Resources & Referrals
Looking to dive deeper into your learning?
Want to connect with a practitioner who shares similar values as Alexandra?
Listed below are my favourite and most trusted resources and referrals. You're in good hands with any of them!
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Books
Top Recommendations:
Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings
Decolonizing Wellness by Dalia Kinsey
What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon
What Happened To You? By Dr. Bruce Perry and Oprah
The Body is Not An Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
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Artwork by Art Brat Comics
Dietitians
Working with a Registered Dietitian can be a helpful way to support the work you're doing in counselling.
Here's a list of trusted, anti-diet dietitians:
Bronwyn Coyne, Kamloops
Cristel Moubarak, Vancouver
Emily Fentie, The Nourish Collective, Kelowna
Lisa Rutledge, Montréal, (serves QC, ON, NB, NS, NWT, NU, NFLD & YT)
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Podcasts
Top Recommendations:
Alexandra can be heard on:
"Embodiment - Alexandra Shewan" on Fat Joy with Sophia Apostol
"Release and Body Shame" on Living Embodied: Reclaiming Our Body as Safe, Sacred and Sovereign Space
"Anti-Fat Bias in Therapy - Interview with Alexandra Shewan" on Edge of the Couch