• #6: Stephanie Yeboah - Body Positivity, the Medicalisation of Size and COVID Mortality

  • Apr 4 2021
  • Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
  • Podcast

#6: Stephanie Yeboah - Body Positivity, the Medicalisation of Size and COVID Mortality

Listen for free

View show details

  • Summary

  • In this episode, I get to talk with the brilliant Stephanie Yeboah. She is an author, journalist, fat acceptance advocate, and content creator who is passionate about fat liberation and centering plus size people of colour in discussions around body positivity.

    The body positivity movement is one commonly misrepresented online, especially on social media. Steph starts by describing how it was created and then explains why the body positivity movement no longer represents those it was created for (including herself). We then talk about why the medicalisation of body size has such potential for harm, and touch on some of the oft-ignored nuance when it comes to the association seen between BMI and COVID mortality.

    Steph can be found on social media @stephanieyeboah and her website. For more, do check out her book 'Fattily Ever After'.

    -

    My debut book, Food Isn't Medicine: Challenge Nutribollocks & Escape The Diet Trap, is now available for pre-order online (Amazon, Book Depository, and elsewhere). Do come and join me on social media @drjoshuawolrich.

    If you enjoyed this episode, please do leave a review!
    Show More Show Less
Show More Show Less

What listeners say about #6: Stephanie Yeboah - Body Positivity, the Medicalisation of Size and COVID Mortality

Average Customer Ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.com.au reviews

Amazon Reviews
No Reviews are Available
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.