Episode 15: Whitney - Thin Privilege, Intuitive Eating & the GLP-1 Clap-Back

Episode 15: Whitney - Thin Privilege, Intuitive Eating & the GLP-1 Clap-Back

In this episode, I’m joined by Whitney, a registered dietitian who is also a GLP-1 patient herself. Whitney lives with type 1 diabetes, PCOS, Hashimoto’s, and a long history of weight struggle — and she brings a perspective that sits on both sides of the table: clinician and patient.

We talk honestly about intuitive eating, food noise, and why “just eat intuitively” often isn’t enough for people living with obesity and complex medical conditions. Whitney shares how GLP-1 medication didn’t replace intuitive eating for her — it finally made it possible. We also get into thin privilege within the intuitive eating space, the judgment many patients (and professionals) face for using weight loss medication, and the emotional weight of being taken more seriously only after losing weight.

We discuss stigma around GLP-1s, misinformation online, access and affordability, and why obesity treatment should be viewed the same way we view long-term care for diabetes or mental health — not as a shortcut, but as support.

This is a grounded, nuanced conversation about weight, bias, relief, and what it means to stop having to prove your struggle in order to deserve help.

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.


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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...

6 Aug 56min

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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