Ep. 44 When Weight Gain Feels Like a Character Flaw
Have you ever gained five pounds and felt like you failed as a human being? Not just that you didn't like how your clothes fit, but genuinely ashamed, as if you lacked discipline, self-control, or worth?
In this episode, we’re unpacking how weight stopped being just a physical measurement and turned into a moral report card. We look at the subtle ways diet culture conditions us to equate thinness with character and goodness—and how that judgment keeps us trapped in a cycle of hyper-vigilance, restriction, and body fear.
In this episode, we explore:
How weight gain became culturally tied to…
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