33: Morning Routines, Fat Acceptance and Guest Emily Richman
Licensed professional counselors Johanna Dwinells and Sarah Bryski-Hamrick are slowly demystifying and destigmatizing therapy, one episode at a time. Recording and living in the Philadelphia area, Johanna and Sarah work to make therapy feel more accessible, with quirky, sometimes intrusive questions that reveal the human side of healthcare professionals, all while they overcome their own anxieties and internalized stigmas.
TW: Discrimination against fat people, BI&POC
Episode summary: Johanna makes her labor playlists. Sarah changes her morning routines. They both discuss the history of the fat acceptance movement. Guest, Emily Richman, talks about how a background in performance has impacted her therapy practice, crying during therapy, anti-fat bias in healthcare and so much more!
Guest Bio: Emily Richman is a counselor, artist, and speaker working in Eastern Washington State on the unceded land of the Yakama, Palouse, Walla Walla, and Cayuse people. She is an anti-diet fat liberationist and works with clients to heal trauma, set boundaries, and find an authentic way of living within systems of oppression. She also seeks to connect with others through her first love of theatre, and her newer outlets of stand up comedy and visual art.
Sources for today’s History Lesson: “The Rebellious History of the Fat Acceptance Movement” by Linda Gerhardt; How Fatphobia is Rooted in Racism and is a Social Justice Issue via thepangeanetwork.org; “Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia” by Sabrina Strings
Resources: Abortion Resources; “What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat” by Aubrey Gordon; “Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia” by Sabrina Strings; Maintenance Phase Podcast; joyn.co; emilyrichman.com; Emily’s teepublic page
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