472-Body Positivity and Activism in the "Ozempic Era" with Virgie Tovar

GLP-1s did not just change medicine. They changed a movement.

Virgie Tovar is a weight stigma expert, activist, and journalist who has been watching this unfold from a perspective most voices in this conversation don't have. In this episode, she traces exactly what happened to body positivity and fat activism when Ozempic entered the room, and she does not soften the analysis.

In this episode:

The real difference between body positivity and fat activism, and why that distinction has never mattered more
How body autonomy became a political shield for choices that carry collective consequences
What "lab coat washing" means, and how GLP-1 marketing uses it to disguise a financial machine as a health intervention
Why GLP-1s work through starvation states, and what that does to desire, mood, and the capacity to resist
The intergenerational fallout Stephanie is already seeing coming in the next wave of clients

Mentioned in the show:

Beyond GLP-1 Expert Podcast Series: https://program.stephaniedodier.com/beyond-glp-1

Virgie Tovar's Substack: http://virgietovar.substack.com

Virgie Tovar's Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/virgietovar

Virgie Tovar's GLP-1 Truth Serum Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1t00VeiyyzD7ITDxjDzGnC

Coach Corner Vault: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/coach-corner/

Non-Diet Client Assessment Tool: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/clientassessment

Non-Diet Coaching Certification Waitlist: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/non-diet-coaching-certification/

Groundwork Waitlist: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/groundwork