The Body Trust® Podcast

Dana Sturtevant, Hilary Kinavey, Sirius Bonner
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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!

  1. Sep 22

    54. Dietician Anna Sweeney on Chronic Illness, Body Grief, and Resisting Wellness Grifts

    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

  2. Sep 8

    53. Back From Sabbatical: Fat Liberation Month, GLP-1 Ethics, and What’s Coming This Fall

    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

  3. Aug 25

    52. [Rerun] Orthorexia, “Clean Eating,” and the Wellness-to-White Nationalism Pipeline (with Meg Bradbury)

    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

  4. Aug 11

    51. [Rerun] Ragen Chastain on GLP-1s, Weight Science, and Ethical Informed Consent

    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

  5. Jul 28

    50. [Rerun] Understanding Your Body Story

    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

  6. Jul 14

    49. [Rerun] Unpacking Beauty Standards as a form of Patriarchal, White Supremacist Submission

    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

  7. Jun 30

    48. [Rerun] Anger, Rage, and Body Trust: Navigating Emotions in a Complex World

    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

  8. Jun 16

    47. Summer Sabbatical, Fat Community Events, and Skills for the GLP-1 Era

    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.

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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!

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  • Creator
    Dana Sturtevant, Hilary Kinavey, Sirius Bonner
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    55
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Body Trust® Podcast
  • Show Website
    The Body Trust® Podcast

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