Bite Back with Abbey Sharp

(Un)Wellness in The Workplace. How toxic diet culture invades your 9-5 with Emily Durham aka Emily The Recruiter

Episode Summary

On this episode we will be chatting with workplace and corporate culture expert, Emily Durham (Emily the Recruiter) about diet culture in the workplace.

Episode Notes

On today’s episode of Bite Back with Abbey Sharp, I am chatting with content creator Emily Durham, also known online as Emily the Recruiter, about diet culture in the workplace. We will be discussing the intersection of sexism, hustle culture and diet culture, fatphobic hiring practices, problematic workplace “wellness culture”, and how women engage disordered eating under the guise of productivity. I will also be leaving you with some sassy responses for diet culture comments in the workplace. 

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Check in with today’s amazing guest Emily Durham!

• Tiktok : @Emily.the.recruiter
• Instagram: @Emily.the.recruiter
• Youtube: @emily.durham
• Podcast: Straight Shooter Recruiter podcast

Research links:

• https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-hidden-career-cost-of-being-overweight-68f4b8e7
• https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/573892/employment-outcomes-of-drug-or-alcohol-addiction-and-obesity-print.PDF
• https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02206/full
• https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/eat.22966
• https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2016-28946-012

Trigger Warning: We briefly mention disordered eating and eating disorders in this episode. 

If you have heard yourself in our discussion today, and are looking for support, contact the free NEDIC helpline at 1-866-NEDIC-20 or go to eatingdisorderhope.com.