In this episode, I talk with Dawn Clifford, PhD, RD, from the Department of Health Sciences at NAU. Dawn is a Professor at Northern Arizona University. She teaches courses in nutrition education and behavior change counseling and has experience implementing and directing university-based health coaching programs. Dr. Clifford conducts research and is an accomplished speaker in the areas of motivational interviewing and non-diet approaches to health and wellness. She is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers and is the author of 5-Minute MI: Motivational Interviewing in Nutrition and Health When Time is Short and co-author of Motivational Interviewing in Nutrition and Fitness.
Links and Resources Mentioned in the Episode:
- A helpful infographic that defines weight stigma: https://obesitycanada.ca/oc-news/leveling-the-chronic-disease-playing-field-on-world-obesity-day/
- An important article on weight stigma and health: https://bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12916-018-1116-5?optIn=true
- An article from 2006 by Puhl and colleagues on the experiences of stigma: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1038/oby.2006.208
- A useful website on Weight Bias and Stigma from the UConn Rudd Center:https://uconnruddcenter.org/research/weight-bias-stigma/
- A podcast that is centered around reducing weight stigma and advocating for a non-diet, weight inclusive approach: https://christyharrison.com/foodpsych
- A book that provides an overview of the health harms of weight stigma along with practical tips for redirecting away from diet culture and towards an anti-diet approach: https://christyharrison.com/book-anti-diet-intuitive-eating-christy-harrison
- A professional organization to join for those who are passionate about promoting the Health At Every Size paradigm and ending weight stigma: Association for Size Diversity and Health (ASDAH): https://asdah.org/
- Health Coaching available at NAU: www.nau.edu/ucan
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