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GLP-1 Truth Serum Pod: Season 2, Episode 1
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GLP-1 Truth Serum Pod: Season 2, Episode 1

Virgie shares two deeply moving letters from listeners in eating disorder recovery who describe what it feels like to encounter GLP-1 marketing everywhere.

Content note: this episode includes discussion of eating disorders, relapse, and weight-loss ideation. Please take care while listening.


Welcome to Season 2 of GLP-1 Truth Serum.

In this episode:

  • How GLP-1 advertising can reactivate eating disorder thinking

  • Why “recovery” doesn’t make someone immune to diet culture

  • The emotional environment created by constant weight-loss messaging

  • The relationship between appetite suppression and cultural approval

  • Why body peace is a form of abundance that diet culture cannot recognize


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