by Jes Baker Note: This is a modified excerpt from Jes Baker’s upcoming book Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls, out October 27, 2015. The majority of opinions about… Read More »Weight Isn’t the Real Problem – Weight Biased Healthcare IS
by Dana Sturtevant, MS, RD We currently live in a culture that believes health comes in only one body size: thin. People (including physicians and other health care providers) make… Read More »Metabolic versus Cosmetic Fitness
Note: ASDAH is grateful to Ragen for speaking to recent critiques of the #StopTheShame campaign. All quotes identified below are from said critique, which can be found here. by Ragen Chastain… Read More »Malpractice with a Side of Victim Blaming
by Tiina Veer I ripped up my knee when I was 18, downhill skiing. It was my family religion. We skied every winter weekend, Christmas and March break at the… Read More »Excuse me Doctor, Your Bias is Showing
by Ragen Chastain When I was in college I had knee pain. I was at the lowest weight of my adult life thanks to an as-yet undiagnosed eating disorder. I… Read More »When Prejudice Precludes Proper Healthcare
by Dianne Bondy, E-RYT 500 I am a fat black woman. I am used to discrimination in everything I do, as well as the criticism that follows when I speak… Read More »Fit or Fat – Can You Be Both?
by Hilary Kinavey, MS, LPC I met with a new-to-me physician to talk about some challenging symptoms I had been experiencing – unprecedented fatigue, changes in my cycle and sharp… Read More »The Expert Stance
by Jeanette DePatie, MA, ACE I hate going to the doctor. I mean, a lot of people dislike seeing their doctor, but I truly loathe it. This is especially true… Read More »I Trust in Second Opinions
by Lana Simmons, NASM-CPT, RYT-200 It’s 2011 and I’m sitting in my Doctor’s office, naked from the waist down with only a thin paper blanket covering me, hoping this OB/GYN visit… Read More »Fat, Health, and Being an Advocate With Your Doctor
by Dr. Jenny Copeland “Shame needs three things to grow exponentially in our lives: secrecy, silence, and judgment.” ~ Brené Brown, PhD, LCSW ~ Body terrorism. Weight stigma. Shame. These are… Read More »The Time Has Come: #StopTheShame with ASDAH and Women’s Health Magazine