Body Kindness

Bernie Salazar guests with an update on how he is changing the conversation with his primary care doctors. He’s better at boundaries and aiming to keep the focus on medical needs, but the doctors still clearly struggle to understand what it means to provide weight inclusive medical care. He shares his labs with me again because he still wants my “input” (read: validation) that he is justified in his full commitment to practicing Body Kindness and never dieting again. We hope you find this conversation and links below helpful. They are some of our best resources you may need for doctors visits. (Content Note: We recorded 12/19 but delayed the launch planned for early March due to COVID-19 chaos.) Here’s a summary of what we discussed:  I went to this new doctor visit with more confidence. I shared what I was looking for in a Dr./Patient relationship. I was honest about where I felt I was.  I am so tired of being talked at instead of having constructive conversations with medical doctors. I realize nothing wil