Weight Stigma and diet (with Jeanette Thompson-Wessen)
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In this episode of ‘The Fat Doctor Podcast’, Dr. Natasha Larmie is joined by Non diet nutritionist and secondary school teacher, Jeanette Thompson-Wessen.  Jeanette is a qualified nutritionist who specialises in intuitive eating and body image, and also happens to teach during the week. She is known as The Mindset Nutritionist, and is one of the co-founders and directors of Health Professionals Against Weight Stigma (HPAWS).  She is also mum to two girls (for now!) and lives in Kent with her husband. Together Natasha and Jeanette discuss: How to act professional when really you're just the best of friends who don't know how to take things seriouslyWhat is intuitive eatingHow diet culture impacts the nutrition industryBody acceptanceThe dangers of dieting during pregnancy Thank you for listening If you enjoy this podcast and would like to support Natasha so that she can continue making them, you can join her on Patreon.  If you fancy connecting with other like-minded people in a safe and non judgmental environment, then why not join her Facebook group the ‘Friends of The Fat Doctor’? You can also check out her webiste or find her on all the usual social media channels including Instagram, Twitter and Tik Tok.  Resources and links mentioned in this episode: The Mindset Nutritionist Jeanette is on Instagram More about the show: How would you react if someone told you that most of what we are taught to believe about healthy bodies is a lie?  How would you feel if that person was a medical doctor with over 20 years experience treating patients and seeing the harm caused by all this misinformation? In her podcast, Dr Natasha Larmie,  an experienced General Practitioner and self-styled Fat Doctor, examines and challenges 'health' as we know it through passionate, unfiltered conversations with guest experts, colleagues and friends. She tackles the various ways in which weight stigma and anti-fat bias impact both individuals and society as a whole.  From the classroom to the boardroom, the doctors office to the local pub,  weight-based discrimination is everywhere. Is it any wonder that it has such an impact on our health?  Whether you're a person affected by weight stigma, a healthcare professional, a concerned parent or an ally who shares our view that people in larger bodies deserve better, Dr. Larmie and the team at 'The Fat Doctor Podcast' welcomes you into the inner circle. More about Jeanette: Jeanette helps people who are tired of dieting feel in control of what they are eating and create healthy behaviours that last a lifetime through eating intuitively.  She has a degree in Nutrition and is a proud member of ASDAH (the Association for Size Diversity and Health).  She has firsthand experience of living in a larger body and the dangers of diet culture. Jeanette has  worked in a Dietetics and Nutrition department helping in heart rehabilitation and diabetes education. She has even worked in family weight management. She wanted to become a nutrition counsellor but thought that she couldn’t because of her weight so she became a Food and Nutrition teacher, following her passion to help people and their health. 
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