TW: this episode describes Marianna’s experience with bulimia and bariatric surgery, and is in no way intended as medical advice. Please seek help from a licensed care practitioner if you are struggling with your health, or an eating disorder. Eating Disorder Resources listed here.

The Heaviest weight, by author Mariana Den Hollander describes her journey to self love through Intuitive Eating and Body Positivity.

I LOVED speaking to Mariana, about her book, The Heaviest Weight.

This interview touched me deeply, as I relate so much to her story, with food scarcity, the desire to alter our bodies through surgical means, and being told that emotional eating is “bad”.

Satisfying tough emotions, like anxiety, through food is common, yet we are told we are wrong for doing so.

Mariana also opens up about her experience with bulimia, and bariatric surgery. She makes anyone feel at home, with her voice, her energy and her story. You will LOVE her.

We explore:

• Internalized fatphobia

• Mariana’s struggle with bulimia

• How being fat is perceived as a disease

• The dangers of social media and body comparison

• How acceptance of self is the first step in healing food and body

• Family roots of anxiety, body discomfort, and how food becomes the coping mechanism

• Food scarcity and the trauma it creates

• Mariana’s decision to undergo bariatric surgery, and the side effects that ensued

• How emotional eating is OK

  
  

Making peace did not mean healing, but I simply accepted my illness that weekend without shame and pain. It was a giant relief.
Mariana

The work of Byron Katie can be accessed here.

Meet Mariana!

Mariana den Hollander is a writer, advocating body diversity and personal growth. She has experienced life in a visibly fat body as well as in thin privilege and uses her life experiences to create awareness. Mariana is also a Bariatric patient and advocates for Bariatric surgery information & awareness.

Want to read more?
The Heaviest Weight is available now, and her newest book (due out in April) is The Heaviest Surgery.

IG Spanish: @marianadenhollander_libros

IG English: @marianadenhollander_books

Email her here marianadenhollanderbooks@gmail.com

You can also find Mariana on Clubhouse, and I love to drop into her rooms, where she hosts such thought provoking discussions!

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