Dr. Jenny Talbert

03/24/2026

Last week in Portland. Doing all my favorite things with my favorite people.

03/22/2026

One week until moving day!
I’m going to miss Portland as well as all my friends and colleagues. It has been amazing 8 years of healing and learning but I’m ready to move forward.

03/14/2026

I’m moving back to Missouri to open my own practice and I’m starting to get all the cards and well wishes from my current patients.

This one made me cry 😭

03/13/2026

Part 2–So in Part 1 I talked about getting a seatbelt extender for my Mazda and made a big point of telling you to order directly from your manufacturer because using the wrong one is genuinely unsafe, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration literally recommends going straight to the manufacturer for this, so I called Mazda and the first person I spoke with had absolutely no idea what I was talking about and was pretty confused by the whole thing.

But here’s where it actually gets good because he called me back within five minutes, fully informed, and told me they could order either a 9 inch or 12 inch extender directly from the manufacturer, I picked it up the very next day, and the whole process ended up being way smoother than I expected once we got to the right person.

The kid was very nice about the whole thing and said he learned something new

This is still worth showing though because it perfectly illustrates the problem with size-inclusive safety equipment, the official recommendation exists, the product exists, but the infrastructure to access it is inconsistent and the people staffing customer service lines aren’t always trained on it, which means people in larger bodies are expected to figure all of this out on their own on top of already navigating a safety system that wasn’t designed to fit them in the first place.

If you’ve ever been told to just contact the manufacturer about something related to your body size and hit a wall, you know exactly how this feels, and the fact that it worked out doesn’t mean the barrier wasn’t real. If you want to see how it actually fit, go check out Part 1.

03/12/2026

Let’s start with the basics of reducing weight stigma.

03/05/2026

Yesterday was International Fat Liberation Day and I want to speak directly to the hands-on healthcare providers in this space.

Weight stigma is not just a social issue, it is a clinical one, and it is quietly shaping the care fat patients receive every single day. Swipe through to see what that actually looks like in practice, and ask yourself the question on slide 6.

It is possible to deliver weight-neutral care for those with msk problems. Just ask yourself “what advice would give to a thing person with the same problem?”
Follow along for weekly content on weight-neutral care, size-inclusive practice, and how to show up better for every body in your treatment room.

03/05/2026

03/04/2026

Today is International Fat Liberation Day, and as a healthcare provider, this day means something personal to me. Fat people deserve dignity, respect, and evidence-based care every single time they walk through a clinical door, and right now that is not the reality for so many people in larger bodies.
Weight stigma in healthcare is not a small problem. It shapes how providers talk to patients, what treatments get recommended, and whether fat people even feel safe seeking care at all. That has to change, and it starts with us as providers doing the internal work to recognize and dismantle our own biases.
If you are a chiropractor, physical therapist, massage therapist, or any hands-on provider, today is a good day to ask yourself honestly: are the patients in my care being treated with the same quality, curiosity, and compassion regardless of their body size? If you are not sure, that is okay. That is where the work begins.
Fat liberation is not about ignoring health. It is about separating body size from worthiness of care.

11/27/2025

This Thanksgiving I’m grateful for things I used to think were impossible - eating without rules, wearing clothes that feel good instead of “flattering,” and showing up as myself in my practice and at this table. Recovery from diet culture extremes gave me something I never expected: peace.

What are you grateful for this year?

11/20/2025

The DOE just decided some healthcare students deserve federal loans and others don’t.

Spoiler: we’re all losing.

I’ve seen the backlash—nurses and PTs upset that chiropractic “made the list.”

But the problem isn’t who’s ON the list. It’s that the list exists at all.

It’s easier to punch laterally at professions we perceive as “less legitimate” than to fight Congress and the DOE.

But that’s exactly what they want—healthcare providers divided while the system stays broken.

Let’s redirect this anger where it belongs.

11/16/2025

The danger of delaying treatment - Part 2

Untreated OSA causes serious health risks while people are told to lose weight first, and weight loss usually fails anyway

Were you told to lose weight before getting treatment?

11/12/2025

5 dangerous facts about delaying sleep apnea treatment

I’m Dr. Jenny, a weight-neutral chiropractor living with OSA. While doctors tell you to lose weight first, your heart and brain are at serious risk every single night—and intentional weight loss has a 95% failure rate anyway.

The research is clear: OSA severity (not your weight) predicts outcomes. Even after massive weight loss from bariatric surgery, 71% of people still have moderate-to-severe sleep apnea. Meanwhile, untreated OSA nearly triples your cardiovascular risk.

You deserve treatment now. Not after you’ve “earned it.”

Which fact surprised you most?

References:

1. Lettieri CJ, et al. Persistence of obstructive sleep apnea after surgical weight loss. J Clin Sleep Med. 2008;4(4):333-8.
2. Marin JM, et al. Long-term cardiovascular outcomes in men with obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnoea with or without treatment with CPAP. Lancet. 2005;365(9464):1046-53.
3. Andrade FM, Pedrosa RP. The role of physical exercise in obstructive sleep apnea. J Bras Pneumol. 2016;42(6):457-464.

https://haeshealthsheets.com/obstructive-sleep-apnea/