Joy Dorsey

An excerpt from the newsletter I sent out this morning: Because we live in a society that tries to heavily dictate how and what we eat, how we move and what we look like, and if you don’t follow the rules or your body doesn’t fit the mold then you are labeled unhealthy which we know is code word for fat which we know is implied to be bad, lazy, and out of control. ... It may sound crazy, but the truth is we live in a society that is terrified of being fat. It’s actually called fatphobia. The thing is, although fatphobia has much more detrimental effects on people in larger bodies, it impacts all of us. No matter what size body you live in, the fact that we live in a fatphobic society is part of the reason why so many people struggle with body dysmorphia, negative body esteem, and therefore have a really challenging relationship with food. If you would like to read the whole letter, email me at [email protected] I’ve created a 6-week program that is an online group coaching program called Recover Your Relationship with Food and Body. This is an interactive group, meaning we are having a conversation and discussing the real-life day to day situations and feelings that arise as you start to navigate giving yourself permission around food and body in order to have peace around food, to love your body and move to feel good and strong and embodied! RECOVER YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD AND BODY Group Coaching Program Wednesday’s 7:00pm - 8:15pm EDT June 17 - July 22 $150+hst Register at link in bio #recovery #recoverycoaching #traumainforemd #healyourrelationshipwithfoodandbody #pyschosocialbiomodel #antidiet #healthateverysize #haes #intuitiveeating #permission #selfauthority #embodiment #bemovedbeyou See more

Last year at this time I was going in for my lumpectomy and lymph node removal. So much uncertainty, so much turmoil. Not only because of my diagnosis but also because I was still smoking and trying to stop. GOD! Painful is not the word. It was like being in my own hell. Wanting to stop AND not wanting to stop.... I tried to quit after my surgery. I was so sad afterwards because I didn’t have cigarettes to help me get through it. I remember thinking that it would be so much easier to get through it if I could just smoke! So I wasn’t just healing from surgery, I was also in that horrible place with my smoking addiction. Feeling guilty that I smoked. Feeling shitty about myself because it was so hard to quit. Not wanting to talk to too many people about it because of the fear of judgement, the shame. In the end, I only lasted about 10 days before I started again. At that point I didn’t know yet that I would have to do chemo. I was hoping I wouldn’t and thinking I wouldn’t. I didn’t know how I would stop smoking. The divide I felt within myself was pure anguish. Smoke, don’t smoke, only smoke one, only smoke at night, fuck it smoke whenever you want, and I guess I just have to accept I’m a smoker. It is that turmoil that stops me from even considering smoking again. This time I know I can’t even do one drag. The mental hooks it has on me are deep, and it makes sense, I smoked since I was 16. I feel sad for that girl when I see pictures of her. She thought she was a smoker. She’s not. I’m not now either. I can tell you it’s one of the things I feel most proud about myself today. I don’t smoke and I choose not to drink either because when I do, I’m that 16 year old version of myself that didn’t feel like she had a choice. Today I have a choice and by choosing not to drink and smoke I get to feel proud of myself and it helps me to know I stand for something. Me. #recoverycoach #recovery #icanrecover #youcanrecover #wecanrecover #breastcancer #lifeaftercancer #cancerjourney #addiction #sobriety #smokefree #soberliving #weheal #bemovedbeyou See more

This quote is from an article by @notquitebeyonce (Savala Trepczynski) in Health.com called The Real Reasons Why My Disordered Eating Went Unnoticed by Almost Everyone Yesterday I shared the post and the caption highlighting this article from @bodybravecanada (swipe to read) to my stories highlighting the point that modern day diet culture is racist. I included some diet behaviours because sometimes I think we assume the behaviours we engage in are healthy, and it’s c...onfusing to know that they are not and that they are not only not healthy but that they can also be anti-black racism. One of the behaviours I mentioned is posting before/after photos (which are very triggering for so many people) and so someone messaged me asking how this behaviour is racist. The best way I can help to answer that is point you in the direction of black women who speak directly about this so you can read about it. Plus, I’m sure there are so many more white people who may be unaware and if we learn we can do better. So, I’m going to post a couple of things I’ve read just recently (including the article from Savala Trepczynski) in my stories. #racismisapublichealthcrisis #bodyliberation #bodypolitics #healthateverysize #haes #embodiment #racismisapandemic See more