A special episode of Stop Everything recorded live at the Sydney Writers’ Festival, in front of a real-life, 100% capacity crowd at Carriageworks.
BL + BW appeared with two special guests: Carly Findlay, the editor of Growing Up Disabled in Australia, and Sam van Zweden, the author of Eating With My Mouth Open. We discussed the body, disability, fatness – and the medicalisation, language and politics around these things.
If you need support or to talk to someone. The Butterfly Foundation is a site where you can find resources for eating disorders and body image: www.butterfly.org.au
Lifeline is also available 24 hours: https://www.lifeline.org.au/
Show notes:
Carly Findlay: https://carlyfindlay.com.au/
Sam van Zweden: https://samvanzweden.com/
Megan Jayne Crabbe aka body posi panda: https://www.instagram.com/bodyposipanda/
Lindy West, author of Shrill: https://www.lindywest.net/
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