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The COVID Body: Mirror Mirror Podcast

July 21, 2021

In this episode, Marie and Mia discuss the impacts COVID-19 had on body image. Marie and Mia illustrate the harms associated with unhealthy social media use and diet culture as well as the lack of culturally sensitive programs for eating disorders.

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(Carlson & Frazer, 2020; Cohen et al., 2019; Dekleva, 2018; Filice et al., 2019; Harrison, 2020; Hauke, 2020; Kite & Kite, 2020; Lucibello et al., 2021; Mallya M, 2020; McCarthy, 2020; Nutley et al., 2021; Petruik, 2017; Previte & Werner, 2020; Raspopovic, 2020; Robertson et al., 2021; Rodgers et al., 2020; Sole-Smith, 2020; Stevens & Griffiths, 2020; Sutriasa, 2017; Swami et al., 2021; Vall-Roqué, 2021; Zucker & Gaynes Levy, 2020)

References

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