#72: Why should I give fat positivity a try?

with Rachel Millner, PsyD, CEDS-S, CBTP(R)

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In this episode we discuss…

  • What fat positivity actually means 

  • Fat acceptance vs positivity

  • How to talk to your kids about bodies and fatness

  • Rachel’s personal experiences with fat positive parenting 

  • How to teach kids about fat positivity in a world that isn’t always fat positive 

  • The nuance between positivity and being hurtful 

  • Why we don’t talk about bodies without consent 

  • How to be fat positive parents when you are in a smaller body 

  • What about if you still have your own stuff around dieting 

  • How to break the cycle of intergenerational trauma around body size 

  • What is “atypical” anorexia 

  • How eating disorders are enforced 

  • But what about health?



     


“Isn’t it cool how asses come in so many different sizes?” In this episode, we talk to Dr. Rachel Millner about what it means to be fat positive. Through personal examples, we discuss how to bring fat positivity to children and break the cycle of weight-related trauma. Listeners will learn how to talk to their kids about fat positivity in a fatphobic society, consent, and some ways that eating disorders are enforced.

Rachel Millner, Psy.D., CEDS-S, CBTP(R) is a therapist and activist in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Millner has been specializing in working with people with eating disorders, disordered eating, and those wanting to heal their relationship with food and body since 2005. Dr. Millner works from a HAES(R), body trust(R) framework. She is a fat positive provider and provides weight inclusive care. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Millner speaks on topics such as "atypical" anorexia and weight stigma in eating disorder treatment. She has been quoted in many articles about eating disorders and weight stigma including in the NY Times and has a chapter forthcoming on weight stigma in "evidence based treatment" for eating disorders. Dr. Millner has appeared on many popular podcasts such as Food Psych, Dietitians Unplugged, and Real Health Radio. She maintains a full-time private practice in which she offers therapy and supervision

Connect with Rachel on Instagram and her website.

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