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How to belong in a body that differs from family patterns

Everyone in my family is thin and fast-metabolizing and I am built like my grandmother who died before I was born and feel like a genetic mistake.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Inheriting a different physical form can create a sense of biological displacement within our own lineage.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Weight body size and health — beyond BMI?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.