Weight shaming is just a bit of tough love…. Or is it? There are people who view weight shaming as their moral duty, a way to show that they care deeply about the other’s health. Yet does weight shaming actually lead to positive behaviour change? That’s what we’re going to explore in this episode!

We discussed:

• What weight shaming is

• The three erroneous assumptions of weight shaming: being overweight/obese is bad for you, it is bad for society, not shaming others gives them silent approval.

• What people think weight shaming can do

• Does weight shaming motivate HEALTHY behaviour change?

• The self-destructive behaviour change which is motivated by shaming

• Can weight shaming HELP anyone?

• Alternatives to weight shaming that actually help people

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Articles discussed

Shame DOES motivate behaviour change (however it’s a change coming from a place of self-hate): https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-squeaky-wheel/201503/the-surprising-upside-guilt-and-shame

Shame makes people put on weight: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49714697

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