Ep. 38 | Take Care, Take Up Space

This week, we’re talking about something diet culture never wanted you to learn: body trust.Diet culture teaches us that our bodies are problems to solve.Fatphobia teaches us that distrust is our fault.And for many of us — especially those of us in larger bodies — that lack of trust is reinforced through stigma, restriction, medical bias, and years of being told we’re “too much.”The Culture Of It All! Podcast is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.In “Take Care, Take Up Space”, I explore what it actually means to trust your body again — or maybe for the first time. From divesting from diet culture to navigating health anxiety, to understanding the difference between self-awareness and fear, we’re reclaiming the connection we were never taught to build.And of course: we’re taking up space while we do it.This Week I’m opening up about:* Why body trust is a neutral practice — not forced positivity* How diet culture destroys our ability to hear our own hunger, fullness, rest, and intuition* The ways fat people are pushed away from trusting their bodies* Navigating aging, body change, and the fear that often comes with it* How medical weight stigma shapes our relationship with our bodies* The difference between self-awareness and health anxiety* What it means to take up mental, emotional, and physical space* Practices that helped me rebuild body trust — slowly, gently, imperfectly📝 Reflection Questions MentionedTake these to your journal, screenshot them, or come back to them whenever you need:* What would it feel like to trust my body?* What would it feel like to make decisions from a place of deep trust instead of fear?* What is possible if I don’t fear my body?* In what ways can I practice body trust this week?🧡 Things to check out:* Listen to my conversation on body neutrality on Nope, That’s Not Normal* Check out Full Volume Issue 1 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cultureofitallpod.substack.com/subscribe