Ep. 38 | Take Care, Take Up Space: Learning to Trust Your Body

In this episode, Melanie discusses body trust, and learning to be comfortable with taking up space physically, mentally and emotionally. She explores how diet culture prevents us from trusting our own bodies, and how anti-fat rhetoric keeps folks in larger bodies in a cycle of distrust and body hate. Melanie shares reflective questions and journaling prompts that we can use to repair our body trust and practise taking up space.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?Thank you for listening to The Culture Of It All! this podcast is a reader-supported publication. To receive early posts, bonus material and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber on Substack. Come say 'hello' on social media! You'll find episode content on Instagram stories. Looking for more conversations around the politics of fashion? Join me on TikTok Until next time, pals — keep showing up, speaking up, and taking up space.