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On this episode of The Body Trust podcast, Hilary, Dana, and Sirius discuss the prescription of GLP-1s for adolescents. They debrief their recent “GLP-1s and kids” webinar (available on their website) and discuss the poor understanding of puberty, development, and eating disorders. They contrast the American Academy of Pediatrics’ support for GLP-1s for ages 12+ with the WHO’s decision not to recommend them for children, while noting WHO still promotes weight-pathologizing lifestyle interventions with weak evidence. They discuss dieting’s links to disordered eating, reports of teens obtaining GLP-1s illicitly, and GLP-1 abuse in sorority houses.  RESOURCES GLP1 & Kids Recorded Webinar Exposing O*esity Incorporated Podcast with Ragen Chastain and Louise Adams Body Trust Certification - Begins February 11, 2027 Looking for Body Trust training? Our Groundwork training starts the day you purchase it. Learn more here. For more on all of our offerings, click here. Send us your thoughts/questions. Produced by Wowow Podcasts

On this episode Sirius, Dana, and Hilary share some exciting news about the future of Center for Body Trust. They discuss the current political and cultural moment, including the marketing and expanding use of GLP-1 medications to include pediatrics. They announce certification will reopen, with a refreshed approach aimed at helping practitioners develop nuanced, practical tools for today’s context, and preview an upcoming workshop on ethical guidelines and applying Body Trust as a decision-making framework. RESOURCES Body Trust Certification - Begins February 11, 2026 SAVE THE DATE: December 11, 9 am to 12 pm PT Navigating Health Decisions, GLP-1s, and Other Interventions Using the Body Trust Framework Looking for Body Trust training? Our Groundwork training starts the day you purchase it. Learn more here. For more on all of our offerings, click here. Send us your thoughts/questions. Produced by Wowow Podcasts

On this episode Hilary, Dana, and Sirius discuss what it really means to be “embodied,” aiming to rescue the term from being used as a prescriptive “should”. They frame embodiment as a quality of presence and a spectrum of positive to negative experiences, not a 24/7 state, and connect disembodiment to dominant culture, control, and mistrust of bodily knowing, including diet culture and objectification. Drawing on Niva Piran’s research, they outline five dimensions of embodiment, highlighting how social location shapes embodiment and how equitable community and affinity spaces support reconnection. RESOURCES Journeys of Embodiment at the Intersection of Body and Culture:  The Developmental Theory of Embodiment by Niva Piran Camp Take Up Space Reclaiming Body Trust Our Groundwork Training Are you tired of “weighting” to live your life? Our beloved No More Weighting program is a self-paced e-course to introduce you to Body Trust. It is available for purchase now! Learn more here. Looking for Body Trust training? Our Groundwork training starts the day you purchase it. Learn more here. For more on all of our offerings, click here. Send us your thoughts/questions. Produced by Wowow Podcasts

Dana, Hilary, and Sirius are joined by eating disorder dietitian Anna Sweeney (Dietitian Anna) to discuss chronic illness, eating disorders and wellness grifters. Anna shares her path into dietetics, and the professional unlearning and repair involved in her work. The conversation explores body grief, disability and ableism and feeling betrayed by the body. Anna critiques wellness grifters, “root cause” marketing, anti-inflammatory cure diets, and current GLP-1 weight-loss culture, linking these to capitalism, patriarchy, and white supremacy. She describes her course Chronically Nourished, focused on ending outsourced body wisdom and building body relationship. RESOURCES Anna Sweeney / Chronically Nourished / Instagram Anna’s IG post on Detoxes Anna’s IG post on The Freshman 15 Anna’s IG post on Root Causes Anna’s IG post on Gut Health Anna’s IG post on Food Sensitivity Tests Reclaiming Body Trust Our Groundwork Training Are you tired of “weighting” to live your life? Our beloved No More Weighting program is a self-paced e-course to introduce you to Body Trust. It is available for purchase now! Learn more here. Looking for Body Trust training? Our Groundwork training starts the day you purchase it. Learn more here. For more on all of our offerings, click here. Send us your thoughts/questions. Produced by Wowow Podcasts

Dana, Sirius, and Hilary return from their sabbatical to share personal updates—creative projects and rest, a major home remodel, travel to Minneapolis and San Francisco, and reflections on making space to think. In Fat Liberation Month, They discuss Fat Liberation Month, fat joy and discrimination, the cultural normalization of extreme thinness and disordered eating, and the debate about commenting on people’s bodies; emphasizing nuance, context, and the harms of casual “Ozempic” language as a verb/adjective. They announce an October 16 webinar, “GLP-1 and Kids: What Ethical Care Requires Now,” co-facilitated with Regan Chastain.  RESOURCES Reclaiming Body Trust Our Groundwork Training National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) SAVE THE DATE! October 16, 10 a.m. to noon PDT GLP-1 and Kids: What Ethical Care Requires Now with Regan Chastain and Rachel Petersen Nguyen Are you tired of “weighting” to live your life? Our beloved No More Weighting program is a self-paced e-course to introduce you to Body Trust. It is available for purchase now! Learn more here. Looking for Body Trust training? Our Groundwork training starts the day you purchase it. Learn more here. For more on all of our offerings, click here. Send us your thoughts/questions. Produced by Wowow Podcasts

In this rerun of episode 43 Hilary, Sirius and Dana welcome Center for Body Trust program coordinator and coach Meg Bradbury to discuss orthorexia. Meg shares their background and describes growing up with body shaming, prior eating disorder histories, and how “healthy eating” escalated into orthorexia. The hosts unpack the overlap orthorexia has with influencer culture, toxic masculinity, and white-supremacist-coded “purity” narratives, and warn about restrictive medical/naturopathic food advice. Meg underscores the importance of recovery support by way of community, patience and non-linear healing. 02:52 Meg discussing their journey to Body Trust 11:10 Meg shares how their Orthorexia developed and escalates 31:43 The impact of Influencers and Wellness Culture on orthorexia 41:38 Medical Nuance and Restriction Risks 44:37 ED Risks Beyond Size 45:51 Food Advice and Performative Health 01:06:48 MAHA and co-opting body liberation language 01:08:41 How To Start Healing RESOURCES How White Nationalists Infiltrated the Wellness Movement Orthorexia & Diet Culture in the Family (Meg with her daughter Carson) Healthism: The Desire to be Healthy Gone Wrong Coaching with Meg Bradbury Certified Body Trust Provider Directory Are you tired of “weighting” to live your life? Our beloved No More Weighting program is a self-paced e-course to introduce you to Body Trust. It is available for purchase now! Learn more here. Looking for Body Trust training? Our Groundwork training starts the day you purchase it. Learn more here. For more on all of our offerings, click here. Send us your thoughts/questions. CONNECT WITH US Support The Podcast Newsletter Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Website Produced by Wowow Podcasts

In this rerun of episode 42 hosts Dana, Sirius, and Hilary welcome fat activist and researcher Ragen Chastain, author of the Weight and Healthcare Substack and founder of the Dances With Fat blog onto the podcast. Ragen discusses her entry into fat civil rights and healthcare advocacy and describes focusing her work on intersections of weight science, weight stigma, and healthcare practice, arguing that the weight-loss industry and drug companies manipulate healthcare and media with “science” marketing. She outlines how she evaluates studies (funding, conflicts of interest, methodology, dosing, outcomes, and comparisons to existing treatments), critiques GLP-1 claims and secondary-indication narratives, and emphasizes bodily autonomy, collective harm from anti-fat bias, and the necessity of ethical informed consent, including risks, limited long-term outcomes, and denial-of-care pressures. RESOURCES Weight & Healthcare Substack Newsletter by Ragen Chastain Prediabetes: Dubious Diagnosis Novo Nordisk Report: Building the Market from Scratch (see page 30)  Are you tired of “weighting” to live your life? Our beloved No More Weighting program is a self-paced e-course to introduce you to Body Trust. It is available for purchase now! Learn more here. Looking for Body Trust training? Our Groundwork training starts the day you purchase it. Learn more here. For more on all of our offerings, click here. Send us your thoughts/questions. CONNECT WITH US Support The Podcast Newsletter Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Website Produced by Wowow Podcasts

In this rerun of episode 36 hosts Dana, Sirius and Hilary discuss the importance of 'body stories,' defined as the narratives of living in one's own body, often shaped by cultural perceptions and lived experiences. The episode underscores the significance of these stories in body trust work, explaining how understanding them helps externalize self-blame, shame, and anger, ultimately contributing to healing and empowerment. They also touch on how oppressive systems impact body stories and suggest various ways to explore and reclaim these narratives. Additionally, upcoming events like the Body Story workshop and a GLP-1 webinar are highlighted. The episode features excerpts from body stories shared by members of their community, further illustrating the transformative power of this practice. RESOURCES Explore Your Body Story online workshop: January 31, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. PST Annual Webinar on GLP1 Medications: February 6, 2026 from 10 a.m. to noon PST Reclaiming Body Trust book (Chapter 2 on body stories) A Letter from My Body by Sirius Bonner Read some body stories on our blog here Body story prompts Men Unscripted Podcast CONNECT WITH US Support the Podcast Newsletter Facebook Instagram Website Produced by Wowow Podcasts

In this rerun of episode 32 hosts Sirius, Dana, and Hilary delve into the topic of beauty through the lens of body trust, following a reflection on their recent menopause summit. They discuss the profound impact of the summit, how it broadened conversations around menopause beyond medicalization to include power, bodies, and gender. Transitioning to the podcast's main topic, they critique western beauty standards, the commercial and cultural forces behind them, and the societal implications, including gender norms and eugenics. They also explore the coping mechanisms people employ, such as shapewear and skincare, and discuss the deep-seated desire for desirability and safety, especially amongst younger generations. Along the way, they touch on regional differences, the impact of economic shifts on beauty norms, and the concept of the 'new chill girl' in current gender dynamics. Thanks for listening! Let us know what you thought through the social channels below, and please leave a review so that like-minded people can find us.  Looking for Body Trust training? Our Groundwork training starts the day you purchase it. Learn more here. For more on all of our offerings, click here. RESOURCES The Menopause Summit by Center for Body Trust As boys shift to the right, we are seeing the rise of the “new chill girl” Reclaim Ugly - Vanessa Rochelle Lewis The MAGA Beauty Esthetic Tells the Story of America Today CONNECT WITH US Support the Podcast Newsletter Facebook Instagram Website Produced by Wowow Podcasts

In this rerun of episode 29 hosts Hilary, Sirius, and Dana delve into the complex emotions surrounding anger and rage in personal and political contexts. They discuss the stigmatization and manipulation of anger in marginalized communities, and the socio-economic and racial dynamics that fuel these emotions. The conversation transitions into the personal realm, exploring how anger is internalized, especially in women and marginalized groups, and the importance of acknowledging and processing these feelings. The hosts share insights on the intersectionality of anger with other emotions like grief, the cultural implications of anger, and strategies for harnessing and transforming this powerful emotion for personal and collective healing. Thanks for listening! Let us know what you thought through the social channels below, and please leave a review so that like-minded people can find us.  Looking for Body Trust training? Our Groundwork training starts the day you purchase it. Learn more here. For more on all of our offerings, click here. RESOURCES Rage Becomes Her by Soraya Chemaly Love & Rage by Lama Rod Owens Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper Good & Mad by Rebecca Traister CONNECT WITH US Support the Podcast Newsletter Facebook Instagram Website Produced by Wowow Podcasts

Dana, Hilary, and Sirius record the last Body Trust Podcast episode before a summer sabbatical. They discuss “hot topics,” including Sports Illustrated’s diverse swimsuit runway and the cultural fixation on “flattering” as code for making bodies look smaller, plus fashion imagery like aprons and restrictive mouth accessories. They reflect on Virgie Tovar’s point that thriving in the body positivity era required different skills than the current GLP-1 era, emphasizing critique, liberatory consciousness, discernment, community-building, and skepticism of marketing claims about GLP-1s and “hedonic behavior.” They share summer fat-community resources and events, including fat swims/chunky dunks, Portland’s Fat Fest (June 28 2026), BIPOC Eating Disorder Conference (virtual, July 16–18 2026), and a Minneapolis in-person event on Body Trust in the Age of Ozempic (July 24 2026). RESOURCES Body Trust in the Age of GLP1s: July 24, 9:30-12:30 pm, Minneapolis, MN Reclaiming Body Trust Our Groundwork Training Ragen Chastain on The Body Trust Podcast Pleasure Activism by adrienne maree brown  Fat Con Fat Fest PDX or Instagram: @iamannachapman + @fatfest  Chub Hub PDX: Fat Babe Pool Party is August 8, 2026 BIPOC Eating Disorders Conference  Fat Self Care Tips Are you tired of “weighting” to live your life? Our beloved No More Weighting program is a self-paced e-course to introduce you to Body Trust. It is available for purchase now! Learn more here. Looking for Body Trust training? Our Groundwork training starts the day you purchase it. Learn more here. For more on all of our offerings, click here. Send us your thoughts/questions.

Dana, Sirius, and Hilary reunite to share updates and discuss current topics, including an upcoming June training with certified Body Trust provider Sand Chang on integrating Body Trust with Internal Family Systems. They debrief the Met Gala and discuss PCOS being renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome. Dana shares celiac disease awareness, its autoimmune nature, cross-contamination risks, and offers support. Dana also recaps the first AWSIM assembly on weight-inclusive medicine, including critiques of the “anti-obesity assemblage,” GLP-1 ethics, harms from poorly managed dosing, and the conundrum for weight-inclusive clinicians. RESOURCES Are you tired of “weighting” to live your life? Our beloved No More Weighting program is a self-paced e-course to introduce you to Body Trust. It is available for purchase now! Learn more here. Looking for Body Trust training? Our Groundwork training starts the day you purchase it. Learn more here. For more on all of our offerings, click here. Send us your thoughts/questions.

CW: Sexual violence and trafficking. This episode includes discussion of sexual violence, including human trafficking. Please take gentle care of yourself if you choose to listen - we care about you and how this may impact you. On this episode of The Body Trust Podcast Hilary and Sirius invite Body Trust provider and therapist Christina Burrell to discuss survivorship. Christina discusses dissociation, compartmentalization, bodily autonomy, and the cultural context of Me Too. Christina describes running a small Body Trust foundations group for queer survivors and emphasizes explicit, consistent invitations that communicate “all of you is welcome here,” noting healing cannot be thought through alone and must connect to collective movement toward “the horizon of love.” 01:28 Christina’s Body Trust journey 06:59 Defining Survivorship 09:23 Reorienting Healing 12:27 Compartmentalization and Safety 17:49 Me Too and Visibility 19:25 From Rage to Action 32:07 From Individual to Collective Change 39:15 How to Support Survivors RESOURCES The Foundations of Body Trust : The Body Trust Framework Reclaiming Body Trust:A Path to Liberation and Healing by Kinavey & Sturtevant Me, Too International Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the birth of the Me, Too Movement by Tarana Burke Survivor Power with Tarana Burke on Becoming the People Podcast with Prentis Hemphill adrienne marry brown and Sonya Renee Taylor on survivorship in these times Freedom & Desire Substack by Sirius Bonner CHRISTINA BOREL Email: [email protected] Instagram: @kaleidoscopegrowth ANCHORING: Body Trust Practices for Survivors www.kaleidoscope-growth.com Are you tired of “weighting” to live your life? Our beloved No More Weighting program is a self-paced e-course to introduce you to Body Trust. It is available for purchase now! Learn more here. Looking for Body Trust training? Our Groundwork training starts the day you purchase it. Learn more here. For more on all of our offerings, click here. Send us your thoughts/questions. Produced by Wowow Podcasts

On this episode of The Body Trust Podcast, Hilary, Sirius and Dana discuss the intentions behind their free ethical care guidelines for GLP-1 medications. They critique weight-centric healthcare, industry-influenced research, and an “ethics” focus limited to rationing and allocation rather than relational care, informed consent, and “do no harm.” Centering body autonomy, they stress that true consent requires unbiased information and freedom from coercion, including weight stigma and medical gaslighting. They highlight risks such as deaths, weight cycling, and inadequate eating-disorder screening, including concerns about people developing or worsening eating disorders on GLP-1s. They describe practical elements of weight-inclusive care, identify clinical red flags, and encourage patients and providers to use the guidelines to ask better questions while recognizing systemic anti-fat bias cannot be solved by individual weight loss. RESOURCES Ethical Care Guidelines for GLP1 Medications by Center for Body Trust Freedom & Desire Substack by Sirius Bonner Coaching with Meg Bradbury Certified Body Trust Provider Directory Are you tired of “weighting” to live your life? Our beloved No More Weighting program is a self-paced e-course to introduce you to Body Trust. It is available for purchase now! Learn more here. Looking for Body Trust training? Our Groundwork training starts the day you purchase it. Learn more here. For more on all of our offerings, click here. Send us your thoughts/questions. CONNECT WITH US Support The Podcast Newsletter Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Website Produced by Wowow Podcasts

On this episode Hilary, Sirius and Dana welcome Center for Body Trust program coordinator and coach Meg Bradbury to discuss orthorexia. Meg shares  their background and describes growing up with body shaming, prior eating disorder histories, and how “healthy eating” escalated into orthorexia. The hosts unpack the overlap orthorexia has with influencer culture, toxic masculinity, and white-supremacist-coded “purity” narratives, and warn about restrictive medical/naturopathic food advice. Meg underscores the importance of recovery support by way of community, patience and non-linear healing. 02:52 Meg discussing their journey to Body Trust 11:10 Meg shares how their Orthorexia developed and escalates 31:43 The impact of Influencers and Wellness Culture on orthorexia 41:38 Medical Nuance and Restriction Risks 44:37 ED Risks Beyond Size 45:51 Food Advice and Performative Health 01:06:48 MAHA and co-opting body liberation language 01:08:41 How To Start Healing RESOURCES How White Nationalists Infiltrated the Wellness Movement Orthorexia & Diet Culture in the Family (Meg with her daughter Carson) Healthism: The Desire to be Healthy Gone Wrong Coaching with Meg Bradbury Certified Body Trust Provider Directory Are you tired of “weighting” to live your life? Our beloved No More Weighting program is a self-paced e-course to introduce you to Body Trust. It is available for purchase now! Learn more here. Looking for Body Trust training? Our Groundwork training starts the day you purchase it. Learn more here. For more on all of our offerings, click here. Send us your thoughts/questions. CONNECT WITH US Support The Podcast Newsletter Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Website Produced by Wowow Podcasts