Bias Against Bodies: How Evette Dionne cares for her body in the face of fatphobia
The writer discusses her new memoir “Weightless” and the harm caused by surveillance of fat children’s bodies.
Fatphobia has colored much of Evette Dionne’s life, right down to her healthcare. Medical anti-fatness delayed Dionne’s heart failure diagnosis by at least three years. She writes about this experience and more in her new memoir Weightless.
Reset discusses Weightless and Dionne’s thoughts on the American Academy of Pediatrics’ updated guidance on childhood obesity.
GUEST: Evette Dionne, writer and magazine editor
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Bias Against Bodies: How Evette Dionne cares for her body in the face of fatphobia
The writer discusses her new memoir “Weightless” and the harm caused by surveillance of fat children’s bodies.
Fatphobia has colored much of Evette Dionne’s life, right down to her healthcare. Medical anti-fatness delayed Dionne’s heart failure diagnosis by at least three years. She writes about this experience and more in her new memoir Weightless.
Reset discusses Weightless and Dionne’s thoughts on the American Academy of Pediatrics’ updated guidance on childhood obesity.
GUEST: Evette Dionne, writer and magazine editor