Ep. 08: Fat is a Feminist Issue - Susie Orbach

  EB008 Fat is a Feminist Issue with Susie Orbach  Dr. Susie Orbach is a psychotherapist, keynote speaker, and the author of several books including Fat is a Feminist Issue, a trailblazing book addressing compulsive overeating and the toxic diet industry. She is the co-founder of The Women's Therapy Centre in London.  She joins me today to share her views on body image, how social media is effecting the way women and children think and feel about their bodies, and how female body image issues can affect our children and the future generations of our society.  "I don't think the body is like a house. I don't think it needs to be redecorated every minute by moving the walls."   – Dr. Susie Orbach    This Week on the Every Body Podcast:  Fat is a Feminist Issue book and how the diet culture is so destructive in our society  How the dieting industry has changed over the last 40 years and its lasting impact  The underlying messages in new media and how they can manifest into different psychological concerns regarding eating, food, and body image  The impact of our visual culture on children and young adults in today's society  How anxiety about self-body image manifests and impacts the physical and emotional relationship between parents and their children  Her Endangered Bodies initiative groups around the world  Petition to stop plastic surgery apps marketed to children.   Her "bodyography" process – finding the history of how you come to understand your body  The cultural state of "pleasure" eating and intuitive eating  Her response to the critics of her work.     Dr. Susie Orbach's Words of Wisdom:  Get informed and act against diet culture  Look at pictures of yourself from a year or two ago. They provide information about yourself.  Explore hunger, when you are hungry, when you are full, get in touch with your body    Rate & Share       Thank you for joining me this week on the Every Body podcast. If you enjoyed this week's episode, head over to iTunes, subscribe to the show and leave a review to help us spread the word to Every Body!      Don't forget to visit our website, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and join our mailing list so you never miss an episode!