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“My parents don’t believe that I have depression,” a young woman disclosed to me in a conversation discussing her feelings related to suicidal thoughts

Jelena Dokic: The online bullying of Jelena Dokic at the Australian Open is the kind of thing that fuelled my eating disorder for a decade.

Godon will be talking about her book at Town Hall on February 1 with fellow writer Lindy West.

Author and podcast host Aubrey Gordon brings up an important reminder early in today's episode: In the United States, the average size is plus-sized. And yet there's an overwhelmingly negative connotation attached to both the word "fat" and to fat bodies. Gordon explores those societal taboos – as well as some of the misinformation surrounding them – in her new book, You Just Need to Lose Weight. She tells NPR's Juana Summers that there's a lot of power in reframing concerns about body image, especially when it comes to addressing judgments we may hold against...

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