Why Health doesn’t equal Weight with Florence Gillet

Weight and health have become one in the same in our society steeped in diet culture. But what does health really look like? and how do we separate weight from health and start to see all dimensions of health? and how in fact weight bias and weight stigma is shown to be an independent risk factor for various health issues including disordered eating, diabetes, heart disease and depression.

In today’s episode we are going to learn from our guest expert Florence Gillet the issue with weight equaling health  and delve into the topic of dieting, weight bias and health spectrum. Florence is a size inclusive certified eating psychology coach and a body image expert. She helps chronic dieters and disordered eaters reclaim their freedom of body and mind in order to transform their lives by nurturing self-acceptance. She does this by using her experience as a former disordered eater, her knowledge of the Health at Every Size principles as well as by sharing vital resources online and through her blog. She also works in partnership with Dr Nicola Rinaldi (Author of ‘No Period, Now What?’) to help women with Hypothalamic Amenorrhea restoring their hormonal cycles and regaining their fertility naturally. She is also an active volunteer for the Middle East Eating Disorder Association.

In this episode we discuss:

Florence Recovery journey with disordered eating and body image BMI and Health The latest research about weight and health Health spectrum and dimensions of healthBody mechanism to protect us against Famine The two long terms effects of DietingThe weight bias and weight stigma strong effect on the physical body Health at every size principles Non-weight centric Doctors The focus on healthy “behaviors” and not the weight The impact of eating for pleasure Where can people start to shift the conversation 

Resources and Links:

Florence Gillet Website Florence Gillet on InstagramGhada B KhalifehReview Living in Alignment on iTunes