The Meeting Point invites you to join us for a free screening of the 2021 documentary, The Body Fights Back and post-film discussion with AndreAs Neumann-Mascis, Ph.D., Kirbie MacEwen, LICSW, and Molly Robson, LCSW exploring themes of weight stigma/fatphobia, diet culture, and body liberation. 

Film Synopsis:

The Body Fights Back is a feature documentary about five people navigating the paradoxes of diet culture. While promises of happiness, desirability and perfection are irresistible, joy and contentment remain out of reach.Personal stories from vastly different backgrounds quickly merge into a shockingly similar experience of battling one’s body. Self-starvation and compulsive exercise bring temporary satisfaction, only to be replaced with binging and purging soon after. Surprisingly, none of it has much to do with food.Featuring exclusive footage from London’s contemporary anti-diet movement and fascinating personal archives, the film offers a unique insight into the complexity of eating disorders, body image struggles and most importantly, the socio-economic realities of health.

Event Schedule:

The film screening will begin at 4pm EST and the film is approximately 1:50 min long. If you have already seen the film, or prefer to screen it on your own (it is available for paid streaming on a variety of platforms such as Amazon Prime, iTunes, and Vimeo), you can use the included Zoom link to join us for the post-film discussion, starting at 6pm EST.

Facilitator Bios:

AndreAs Neumann-Mascis, Ph.D. (he/him) is a clinical psychologist and disabled queer person that has lived and worked in both communities in Boston and in San Francisco for more than 25 years. He provides individual, relationship(s) and group therapy, in addition to training, consultation, and social justice collaboration. His areas of specialty include: working with trauma and complex PTSD, as well as working with queer, disabled, and gender variant people. AndreAs founded The Meeting Point collaborative over ten years ago in Boston, MA.

Kirbie MacEwen, LICSW (they/them) is a clinical social worker who specializes in working with clients experiencing trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, gender exploration, and life transitions. As a member of the LGBTQIA + community, Kirbie is especially passionate about serving their community. Kirbie is in private practice at The Meeting Point collaborative in Boston, MA.

Molly Robson, LCSW (she/her) is a social worker and nutritionist based in Boston, MA. It wasn’t until Molly learned about Health at Every Size, body liberation, and weight stigma that she discovered the way out of a cycle of body dissatisfaction and shame. She uses these approaches with herself, her family, and her clients as they work towards living a life free from the confinement of restriction and perfection.