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Join Dr Shauna Watts’ "Now What?" List - https://shauna-watts-263a.mykajabi.com/what-nextAlmost every woman who sits down in Lareena Brown's room believes she has failed. She has done every diet there is, and somewhere along the way she decided the problem was her.Lareena Brown is a clinical psychologist and ANZAED-credentialed eating disorder clinician who works with women on their relationship with food, weight, movement and their bodies. In this conversation she and Dr Shauna Watts unpick what a broken relationship with food actually looks like day to day, why willpower was never the mechanism that failed, and what a weight-neutral approach means in practice.They also go where most conversations stop: GLP-1 medications, food noise, and the judgement women face for taking them.If you have spent decades believing you lack discipline, this episode offers a different explanation and one small, specific place to start.00:00 "People don't fail diets. Diets fail people."01:47 What a broken relationship with food looks like day to day03:10 Guilt, shame and a long history of yo-yo dieting05:28 Willpower is mental energy, not character06:41 The tyranny of "should", and perfectionism as a moving goalpost11:07 The midlife collision: hormones, kids, ageing parents, career13:17 When health advice becomes another full-time job14:04 A note from Dr Shauna14:41 What a non-diet, weight-neutral approach actually looks like17:01 "I don't like exercise" and why that is like saying you don't like colours20:01 Moving in a larger body: physical discomfort, self-consciousness, stigma24:18 Strangers, family, and the judgements people feel entitled to make26:43 Losing your hunger and fullness cues, and how to rebuild them29:56 The four hungers: stomach, heart, mouth and head32:26 Uncoupling health from weight: the markers that actually matter34:43 Skipping meals, drinking your calories, and the night-time overeat37:58 GLP-1 medications and a weight-neutral approach: can they coexist?40:54 Why a prescription is not a treatment plan43:35 Food noise, and the calm that descends when it stops46:54 "We're not giving people a shot of willpower"50:25 What the medication does not fix: emotions, eating patterns, trauma54:11 Is it ever too late? Neuroplasticity and an 80-year-old client55:33 Start with the easiest thing, not the hardest56:13 How to work with Lareena, and how to find the right clinician59:39 Dr Shauna's three takeaways Follow Dr Shauna and the podcast on social:Podcast Website: https://www.allaboutyoupod.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allaboutyou_withdrshaunawatts https://www.instagram.com/dr.shaunawattsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shauna-watts-a903a5247Resources mentioned:Why Weight Psychology: https://www.whyweightpsychology.com.auFinding a clinician who works at this intersection connect·ed, the ANZAED directory of credentialed eating disorder clinicians: https://connected.anzaed.org.auInsideOut Institute Treatment Services Database (search by postcode for psychologists, dietitians, GPs, programs and support groups): https://insideoutinstitute.org.au/treatment-servicesButterfly Foundation: https://butterfly.org.auDisclaimer: This podcast and any information, advice, opinions or statements within it do not constitute medical, health care or other professional advice. Information is provided for educational and entertainment purposes only.