I have you ever been made to feel less than human based on your weight?

If so, this episode is for you.

Welcome back to Savage Psychologist, I'm your host Dr. Monica Johnson.

Every week on this show, I'll help you face life's challenges with evidence-based approaches

of sympathetic ear and zero judgment.

I've been following the news around Lizzo and the sizest and racist comments she has

endured.

Keeping it real and honest here, I was a proud, fat, and black woman myself until about

two years ago.

I'd been obese since before I could walk, my weight topping out at 417 pounds.

So this is a topic that I relate to both personally and professionally.

As do many of my patients who struggle with weight and body image issues.

I've enjoyed seeing Lizzo being confident and happy in her body.

I'm also disappointed that we live in a world where the truth of this self-love feels novel,

and the idea that someone could be fat and love themselves is still controversial.

I want to be abundantly clear that a human self-worth does not have an inverse relationship

with a number on a scale.

So today, we're going to talk about the effects of size-ism and how to deal with it in your

personal life.

So what is size-ism?

Let's start by defining some terms.

I'll be using the term fat.

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