Welcome to Season two of Braaains! 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.

[00:02:14] Diet culture and representation. [00:04:28] The effects of lack of body representation. [00:12:38] Authenticity in influencer culture. [00:17:06] Thinness and Medical Bias. [00:24:13] Harmful effects of diet culture. [00:29:03] Fatphobia's impact on earnings. [00:38:33] Trusting ourselves in diet culture. [00:49:27] The cost of diet culture. [00:52:35] Anti-diet culture journey.

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