Stigma, Shame and the Gastric Bypass

Health and Society

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This episode contains a conversation where disordered eating, and fat-phobia are mentioned and may be triggering for some listeners. Listener discretion is advised.
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• About our guest

Today we have Orla on the pod. She shares her experiences of disordered eating, mental health, and receiving a Gastric Bypass procedure. Orla is funny, empathetic, open and honest. She's a friend of mine and I am so lucky to have her as a guest on the pod.

• Themes from today's episode

The Gastric Bypass
Stigma and Shame
Mental Health
Disordered eating
Medical gas lighting
Weight bias in medical settings
Post op complications
ICU delirium
PTSD
Internalised fat-phobia
The importance of validation
Brené Brown
Erving Goffman

Resources
Bodywhys | The Eating Disorders Association of Ireland
Pieta
Samaritans Ireland

References
Daring Greatly
Eighteen-month Course and Outcome of Adolescent Restrictive Eating Disorders
GASTRIC BYPASS
Patients’ experiences of sleep in hospital
Posttraumatic Stress Syndrome Associated With Stays in the Intensive Care Unit: Importance of Nurses’ Involvement
Prevalence and risk factors of delirium in the intensive care unit
Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in People With Severe Mental Illness
Sociological understanding of medical gaslighting in western health care
Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity
Supraventricular Tachycardia
The impact of emotional well-being on long-term recovery and survival in physical illness

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