#73: How can I become an everyday activist?
with Sigrún Daníelsdóttir, M.Sc, Cand.Psych
In this episode we discuss…
Why it’s so hard to reduce anti-fat prejudice
What is social conformity and why is it important
Why social justice is needed to shift the public view
The illusion of personal responsibility
Why knowing the information intellectually is not enough to cause change
Where can we begin to change the world
How fatphobia has started to change
How we can make changes as everyday activists
When do we develop stereotypes and prejudices
What can we do to help the next generation
How do we find those lightbulb moments
What can we do as parents or teachers
By now we can understand how harmful weight stigma can be, but what can we do about it? In this week’s episode, we discuss weight stigma with Sigrún Daníelsdóttir and learn what we can do when not everyone is on board with challenging these ideas. How do we use our knowledge to stop the cycle of generational weight stigma? Where do we start shifting the world and not our bodies? Has anything improved over the years? Join us in this conversation where we tackle these questions and more.
Sigrún Daníelsdóttir, M.Sc, Cand.Psych, is a psychologist and project manager for mental health promotion at the Directorate of Health in Iceland. Her work centers largely on mental health promotion in schools and communities where she has headed several national policy initiatives. Over the past 15 years, Sigrún has written extensively, both nationally and internationally, about body image, body diversity, and weight bias and contributed to numerous research papers and book chapters. She is also a long-time activist and initiated the body respect movement in Iceland in the early 2000s.
Resources mentioned or recommended:
Sigrun’s book, Your Body is Brilliant
Regan Chastain’s blog Dances with Fat
Steven Universe e-book Your Magic Mind and Body
Sofie Hagen’s book, Happy Fat