The Fat Doctor Podcast

Asher met Anne when they joined his online community The Weighting Room. They both realised that they had quite a bit in common and struck up a friendship. Anne (they/them) is a neurofeedback/biofeedback professional, an author, and a human trafficking consultant. They are the founder of non-profit aimed at providing trauma recovery for those who would otherwise struggle to gain access to services. You can find them on Instagram as @anne.kinsey.writes.

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In this explosive episode, Dr. Asher Larmie speaks with Dra. Mónica Peralta, a physician from Nicaragua specializing in diabetes, intuitive eating, and Body Trust. Together they explore weight stigma in healthcare across cultures, focusing on the unique challenges faced in Latin America. Dra. Monica shares her journey from promoting weight loss to becoming a weight-inclusive practitioner, offering a candid critique of how diabetes care is too often reduced to weight management. Their conversation tackles the harmful impacts of GLP-1 medications being repurposed for weight loss, the deeply problematic concept of World Ob*sity Day, and the hope found in the organization AWSIM (Association for Weight and Size Inclusive Medicine).

Key Moments:

0:00 Introduction
11:02Diabetes and Weight Stigma - A Double Burden 18:40
19:12 Weight Cycling and Its Impact on Diabetes Management
27:12 GLP-1 Medications: From Diabetes Treatment to Weight Loss Industry
38:42 World Ob*sity Day - "A Day to Eradicate a Type of Human Being"
50:12 AWSIM: The Association for Weight and Size Inclusive Medicine
57:42 Connecting with Dra. Mónica Peralta and Final Thoughts

Dra Mónica Peralta is a nutritionist and diabetologist who practices in Nicaragua and sees clients worldwide. She is certified in intuitive eating, eating disorders, psychonutrition, and body image. You can learn all about her and the services she offers on her website, and follow her inspiring content on Instagram.

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• FREE GUIDES: evidence-based, not diet nonsense
• NEWSLETTER: Life-changing insights straight to your inbox
• UNSHRINKABLE: Find out why your body is not designed to shrink
• MASTERCLASSES: All the evidence doctors should give you
• NO WEIGH PROGRAM: Join the revolution against weight-loss lies
• THE WEIGHTING ROOM: A community where authenticity thrives and every voice matters
• CONSULTATION: For the ultimate transformation in your healthcare journe

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In the final episode of the series, Dr. Natasha Larmie is joined by Arielle, owner of Dance Life in Madison, WI, and her wife Zoe. Their love for each other and their passion for encouraging and uplifting folks through dance makes this episode a fun and inspirational way to end the first season of ‘The Fat Doctor Podcast’.

Together Natasha, Arielle and Zoe discuss:

• The challenges of recovering from an eating disorder in a larger body
• The history of belly dancing and the influence of White European culture on this particular form of dance
• The joys of embracing one's belly
• The benefits of freeing oneself from the male gaze
• How to challenge fat oppression through joyful movement

Thank you for listening
If you enjoy this podcast and would like to support Natasha so that she can continue making them, you can join her on Patreon. If you fancy connecting with other like-minded people in a safe and non judgmental environment, then why not join her Facebook group the ‘Friends of The Fat Doctor’? You can also check out her webiste or find her on all the usual social media channels including Instagram, Twitter and Tik Tok.

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

Dance Life, Madison, WI.
Dance Life is on InstagramMore about the show:

How would you react if someone told you that most of what we are taught to believe about healthy bodies is a lie?

How would you feel if that person was a medical doctor with over 20 years experience treating patients and seeing the harm caused by all this misinformation?

In her podcast, Dr Natasha Larmie, an experienced General Practitioner and self-styled Fat Doctor, examines and challenges 'health' as we know it through passionate, unfiltered conversations with guest experts, colleagues and friends.

She tackles the various ways in which weight stigma and anti-fat bias impact both individuals and society as a whole. From the classroom to the boardroom, the doctors office to the local pub, weight-based discrimination is everywhere. Is it any wonder that it has such an impact on our health?

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• FREE GUIDES: evidence-based, not diet nonsense
• NEWSLETTER: Life-changing insights straight to your inbox
• UNSHRINKABLE: Find out why your body is not designed to shrink
• MASTERCLASSES: All the evidence doctors should give you
• NO WEIGH PROGRAM: Join the revolution against weight-loss lies
• THE WEIGHTING ROOM: A community where authenticity thrives and every voice matters
• CONSULTATION: For the ultimate transformation in your healthcare journe

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In honour of World Ob*sity Day, Asher talks about how are bodies aren't meant to shrink and how much easier it is to take up space once we've come to this realisation. You can learn about Asher's new course Unshrinkable here.

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• FREE GUIDES: evidence-based, not diet nonsense
• NEWSLETTER: Life-changing insights straight to your inbox
• UNSHRINKABLE: Find out why your body is not designed to shrink
• MASTERCLASSES: All the evidence doctors should give you
• NO WEIGH PROGRAM: Join the revolution against weight-loss lies
• THE WEIGHTING ROOM: A community where authenticity thrives and every voice matters
• CONSULTATION: For the ultimate transformation in your healthcare journe

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Asher was 43 years old when he found out that there are some people out there who don't care whether people like them or not! It has understandably taken him a few days to process that, and this episode explores Fat tropes and the potential reasons why Fat people are so desperate to be likeable (#NotAllFatPeople).

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Connect With Me

• FREE GUIDES: evidence-based, not diet nonsense
• NEWSLETTER: Life-changing insights straight to your inbox
• UNSHRINKABLE: Find out why your body is not designed to shrink
• MASTERCLASSES: All the evidence doctors should give you
• NO WEIGH PROGRAM: Join the revolution against weight-loss lies
• THE WEIGHTING ROOM: A community where authenticity thrives and every voice matters
• CONSULTATION: For the ultimate transformation in your healthcare journe

Find me on Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn.