[Recover Strong] "Have you gained/lost weight?" Navigating weight comments and body shame with Dr. Chuks, MD
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Jessica Flint
4.8 • 580 Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Unlock the secrets to navigating comments on your body size.
Are you struggling with the constant pressure from societal beauty standards? Do comments about your body size trigger feelings of shame or fear? We hear you.
Dr. Chuks returns to Recover Strong to share strategies to maintain your strength amidst societal pressures, and reclaim your power over body comments.
Take a listen as he dives deep into managing unsolicited weight remarks, and explores the role of body shame in the recovery process.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Recover Strong, a show that will transform your recovery from an eating disorder by helping you go from theory to practice to mastery. |
| 0:08.4 | I'm Jessica Flint, founder of Recovery Warriors, and you are listening to our podcast channel created specifically for you in all the stages and phases of recovery. |
| 0:18.0 | I want to celebrate you for carving out this special time to learn new skills, |
| 0:22.7 | tools, and get inspiration you need to recover strong. Let's get started. |
| 0:28.5 | Good morning, warriors. Time to start your day. Keep your head up marching on, don't another stand in your way. |
| 0:44.8 | Hello, Warrior. I'm your host, Andrea Wells. And just like you, I understand what it's like to live with an eating disorder and be held back by body-image struggles. |
| 0:55.2 | The recovery journey is ongoing, and we're all in it together as we learn to embrace |
| 0:59.9 | new behaviors and new thoughts day by day. Join me as I connect with eating disorder experts |
| 1:05.7 | and thought leaders to give you the tools, resources, and strategies you need to recover strong. |
| 1:15.6 | Today, I am joined by eating disorder physician and advocate Dr. Chucks. |
| 1:20.4 | He recently released the book, Eating Disorders Don't Discriminate, and he is working to |
| 1:24.6 | platform diverse voices to help make positive changes in the recovery landscape. |
| 1:29.2 | Dr. Chucks recently joined us on a previous episode of Recovery Strong, and he is back to answer a |
| 1:34.3 | burning recovery question from our audience of warriors. Today's question comes from a member |
| 1:39.6 | of our Courage Club, Taylor, and Taylor asks, quote, I fluctuate between different eating disorder |
| 1:45.8 | behaviors, and as a result, my weight fluctuates too. When my body is smaller, I get compliments. |
| 1:51.9 | When it gets bigger, I get comments of criticism or concern. I used to live for the compliments, |
| 1:57.5 | but at this point, I find all comments on my body size to be upsetting |
| 2:01.4 | and bring up deep feelings of shame. How can I tell people to not comment on my weight changes? |
| 2:07.7 | End quote. Taylor, what are your thoughts on that, Dr. Chucks? |
| 2:11.2 | So, firstly, one of my mentors used to say, you can't go swimming and not get wet. You know, |
| 2:17.3 | you can't live in a society |
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