Lindo Bacon, PhD
Author · Scientist · Educator · Activist
What if belonging-not exclusion-were at the heart of social justice?
For decades, I’ve explored what happens when our bodies, identities, and communities are shaped by systems of inequality—and what it takes to create something different.
Today, my work focuses on belonging, accountability, healing, and building social justice movements where we can challenge one another without losing our connection to one another.
Radical Belonging
What happens when the world tells us we don’t belong?
In Radical Belonging, I explore the psychological and social costs of othering – and ask what it would take to create communities where people don’t have to earn their right to belong.
Drawing on science, personal stories, and social justice perspectives, the book explores how we can move from othering to belonging, isolation to connection, and individual survival to collective healing.
“This book is an absolute must-read for anyone interested in making the world a better place.”
Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
Explore Radical BelongingWhat I’m Exploring Now
My work has evolved over the years, but the underlying question remains remarkably consistent: What does it take for people to truly thrive?
Today I’m exploring what belonging, healing, accountability, and connection might teach us about creating more just communities – and better ways of being together.
Explore These IdeasA Career Rooted in Changing the Conversation
For much of my career, I challenged conventional ideas about bodies, weight, and health.
My work in Health at Every Size® helped shift the conversation away from weight as a measure of health or personal responsibility and toward a deeper understanding of bodies, stigma, inequality, and the social conditions that shape our lives.
That work led to a larger question:
If our bodies are shaped by the world around us, what about our sense of belonging?
That question became the foundation for Radical Belonging—and continues to shape what I’m exploring today.
Health at Every Size
A groundbreaking challenge to conventional thinking about weight and health.
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Body Respect
co-authored by Lucy Aphramor
What science can – and cannot – tell us about weight, health, and our bodies.
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From changing how we understand bodies to changing how we understand belonging.
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Meet Lindo
Lindo Bacon, PhD, is an author, scientist, educator, and advocate whose work sits at the intersection of health, social justice, and human connection.
Their books include Health at Every Size, Body Respect, and Radical Belonging. Today, Lindo writes and speaks about belonging, healing, accountability, and creating communities grounded in dignity and connection.
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