Weight Bias, Toxic Masculinity & Being Seen: A Raw Conversation with Ashley Manta

In this powerful and deeply honest episode, we sit down with sex educator, writer, and CannaSexual® Ashley Manta for a raw conversation about body image, weight stigma, and what it really means to be seen.

Ashley opens up about her personal journey with GLP-1 medication, navigating public perception, and the grief that comes with being treated better only when you're smaller. We also explore how body autonomy, desire, and visibility intersect—and what happens when the world treats your worth like it’s conditional.

We also talk:

The emotional whiplash of weight-based validationWhy “being healthier” isn’t always the full storyToxic masculinity, sexual empowerment, and reclaiming spaceHow to make peace with your body in a world that profits off your shame

If you’ve ever felt unseen, dismissed, or punished for existing in your body—this episode is for you.

📲 Follow Ashley Manta

Website: ashleymanta.com

Instagram: @cannasexual

Online Courses: https://www.elevatedintimacy.com/

Blog: ashleymanta.substack.com

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Join our members-only discussion in The After Chat inside our Naughty Gym Lounge at www.naughtygym.com to share your thoughts, ask questions, or suggest future topics.

If you have topics you would like to hear us talk about or someone you would like us to interview, shoot us a message at [email protected].

And remember, to Never Stop Playing!

We are April and Scott, creators of NaughtyGym.com and this is the Naughty Gym Show.

For years we’ve been fitness and nutrition coaches to thousands of people through our commercial gyms and online platform. We’ve also spent nearly a decade in an ever-evolving, open relationship.

This show brings together our two biggest passions, fitness and sex positivity. Our mission is to maximize the physical, emotional, and sexual health of the sex positive community.

We have demolished our old ways of thinking about relationships and from that rubble built a life full of happiness, adventure, and vitality. And now we want to help you do the same.

So hop on the treadmill, start the show, and let us teach you how to Never Stop Playing.

• No. of episodes: 48
• Latest episode: 2025-06-03
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