One Body to Love with Dr. Meredith MacKenzie
One Body to Love with Dr. Meredith MacKenzie is a space for honest, unfiltered conversations about food relationships, body image, and the emotional journey to self-acceptance. Hosted by binge eating therapist and intuitive eating coach Dr. Meredith MacKenzie, this podcast dives deep into what it really takes to break free from the cycles of bingeing, restricting and food guilt, in order to finally feel at home in your body. With warmth, insight, and lived experience, this show offers connection and guided support for women who are tired of chasing perfection and ready to reconnect with themselves in a more meaningful way, free from outside pressures.
Each week through solo episodes, guest interviews, and real-life coaching conversations, listeners are invited into real, grounded conversations. Ranging from topics of intuitive eating and binge eating recovery, to reclaiming your body, joyful movement, and navigating life in a culture obsessed with size. If you’ve ever whispered, “I don’t know what else to try,” One Body to Love will offer a new perspective, one rooted in compassion, curiosity, and sustainable change. Whether you’re in the thick of it or slowly finding your way forward, this is your reminder that healing is possible and you don’t have to do it alone.
One Body to Love with Dr. Meredith MacKenzie
The Pressure of Perfection: A Compassionate Look at Ozempic and Body Image
This week on One Body to Love, I’m diving into one of the most loaded and personal conversations I’ve had on this podcast yet. Everywhere we turn, GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy are being framed as the latest fix for weight loss. I’m not here to tell you what’s right or wrong. I’m here to bring the full story, the science, the lived experiences from my private practice, and the emotional realities we’re not talking about. This isn’t just about medications, it’s about the quiet ways disordered eating is becoming medicalized, normalized, and even celebrated. If you’ve felt confused, hopeful, ashamed, or curious about GLP-1 medications, this episode might be just what you need to hear. Let’s hold space for all the nuances together.
In this episode, you will hear:
- 07:18 - How these medications work in the body and what they were actually designed to do
- 14:49 - What we’re not being told: the psychological, hormonal, and digestive impact of GLP-1s
- 17:42 - The rise of targeted marketing: how ads exploit women’s insecurities, focusing on age, gender, and motherhood
- 23:54 – Influencer culture, thinness worship, and the return of disordered ideals
- 33:27 - How GLP-1s might inadvertently promote disordered behaviors by legitimizing things like skipping meals or suppressing hunger
- 36:20 - Grieving the cultural shift towards uniform body ideals and the implications it has on body acceptance and diversity
- 41:39 - Why people feel compelled to take these medications, especially for emotional relief from body shame
If today’s episode spoke to you, I’d love to hear your reflections. Come find me on Instagram, share what resonated with you or just say hi! Whether you're navigating the complexities of body image, considering GLP-1 medications, or simply trying to find your way back to peace with food, remember: your body doesn’t need to fit anyone else’s idea of perfection. If you’re ready to break free from the cycle of body shame and reclaim peace with food, my One Body to Love program is here to support you every step of the way. Until next time, be gentle with yourself. You deserve a life of peace, freedom, and acceptance with food and your body!
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