Mental Health Stuff

Meg

Aug 27, 20233 min

Digital Ambivalence

I regularly recommend that clients who are feeling socially isolated seek support on the internet. The world we live in is so digitally...

Meg

Aug 7, 20232 min

Book Review: Burnout

What’s the difference between stress and a stressor? How do we deal with each one? Why does it feel like all we do is give when men in...

Meg

Jul 10, 20236 min

Race, Anger, and the White Female Therapist

I used to have a client who I perceived as yelling at me every session. We’d sit down and within moments his voice would be loud and his...

Meg

Jun 26, 20233 min

Dear Doctor, I'm Sorry You Have to Touch My Body

Warning: This contains egregious fat hate from some of my therapist peers. Feel free to take a pass if you are not in a space to read...

Meg

Jun 19, 20234 min

On Being a Fat Therapist

Therapists have power in the therapy room. Sometimes we think we do not, sometime we confuse a client’s ability to leave and find a new...

Meg

Jun 12, 20234 min

On Being A Fat Therapy Client

About ten years ago I was sitting in my psychiatrist Dr. S’s office listening to yet another lecture about my weight. I was too fat, it...

Meg

May 28, 20233 min

Origin Story

Hello! Welcome to the Fat Queer Blog, by Meg everyone’s favorite fat queer therapist. This first post is an intro to me and my...