#195: Why Fatphobia Hurts All of Us with Sofie Hagen, Comedian and Author of "Happy Fat"
Food Psych Podcast with Christy Harrison
Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CEDS
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 13 May 2019
⏱️ 87 minutes
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Summary
Comedian, author, and fellow podcaster Sofie Hagen joins us to discuss her new book, Happy Fat; how fatphobia affects people of all sizes; why health isn’t a matter of individual responsibility (and why framing it as one is oppressive); how science often gets twisted by diet culture and the media, and so much more! Plus, Christy answers a listener question about how to define “health” outside of diet culture.
Sofie Hagen is a stand-up comedian, author, podcaster, fat activist and blogger. A modern legend in her native Denmark, Sofie burst onto the British comedy scene by winning Best Newcomer at Edinburgh Festival 2015. Her 2016 follow-up, Shimmer Shatter, was a second total sell-out, which followed again with another sellout show in 2017, Dead Baby Frog. Sofie has spoken to millions as host of her successful Made of Human podcast, as well as Secret Dinosaur Cult and Comedians Telling Stuff. Her first book, Happy Fat, is published in the UK by 4th Estate on May 2, 2019. Find her online at SofieHagen.com.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to FoodScik, a podcast about intuitive eating, health at every size, body liberation, |
| 0:06.0 | and taking down diet culture. |
| 0:08.0 | I'm your host, Kristi Harrison, and I'm an anti-diet registered dietitian, certified |
| 0:12.3 | intuitive eating counselor, an author of the forthcoming book, Anti-Diet, Reclaim Your Time, |
| 0:17.9 | Money, Wellbeing, and Happiness through intuitive eating. |
| 0:21.1 | Join me here every week as I talk with interesting people from all walks of life about their |
| 0:25.3 | relationships with food and their bodies. |
| 0:30.0 | And a guide revolution, if you will help at every size, take the food to life, food |
| 0:46.0 | to life. |
| 0:47.0 | FoodScik. |
| 0:48.0 | Hey there, welcome to episode 195 of FoodScik. |
| 0:56.2 | I'm your host, Kristi Harrison, and today I'm talking with Sophie Hagen, a comedian, |
| 1:00.7 | fellow podcaster, and author of the new book, Happy Fat. |
| 1:04.6 | We talk about how fat phobia affects people of all sizes. |
| 1:08.3 | Why rhetoric about individual responsibility is oppressive, how science often gets twisted |
| 1:13.5 | by diet culture in the media, Sophie's own path to self-acceptance after going through |
| 1:18.2 | childhood trauma related to her body size, and so much more. |
| 1:21.9 | It's a great conversation, and I can't wait to share it with you in just a moment. |
| 1:25.3 | But first I'll answer this week's listener question, which is from a listener named |
| 1:28.4 | Jen, who writes, Hi Kristi, I love foodScik. |
| 1:31.5 | It's been an incredible resource for me during my recovery and healing from weight bias. |
| 1:35.5 | I'm curious about your thoughts on the definition of quote unquote healthy, framed within the |
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