Ep 022: Shrill & the Impact of Fat Representation

 

Welcome to Season two of Braaains! We’re so excited to be back!!

Today we're discussing weight stigma, diet culture, and the impact of fat representation in TV shows like Shrill and Rutherford Falls with our guest Lauren Groves, a registered psychologist in Edmonton, Alberta who is the owner of Ignite Counseling and Wellness Services.

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Music: Deppisch
Design: Perpetualnotion.ca
Mixing/ Mastering: Tony Bao
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Lauren Groves (she/her) is an Edmonton-based Registered Psychologist and Certified Body Trust Provider.  She is the owner of Ignite Counselling & Wellness Services, a feminist counselling-focused private psychology practice.  She is passionate about improving accessibility in mental health care, dismantling diet culture, fat and queer representation in television, and cats. 

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