Episode 13: Jo - Reaching Goal Weight in Silence

Episode 13: Jo - Reaching Goal Weight in Silence

In this episode, I’m talking to Jo, a 60-year-old Australian feminist who quietly reached her goal weight — without telling anyone she was using weight-loss medication.

Jo shares a lifetime of thinking about weight, researching solutions, and circling the idea of medical treatment long before she ever started. For years, the knowledge was there — but timing, fear, stigma, and internal AND external resistance kept her waiting. When she finally did begin treatment, it wasn’t dramatic or public. It was private, intentional, and deeply personal.

We talk about a life shaped by weight struggles, even after healing from eating disorders.

This conversation explores secrecy, autonomy, feminism, and Jo offers a powerful perspective on aging, bodily control, and the quiet relief of finally living in a body that feels manageable — without explanations, before-and-after photos, or public permission.

A reflective, honest episode about timing, privacy, and what it means to choose yourself — even when no one else knows.

This podcast shares lived experiences and opinions. It’s for informational purposes only and not medical advice. Always talk to your healthcare provider for personal medical guidance.


Run by: @lidellan

Edited by: @literalcreations

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Episode 25: Dani – Obesity Care Beyond the Scale

Episode 25: Dani – Obesity Care Beyond the Scale

In this episode, I’m talking to Dani, a PA who has spent the last decade working with GLP-1 medications and obesity treatment — long before most people had even heard of them.We talk about why obesity...

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Episode 24: Samantha – Nearly 100 Pounds, But That’s Not the Story

Episode 24: Samantha – Nearly 100 Pounds, But That’s Not the Story

In this episode, the last of season one, I’m talking to Samantha about her lifelong struggle with weight, binge eating disorder, and the constant mental load of food noise.Samantha shares how GLP-1 me...

16 Apr 53min

Episode 23: Dr. Michelle Gordon - Obesity Is Not a Choice

Episode 23: Dr. Michelle Gordon - Obesity Is Not a Choice

Dr. Michelle Gordon is a board-certified obesity medicine physician — and she’s treated over 15,000 patients.In this episode, we talk about what obesity actually is. And what it isn’t.Not a lack of di...

10 Apr 52min

Episode 22: Shelbis follow up - My 2 year GLP-1 anniversary

Episode 22: Shelbis follow up - My 2 year GLP-1 anniversary

Two years on GLP-1.Over 140 pounds lost.In this short follow-up (due to technical difficulties - sorry for the troubling sound at times), Shelbi shares what changed — not just on the scale, but in her...

2 Apr 22min

Episode 21: Ana Reisdorf - GLP-1, Weight Regain & Why She Stayed On

Episode 21: Ana Reisdorf - GLP-1, Weight Regain & Why She Stayed On

Ana Reisdorf is a dietitian, GLP-1 user — and host of The GLP-1 Hub Podcast.In this episode, she shares her own journey with Ozempic, Mounjaro, and compounded tirzepatide — including losing weight, st...

26 Mars 46min

Episode 20: Chelsea - Not the “Typical” GLP-1 Patient

Episode 20: Chelsea - Not the “Typical” GLP-1 Patient

Chelsea is a dietitian. She understands nutrition. She knows what to do.And still — it felt like she was constantly fighting her own body.In this episode, we talk about what it means to not fit the st...

19 Mars 45min

Episode 19: Jennie - Obesity Is Not a Moral Failure

Episode 19: Jennie - Obesity Is Not a Moral Failure

Jennie’s story begins long before GLP-1.She grew up in the shadow of divorce, bullying, and childhood abuse. Food became comfort. Protection. Control. By her teenage years, she was living with binge e...

12 Mars 53min

Episode 18: Mollee - GLP-1 as a Catalyst for Healing

Episode 18: Mollee - GLP-1 as a Catalyst for Healing

Mollee had only been on GLP-1 for six weeks when we recorded this episode.But this conversation isn’t about rapid weight loss. It’s about inflammation, chronic pain, ADHD, postpartum survival — and wh...

5 Mars 55min

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