The Body Trust® Podcast
Welcome to The Body Trust Podcast, a podcast about collective healing and the radical journey of body reclamation in a culture of anti-fatness, weight stigma, disordered eating and other traumas. Hosted by Dana Sturtevant, Hilary Kinavey, and Sirius Bonner, The Body Trust Podcast will challenge prevailing views on food, bodies, weight, and health, and unpack how social justice intersects with body liberation. Each episode offers insights and stories to help you unlearn the b.s., deepen your roots into body trust, and make your healing bigger than you. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. We can't wait to connect with you!
Episodes
17 episodes
16. The Audacity and Caucasity of MAHA
In this episode of the Body Trust Podcast, hosts Hilary, Sirius, and Dana dive into the second part of their discussion on RFK Jr.'s controversial 'MAHA' initiatives. They explore the mental health aspects of Junior's proposed camps, which aim ...
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15. Unmasking MAHA (Make America Healthy Again): The Intersection of Health and Ideology
In this episode of the Body Trust podcast, hosts Dana, Sirius, and Hilary delve into 'Make America Healthy Again' (MAHA), an offshoot of MAGA chaired by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. They explore the origins of MAHA, its problematic connections to divi...
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14. Empowering Parents to challenge diet culture with Virginia Sole-Smith
In this episode of the Body Trust Podcast, hosts Dana, Sirius and Hilary have a detailed conversation with their first guest, Virginia Sole-Smith. Virginia, an author and activist, is known for her work on fat liberation, size-inclusive models ...
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13. Exploring Grief in the Context of Body Trust
In this episode of the Body Trust Podcast, hosts Dana, Hilary and Sirius delve into the often avoided topic of grief and discuss it through the lens of body trust. They discuss the history and importance of addressing grief, using resources lik...
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12. Debunking Misconceptions About Body Trust
In this episode of the Body Trust Podcast, hosts Dana, Hilary, and Sirius dive into common misconceptions about body trust, inspired by questions from listeners and their experiences writing their book, 'Reclaiming Body Trust.' They discuss the...
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11. Navigating Chaos and Strengthening Community in Turbulent Times
In this episode of The Body Trust Podcast, hosts Hilary, Dana, and Sirius unpack their feelings and responses to Trump’s presidency. The episode discusses the emotional weight of recent and near-future political events, including the potential ...
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10. Almond Moms, Biohacking Dads and Lineages of Harm
In this episode hosts Hilary, Dana, and Sirius delve into the pervasive influences of diet culture, focusing on two distinct yet interconnected phenomena: “almond moms” and “biohacking dads”. They discuss the normalization of disordered eating ...
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9. Practicing Healthcare from a Weight Inclusive Lens
In this episode Dana, Sirius, and Hilary discuss the importance and implementation of practicing healthcare from a weight inclusive perspective. They explore terminology such as ‘weight inclusive’ and ‘size inclusive’, and dive into what a weig...
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8. Challenging New Year's Resolutions: Embracing a Body Trust Approach
In this episode of the Body Trust Podcast, hosts Sirius Bonner, Dana, and Hilary discuss The Anti Resolution Revolution. They explore how New Year’s resolutions are often rooted in fatphobia and healthism and the importance of integrating body ...
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7. Health and Weight are not Correlated: A Critical Examination
In this episode of the Body Trust Podcast, hosts Dana, Hilary and Sirius discuss common misconceptions around health, weight, and body size. They challenge the strongly held belief that health and size are directly correlated and critique the i...
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6. Q&A: Debunking Weight Loss Myths
In this episode, Dana, Hillary, and Sirius answer listener questions about weight loss and its complexities. They discuss the inefficacy of sustainable weight loss, the psychological and physiological impacts, and the harms of weight cycling. T...
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5. Navigating Family, Boundaries, and Diet Culture During Holidays
In this episode, Dana, Hilary, and Sirius discuss the challenges of maintaining body trust during holiday gatherings, particularly when faced with weight stigmatization and diet culture pressures. They explore strategies for setting boundaries,...
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4. The seduction of GLP-1’s: desperation, stigma, and fat bias
In this episode, Dana, Hilary and Sirius discuss the effects of GLP-1’s within the context of body trust and diet culture. They unpack the seduction of these drugs amid rising conversations around bodies and fatness, highlighting the harmful co...
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3. Exploring the normalization and consequences of GLP-1’s
In this episode of the Body Trust Podcast, hosts Dana, Hillary and Sirius discuss all things GLP-1’s. The conversation covers the historical and contextual background of weight loss drugs, their evolving use from diabetes treatment to weight ma...
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2. Unpacking Diet Culture: gender, health, and dieting’s impact on society
In this episode of the Body Trust Podcast, hosts Dana, Hilary and Sirius discuss the pervasive and shape-shifting nature of diet culture. They delve into how diet culture subtly infiltrates daily life and the ways people might unknowingly adher...
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1. What is Body Trust? Reclaiming trust in our bodies, rejecting anti-fat conditioning
This introductory episode of The Body Trust Podcast explores the concept of ‘body trust’. Hosts Dana, Hilary and Sirius discuss the narrative arc of body trust work, which consists of three phases: rupture, reckoning, and reclamation. They emph...
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