Episode 458: GLP-1s, Diet Culture, and Your Relationship with Food and Body

Episode 458: GLP-1s, Diet Culture, and Your Relationship with Food and Body

In today’s episode, Jessie closes out her GLP-1 series by discussing how using or considering a GLP-1 medication can impact your relationship with food, exercise, and body image, especially for those who’ve done body neutrality work or have a history of disordered eating. 

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Resources and References

• Part 1: Episode 454: Your Pelvic Floor on a GLP-1. What You Need to Know.
• Part 2: Episode 456: Strength Training on a GLP-1 – Why Lifting Matters More Than Ever

Show Notes 

03:50 – Understanding the nuances of deciding to start a GLP-1

08:58 – The relief of starting a GLP-1 and the fear that can come with it

11:55 – Can you trust your hunger cues?

13:47 – Navigating external praise about your body while holding your own personal history

15:51 – Questions to ask yourself when external praise becomes difficult to hear

16:23 – Navigating this topic during pregnancy, postpartum, and perimenopause

17:52 – Why we need to be talking about the complexities of GLP-1s

18:11 – Jessie’s encouragement for navigating the voices that can become part of your day-to-day life on a GLP-1

20:24 – Wrapping up with some final thoughts

22:44 – Jessie’s personal words of encouragement