The Fat Lady Sings: A Psychological Exploration of the Cultural Fat Complex and its Effects [Paperback]

This book examines the so-called War on Obesity as an example of a cultural complex, how that complex shapes the way fat is treated in psychotherapy, including the classical Jungian approach to fat, as written by Marion Woodman. It looks at the experience of being fat as an ongoing trauma.Introduction The silent woman -- Life in the panopticon -- The war on obesity: a cultural complex at work -- When a body meets a body: fat enters the consulting room -- Dancing with Marion Woodman: searching for meaning -- Woodman, my mother, and me -- Woodman and anger, food, eating, and control -- A last look at Woodman -- Memory, shame, and the fat bodypulling it all together -- My body, my self: toward a theory of fat and trauma -- Back to the consulting room: blind spots and remedies -- Coming out as fatThis book examines the so-called War on Obesity as an example of a cultural complex, how that complex shapes the way fat is treated in psychotherapy, including the classical Jungian approach to fat, as written by Marion Woodman. It looks at the experience of being fat as an ongoing trauma.USCopyright ? 2017 to Cheryl Fuller