Show Notes
*Trigger warning: This episode contains descriptions of personal experiences with anti-fat bias and fatphobia. We’re joined by fierce fat activist and all-round legend Nic McDermid (she/her). We talk on the anti-fat bias that is rampant in eating disorder recovery, her personal experience with an eating disorder and how her Fat Positive Framework should be non-negotiable for clinicians in the eating disorder space. Follow Nic on Instagram @nic.mcdermid and visit her website to find out...
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