Growing Pains

including: inclusivity, obesity, the flop BMI system, goopy wellness, lack of diversity in the medical field and how that can be deadly, 2014 tumblr to body dysphoria pipeline, fatphobia, racism, and other systems of oppression – ALL OF THIS BECAUSE OF A TIK TOK COMMENT. the take away? stop commenting on other people's bodies.

SOURCES:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfJhHssfSr8

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/obesity/symptoms-causes/syc-20375742?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=abstract&utm_content=Obesity&utm_campaign=Knowledge-panel

https://www.vox.com/2016/4/6/11377158/bmi-flaws-tessa-embry

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/265215#Authorities-still-promote-BMI

https://www.sciencefocus.com/comment/bmi-we-know-its-flawed-so-why-do-we-still-use-it/

https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/03/10370504/body-positivity-neutrality-movement-history

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pcF4OUI51U

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/893006538

https://www.instagram.com/p/CbC3fsCrW0o/

https://www.tiktok.com/@lcgirard?lang=en

YOURS TRULY:

https://www.instagram.com/alexndrarain/

https://www.amazon.com/Growing-Pains-Alexandra-Rain/dp/1093543965

LOST HISTORY:

https://linktr.ee/lost__history

https://www.instagram.com/lost__history/

https://www.tiktok.com/@lost__history


This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app