Ep 022: Shrill & the Impact of Fat Representation
Welcome to Season two of Braaains! We’re so excited to be back!!
Today we're discussing weight stigma, diet culture, and the impact of fat representation in TV shows like Shrill and Rutherford Falls with our guest Lauren Groves, a registered psychologist in Edmonton, Alberta who is the owner of Ignite Counseling and Wellness Services.
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Music: Deppisch
Design: Perpetualnotion.ca
Mixing/ Mastering: Tony Bao
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Lauren Groves (she/her) is an Edmonton-based Registered Psychologist and Certified Body Trust Provider. She is the owner of Ignite Counselling & Wellness Services, a feminist counselling-focused private psychology practice. She is passionate about improving accessibility in mental health care, dismantling diet culture, fat and queer representation in television, and cats.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Books:
The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
Anti-Diet by Christy Harrison
Decolonizing Wellness by Dalia Kinsey
Podcasts:
Dieticians Unplugged (they are not making new episodes, but it's a good resource by one of Lauren’s fellow Body Trust cohort members Aaron Flores)
Body Liberation for All by Dalia Kinsey (You can also sign up for their substack — https://daliakinsey.substack.com/)
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