Her doctor categorized her as overweight when she was 5 years old. Her grandmother always introduced her as the “chubby one.” As an adult, she vacillates between moderation and binge-eating, restricting food some weeks, and gorging on cake and ice cream during others. “It’s only when my pants are nearly impossible to button that I force myself to lose weight,” writes the letter-writer who calls herself Body Negative. “And then the pattern starts all over again.” The Sugars discuss and share their own struggles with body image.
This episode was originally released on June 11, 2018.
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Encore: Haunted by Ghosting
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Encore: Location, Location, Location
Encore: Rapid Fire Letters
Encore: Talking About Privilege
Encore: Sex & Aging
Encore: The Stepchild's Dilemma
Encore: The Empty Chair, Part 2
Encore: The Empty Chair, Part 1
Encore: Just Say It
Encore: Love in Doubt
Encore: Body Weight and Romance — with Ashley C. Ford
Encore: Rapid Fire: Love & Money
Encore: Dark Fantasies, Part 2
Encore: Dark Fantasies, Part 1
Encore: The Ugly Truth
Encore: Rapid Fire: Make the Call
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