If you've been hearing about GLP-1 medications and wondering whether they might help you—but you feel nervous, skeptical, or unsure—this episode is a powerful place to begin. In this deeply personal conversation, Elizabeth sits down with GLP-1 advocate and content creator Rachael Gullette, who has lost more than 160 pounds on a GLP-1 medication. Rachael shares what life felt like before treatment, how food noise ruled her inner world, and how discovering that obesity is a disease—not a character flaw—changed everything. This is a raw, hopeful, eye-opening episode about food noise, binge eating, ADHD, shame, stigma, infertility, inflammation, and the kind of freedom that feels almost impossible until you experience it for yourself. *** SHOW NOTES [ 00:00 ] Introduction: A Different Kind of GLP-1 Story [ 03:00 ] "Everything Felt Heavy" [ 06:00 ] When Food Became Comfort, Dopamine, and Survival [ 09:00 ] Dieting Young, Without Understanding Why [ 12:00 ] The Discovery That Changed Everything: Obesity Is a Disease [ 15:00 ] Food Noise: What It Really Feels Like [ 15:00 ] "Someone Flipped a Switch" [ 21:00 ] ADHD, Binge Eating, and the Addiction Connection [ 24:00 ] The Early GLP-1 Community and the Stigma They Faced [ 27:00 ] TikTok Bans, Censorship, and Speaking Up Anyway [ 30:00 ] Obesity, Addiction, and Food Noise Exist on a Spectrum [ 33:00 ] A Hyper-Responder to GLP-1s [ 36:00 ] 160 Pounds Lost… and a Miracle Pregnancy [ 39:00 ] "It Is Not Your Fault" [ 42:00 ] Oprah, Public Stigma, and Why the Conversation Is Changing *** Get Connected with Elizabeth McGann: Coaching Website: http://www.ElizabethMcGann.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/elizabethmcgann Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethMcGannWellness LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmcgann X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ElizabethMcGann *** Learn more about Rachael Gullette Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovenestconversation/?hl=en Linktree: https://linktr.ee/lovenestconversation

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