Of course not all dancers have an eating disorder... but many of us do and we need to talk about that. In this podcast Alicia Karhunen Larsson invites guests to talk about body norms and eating disorders within the Swedish dance industry.
The podcast is created with support from Fackförbundet Scen & Film. https://scenochfilm.se/
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Of course not all dancers have an eating disorder... but many of us do and we need to talk about that. In this podcast Alicia Karhunen Larsson invites guests to talk about body norms and eating disorders within the Swedish dance industry.
The podcast is created with support from Fackförbundet Scen & Film. https://scenochfilm.se/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sanna Nordin Bates, a professor of sports psychology at GIH, helps me untangle the many terms connected to eating disorders and body image. We discuss whether certain personality traits common among dancers might contribute to the high rates of body dissatisfaction in the dance world and what we can do to support ourselves when challenges arise in our everyday dance lives.
Are you or somebody you know dealing with an eating disorder or disordered eating? Here are some links where you can find help and information in swedish:
https://www.umo.se/att-ma-daligt/atstorningar/
https://tjejzonen.se/fa-stod/atstorningszonen/
The podcast is created with support from Fackförbundet Scen & Film. https://scenochfilm.se/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.