Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings with Patrilie Hernandez
Fat Girl Book Club
English - July 22, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsAlternative Health Health & Fitness Arts Books body image fat acceptance books fat positivity health at every size activism Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
My time on the Clubhouse app has been pretty non-existent the last few months. I just have a lot happening, but for the few months I did spend on it, I met some quality humans. This week, you are going to be hearing from one of them.
Patrilie Hernandez works on an institutional level to break diet culture and fat phobia. She has had 14 years of experience working in the health and nutrition sector where she combines her academic background in culinary arts, anthropology and nutrition/health, with her lived experience as a large-bodied, neuroatypical, queer multiracial femme of the Puerto Rican diaspora to disrupt the status quo of the local nutrition and wellness community and advocate for a weight-inclusive health paradigm in educational settings.
While our discussion about Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings is academic, Patrilie is so thoughtful and passionate, you will start to put the pieces together around racism and fat phobia.
Our conversation was about:
Keep reading everyone!
Links
I Wish I Were Me Website for the free resource
The Better Body Image Book Club FB group
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