Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

"You Just Need to Lose Weight": And 19 Other Myths About Fat People by Aubrey Gordon

5 reviews

ankerrigan's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

If you love the Maintenance Phase podcast, you'll love this book, which is basically an extension of the podcast's major themes. The only thing it's missing is Michael Hobbes' witty banter.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Body shaming

Moderate: Medical trauma, Eating disorder, Medical content, Mental illness, and Misogyny

Minor: Transphobia, Racism, Toxic friendship, Ableism, and Police brutality

maddamreads's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

A staple book for anyone on their journey in fat-activism and should be required reading for medical professionals, fitness professionals, airline management, and educators. I love Gordon’s personal story telling mixed with statistical research and social examples. It is a long, sometimes clinical, and a lot of information at one time. I found that the audiobook was the way to go to keep my interest. This book would also be good reading as separate chapters (small chunks). Please sit in the discomfort of reflection pertaining to how you treat the fat people in your life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Racism, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Ableism and Sexual assault

Minor: Eating disorder

Explicitly talks about the experiences of fat people and direct and indirect fat-bias/fat-based discrimination. Please sit in the discomfort of reflection. Those with past eating disorders or body dysmorphia may want to proceed with caution-do what is best for you.

rblue7's review against another edition

challenging informative fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Eating disorder, and Body shaming

Moderate: Medical trauma, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual harassment, Ableism, and Transphobia

Minor: Homophobia and Toxic friendship

bi_n_large's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Transphobia, Misogyny, Mental illness, Racism, Homophobia, and Medical trauma

Minor: Medical content

courtneyorr's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

Moderate: Ableism and Eating disorder

Minor: Medical trauma, Transphobia, and Toxic friendship