Liberation Truths About Who Gets Eating Disorders

For too long, eating disorders have been falsely framed as illnesses that only affect white, thin, affluent girls. This narrow stereotype erases countless people’s experiences and blocks them from diagnosis and treatment.

In this episode of Dr. Marianne-Land: An Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast, Dr. Marianne Miller dismantles this damaging myth and explores the liberation truth: eating disorders affect every race, gender, body size, religion, and ability. Yet bias in healthcare, anti-fat bias, racism, ableism, cissexism, and cultural stigma keep many people unseen and untreated.

Content Caution:

This episode includes discussion of eating disorders, misdiagnosis, systemic bias, and marginalized identities. Please take care while listening and pause if you need to.

In This Episode, You'll Learn:

• How eating disorders impact BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, fat, neurodivergent, disabled, and faith-based communities

• Why biased diagnostic criteria exclude those who don’t fit the stereotype

• How systemic oppression drives misdiagnosis and denial of care

• Why ARFID is often overlooked in neurodivergent adults, fat bodies, and marginalized identities

• What a liberation-focused, inclusive, and neurodivergent-affirming approach to care looks like

If you have ever felt unseen in eating disorder spaces or dismissed because you didn’t “look sick enough,” this episode validates your experience and calls for a more equitable path to recovery.

Check Out Related Episodes:

• Why Thinness Still Equals “Goodness”: Exposing the Morality Behind Wellness, MAHA, & Christian Diet Culture on Apple & Spotify.
• The Hidden Risks of Non-Specialized Eating Disorder Treatment with Edie Stark, LCSW, @ediestarktherapy on Apple & Spotify.
• Breaking Free: Body Liberation After Binge Eating Disorder with Sophia Apostol @fatjoy.life on Apple & Spotify.
• Body Acceptance, Size Diversity, & Body Liberation on Apple & Spotify.

✨ Learn More About ARFID Support

If ARFID is part of your story—or someone you love—I created a self-paced ARFID and Selective Eating Coursedesigned for adults with ARFID, parents, and professionals. It’s neurodivergent-affirming, trauma-informed, and sensory-attuned.

Check it out here: www.drmariannemiller.com/arfid

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