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Weight Stigma: What is it and what can we do to address it?

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The Impact of Weight Stigma on our Mental Health

This blog post is sponsored and contributed by Center For Discovery.Experiencing stigma and discrimination negatively impacts our mental health just as much as our physical health. Weight stigma is no different.It is well documented that stigma…
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Imagine a World Without Weight Hate

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This Weight Stigma Awareness Week (WSAW), taking place Monday, September 28 - Friday, October 2, 2020, we want to End Weight Hate and help the broader eating disorders community understand why weight stigma and weight discrimination should matter…
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Weight & Generational Trauma

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Everyone’s eating disorder struggle looks and feels different. The same thing could be said about body hate and weight stigma. For me, weight and body image triggers go hand in hand. For the most part, I’m grateful because my eating disorder…
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Weight Stigma Awareness Week (#WSAW) 2019 Recap

Last year (2019), the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) continued the legacy of Weight Stigma Awareness Week (WSAW) as part of the recent merger with the Binge Eating Disorders Association (BEDA). Initially spearheaded by BEDA in…
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Why I Smash Stigma

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I started believing that I was broken and unworthy as an infant. I wasn't thin enough, I wasn't smart enough, I wasn't attractive enough, I just wasn't enough, period. I developed a full-blown eating disorder when I was 14 years old. For…
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Weight Stigma Harms People of All Sizes

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A little over 17 years ago, in my junior year of college, I went on my first diet to try to lose a little bit of weight that I’d gained during a study-abroad program. What happened next is a story that’s probably all too familiar to anyone…
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Weight Stigma in the Workplace and Beyond

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In 2017, jobs site Fairygodboss showed a picture of a larger-bodied woman to 500 hiring professionals and asked if they would consider employing her. Only 15.6% of respondents said they would. Furthermore, one in five respondents described the…
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Weight Stigma in Healthcare

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Many healthcare providers struggle with how or why weight stigma is a public health concern.  The truth is, if you care about health, you should care about weight stigma.  The two issues are not mutually exclusive. For years, I have taken…
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Male Body Image and Weight Stigma

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The topic of body image is a constant discussion topic in the eating disorders community, especially more and more as we begin to see the harmful effects of diet culture and the prevalence of anti-fat bias. The deeper we dive into the subject,…

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