#149 - Learn & Grow Part 13 – How to Avoid a “Weight Lecture” at the Doctors with Bernie Salazar

Bernie Salazar guests with an update on how he is changing the
conversation with his primary care doctors.


He’s better at boundaries and aiming to keep the focus on medical
needs, but the doctors still clearly struggle to understand what
it means to provide weight inclusive medical care.


He shares his labs with me again because he still wants my
“input” (read: validation) that he is justified in his full
commitment to practicing Body Kindness and never dieting again.


We hope you find this conversation and links below helpful. They
are some of our best resources you may need for doctors visits.


(Content Note: We recorded 12/19 but delayed the launch planned
for early March due to COVID-19 chaos.)


Here’s a summary of what we discussed: 


I went to this new doctor visit with more confidence. I
shared what I was looking for in a Dr./Patient relationship. I
was honest about where I felt I was. 

I am so tired of being talked at instead of having
constructive conversations with medical doctors. I realize
nothing will change until I speak up.

I’m changing as a person and asking for more in my visits. I
am able to communicate what I need with respect. I am looking for
a partnership in regards to my health rather than someone telling
me what I should or shouldn’t be doing. 



You’ll also get a replay of our first conversation about Bernie’s
return to doctor visits after years of avoidance due to weight
stigma and shame he experienced. This remains one of our most
popular episodes.


Helpful Resources


Body Kindness episodes


Episode 124: Eliminating weight stigma from medical care with
Jennifer Gaudiani MD, author of Sick Enough


Episode 108: How Weight Stigma Harms Culture and Excludes Higher
Weight People from IVF, Hip Replacements and More, with Fiona
Willer


Episode 71: Athletes at Every Size and The Plight of the “Fit
Fatty” with Ragen Chastain, Guinness World Record Holder,
Speaker, and Fat Activist


Body Positivity and Fat Activism (series)


Articles and Blogs


What if Physicians Stopped Weighing Patients (MD who doesn’t
weigh patients interviewed) 


What to Say at the Doctor’s Office with Ragen Chastain


Everything You Know About Obesity is Wrong


Training and Education


National Association for Advancement of Fat Acceptance (NAAFA)
official guidelines for healthcare pros working with fat patients
(brochure). Other downloadable brochures and toolkits are
available, including for fitness pro, child advocacy, school
curriculum and more.


Peer-reviewed curriculum designed for teaching health
professionals and university students about the Health At Every
Size model.


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