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Sean Phelan, PhD

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Sean Phelan is a Professor of Health Services Research at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. His research addresses stigma and its impact on health and health care inequity.

Bridging Practice & Research+2 more

How weight stigma shows up in therapy and what to do about it

We live in a society where body size is not a neutral feature, but one imbued with assumptions and meanings. Thinness is seen as a symbol of virtue, restraint, and health, whereas fatness is believed to represent gluttony, laziness, and illness. These pervasive societal assumptions lay the groundwork for weight stigma, which is defined as […]

Samantha Philip, M.S. + 4 more

March 24, 2025

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