#78 - 'My doctor suggested weight loss surgery without even asking about my habits' - Weight stigma in medicine with Bernie Salazar

Bernie is back on the Body Kindness podcast and he brings news
from the doctor’s office that makes Rebecca lose it (you’ll
notice the bleeps!) Tune in as they discuss the insidious nature
of weight stigma in medicine and what to do about it. Bernie and
Rebecca also discuss Bernie’s reluctance to fully step into and
embrace an identity with the word fat.


You may also like to listen to Bernie’s last visit with the
doctor that actually went well. What a difference the year makes.


Here’s a great blog and handout from Ragen Chastain on what to
say at the doctor’s office.


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