbot: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Chatbot Washington University School of Medicine: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Washington_University_School_of_Medicine Mental health: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Mental_health Calling community members liars and ignoring them https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs4BiC9AhDe/ NEDA knew about issues with chatbot:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs9RxPor-Gx/ Conflicts of interest: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cs9CPZzL7nA/ Serious Issues With the American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines For Higher-Weight Children and Adolescents: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/serious-issues-with-the-american?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Special Edition: Dangerous New American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines for Higher-Weight Children: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/special-edition-dangerous-new-american?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email NATIONAL EATING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION: https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/133444882 Tell NEDA to STOP working with the STOP Alliance: https://www.change.org/p/tell-neda-to-stop-working-with-the-stop-alliance?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

In this week's episode, Bonnie is joined by Ragen Chastain who is a speaker, writer, researcher, Board Certified Patient Advocate, multi-certified health and fitness professional, and thought leader in weight science, weight stigma, health, and healthcare. In today's episode Bonnie & Ragen will discuss:  Ragen's personal story of healing her relationship with food and body Most misleading things about weight loss research How to be more skeptical of weight loss research Correlation vs. causation when talking about how higher body weights are associated with more health conditions/concerns How the diet industry is really enmeshed in continuing education trainings for health professionals Advocating for healthcare you deserve and so much more!  Connect with Ragen:  Instagram: @ragenchastain  Newsletter: weightandhealthcare.com Have you been listening to the podcast for a while & have found benefit from it? Leave an honest rating & review on Apple podcasts here. 

Welcome to episode #46 of the Recover with Carly Podcast. This week I sat down with Gregory Dodell, MD - NYC weight neutral endocrinologist & advocate for ending weight discrimination. Let's just take a moment to thank Gregory for the work that he does because we definitely don't see enough medical providers speak out against weight discrimination. Gregory talks about his experience unlearning fatphobic and harmful medical training as he navigates the medical field as a weight neutral physician and endocrinologist. He also shares some of the negative health outcomes that stem from weight discrimination, the importance of weight neutral care, and talked briefly about an exciting bill that was just passed in NYC that makes weight discrimination illegal. To learn more about this bill head to check out the Campaign for Size Freedom and follow the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance , The Fat Legal Advocacy, Rights, and Education Project, and Dove. Gregory mentioned Ragen Chastain as being a great resource for education and knowledge on weight discrimination as well as a Google Doc that was created to help individuals find weight neutral providers and specialist in their state. You can follow Gregory on Instagram and check out his website for more ways to support and keep up to date on the work that Gregory is doing. You can also stay up to date on all things Recover with Carly Podcast on Instagram and feel free to follow my personal account, @recoverwithcarly for more resources. If this episode resonates with you, please leave a rating + review! Also, feel free to share today's episode or any other episode with friends and family. Your support means the world to me.

This week, we're talking about a very hot topic that has been requested of us multiple times - the weight loss drugs Ozempic & Wegovy (plus a little bit about Mounjaro & Saxenda)!Note: We are not registered dietitians, or doctors, or medical providers of any type, and this podcast does not constitute medical advice! Instead, this episode is more of a research roundup. We did all the Google searching & reading so you don't have to if you don't want to. (But also, if you do want to, we've provided links to everything below.) Generally, though, a great deal of our research was pulled from the work of Ragen Chastain, Dr. Asher Larmie, and Christy Harrison.And, lastly, a content warning: A lot of the articles & studies we'll provide will include the o-word, BMI references, references to body weights, and references to disordered eating behaviors. Also, even the articles that talk about the problems with these drugs still often paint them in a positive light.  We did our best with language within the episode, but use caution, especially if you decide to follow the links.In this episode we're covering:The basics of how each of these drugs work & what they're prescribed forThe marketing & popularity of these drugs (including a story from Sadie that will blow your mind!)Harmful drug side effectsWhy the risk/benefit analysis for taking these drugs is different for diabetes than it is for weight lossThe impact that marketing of these drugs for weight loss is having on folks living with diabetes and eating disordersWhy these drugs are actually not a miracle "cure" for fatnessHow these drugs (and other weight loss drugs) keep getting approved, despite their harms & ineffectivenessClick here to get all the links for research referenced in this episode!Want to connect with us to deepen the conversation? Join us in our online community, The Satisfaction Space!Want to show the world that you love the pod? Get t-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, stickers, totebags & more at Teepublic!You can stay up to date on all things Satisfaction Factor by following us on IG @satisfactionfactorpod!Here's where to find us:Sadie Simpson: www.sadiesimpson.com or IG @sadiemsimpsonNaomi Katz: www.happyshapes.co or IG @happyshapesnaomi

We're covering a doozy of a topic this week - healthcare and weight. We chat about why this conversation is so crucial and provide strategies for navigating weigh ins in a health care setting. We break it down with tips for before and during your appointment to help you feel more prepared. Much of what we discuss comes from the one and only Ragen Chastain. You can learn more from Ragen here on her website https://danceswithfat.org/ or her newsletter https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/. We also reference Ragen's appointment action plan, which you can access here: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/navigate-medical-weight-stigma-by. Check out these studies that specifically showcase the harm in weight loss: The Weight-Inclusive versus Weight-Normative Approach to Health: Evaluating the Evidence for Prioritizing Well-Being over Weight Loss: Tracy L. Tylka, Rachel A. Annunziato, Deb Burgard, Sigrún Daníelsdóttir, Ellen Shuman, Chad Davis, Rachel M. Calogero, "The Weight-Inclusive versus Weight-Normative Approach to Health: Evaluating the Evidence for Prioritizing Well-Being over Weight Loss", Journal of Obesity, vol. 2014, Article ID 983495, 18 pages, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/983495 Changing the endpoints for determining effective obesity management: Ross R, Blair S, de Lannoy L, Després JP, Lavie CJ. Changing the endpoints for determining effective obesity management. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2015 Jan-Feb;57(4):330-6. doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2014.10.002. Epub 2014 Oct 25. PMID: 25459976. Persistent metabolic adaptation 6 years after "The Biggest Loser" competition: Fothergill E, Guo J, Howard L, Kerns JC, Knuth ND, Brychta R, Chen KY, Skarulis MC, Walter M, Walter PJ, Hall KD. Persistent metabolic adaptation 6 years after "The Biggest Loser" competition. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2016 Aug;24(8):1612-9. doi: 10.1002/oby.21538. Epub 2016 May 2. PMID: 27136388; PMCID: PMC4989512. How dieting makes some fatter: from a perspective of human body composition autoregulation: Dulloo AG, Jacquet J, Montani JP. How dieting makes some fatter: from a perspective of human body composition autoregulation. Proc Nutr Soc. 2012 Aug;71(3):379-89. doi: 10.1017/S0029665112000225. Epub 2012 Apr 5. PMID: 22475574. To access selected annotated studies on Intuitive Eating, visit https://www.evelyntribole.com/wp-content/uploads/Intuitive-Eating-and-Selected-Studies-2022.pdf. Do you have a weight neutral or HAES aligned provider you work with that you think would make for a great guest on GTB? DM us on Instagram @giveemthebirdpodcast, email us at giveemthebirdpodcast@gmail.com, or if you're tuning in on Spotify engaging in our Q&A!  Enjoying the podcast? Feel free to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple or Spotify! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/giveemthebirdpodcast/support

The American Academy of Pediatrics recently released new guidelines for weight management interventions in children. These recommendations include weight loss medications and bariatric surgeries, both of which are unethical and not evidence-based. Gathering to discuss the implications, their fears, and what we can do to protect the most marginalized children are Kanoelani Patterson, Dr. Asher Larmi, Dr. Rachel Millner, & Ragen Chastain.Experts on this episode:Kanoelani Patterson (she/her) is a Black, fat-positive masters social worker who specializes in working with children, adolescents & families. Kanoelani is also a powerlifter and co-author of the anthology called “Deconstructing the Fitness Industrial Complex: How to resist, disrupt and reclaim what it means to be fit in American Culture.”Dr. Asher Larmie (they/them) is a transgender, non-binary GP/ family Doctor with over 20 years of medical experience. They are a fat activist and host a successful podcast called The Fat Doctor Podcast, and here is part 1 of their series on the AAP Guidelines.Dr. Rachel Millner (she/her) is a psychologist and activist who supports people with eating disorders, disordered eating, and those wanting to heal their relationship with food and body. Rachel is a fat activist, a fat positive provider, and works from a Heath at Every Size and Body Trust framework. And here's Rachel's note to kids about the AAP guidelines.Ragen Chastain (she/her) who is a speaker, writer, researcher, Board Certified Patient Advocate, multi-certified health and fitness professional, and thought leader in weight science, weight stigma, health, and healthcare. Ragen wrote about the AAP guidelines in her newsletter, and you should also check out the HAES Health Sheets.Maintenance Phase and Virginia Sole-Smith have also commented on these AAP Guidelines.This episode's poem is called “Elegy” and is by Aracelis Girmay.Hi, Sophia here! If you enjoy this podcast, and this episode, please do consider supporting our efforts by becoming a Patron or subscribing through your Apple Podcasts player.

Join me as I pick back up with my interview with Jessi. Last time we discussed her journey from dieting to Intuitive eating, and now we are going to dive into the bold and brave move she made in order to advocate for weight-inclusive care in her profession as a pharmacist.   More about Jessi: Jessica Jones is a critical care clinical pharmacist specialist and preceptor in the Metro Detroit Area. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Mercer University in 2010 and completed 2 years of post-graduate residency training at the Detroit Medical Center. She is board certified in both critical care (BCCCP) and pharmacotherapy (BCPS). Jessi is actively involved in numerous regional, state, and national professional organizations working to advance the profession of pharmacy.  She is a self-proclaimed introvert, book-lover, and loves to travel.  Her favorite travel destination is the French Riviera/Almalfi Coast. Jessi is dedicated to continuously developing her own personal growth.  She started her intuitive eating journey in 2021, and is endeavoring to expand the principles she has learned into an “integrative living” approach to her life on the whole.   Resources: Check out Ragen Chastain's newsletter here.   Let's connect: Are you struggling with questions about food, yo-yo dieting, concerns about your health...let's talk for 20 minutes. I promise you will gain some nugget of truth or insight to ponder! Sign up for a spot at shamefreeeating.com...it's FREE. • Check out my schedule here • Join the Shame Free Eating Live private FB group • Shame Free Eating on Instagram

Subscribe on Patreon and hear this week's full patron-exclusive episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/80631223 Bea speaks with Ragen Chastain about how flimsy—and flawed—research on weight loss and improved health outcomes is, and how pervasive antifatness has allowed the weight loss industry to influence research and clinical practice with relative impunity. Ragen Chastain is a writer and researcher. She is the author of the Weight and Healthcare newsletter and the co-author of the Health At Every Size (HAES) Health Sheets. Get Health Communism here: www.versobooks.com/books/4081-health-communism Runtime 1:32:31, 27 March 2023

So many headlines reference obesity as an "epidemic". For generations, it has been dogma that larger bodies are bad for your health. It has also widely been assumed that if you have a higher weight, it is because you have made bad health decisions and therefore you are to blame. For many folks, (doctors included) we were taught these ideas as simple, undeniable facts: Obesity will kill you. You only become obese by eating too much and not exercising. So, if someone is obese, it is because they aren't doing the "right things". We just need to counsel them to do the right things and they will “choose” to be healthy. And make sure to bring it up at every appointment so they don't forget!But what if all of this was wrong?Is it possible that having a higher weight does not actually mean you are unhealthy? Thankfully we have Ragen Chastain to educate us. She has over 20 years of experience researching weight and healthcare. Ragen Chastain is a speaker, writer, researcher, Board Certified Patient Advocate, multi-certified health and fitness professional, and thought leader in weight science, weight stigma, and healthcare. Utilizing her background in research methods and statistics, Ragen has brought her signature mix of humor and hard facts to healthcare, corporate, conference, and college audiences.WE ARE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE HER WITH US!Topics in this episode include:Is "obesity" really a disease?Where did the BMI calculation come from?Where do the terms "obesity" and "overweight" come from?What is the "success rate" (according to research) for attempting intentional weight loss?What is "weight cycling"? How is it harmful?What is meant by "enjoyable movement"?How can we foster a weight-neutral health culture???Ragen has a Substack titled "Weight and Healthcare". Check it out!Ragen recommends the HAES (Health At Every Size) Health Sheets for a great comprehensive, evidence-based resource. Her Instagram handle is @ragenchastain, and her Twitter handle is @danceswithfatRagen also recommends the following resources:Da'Shaun Harrison's "Belly of the Beast"Sabrina Strings' "Fearing the Black Body"Shelby Gordon on Instagram at @fit.flexible.fluidFor more episodes, limited edition merch, or to become a Friend of Your Doctor Friends (and more), follow this link!Also, CHECK OUT AMAZING HEALTH PODCASTS on The Health Podcast Network(For real, this network is AMAZING and has fantastic, evidence-based, honest health information, and we are so happy to partner with them!) Find us at:Website: yourdoctorfriendspodcast.com Email:...

Sharing some of the painful stories in our lives is hard and tremendously brave. And I am tremendously thankful to those of you willing to bear your hearts with me on Shame Free Eating. On the show today my guest Jessi shares her dieting story. As great as the idea seemed for each new diet and the momentum it seemed to provide in her life — it ultimately drained her of vitality, confidence in herself, and the ability to keep dieting. What was the final straw and how has the journey looked as she reclaimed true control and trust in herself?   More about Jessi: Jessica Jones is a critical care clinical pharmacist specialist and preceptor in the Metro Detroit Area. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Mercer University in 2010 and completed 2 years of post-graduate residency training at the Detroit Medical Center. She is board certified in both critical care (BCCCP) and pharmacotherapy (BCPS). Jessi is actively involved in numerous regional, state, and national professional organizations working to advance the profession of pharmacy.  She is a self-proclaimed introvert, book-lover, and loves to travel.  Her favorite travel destination is the French Riviera/Almalfi Coast.  Jessi is dedicated to continuously developing her own personal growth.  She started her intuitive eating journey in 2021, and is endeavoring to expand the principles she has learned into an “integrative living” approach to her life on the whole.   Resources: Check out Ragen Chastain's newsletter here.   Let's connect: Are you struggling with questions about food, yo-yo dieting, concerns about your health...let's talk for 20 minutes. I promise you will gain some nugget of truth or insight to ponder! Sign up for a spot at shamefreeeating.com...it's FREE. • Check out my schedule here • Join the Shame Free Eating Live private FB group • Shame Free Eating on Instagram

This week, we're talking to Ragen Chastain, a speaker, writer, researcher, Board Certified Patient Advocate, multi-certified health and fitness professional, and thought leader in weight science, weight stigma, health, and healthcare. Utilizing her background in research methods and statistics, Ragen has brought her signature mix of humor and hard facts to healthcare, corporate, conference, and college audiences from Kaiser Permanente and the Diabetes Education Specialists National Conference, to Amazon and Google, to Dartmouth, Cal Tech and canfitpro. Author of the Weight and Healthcare newsletter, the book Fat: The Owner's Manual, co-author of HAES Health Sheets, and editor of the anthology The Politics of Size, Ragen is frequently featured as an expert in print, radio, television, and documentary film. In her free time, Ragen is a national dance champion, triathlete, and marathoner who holds the Guinness World Record for Heaviest Woman to Complete a Marathon. Ragen lives in LA with her fiancée Julianne and their adorable dog.We had an amazing conversation with Ragen about...Why doctors are so deeply entrenched in the weight-centric paradigmHow medical weight stigma causes harmThe role of privilege & power dynamics in navigating medical situationsThe unethical marketing of weight loss surgery & weight loss drugsAnd practical ways to navigate specific medical situations, such as: weigh-ins (no, they're not required by insurance!), blood pressure readings, recommendations for weight loss, recommendations for weight loss drugs or weight loss surgery, and BMI-based denials.You can learn more from Ragen by subscribing to the Weight & Healthcare Newsletter, or by checking out her library of online workshops (including videos of past workshops, and new ones hosted monthly). Or you can connect with Ragen via social media on Instagram!Referenced in this episode:Fat Friendly Health Professionals ListWeight Neutral Providers Lead ListWant to connect with us to deepen the conversation? Join us in our online community, The Satisfaction Space!Want to show the world that you love the pod? Get t-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, stickers, totebags & more at Teepublic!You can stay up to date on all things Satisfaction Factor by following us on IG @satisfactionfactorpod!Here's where to find us:Sadie Simpson: www.sadiesimpson.com or IG @sadiemsimpsonNaomi Katz: www.happyshapes.co or IG @happyshapesnaomi

Medical researcher and patient advocate Ragen Chastain discusses why the body mass index is misleading and how it can lead to discrimination in healthcare. Sources and additional reading: Is BMI a scam? Top 10 reasons why the BMI is bogus Maintenance Phase: The Body Mass Index Maintenance Phase: The Obesity Epidemic  Did the American Medical Association make the correct decision classifying obesity as a disease? Fearing the Black Body Belly of the Beast What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat and "You Just Need to Lose Weight" and 19 Other Myths About Fat People

Ragen Chastain (she/her) is back for another conversation, and this time we're exploring weight loss surgeries and weight loss medications. As always, Ragen brings the research as we track the money to who profits most from putting bodies into a disease state with bariatric surgery and weight-loss medication. Spoiler: it's not the patient.Ragen Chastain is a speaker, writer, researcher, Board Certified Patient Advocate, multi-certified health and fitness professional, and thought leader in weight science, weight stigma, health, and healthcare. Utilizing her background in research methods and statistics, Ragen has brought her signature mix of humor and hard facts to healthcare, corporate, conference, and college audiences from Kaiser Permanente and the Diabetes Education Specialists National Conference, to Amazon and Google, to Dartmouth, Cal Tech and canfitpro. Author of the Weight and Healthcare newsletter, the book Fat: The Owner's Manual, co-author of HAES Health Sheets, and editor of the anthology The Politics of Size, Ragen is frequently featured as an expert in print, radio, television, and documentary film. In her free time, Ragen is a national dance champion, triathlete, and marathoner who holds the Guinness World Record for Heaviest Woman to Complete a Marathon, and co-founded the Fit Fatties Facebook group which has over 11,000 members. Ragen lives in LA with her fiancée Julianne and their adorable dog.Connect with Ragen:Newsletter: www.WeightandHealthcare.comWebsite: www.SizedForSuccess.comHealth Sheets: https://haeshealthsheets.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ragenchastain/This episode's poem is “The Way In” by Linda Hogan: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/55761/the-way-inAll things Fat Joy can be found on the website: http://www.fatjoy.lifeIf you're a Fat Joy Patreon supporter, be sure to go watch Some Extra Fat Joy: 10 Q's with Ragen Chastain.Deep thanks for their hard work go to Hi Bird Designs and AR Media for keeping this podcast looking and sounding joyful.

We're going full tinfoil hat in this two-part conversation with the brilliant Ragen Chastain (she/her). In this first episode, Ragen shares the details of how Weight Watchers, Noom, and other companies that promise weight loss manipulate their ‘research', accept conflict-of-interest funding from pharmaceutical companies, and unethically advise consumers on ‘health.' This episode will make you furious and much more critical of ‘health' information.Ragen Chastain is a speaker, writer, researcher, Board Certified Patient Advocate, multi-certified health and fitness professional, and thought leader in weight science, weight stigma, health, and healthcare. Utilizing her background in research methods and statistics, Ragen has brought her signature mix of humor and hard facts to healthcare, corporate, conference, and college audiences from Kaiser Permanente and the Diabetes Education Specialists National Conference, to Amazon and Google, to Dartmouth, Cal Tech and canfitpro. In her free time, Ragen is a national dance champion, triathlete, and marathoner who holds the Guinness World Record for Heaviest Woman to Complete a Marathon, and co-founded the Fit Fatties Facebook group which has over 11,000 members.We mention Sabrina Strings' book, Fearing the Black Body: the Racial Origins of Fat Phobia, and Da'Shaun Harrison's book, Belly of the Beast: the Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness.Connect with Ragen:Newsletter: www.WeightandHealthcare.comWebsite: www.SizedForSuccess.comHealth Sheets: https://haeshealthsheets.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ragenchastain/This episode's poem is Remember by Joy Harjo.All things Fat Joy can be found here on the website: http://www.fatjoy.lifeAnd if you're a Fat Joy Patreon supporter, be sure to go watch Some Extra Fat Joy: 10 Q's with Ragen Chastain.Deep thanks for their hard work go to Hi Bird Designs and AR Media for keeping this podcast looking and sounding joyful.

TW: Mention of eating disorder behaviors in this epidode. Shira Rosenbluth, LCSW joins the pod to talk about her experience in eating disorder recovery as a clinician in the anti-diet, weight-inclusive space.  We talk about so much, including: What's going on for Shira in this moment of life with her recovery and her therapy practice Balancing structure and flexibility in meals during ED recovery The culminaiton of factors that led to Shira's eating disorder Weight stigma and diet culture in eating disorder treatment The trap of quasi-recovery The new AAP guidelines on higher weight children The problem with “atypical anorexia” Being a “good fattie” Health is not a moral imperative How we keep healing in this world Shira Rosenbluth, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker treating clients in New York and California. She specializes in the treatment of disordered eating, eating disorders, and body-image dissatisfaction using a weight-neutral approach. She's also the author of a popular body positive blog and has been featured in The New York Times, Insider, The Cut, The Everygirl, InStyle, and Healthline. You can find her on Instagram and Twitter @theshirarose. Find more about her therapy practice at ShiraRosenbluthLCSW.com. Full Plate is listener-supported (no ads!) so please support the show on Patreon for bonus episodes at Patreon.com/fullplate Patreon is also home to the episode transcripts (which are publicly available to everyone, not just our patrons!). If you're looking for those, head over to Patreon.  Find the show on Instagram: @fullplate.podcast  Find Abbie on Instagram: @abbieattwoodwellness Resources mentioned: Shira's appearance in the NYT article on "atypical anorexia" Ragen Chastain's post about the AAP guidelines

Join legend Jessica Setnick and me in a conversation discussing the recent AAP guidelines. The AAP has suggested weight loss medication as young as 12 and weight loss surgery as young as 13 for children they deem "obese." Naturally, as eating disorder clinicians, we'll have a reaction or two to that. Jessica never disappoints, she's highly entertaining and delivers really important information for you to become a more informed patient.    Jessica's website  Find an eating disorder dietitian at Admin@IFEDD.org  Ragen Chastain's research into the AAP's guidelines and authors of the guidelines  IFEDD Response  LEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who may need this podcast by sharing this episode. Be sure to sign up for my newsletter here! You can connect with me on Instagram @rachelleheinemann, through my website www.rachelleheinemann.com, or email me directly at rachelle@rachelleheinemann.com

If you've ever been to the doctor's office and felt like you're not being listened to or you've left in a cloud of rage over how you've been treated, today's conversation is for you. Ragen Chastain is a certified health coach, functional fitness specialist, author & speaker who holds the world record for the heaviest woman to complete a marathon. In this episode, Ragen explains how you can get healthcare professionals to take you seriously, the preparations you should make before your appointments, how to find a good healthcare practitioner plus a whole bunch of other great advice that will really help make your healthcare a lot less frustrating. SUPPORT THE PODCASTSupport the podcast, sign up for bonus content & community, or have your business become a That's Helpful sponsor via Patreon. CONNECT WITH USConnect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Ragen on Instagram, Facebook & via her website. ADDITIONAL INFOHAES Australia Got an episode suggestion or feedback for me? Email me - ed@edwinastott.com   

Part 2 of our series on weight loss drugs takes us deep into the inner workings of Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, who are hell bent on world domination of the lucrative "o*e$ity market". For years, the entire field of medicine has been professionally fluffed by Novo's "training programs" and media hype is next level. But who are Novo Nordisk, what are they selling, and can we trust them? Join me and my fierce and fabulous guests Ragen Chastain and Dr Fi Willer as we investigate the science behind the hype, and expose the truth behind their latest 'blockbuster' drugs, Saxenda and Wegovy. Do not miss!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hey friends:This is our year-in-review podcast. Merf, Asherlee, and I talk about our HIGHLIGHTS of the COOL things that happened to various rad fatties in the world. Merf also prepared a "round robin" style set of questions that we all answered.She asked us our favorite episodes, our favorite guests, and new topics for 2023.I shared my PIE IN THE SKY list of my "dream" guests:Bridget Everett (Here is a link to Bridget's website.) http://www.bridgeteverett.net/And, here is the link to Bridget's show. For me, it's such a HIGHLIGHT because her character (loosely based on her life in Lawrence, KS) just exists in a fat body. The show is not about her being fat.  Her character does not hold back in any way. She LIVES a fully realized life without much attention paid to her body size. HALLELUJAH!The others on my list are Lizzo, Linnea (sex toys and fat bodies), Lizzy, Melissa McCarthy, Jack Black, Fat Joe, and Asherlee suggested Jana Schieding from Rutherford Falls. (I need to watch this show a.s.a.p.) I've heard and read they have very diverse characters including queer peeps and possibly someone who is non-binary. HOORAY for representation,  Oh and I believe most of the characters are Indigenous, I am excited to watch.In 2023 we want to have experts come on and educate us about P.C.O.S., Tigress and NAAFA to talk about their legislation goals and ways to make fat people a protected class like we are in San Francisco and a few other places in the U.S. We definitely need to get a sample of the Balldo so we can show it on our Big Sexy Chat YouTube channel. We are definitely going to get Sydney and Asherlee back on to discuss polyamory. The first episode about polyamory was fantastic and we are so grateful to Sydney for allowing us to interview her about it.We have so much to be grateful for. We have almost 17K downloads since our first episode on Feb. 14th. So much love and support from our fat community. Thanks a million. I am super grateful for Merf, Asherlee, Sydney, and Kadie. We have an amazing team. Big ups to all of the guests who were on this year. Thank you for making our podcast so interesting and fat positive.  Everyone loves the episode with Ragen Chastain and she teaches tactics and tricks for surviving Fatphobia during the holidays:  https://www.bigsexychat.com/surviving-fatphobia-during-the-holidays/Definitely, more from Ragen if we can. She is a font of knowledge about fat bodies. We are definitely going to add Medical Fat Phobia to our lineup of episodes for 2023. Big Sexy Fat Liberation was so so so great! Thank you to Sydney and Tigress for helping us with that episode and loved the NAAFA.ORG artwork from Bats Langley. Support the showBigSexyChat.com appreciates you and your community. We do this for you, so if you ever have any ideas about a subject we can discuss for you, email us at Sexy@BigSexyChat.com.You can find us on Facebook and Instagram as BigSexyChat.Twitter (who knows how long we will stay there) is BigSexyChatPodCheck out our merch at www.BigSexyTees.com (credit to Toni Tails for setting this up for us!)Chrystal also sells sex toys via her website BlissConnection.com and you can use the code BSC20 for 20% off. Big thanks to our Sponsor Liberator Bedroom Adventures. We ADORE the products from Liberator. And, to be clear, we all loved their products even before they became a sponsor!

What you're about to hear is a collection of audio clips from the Foundations of weight-Inclusive care WIND Workshop that I'm co-hosting with Brianna Campos, of Body Image With Bri, THIS WEEK. Yep, these quotes are directly from our live sessions, with consent to share from our speakers. They each answered, in some way, the question of WHY they practice from a weight-inclusive lens. Why weight-inclusive care? Why weight-inclusive activism? Why challenge the “norm” of weight-centric healthcare practices that are touted as the only evidence-based practices? These sessions are still available, and if it were me, honestly…. I'd metaphorically run, not walk, to register for this workshop. Don't hurt yourself. It's a link…you just have to go click on it --> weightinclusivenutrition.teachable.com You're about to hear from Aaron Flores, Dori Steinberg, Veronica Garnett, Samantha Barash, Mimi Cole, Ragen Chastain, and Amy Rapone…with a little bonus anti-racism clip from Shelby Gordon. (More information about the full workshop: weightinclusivenutrition.com/workshop) We feel so lucky to be in these spaces with them, and with you. Let's go.  Follow along: @weightinclusivenutrition on IG | weightinclusivenutrition.com

Big pharma are running a MASSIVE global marketing campaign, trying to convince us that weight loss drugs are A Good Idea. I'm looking at you, Novo Nordisk! Join me and my extremely outraged guests Dr Fiona Willer & Ragen Chastain, as we revisit the dastardly history of weight loss medications. Past experience has brutally demonstrated that far from improving human 'health', these drugs have proven to be (spectacularly profitable) human disasters - most of them have been removed from the market for harming or killing people. Big pharma cares about profits, not lives. Have we learned anything from the sins of the past? Frighteningly, it seems like history is about to repeat. Don't believe the hype - do not miss this two part deep dive into the devious and deadly world of weight loss drugs!

Ragen is a multi-talented writer, speaker, trained researcher, award winning dancer, elite professional athlete and self acclaimed lover of medals which has resulted in her completing a marathon. She is an inspirational and passionate thought leader in the fields of Health at Every Size, weight stigma and weight inclusive healthcare and fitness after being subject to size discrimination herself. Ragen's incredibly articulate and research based answers resulted in us learning a lot in this chat. Hope you enjoy it too! Topics covered:How the diet industry operates.The harm of weight cycling/yoyo dieting.Definition of health and why you can't judge health by looking at a person.   Why BMI is not a measure of health. The activism work Ragen has been doing to try and change weight stigma in the healthcare system.How to advocate for yourself when you go to the doctors.How to achieve body acceptance and a positive body image.Advice for people who want to get involved in movement, but feel they could be judged. Creating a positive relationship with movement and detaching it from an aesthetic goal. Activism burn out and what we can all do to support HAES. Find Ragen here:Instagram: @ragenchastainWebsite: https://danceswithfat.orgTwitter: @danceswithfatYou can find us on social media:Tallulah Self (editor and Producer)Instagram: @tallulahselfMeg:Instagram: @megsy_recoveryYouTube: Megsy RecoveryTikTok: megsy recoverySafia: Email: safia.s.muzaffar@gmail.com Instagram: @safia_edrecoverycoachMember of the Beyond Body Coaching team: https://www.beyondbodycoach.comPlease keep in mind we're not medical professionals, and the podcast content reflects our own experiences and opinions, as well as that of our guests, so it shouldn't be taken as medical advice. If you're struggling with an eating disorder or disordered eating please reach out to a medical professional to discuss your own situation and get professional help with your own unique recovery.

You can't turn on the radio or television, or even walk into most exam rooms these days without thinking about weight, and specifically the rising numbers of our patients who are designated as overweight or obese. But what does this mean for health? Conventional medical teaching is that being overweight is correlated with worse health outcomes. But….what if that's wrong? What if there is a weight neutral approach to health that doesn't focus exclusively on a patient's BMI? Here to talk to us about weight-neutral health care is Ragen Chastain, speaker, writer, weight science expert and ACE certified health coach and functional fitness specialist.View the transcript here:https://www.childrensmn.org/for-health-professionals/talking-pediatrics-podcast/talking-pediatrics-whats-weight-got-11-11-22/

This week on Tent Talk we're joined by two special guests with insight on making farmers markets more inclusive for every body. In this episode we chat with writer and researcher Ragen Chastain and Resource Libraries Coordinator for the Farmers Market Coalition, Nina Budabin McQuown about recognizing and combating weight stigma at farmers markets. In our conversation Ragen and Nina educate us on what weight stigma is, how these biases present in a farmers market setting, and what market managers and vendors can do to ensure all shoppers feel welcome. Join us for an enlightening discussion! This week's episode is made possible by support from InTents, the farmers market conference.

It seems like the time is right for a refresher on why diets don't work and the very good reasons why you have abandoned them. Join me as I walk you through a typical diet cycle, their abysmal results, and the very extensive list of health risks caused by the resulting weight cycling. Here is the link to the article by Ragen Chastain that I read from. You can also sign up for her Weight and Healthcare Newsletter from this link: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/p/the-harm-of-intentional-weight-loss?s=r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web   As always reach out if you would like to talk. Schedule a free consult at shamefreeeating.com. We can talk about your story and where you might be stuck or could use some support. Check out my schedule here Join the Shame Free Eating Live private FB group Shame Free Eating on Instagram

What should you do when your partner makes negative comments about your weight or food choices? Some people might say “dump them” but this may not be helpful for someone who wants to find ways to make the relationship work. Today we're talking through this with Ragen Chastain, a speaker, writer, trained researcher, Certified Health Coach, and thought leader in Weight Science, Weight Stigma, and the Health at Every Size paradigm.    In This Episode We'll Cover:   Red flags that your partner is fatphobic  How online dating photos can tell a lot about a partner's view on body image  Ways to constructively bring up body conversations with your partner  Setting boundaries for weight and body talk When it's time to leave the relationship + MORE!    3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: Rate Review Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP' codes below   HOOKUP CODES:  Visit katefarms.com and use the code, ‘wendyjess15' to get 15% off your purchase!   Head over to thatsitfruit.com/foodheaven and use code FOODHEAVEN to get 20% off your order Join Kelly Smith Trimble, gardening expert, and editor at HGTV.com as she answers commonly asked vegetable gardening questions on the podcast Dig It!   For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. ________   Resources:  Ragen's Instagram  Ragen's Blog  Ragen's HAES Health Sheets  Ragen's Substack

I'm so excited to welcome Ragen Chastain to the conversation. Ragen is a fat queer activist, speaker, and writer. Today we'll go in depth about fatphobia in medical care, including: Medical professionals practicing stereotypes instead of medicine The basis of fatphobia in the oppression of black and indigenous bodies Why BMI is bullshit How implicit bias can become explicit bias How to talk to doctors about diagnoses and treatments Weight stigma is not your fault, even if it has become your problem. Download printable self-advocacy cards here: https://haeshealthsheets.com/resources/ Connect with Ragen: https://danceswithfat.org/ Subscribe here: https://weightandhealthcare.substack.com/ Check out my resources, course, and membership community “The Body Grievers Club” at https://bodyimagewithbri.com/ A Podcast Launch Bestie production

Summer Innanen is a professionally trained coach specializing in body image, self-worth, and confidence. She helps people all over the world to stop living behind the numbers on their scales through her private and group coaching at summerinnanen.com. She is the best-selling author of Body Image Remix: Embrace your body and unleash the fierce confident woman within and the creator of the flagship You, On Fire – an online group coaching program dedicated to helping people break out of the diet culture cage, get free from body shame and live life on their own terms so they can wear, say and do what they want. She is the host of Eat The Rules, a podcast dedicated to anti-dieting, body image, intersectional feminism, and empowering people to live life on their own terms, where she has interviewed leading body image and anti-diet experts and activists such as Isabel Foxen Duke, Virgie Tovar, Chrissy King, and Ragen Chastain. She has been featured in Refinery29, FabUplus Magazine, The Huffington Post, Beautiful Magazine, and featured on several chart-topping podcasts including, Food Psych, Listen to Your Body, and The F*ck It Diet Podcast. She lives in Vancouver, BC Canada with her husband and toddler son. On this episode of the Food Junkies podcast, we bring you Clarissa's BEST FRIEND from high school, Summer Innanen, to talk about all things body image, body neutrality, and healing from body dissatisfaction. Summer is the best-selling author of Body Image Remix, host of the podcast Eat The Rules, and creator of You, On Fire – an online group coaching program dedicated to helping people get free from body shame. She also co-runs the Body Image Coach Certification program helping anti-diet professionals learn to work with clients around body image.  Growing up, and in high school, Clarissa and Summer both had body image issues but Clarissa doesn't remember talking about it or sharing any deep conversations about what they thought of themselves. After high school, we both began an unhealthy and disordered relationship with food where we struggled with weight, diets, and the societal pressures to be thin. Even at their thinnest they still hated our bodies.  Today Summer shares her personal journey to body image recovery and healing. She shares how body image develops, how diet trauma affects us, perfectionism, why we are always comparing ourselves to others, and how we must let go of the relentless pursuit of thinness and free ourselves by rejecting the rules and reclaiming our power. How changing the way you feel about your body isn't actually about liking the way you look.  Clarissa and Summer have different stories of healing and recovery with food. While Clarissa's includes being abstinent from addictive foods, Summer's lead her to an intuitive eating approach where she stopped trying to makeover her plate and start making over what was going on inside her head. Just because we don't eat the same way doesn't mean we can't heal the same way when it comes to transforming the way we see ourselves and igniting our hope, our power, and shifting our outlook on life. So in this episode, we don't talk about the food, we talk about the thoughts and feelings about ourselves that often lead us to EAT THE DRUG FOODS to drown out the noise and numb out.  Follow Summer: Website Podcast: Eat the Rules Instagram: @summerinnanen Facebook Twitter The content of our show is educational only. It does not supplement or supersede the professional relationship and direction of your healthcare provider. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified mental health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition, substance use disorder, or mental health concern.

Fatphobia is rampant in the medical community. Doctors and providers are notorious for prescribing weight loss for everything from acid reflux to joint pain. The problem is, this weight loss advice is not only misguided... it's outright harmful. Today on the podcast, we are joined by Ragen Chastain, a speaker, Certified Health Coach, and thought leader in Weight Science, Weight Stigma, and the Health at Every Size paradigm. Ragen sheds light on her experience in fat activism and gives us pointers on how to go into a doctor's office prepared with a litany of clap backs to help decenter weight from your treatment plan. In This Episode We'll Cover: How to find a medical provider that is aligned with your weight inclusive values What to do when you feel like your doctor is discriminating based on your weight Harm Reduction Techniques in the doctor's office Ragen's super helpful HAES Health Sheets  & MORE!  3 Ways You Can Support This Podcast: Rate Review Support our sponsors using our unique ‘HOOKUP' codes below HOOKUP CODES:  Go to theouai.com and use code ‘FOODHEAVEN' for 15% off your entire purchase  Visit uomabeauty.com/FOODHEAVEN to get 20% off your first order site wide  Resources:  Ragen's Instagram  Ragen's Blog  Ragen's HAES Health Sheets  Ragen's Substack   Others Mentioned:  @thefatdoctoruk  NoWeigh.org FatFriendlydocs.com For our resources and shownotes, visit foodheavenmadeeasy.com/podcast. Produced by Dear Media

We have to stop. Ragen Chastain, the prominent Health at Every Size advocate, explains what we get wrong about weight loss, size stigma, and inclusive healthcare.