EP152: Fat Bodies Can Have Eating Disorders Too

We interviewed Sharon Maxwell, mental health advocate and fat activist. She works as a weight inclusive consultant, providing education to treatment centers and healthcare providers on the immense harms of weight stigma. Due to her lived experience facing weight stigma, Sharon provides unique insight and offers practical tools to make treatment centers and healthcare settings safe and accessible for fat folks. Listen this week as we discuss her medical experiences with fatphobia, why atypical anorexia isn’t really atypical, and eating disorder bias in humans with larger bodies. Find her on IG @heysharonmaxwell or at her new website Heysharonmaxwell.com. Listen to more podcasts like this: https://wavepodcastnetwork.comThis episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/FORK and get on your way to being your best self.  Named one of Oprah's favorite things in 2018, Cozy Earth's best-selling bamboo sheet set is temperature-regulating and incredibly soft. “Cozy Earth provided an exclusive offer for my listener’s today. 35% off site wide when you use the code “FORK”.Green Chef makes eating well easy with plans to fit every lifestyle. Go to greenchef.com/fork60 and use code fork60 to get 60% off plus free shipping. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.