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Thin, is unfortunately in.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The defining mantra of the 90s and early aughts, has reappeared as celebrities, influencers and everyday women shrink in size. But as people get smaller, others are talking. Online and in person, imperfect, candid and concern conversations are happening about the the thinner frames we see online and in person. But what\u2019s the best way to have these conversations? To learn how Brittany spoke with Angelina Chapman, features writer at The Cut and Vanessa Scaringi, PhD, licensed psychologist, to learn how\u00a0 to express concern, without pointing fingers.<\/p>\n

Want more about body image? Check out these IBAM episodes:\u00a0
GLP-1s & eating disorders have a complicated relationship
The difference between losing weight & being “healthy”<\/p>\n

Support Public Media. Join NPR Plus.<\/p>\n

Follow Brittany on Instagram: @bmluse\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Thin, is unfortunately in.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The defining mantra of the 90s and early aughts, has reappeared as celebrities, influencers and everyday women shrink in size. But as people get smaller, others are talking. Online and in person, imperfect, candid and concern conversations are happening about the the thinner frames we see online and in person. But what\u2019s the best way to have these conversations? To learn how Brittany spoke with Angelina Chapman<\/a>, features writer at The Cut and Vanessa Scaringi<\/a>, PhD, licensed psychologist, to learn how\u00a0 to express concern, without pointing fingers.<\/p>\n

Want more about body image? Check out these IBAM episodes:\u00a0
GLP-1s & eating disorders have a complicated relationship<\/a>
The difference between losing weight & being “healthy”<\/a><\/p>\n

Support Public Media. Join NPR Plus.<\/a><\/p>\n

Follow Brittany on Instagram: @bmluse<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[197],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-its-been-a-minute"],"yoast_head":"\nThe heavy weight of diet culture - Best USA Movers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=6747\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The heavy weight of diet culture - Best USA Movers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Thin, is unfortunately in.\u00a0The defining mantra of the 90s and early aughts, has reappeared as celebrities, influencers and everyday women shrink in size. 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