How A Doctor’s Allyship Is Changing My Life

Medical avoidance was the norm after my teenage years. The loathing and judgement from medical systems was too much. Avoidance put me in the hospital twice. I could not bear the thought of going to the doctors. I would cry at the thought of it. If for some reason I had to go, the entire time was panic-inducing.

Fast forward to 2020 and my forties. I was a few years into learning about Health at Every Size (HAES), weight biases, and Fat Liberation. I decided to take the leap and sought after a weight-neutral doctor. After researching in my area, I found one.

How Can Medical Professionals Prevent Weight Bias in Healthcare

Weight bias in the healthcare industry has many repercussions, from inaccurate diagnoses to body discrimination. But how can medical professionals prevent weight bias in the industry? Here are some tips!

CNSU Medical Students Provide Hope for the Future

In December 2020, Dr. Lily O’Hara had the great pleasure of presenting a webinar to medical students at California Northstate University (CNSU) on fat phobia in medicine. In the webinar, she discussed concepts related to weight-based oppression, and how fat people and people with larger bodies can experience such oppression in encounters with medical settings and medical practitioners.

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