Hello and welcome to my new Substack Newsletter! My name is Dr. Jenny Talbert, and I'm a chiropractor based in Portland, Oregon. I've lived in a fat body my entire life, except for the 7 years I spent trying to make myself smaller. I'm so excited to dive into the world of writing to share my experiences and answer your questions. I also post videos on my Instagram to demo exercises, provide insights on reducing body pain, and give tips on being more comfortable in your body.
I hope to post several times a month, giving you all recommendations for my favorite fat-friendly things and sharing my story of leaving diet and wellness culture and finding my authentic self. The peace I feel towards my body has been a work in progress, and I love sharing this story with my followers and patients.
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Note on language: I use “fat” as a neutral descriptor as used by the fat activist community, I use “ob*se” and “overw*ight” to acknowledge that these are terms that were created to medicalize and pathologize fat bodies, with roots in racism and specifically anti-Blackness.