"I'm concerned for your health"...
Back pocket responses for the health police💅
Is anyone else over hearing about people’s “health changes”.
And everyone is a health expert too.
At the end of the day - you have the right to body autonomy and the right to NOT pursue health changes, especially from the advice of sidewalk doctors.
I came up with a list of cheeky responses for my clients -- so I thought I'd share the goods.
Take your pick, depending on your spice level.
I’m just worried about their/ your health...
No Spice🌶️
📚OMG. I forgot to tell you about this incredible book I read last week”.
☎️ “Excuse me I have to take this very important call”
🤐 *says nothing*
Assertive/ Low Spicy🫡
👩💻 “There is actually so much research on the harms of weight stigma + eating disorders it’s probably best if we don’t make assumptions about people’s heath”
👩⚕️ I’ll discuss my health with my medical team. But thanks for your concern!
Mid Spicy/ Funny 🌶️🌶️🌶️🤣🤣🤣
👩🎤 Hey..the 90s called. They want their fatphobia back..
🛀 Relax Jillian Michaels.
💃🏻 I’m not here for a long time, I’m here for a good time.
Mid Spicy/ Assertive🫡🫡🫡
👀 That is incredibly fatphobic of you.
💃🏻 I don’t remember asking you about your opinion..
🩺 If you cannot provide me with medical advice that is not centered on the BMI, we are not going to be a good fit.
Assertive🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡
💅 It’s actually your internalized anti-fat bias that is the problem.
🍎”Were you concerned for my health when I was starving from an eating disorder?”
Remember concern is kind.
honesty without kindness is just brutality.
Being concerned for someone’s weight gain without context is this as being proud of someone’s weight loss without context.
Not all weight gain is bad. Not all weight loss is good.
And remember - you don’t owe the world health.
If you haven’t seen this poem by Rachel Wiley, “Fat Girl Goes to the Doctor” - I 10/10 recommend.
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