#60 Eating Disorders and Social Justice: An Interview with Nalgona Positivity Pride’s Gloria Lucas

Summary: How are eating disorders a social justice issue? Gloria Lucas, founder of Nalgona Positivity Pride, has a world of wisdom to share in explanation. She joins host and therapist Carter Umhau, LMHC to explore historical trauma and eating disorders. Gloria created Nalgona Positivity Pride--a Xicana-indigenous and body-positive organization—to offer support, education, and mental health resources for people of color struggling with food and body image issues. Today, she offers illustrative bits of her own recovery story and educates the audience on how people of color need to be centered in healing spaces.    Key words:  indigenous, native, intersectional, social justice, body positive, therapy, eating disorder, mental health, recovery, support, health, HAES   To follow along with Gloria Lucas find her on… Instagram: @NalgonaPositivityPride Twitter: @NalgonaPride Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nalgonapositivepride/ On her site: https://www.nalgonapositivitypride.com/ To support Gloria’s work: https://www.nalgonapositivitypride.com/support-my-work Shop NPP merch here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NalgonaPositiveShop Events:https://www.nalgonapositivitypride.com/upcoming-events  Seattle Events: Gloria at Opal: https://www.nalgonapositivitypride.com/events/seattle-wa-historical-trauma-and-eating-disorders-talk Gloria Lucas at Chicas Roadshow Pop-Up: https://www.nalgonapositivitypride.com/events/chicas-roadshow-seattle-wa   Connect with Opal:  www.opalfoodandbody.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Opalfoodandbodywisdom/ Instagram: @opalfoodandbody Twitter: https://twitter.com/opalfoodandbody?lang=en Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OpalFoodandBody/videos      Thank you to our team... Jack Straw Cultural Center: http://www.jackstraw.org/ Aaron Davidson: https://soundcloud.com/diet75/ Hans Anderson: http://www.hfanderson.com/