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I'd Like To See Much More Understanding Of Emotional Issues Around Hurt, Abandonment, Disappointment, Longing, Failure And Shame, Where They Stem From And How They Drive People And Policies Brought Into Public Discourse.

I Wish We Could Treat Our Bodies As The Place We Live From, Rather Than Regard It As A Place To Be Worked On, As Though It Were A Disagreeable Old Kitchen In Need Of Renovation And Update.

Today, 'fat' Has Become Not A Description Of Size But A Moral Category Tainted With Criticism And Contempt.

Fat Is A Way Of Saying No To Powerlessness And Self-denial.

We Accept There's An Emotional Aspect To Life. But We're Not Very Developed In Our Ways Of Understanding It.