EP90 - Bigorexia - Dudes Get Body Image Hang-Ups Too! w/ Scott Griffiths, Body Image Researcher

EP90 - Bigorexia - Dudes Get Body Image Hang-Ups Too! w/ Scott Griffiths, Body Image Researcher

By Laura Thomas, PhD

⚠️TW: Eating Disorders. This week Laura chats to Scott Griffiths who's a male body image researcher at the Uni of Melbourne. They get into the nitty gritty of muscle dysmorphia and how pressures from media + our wider social constructs can affect male body image. 

In this episode they discuss:

✨ What muscle dysmorphia is + its various risk factors
✨ Similarities between the driving forces of muscle dysmorphia + anorexia nervosa
✨ The issues with moralising health + the problems with #fitspo
✨ The current limitations of the research in male body image
✨ Signs + symptoms to look out for, especially if you're worried about a friend or family member

Show Notes

{Scott on Twitter}
{Scott's TED talk}
{The Adonis Complex book}
{Male Body Image - Appearance Matters podcast}
{Stuart Murray's case reports}
{Book in for Discovery Call w/ Jess}
{PRE-ORDER MY BOOK!! on Amazon | Waterstones | Foyles – I’ll share international links when they become available!}
{Raising Intuitive Eaters Workshop}
{Follow us on Insta!}

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