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The Body Activists began...

...with a simple idea: to make conversations about bodies more accessible and reduce stigma and discrimination of marginalized populations.

The wellness industry and diet culture make it almost impossible to decipher what is real and what isn’t. The era of GLP-1 popularity for everyone under the sun, and the increasing expectations of thinness, means this work is even more important than ever.

Businesses and community leaders are often trying their best to provide for their employees and clients but end up lacking the knowledge to support them and avoid issues over body size discrimination. This is where we come in.

Weight stigma and fatphobia may be new words to some, but not to The Body Activists. Our Founder, Serena Nangia, has spent close to a decade building expertise on the way body image, media, and eating disorders affect our daily lives. In the last two years, Serena has presented dozens of times on the issue of fatphobia (the systemic effect of weight stigma that people do not often recognize) and developing curricula to assist business and community leaders in recognizing where discrimination may exist and how they can do better.

Serena Brings a Marketing Focus

As The Body Activists evolved, we came up with new ways to expand our reach. Our Founder, Serena, has expertise in ethical, nuanced storytelling, as well as values-aligned partnerships.

Most recently, she led marketing and communications for a national eating disorder nonprofit, shaping multi-channel campaigns that honored lived experience, deepened community trust, and centered people historically excluded from mental health conversations.

With a decade of experience in health-equity–focused marketing, Serena brings a people-first approach. She helps mission-driven organizations build systems that support both organizational goals and community needs, utilizing diverse storytelling to support communication of complex issues clearly and inclusively. She specializes in collaborating with People of Color, Queer folks, and individuals in larger bodies, ensuring their narratives are shared in ways that reflect their intentions and uphold dignity.

Serena believes systemic change happens when we combine effective messaging, advocacy, research, and action in support of marginalized communities. And that's why The Body Activists became what it is today.