Ep. 32 Unscripted with Kristina & Stefanie #2: GLP-1s, Body Acceptance, and Choosing Our Path

Can you work toward body acceptance while considering a GLP-1 medication? What happens when you've spent years healing your relationship with food and your body, only to watch the world around you embrace weight loss again? In this second edition of **Unscripted with Kristina & Stefanie**, body image coaches Kristina Bruce of *Unlearning Beautiful* and Stefanie Michele of *Full But Not Finished* sit down with no notes, no agenda, and no script to explore one of the biggest conversations happening in the body image space today. Together, they discuss GLP-1 medications, body acceptance, intuitive eating, anti-diet thinking, weight loss, body image anxiety, and the fear of making the "wrong" choice. For people who have spent years trying to heal their relationship with food and their bodies, the decision isn't always simple. When people around you appear to be shrinking, does choosing not to pursue weight loss still feel aligned? Or does it begin to feel as though you may be turning away from an easier path? Kristina and Stefanie explore the pressure that exists on both sides of the GLP-1 conversation. They discuss what happens when dieting—or even anti-diet thinking—becomes a fixed belief system, why body trust can't be reduced to one universally correct decision, and how confusing self-care can become after years of equating it with self-control. They also explore what sits beneath the decision: our attachment to the body, identity, or future we imagined for ourselves, and what happens when certainty can no longer tell us which direction to take. Whether you're considering a GLP-1 medication, questioning your relationship with your body, or simply trying to find your own way through the noise, this conversation offers space for curiosity rather than certainty. Kristina and Stefanie both offer individualized coaching for people who feel consumed by body image, food, weight, control, or the pressure to make the "right" decision about their bodies. WORK WITH KRISTINA **1:1 Body Peace Coaching** Personalized support to help you stop obsessing about your body and feel more peace, trust, and freedom. https://www.kristinabruce.com/private-coaching **Free Guide to Body Peace** https://www.kristinabruce.com/guide **Instagram:** https://www.instagram.com/kristinabrucecoach **WORK WITH STEFANIE** **1:1 Coaching with Stefanie** Personalized support for binge eating, food restriction, body image, nervous-system regulation, and the patterns that keep you swinging between control and rebellion. 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/ *This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical or mental health advice.*