Can you work toward body acceptance while considering a GLP-1 medication? In this unscripted collaboration, body image coaches Kristina Bruce of Unlearning Beautiful and Stefanie Michele of Full But Not Finished talk about what happens when you have spent years stepping away from dieting while the culture around you appears to be moving toward weight loss again.
We discuss the pressure on both sides of the GLP-1 conversation, the limits of turning dieting or anti-diet thinking into a fixed belief system, and why body trust cannot be reduced to one universally correct decision.
The conversation moves beneath the choice itself into the life, body, identity, or future we may still be attached to—and the difficulty of knowing what self-care means after years of confusing it with self-control.
Choosing relief does not necessarily mean abandoning yourself, and choosing not to pursue weight loss does not automatically make you freer. The work is learning to recognize what is true inside your own life without turning today's decision into another rule you must follow tomorrow.
This conversation is educational and is not medical advice.
Decisions about GLP-1 medications should be made with a qualified medical professional who understands your individual health history, including any history of disordered eating or eating disorders.
ABOUT KRISTINA BRUCE
Kristina Bruce is a body image coach and the founder of Unlearning Beautiful. She helps people stop obsessing about their bodies and develop greater peace, trust, and freedom.
Free Guide to Body Peace
https://www.kristinabruce.com/guide
1:1 Body Peace Coaching
https://www.kristinabruce.com/private-coaching
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/kristinabrucecoach
ABOUT STEFANIE MICHELE
Stefanie Michele is a certified coach and somatic practitioner who helps people understand the psychological, emotional, and nervous-system patterns underneath binge eating, food control, body image anxiety, and feeling trapped in the relationship with their bodies.
1:1 Coaching with Stefanie
https://www.iamstefaniemichele.com/coaching
Full But Not Finished on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/@iamstefaniemichele
Website
https://www.iamstefaniemichele.com
Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/iamstefaniemichele
