There is something happening right now in the health and wellness space that is being framed as a breakthrough, a solution, almost a miracle and yet beneath that surface, there is a much more complex and, in many cases, concerning reality that we are not speaking about nearly enough, especially not in the context of mental health and eating disorder development. Let’s start by understanding what we’re actually talking about. GLP-1 medications, such as Ozempic, belong to a cl

No shit. No one does. That’s the thing. This sentence is often treated like a contradiction; something you’re supposed to resolve before you’re allowed to move forward. But it isn’t a moral problem or a mindset issue. It’s the sound of a brain and nervous system responding to prolonged threat. And we all experience it, even when we logically know we're suppressing our natural body weight. When restriction continues over time, the brain does not simply register “less food.” I