Being a Bad Martha - Body Shaming and Fat

About this episode

The episode discusses the experiences of women in larger bodies and the societal pressures surrounding body image.

Kimberly Rockwell, Dawn "Sam" Alden, and Lauren Torres talk about what it feels to walk through life as a woman in a large body, what feedback women receive about their bodies, and how the current emphasis on thin bodies to the exclusion of everything else can destroy us both from within and without. What messages did we absorb from our parents about what size was optimum for women? Why do we still believe the "calories in, calories out" message, despite it being just plain bad science? Why don't we understand more about what really affects our body size? And why does it freaking matter anyway???

People in this episode

Guests: Kimberly Rockwell, Dawn "Sam" Alden, Lauren Torres

Topics covered

• body shaming
• fat acceptance
• women's health
• body image
• societal standards

Keywords

• body shaming
• fat
• women's bodies
• thin ideal
• calories in calories out

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