Episode 024: On this week’s episode of Real Health Radio I interview Melissa A. Fabello.
Melissa A. Fabello is a body acceptance and eating disorder activist, scholar in the field of sexology, and Jurassic Park enthusiast based in Philadelphia, PA. Currently, Melissa works as a Managing Editor of Everyday Feminism, the largest independent feminist media website in the world, and is a doctoral candidate in Widener University’s Human Sexuality Studies program, where her research focuses on how women with anorexia nervosa experience skin hunger. You can contact her through her website and follow her on Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook.
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Want to work together?
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How she got started with her work
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How her issues with food developed
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How she got help
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How her eating issues have now shaped her life
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How she got into feminism
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What is intersectional feminism
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How she uses feminism to explain areas of her life
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How a patriarchal society affects eating disorders and disordered eating
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How the body can be any easy site of oppression
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How the body positivity movement can be improved
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Getting into studying sexuality
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How articles are edited for Everyday Feminism
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What is skin hunger?
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