Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon

10 reviews

dragon_s_hoard's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual harassment, Racism, Self harm, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Bullying, Eating disorder, Medical content, Misogyny, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Chronic illness, Lesbophobia, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Classism, Transphobia, and Biphobia

genesismt's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative

5.0

"We will need to retrain ourselves to understand a new, compassionate set of principles that can guide our actions: ...That fatness is not failure and, subsequently, that thinness is not an accomplishment. The size of our bodies is largely beyond our control, and even in the few occasions when it isn't, thinness cannot be a prerequisite for basic respect, dignity, provision of services, or meeting basic needs like getting a job or finding food."

This was so informative and so important!! I feel like this should be required reading...Gordon is a white person, so it is also crucial to include Black and Latinx fat voices in these conversations, but from her perspective she addresses the ways in which fat bias is deeply entrenched in our society and the consequences of weight discrimination on fat individuals. The fact that medications are not as effective for people who are overweight and obese makes me so mad!! Diets literally fail 98% of the time but it is something that is constantly encouraged for people as well, even children, which is heartbreaking. Gordon also addresses the racist origins of the BMI, the exclusion of fat bodies in the body positivity movement and so much more. As the average person's size continues to increase, it is adamant that we address anti-fat violence, and move a step forward from body neutrality and acceptance. I learned so much and related to some of the points discussed, even though I am not a plus sized person, especially when it comes to conversations coming from places of "concern" for my health. As I try to unlearn my own fat bias and have these conversations with my family, it can be difficult but it is important. Highly recommend!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Medical content, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Body shaming, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

ashwaar's review against another edition

challenging informative medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Misogyny, and Bullying

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault

Minor: Homophobia and Toxic friendship

dionnesims's review against another edition

emotional informative fast-paced

4.0

I learned so much reading this. I'm encouraged to continue my body justice journey, and also like "god, things are STILL so fucked up." 4 stars because the flow was disjointed at times and read more like a trivia fact sheet than cohesive chapters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Medical content, Ableism, Bullying, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexism, Violence, Body shaming, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

redefiningrachel's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Ableism, Bullying, Racism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual violence, Chronic illness, Classism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy

tmchopra's review against another edition

challenging informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, Eating disorder, and Medical content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Mental illness, Homophobia, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Sexism, Misogyny, and Sexual harassment

notartgarfunkel's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Medical trauma

Moderate: Racism, Transphobia, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Bullying

Minor: Domestic abuse and Suicide

kaylee1957's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

If you only read one book in your life, please consider making it this one. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Fatphobia

karcitis's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Bullying

Moderate: Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Medical content, Violence, Rape, Racism, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Ableism

Minor: Transphobia, Classism, Chronic illness, Cancer, Abortion, Pregnancy, Biphobia, Terminal illness, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia

skudiklier's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

I regularly read books that I think everyone should read, but this is one I know I'll be recommending for a long, long time, to as many people as I can. I've followed Aubrey Gordon's work for years, and have been convinced of her positions for a while now, but this book lays out everything in such a clear, damning way. This book answers the questions I haven't known how to when having arguments with other straight-size people about anti-fat bias, and addresses everything you may think to ask about. This book should be required reading for everyone, but *especially* those going into the medical field in any way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Violence, Transphobia, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Sexism

Moderate: Rape and Sexual content

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Suicide, and Stalking