In the latest Body Liberation podcast episode Ieva Miltina and mental health practitioner Eirini Kampa explore how body shaming can appear as jokes, “compliments,” or comments supposedly made out of concern for someone’s health, and why these comments can have lasting effects on wellbeing and participation.
They discuss why young women may find it especially difficult to speak up, how repeated comments can become internalised, and how body-related criticism can trigger strong stress responses. The conversation offers practical strategies for setting and enforcing boundaries, it also explores how friends, educators, and bystanders can support someone experiencing body shaming without taking away their agency.
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This podcast episode was created within an Erasmus+ funded project Body Liberation for Gender Equality, 2025-1-LV02-KA210-YOU-000352192. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or The Agency For International Programs For Youth in Latvia (JSPA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.