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Resources from Aunt Amelia – Weight Stigma

Posted on March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 by Amelia Mitchell

While creating the online course “What are we going to do about the weight?” Weight Stigma in Health Care, it was important to me to provide a list of resources and information. Here is a non-exhaustive list of books, online resources, and podcasts that I may well edit and add to as time goes on….

The Privilege to Pitch a Fit

Posted on December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 by Amelia Mitchell

With the marginalizations that intersect in my life  I’ve learned how to self-advocate, even demand in medical settings. I’ve often spoken what others do not, cannot. I’m heard because of a variety of factors, privilege being high on the list.

“I Don’t See Color” is Erasure.

Posted on July 28, 2019July 28, 2019 by Amelia Mitchell

“I don’t see color” is literally ERASURE. It is also a lie. Think about it, all those nice people who use this line to defend their non-racist standing and how open and accepting they are of “all people” that they will literally claim to ”not see color” I call bullshit. Humans are literally hardwired to…

I Don’t Get a Pass

Posted on July 12, 2019May 18, 2020 by Amelia Mitchell

I don’t get a pass. As a white woman who was married to and had a child with a black man MY JOB is to DO MY OWN anti-racism work. Yes, I am Mom to an amazing mixed-race daughter who identifies as black. She is incredible, with a developed sense of social justice. That does…

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