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“No one likes to feel helpless. We find it psychologically unbearable and inside ourselves we may try to make ourselves part author of our misfortune rather than simply the recipient of it.”

Quote by Susie Orbach

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Susie Orbach is a British psychotherapist and author renowned for her profound insights into diet culture, body image, and gender issues. Her book 'Fat is a Feminist Issue' sparked widespread discussion in the 1980s, profoundly impacting contemporary diet culture. more

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