Happy Healthy Homo - Harmful Body Standards, Eating Disorders & Getting in Shape for Summer | S3 E13

Harmful Body Standards, Eating Disorders & Getting in Shape for Summer | S3 E13

05/29/24 • 46 min

This week we're chatting about the concept of getting summer ready or developing a summer body... is it harmful... or is it okay to want to improve yourself?

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This week we're chatting about the concept of getting summer ready or developing a summer body... is it harmful... or is it okay to want to improve yourself?

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Book recommendations:

Straight Jacket: Overcoming Society's Legacy of Gay Shame by Matthew Todd: https://amzn.to/3KvebK4

The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World by Alan Downs: https://amzn.to/3VDzvnj

Out of the Shadows: The Psychology of Gay Men's Lives by Walt Odets: https://amzn.to/3KtrydO

Check out these charities if you or someone you know needs help with addiction:

We Are With You: https://www.wearewithyou.org.uk/

Alcohol Change UK: https://alcoholchange.org.uk

Adam: https://adfam.org.uk

Hazeldean Betty Ford Foundation: https://www.hazeldenbettyford.org

Partnership to End Addiction: https://drugfree.org

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