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Meredith Noble is a food & body peace coach for plus-sized people. Part intuitive eating coach, part body image coach, and fully guided by the principles of Health At Every Size, she helps people who struggle with emotional eating, binge eating, and chronic dieting reestablish healthy relationships with their bodies and food.

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About Meredith

I'm Meredith Noble, a food & body peace coach for plus-sized people.

Part intuitive eating coach, part body image coach, and fully guided by the principles of Health At Every Size, I help people who struggle with emotional eating, binge eating, and chronic dieting reestablish healthy relationships with their bodies and food.

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Our culture tells us to make our food into anythin

Our culture tells us to make our food into anything but food. Whenever we go "off-plan" (whatever that plan happens to be), food suddenly comes to represent our lack of willpower, our failings, our very lack of worthiness as a human.
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The trick is to deny food that kind of power over us — to deny DIET CULTURE and neoliberalism (specifically what is known as "responsibilization" by Foucault—more on this coming up) a space in our brain. We need to reclaim our right to eat whatever we want and need without feeling morally inferior as a result.
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What is responsibilization, you ask? Responsibilization is when a government makes individuals feel it's their responsibility to do certain actions (e.g., eat "well") in order to be good citizens. It is a way to control citizens without the government being directly responsible for the outcome.
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It has been drilled into us by our governments and our societies that is our duty to be healthy, and that eating "properly," moving "properly," and having a specific look to our bodies (that of thinness) will contribute to that health. But health is NOT actually an obligation (we're just made to feel it is), and furthermore, the ways we're told to eat and move and look by our governments and culture often don't even feel good (as in the case of giving ourselves eating disorders to achieve a small body, or forcing ourselves to go keto even though we feel miserable on it).
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When you catch yourself judging a food choice, remind yourself of the systems at play that have taught you that belief. Acknowledge them but then remind yourself that there's another way to look at things: that you are a good person no matter what you eat, that morals and food shouldn't mix, and that you don't have to give in to the idea that being healthy is your 'responsibility'. Let food just be food. 👊
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With thanks to @jessicawilson.msrd, @sonyareneetaylor, @tracybitz, and my readings on Foucault via Cat Pausé's MOOOs for all inspiring different parts of this message.
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Made on a Generous Plan ・ Fat liberation coaching ・ Online and in Portland, OR ・ Visit generousplan.com for more!

It's International No-Diet Day! If you are decidin

It's International No-Diet Day! If you are deciding whether or not to jump in and join all of us in non-diet land, perhaps this set of benefits will help you make up your mind (swipe to see them all!). If you've already jumped in, I hope you're noticing these benefits. If you're having any trouble, I'm always here to help! 💗

I’d love to hear any benefits you think I’ve missed in the comments! I’m going to be adding to the list all day in my stories.

Made on a Generous Plan ・ Fat liberation coaching ・ Online and in Portland, OR ・ Visit generousplan.com for more!

Today is the day!!!! @thecatholicfattie and I are

Today is the day!!!! @thecatholicfattie and I are speaking today at the Body Trust Summit. If you want to hear us speak about Daring to Be a Bad Fatty, it is NOT too late! Just use the link in my bio to sign up. 24 hours only!

Some people get sleep apnea, some don't. Some fat

Some people get sleep apnea, some don't. Some fat people get it, some don't. Some thin people get it, some don't. (My thin sleep doctor has it, which he was quick to point out to me!)
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Similarly, some people get migraines and some don't. Some people get asthma and some don't. Some people get IBS and some don't.
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It is not your fault that you have sleep apnea (or any other health condition for that matter). There is no immoral action (or lack of action) you took that led you to get sleep apnea. It just is.
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Even if being fat has something to do with your case of sleep apnea (and there are so many other reasons you could have it, let's be clear), being fat isn't your fault.
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Bottom line, if you have sleep apnea, you deserve non-stigmatizing, non-shaming treatment for it. And you also deserve not to shame *yourself* for having it. 💗
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Made on a Generous Plan ・ Fat liberation coaching ・ Online and in Portland, OR ・ Visit generousplan.com for more!

It is extremely frustrating to hear discussions ab

It is extremely frustrating to hear discussions about 'compliance' in the health circles. Clients/patients are routinely discussed as being "uncompliant" when they aren't following the recommendations offered by their providers.
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Let's just look at the definition of compliant for a moment:
com·pli·ant /kəmˈplīənt/
adjective: inclined to agree with others or obey rules, especially to an excessive degree; acquiescent.
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Obeying rules and acquiescing. What do those concepts connote to you? To me they connote POWER. The person with more power is trying to make the person with less power do what they want them to do. Thus, compliance is a term that gets bandied about when a clinician is embracing the power dynamic in the relationship.
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Personally, I think all health professionals, particularly mental health professionals, should be working to reduce the power differential between them and their clients to a minimum. Yes, there is legitimate power when a provider is at liberty to provide a diagnosis for you, or deny you care, so a power differential is inherent—BUT *much* can be done to level the playing field. (For example, clients and therapists can choose a diagnosis together, and a therapists can invite honest feedback about the quality of the relationship and any issues that might arise.)
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If you have ever been told you're being uncompliant with treatment, I want you to know that even if you don't know them at present, you have valid reasons for not following through with a plan a provider has given you. It is the PROVIDER'S job to work with you and figure out what challenges are getting in your way, and help you clear away those barriers.
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"Compliance" should be erased from the vocabulary of all healthcare providers. In its place, let's partner together to identify (always valid) emotional resistance, identify logistical challenges, and problem solve other ways to approach treatment.

I give @ijeomaoluo full credit for this concept. S

Guess what! The very first Body Trust Summit is ha

Guess what! The very first Body Trust Summit is happening March 11-17th and I'm a speaker! 🎉
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The summit is a FREE online conference featuring over 20 talks with a huge range of speakers. I joined up with my amazing colleague Ardis VanMeerten to prepare a talk called "Daring to Be a Bad Fatty."
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As fat people, we've often learned to survive by distancing ourselves from fat stereotypes. We often say things like, "Yes, I'm fat, but I'm healthy!" or "Sure, I'm fat, but I exercise a lot!" in an attempt to be seen as worthy of respect and love.
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But sometimes we FULFILL fat stereotypes. Sometimes we are fat AND unhealthy, or fat AND relatively sedentary. And what then? How can we learn to embrace all of who we are and stop putting pressure on ourselves to be some model fatty who breaks all of the stereotypes? How can we dare to embrace being a "bad fatty"? We'll explore all of this and more.
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🌈 Interested in joining us? Grab your free ticket by registering via the link in my bio!

Power is not a size. Work ethic is not a size. Det

Power is not a size. Work ethic is not a size. Determination is not a size. Strength is not a size. Resilience is not a size.
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Fat people are powerful in so many ways. Even though this graphic shows a physical kind of power, I want to encourage you to think about your emotional power and strength. Give yourself credit for your resilience in the face of oppression. You are finding your way in the world and that is no small feat.
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🎨: me, @madeonagenerousplan! An oldie with a new caption.

I believe SO STRONGLY in the power of fat communit

I believe SO STRONGLY in the power of fat community! Everything changed for me once I found other fat people to be in community with. I've made a list of some of my favorite parts of fat community here. What did I miss? (Be sure to swipe to see all of them!)
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@drrachelmillner and I are hosting our very first virtual Fat Liberation Support Groups starting this week. It's the first time I'm facilitating a true Made on a Generous Plan community and I'm SO excited! One group is every other Thursday at 5pm PST / 8pm EST, and the other is every other Friday at 10:30am PST / 1:30pm EST. You'll get 6 sessions over the course of three months for a cost of $300.
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All groups are being held online via videoconference, and last for 90 minutes. IT ISN'T TOO LATE TO JOIN US! We've had some last minute switcheroos, which means a couple of spots are still open on each day. Email us at hello@generousplan.com for more info or to express interest in joining.
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We are working hard to make sure that everyone in each group is roughly at the same place in their HAES journey, so if you can just share a little bit about where you're at, it will be helpful. These groups aren't suitable for beginners at the moment, but we may start a beginner group in the future!
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Made on a Generous Plan ・ Fat liberation coaching ・ Online and in Portland, OR ・ Visit generousplan.com for more!

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