194. The New Years Diet Culture Trap

GLP-1s are everywhere, but the conversation is often focused on the medication itself, not the massive business that has been built around it. In this episode, we’re looking at the unseen pieces of the GLP-1 boom: the money, marketing, messaging, and systems shaping how these drugs are sold and talked about, and why understanding the business behind them matters when we talk about health, bodies, and weight.

If you’ve been told to “sit with the guilt” after eating but somehow end up feeling even more stuck in it, this episode is for you. We’re breaking down the difference between “airplane thoughts” and “Ferris wheel thoughts,” why traditional approaches to food guilt don’t work for everyone, and a different technique you can use when sitting with the discomfort just keeps you spinning.

Have you noticed yourself questioning how much you eat, how hungry you are, or whether you “should” need as much food as you do? In this episode, we’re talking about how the changing conversation around appetite, portions, and weight loss can quietly influence your relationship with food, even when you think you know better than to buy into it.

You can know diet culture is harmful, disagree with unrealistic body standards, and still find yourself wanting to be thinner. In this episode, we’re talking about why that disconnect exists, why it doesn’t mean you’re doing anything wrong, and what actually helps you move forward when part of you still wants the body diet culture taught you to value.

In a world obsessed with shrinking, it can be hard to stay motivated to heal your relationship with food and your body. This episode is here for the moments when choosing recovery feels especially hard and you need a reminder of why it’s worth continuing.