EPISODE · Oct 10, 2022 · 19 MIN
What is disease? Our ever-evolving definitions, disease philosophy and using it to protect against social stigma
from The Growth Medium
Disease is something that you and I have a vague idea about - but do we really know what it means and why it’s such a big deal when something is classified as a disease? WELL there was a lot of ✨drama✨ about it in the early 2000s and like health, it’s a concept that is constantly changing. In this episode, I’ll take a brief look at the philosophy of disease but mainly, how we’ve tried to use it to combat social stigma around obesity. Yep - that’s a thing we tried to do!Liked this episode? Support TGM on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/thegrowthmedium Follow us!InstagramTikTokFacebookYouTubeFull show notes: https://www.thegrowthmedium.com/show-notes/season-4-episode-3 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Disease is something that you and I have a vague idea about - but do we really know what it means and why it’s such a big deal when something is classified as a disease? WELL there was a lot of ✨drama✨ about it in the early 2000s and like health, it’s a concept that is constantly changing. In this episode, I’ll take a brief look at the philosophy of disease but mainly, how we’ve tried to use it to combat social stigma around obesity. Yep - that’s a thing we tried to do!Liked this episode? Support TGM on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/thegrowthmedium Follow us!InstagramTikTokFacebookYouTubeFull show notes: https://www.thegrowthmedium.com/show-notes/season-4-episode-3 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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