Episode 16: Cath – Fighting Food Addiction for Decades

Episode 16: Cath – Fighting Food Addiction for Decades

In this episode, I’m joined by Cath, who shares a story that spans decades of dieting, bariatric surgery, food addiction treatment, trauma, grief, and finally — relief.

Cath talks about growing up with food scarcity, learning early that willpower defined her worth, and building an identity around restriction and calorie counting. She reached 350 pounds and spent years trying to out-discipline a disease that was never about discipline.

We talk about her first marriage, the emotional fallout that followed, binge eating disorder treatment, a PTSD diagnosis, endometrial cancer, and traveling to Mexico for gastric sleeve surgery after facing long wait times in Canada. She lost weight — and then struggled again. Grazing returned. The obsession never fully left.

After losing her brother to complications related to obesity, Cath made a promise to herself: she would keep fighting this disease.

GLP-1 medication changed everything.

We talk about what it feels like when the noise finally quiets, the difference between surgery and metabolic treatment, and why obesity must be treated as a chronic medical condition — not a moral failure.

This conversation is honest, raw, and hopeful. And if you’ve ever wondered why willpower wasn’t enough, Cath’s story might feel very familiar.

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...

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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...

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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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