In this Q and A episode of The Body Grievers Club, Bri answers your most asked questions about Unavoidable Body Grief. We get practical about GLP 1 pressure, boundary setting with family, grieving shifting relationships, health without weight loss, dating confidence, advocating for yourself in medical settings, pregnancy weigh ins, and repairing body image wounds that started at home. If you have ever wondered how to move from “I know what I want to say” to actually saying it out loud, this episode is for you.
TIMESTAMPS
01:25 How do I handle everyone around me recommending GLP 1s
04:10 What are realistic ways to set boundaries with people who do not listen, think boomer dad at holidays
06:35 How do I process the grief of losing or changing key relationships when I step off the diet culture ship
08:40 How do I reconcile fear of being unhealthy, pain with stairs, seat fit, bra fit, with accepting my body, is accepting just giving up
12:10 How do I prioritize health without making it about weight loss
14:20 Dating terrifies me, how did you allow yourself the confidence to date
16:35 I am an RD, how do I respond when a client says it feels unsafe to live in a larger body
18:25 How do I move from advocating for myself in my head to advocating for myself out loud
20:30 Are hard body image days tied to job stress or healthcare issues, or can they just show up on their own
22:15 Pregnancy care, have you seen weight loss or complications blamed on size, and what about mandatory weigh ins at visits
25:10 My mom criticized my body and put me on the scale, this feels like the hardest wound to heal, where do I start
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