As a queer feminist Arab woman with a psychological specialty in eating disorders, my lifelong struggle to accept my body has felt like a betrayal to my profession and to my queer and feminist community. I had spent seven years working on clinical research in the field and familiarizing myself with all the ways that my relationship with my body reflects wider socio-political issues, yet there remains a mismatch between what I rationally know and how I feel. I’ve endeavored to explore this further and was equally relieved and saddened to learn that I am not alone.
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