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Time Magazine (print and online) - Should We End Obesity?
Fortune - Patients call out fat-shaming doctors for hurting their health: ‘I always go in with my guard up’
Prevention - Doctor Judging You for Your Weight? Here’s How to Find Kinder Care
Fortune - These weight-loss startups tell customers they can stop taking Ozempic or Wegovy and stay thin. Doctors disagree
Huffpost - What To Do If Your Insurance Denies You Treatment Based On Your Weight
Vox - How to Advocate for Yourself at the Doctor's Office
USA Today - Why experts worry the 'magic' in new weight loss medications carries a dark side
Self Magazine - How to Find a Doctor Who Isn't Laser-Focused on Your Weight
Body Liberation and Public Health Project - “This changes everything!” Or nothing: A public health perspective on weight-loss drugs
Well+ Good - 9 Leaders in Body Liberation To Follow on Social Media for Education, Inspiration, and Empowerment
MedPage Today - Weighing the Consequences of Weight Loss Drugs
Wall Street Journal - Fitness means more than losing weight
Forbes - How To Build A Healthy Relationship With Food, According To Experts
Insider - 4 reasons why you shouldn't put your kid on a diet, according to experts
Stat News - Weight-loss drug had dramatic effect in adolescents with obesity, study finds
KevinMD.com - Weight Loss Drugs Are Not the Answer to Obesity
Vox - Obesity in the Age of Ozempic
CanvasRebel - Meet Ragen Chastain
Yahoo!Life - My kid called someone 'fat.' Here's how experts suggest talking to them about what that term can mean.
SheKnows - As a Parent in ED Recovery, the Ways We’re Talking About Ozempic, Weight Loss & Kids’ Bodies Terrify
Well+Good - ChangeMakers Series: How the Rise of Intuitive Movement Led Us to a Gentler Pace in Fitness
Slate - Dear Prudence
Insider - "Game changing" Weight Loss Drug
Culture Study - An Interview with Ragen Chastain
LiveStrong - How Trauma-Informed Fitness Helps Survivors Process and Heal Through Exercise
USA Today - The problem with Sarah Paulson's fat suit in 'Impeachment: American Crime Story'
Washington Post - Body shaming yourself: How to fight the ‘pervasive sense that there’s something wrong with you’
New York Times - Fighting Fat Discrimination, but Still Wanting to Lose Weight
Giddy - The Far-Reaching Effects of Weight Bias in Reproductive Care
LiveStrong - Weight Bias Makes Health Care Unequal. Here's How to Unlearn It
LA Times - Fat shaming, BMI and alienation: COVID-19 brought new stigma to large-sized people
Chemical and Engineering News - New weight-loss drugs could shift the scales
Stylist - 4 plus-size women on the harsh reality of eating in public – and how they continue to overcome it
Good Housekeeping - 20 Body-Positive Instagram Accounts to Follow Right Now
Choosing Therapy - Diet Culture: Definition, Examples, Impacts
Body Liberation With Lindley - 40+ Larger Fat Instagram Accounts You Should Be Following
Self - Important Reminder: Anyone Can Have an Eating Disorder
Greatist - Body Positivity Peaked This Year. Here Are the Ups and Downs
Insider - 3 marathoners who are breaking stereotypes about what runners look like
The New Yorker - Virtue and Vanity at Reformation
The Daily Beast - Victoria’s Secret Promotes Its Wokeness, but Is It Too Late?
The Daily Wire - Fitness Guru Jillian Michaels Gets Blasted For Saying ‘Obesity’ Should Not Be ‘Glamorized’
The Independent - My terror of being fat drove me to anorexia, but I was rescued by the thrill of fighting for a cause
Washington Post - Why We Need To Take The Fat-Shaming Out Of Fitness Culture
New York Times - They're Not Afraid To Say It - Fat Yoga
de Volkskrant (Dutch) - Mijn hart huilt om de dikke mensen die zo veel pijn lijden
Bitch Magazine - 6 Fat Writers, Activists and Athletes Who Defy Traditional Femininity
JunoActive - #ThisIsActive
Health - Is Food Addiction Really a Thing? Eating Disorder Experts Can't Agree On An Answer
Popularly Positive - Good Influences: Ragen Chastain, Founder of Fit Fatties
MSN - What To Do If Your Doctor Fat Shames You
People - 288-lb Woman Becomes Heaviest to Run a Marathon and Aims for Ironman: 'It's About Visibility'
Center for Integrative Health - 5 Ways to Shut Down Diet-Talk in the Office
Elite Daily - Ragen Chastain, Heaviest Woman to Complete a Marathon, Wants to Separate Fitness from Weight Loss
The Lily - Fat Shaming in Fitness Culture Needs to Stop
Yahoo Finance - How to Advocate for Yourself as a Fat Person at the Doctor
Philadelphia Inquirer - Retool Weight Resolutions, Ditch the Shame
Today.com- Plus Size Marathon Runners Defy Odds
Prevention - 12 Things Plus Size Fitness Instructors Want Plus Size Exercisers to Know
Psychology Today - A Culture of Schadenfreude: Delighting in the Deaths of Fat People
Prevention - These Women Were Fat-Shamed By Their Doctors - And it Almost Cost Them Their Lives
Bustle - 15 Definitions of Body Positivity Straight from Influencers and Activists
Cosmopolitan - Fat People Get Yelled at to Exercise and Then When We Do, We Get Made Fun Of
Women's Running - What a Plus Sized Athlete Wants - Options!
GrokNation - Loving my fat body, One woman learns to love her body and demand better medical care
Good Men Project - 7 Women That Men Should Follow on Twitter
In Bold - A Q&A with Fat Activism Ragen Chastain
Ravishly - Is It Easier To Be Fat And Proud When You're In a Relationship?
The Week - In Defense of Being Unapologetically Fat
Women Write About Comics - Feminism & Fat: An Interview with Ragen Chastain
Fitbehind.com - 24 Best Sources of Energy, Rest, Happiness, & A Fuller Life
Curvy Magazine - Ragen Chastain Dances with Fat and So Should You
Plus Model Magazine - Empowering Words of Wisdom from 7 Plus Size Athletes You Should Know
ReGLAM (Germany) - What Society Tells Us About Beauty & Body Image!
Frettabladid (Iceland) - Fat and Healthy
Medium - Hold on body positivity. Even today, it sucks to be fat.
My Body Does - Muse of the Week
Healthline - Does the Body Positive Movement Promote Health
Boston.com - An All-Bodies Yoga Event is Coming to Somerville
Boston Globe - Yoga for All Bodies
Develop Good Habits.com - Experts Share Their #1 Health Habit
Too Much On Her Plate - How to Create Lasting Change with Habits that Stick
She Knows - Alyssa Milano May Be Perfect In Her New Role
Philadelphia Magazine - The Latest Fitness Trend - Fat Yoga
Huffington Post - Ragen Chastain Launches Support All Kids Campaign
Huffington Post - Disney's Habit Heroes Exhibit Causes Controversy
Brainchild Magazine - Weighing Down Our Children
Glammonitor - The Real Problem with Inclusive Beauty Movements
Toronto Sun - Childhood Obesity Ad Campaign Sparks Controversy
Macleans - Fat but Fit
New Moon Girls - The Secret of Growing a Positive Body Image for Girls
Vancouver Sun - Owning our Health: Weight and the Tyranny of the Mirror
Village Voice - Activists for the Overweight Stand up to Obesity Campaign in Georgia
BBC- Georgia Obesity Campaign Sparks Fierce Online Reaction
Austin American Statesman - A Dancer Who Learned to Love Her Body at We Are Girls Conference
SF Weekly - Activists Oppose Atlanta's Anti-Obesity Campaign
Cleveland Magazine - Ragen Chastain Speaks Out at Step Out Cleveland
Austin American Statesman - Bloggers Making a Difference in Fitness, Health, and Happiness
Salon.com - How Melissa McCarthy Sold Out Overweight Women
Always Active Athletics - 37 Top Experts Reveal Their Fitness Secrets
The Dartmouth - Day Celebrates Diverse Body Types
National Post - It's Official Being Fat is Not Your Fault
Bitch Magazine - Minnie Mouse Deemed Too Fat for Fashion
Fit is a Feminist Issue - Plus Sized Endurance Athletes - We Exist
Hooping.org - Dances with Fat Gets Hoop Dancing
Mashed - The biggest scandals to ever hit the Food Network
All You Magazine
Bloomberg Businessweek
RADIO AND PODCAST INTERVIEWS
Beyond GLP-1s - Weight Neutral Health Expert Series
Body Trust Podcast - GLP-1s, Weight Science, and Ethical Informed Consent
Hi-Fi Health News - GLP-1 Update
Science Quickly from Scientific American - The Impact of Weight Stigma on Health
Healthy Ullster Radio - Weight-Neutral Healthcare in a Weight-Inclusive Paradigm
The Body Nerd Show - Ozempic, Wegovy, and Understanding Weight Science
Feeling Lighter Podcast - Fighting Weight Stigma in Healthcare
Rethinking Wellness - GLP-1s: Beyond the Hype
Voices in Healthcare Finance - The Hidden Risk of Weight Loss Drugs
American Medical Association Ethics Podcast - Fighting BMI-Based Treatment Denials
Pharmanipulation: Fat and Fiction: Considering the Risks of Weight Loss and Weight Loss Drugs
The Death Panel - Weight And Healthcare with Ragen Chastain
Nutrition for Mortals - Weight Stigma and Language
Your Doctor Friends Part 1 - Is "Obesity" Really A Disease?
Your Doctor Friends Part 2 - Does My BMI Matter
Voices in Healthcare Finance - The Real Danger of an Obesity Diagnosis
The Air We Breathe Podcast - Data Shines A Light on the Futility of Dieting
Big Sexy Chat (second appearance) Breaking Biases for Size-Inclusive Healthcare
Fat Girls On Top - Debunking Bad Weight Science
Diet Culture Rebel - What Weight Loss Research Is and Isn't Telling Us
Fat Joy Podcast Panel - New Guidelines are Going to Harm Kids
Satisfaction Factor - Navigating Weight Stigma at the Doctor's Office
Fat Joy Podcast Part 2 - The Deadly Risks of Weight Loss Surgery
Fat Joy Podcast Part 1 - Weight Loss Companies Are 100% Lying To You
Seven Health Radio - Weight Stigma in Healthcare
That's Helpful - How to Get Your Doctor To Listen to You and Take You Seriously
All Fired Up Part 2 - Saxenda and Wegovy
All Fired Up Part 1 - History of Diet Drugs
Big Sexy Chat - Surviving Fatphoba at the Holidays
Children's Minnesota - Talking Pediatrics Podcast
Tent Talk - Creating Size-Inclusive Farmers Markets
The Hungry Podcast - Health, Happiness, and Liberty are for All Sizes
Food Heaven Podcast - Help! My Doctor Keeps Telling Me to Lose Weight
The All In Podcast - Exposing Medical Weight Bias (ep 25)
This is Critical - Why Are We Still Dieting
Expand the Curve - The Diet Industry Doesn't Tell You This
Train Happy Podcast - Fighting Fatphobia With Ragen Chastain
Breaking Body Biases - Weight Stigma In Fitness With Ragen Chastain
Body Truth Podcast - The Truth About Weight Loss
Fad Camp Podcast
The Fat Doctor Podcast
Whole Hearted Eating Podcast
NAAFA Webinar - Weight Stigma and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Parrhesia Podcast - Beyond the Weight - Why Have Calories Become An Obsession
Behind the Bite
Bevin - A Femme Over 40 and Her Friends
Hanging With Langan
What The Hell Do I Eat - Navigating Fatphobia in Healthcare
SmartGlamour Podcast
Recovery Bites with Karin Lewis
Redefining Health and Wellness with Shohreh Davoodi
Redesigning Wellness Podcast with Jen Arnold
NEDA Round Table - Inclusivity, Diversity, and Body Confidence in Fitness Spaces
Better Humans Podcast
Plus This! (second appearance)
Do No Harm Podcast
The State of Things (North Carolina Public Radio)
Plus This!
Body Kindness
The Way You Are
Food Psych (second appearance)
Dietitians Unplugged
Life. Unrestricted.
KFI Los Angeles
NPR
WKPN
Flaunt Performance
Tough Girl Podcast
Food Psych
Brave Endurance Wellness Podcast
Wild Women Wednesday - Wild Self Love
Body Wise Perfect Size
Mind Over Fatter Part 1 and Part 2
Fearless Rebelle Radio
Functional Girl
Body Positive Yoga
Chenese Lewis Show
Friend of Marilyn
This Week in Heresy
Sound Off
Inner Views with Abigail Mahnke