[REPOST] #99: How to Fight Diet Culture & Find Fat Acceptance with Lindy West, Author of "Shrill"

Lindy West, author of the book Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman , shares how she became a fat-acceptance activist, the roles that feminism and body-positive imagery played in helping her reject diet culture, her experience of finding love in a larger body, how thin allies to the fat-acceptance movement can help, how she's improved her relationship with food and what she's still working on, and lots more! This episode originally aired Apr 10, 2017. Lindy West is a Seattle-based writer, editor, and performer whose work focuses on pop culture, social justice, humor, and body image. She’s currently a culture writer for GQ magazine and a weekly columnist at The Guardian , as well as the founder and editor of I Believe You | It’s Not Your Fault , an advice blog for teens. In 2015 she wrote and recorded a story for “This American Life” about confronting an Internet troll who impersonated her dead father and was half of the duo who initiated #shoutyourabortion, which landed her on the cover of The New York Times . She was named one of “Internet’s Most Fascinating 2015” by Cosmopolitan.com. Find her online at LindyWest.net , and pick up her book Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman wherever books are sold. Grab Christy's free guide, 7 simple strategies for finding peace and freedom with food , to start your intuitive eating journey. If you're ready to give up dieting once and for all, join Christy's Intuitive Eating Fundamentals online course ! To learn more about Food Psych and get full show notes and a transcript of this episode, go to christyharrison.com/foodpsych . Ask your own question about intuitive eating, Health at Every Size, or eating disorder recovery at christyharrison.com/questions . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy