475-Beyond GLP-1: Body Image Healing & Eating Disorder In The Era Of GLP-1 With Marci Evans

GLP-1 medications are being prescribed with no eating disorder screening and no monitoring. What could go wrong? According to eating disorder specialist and registered dietitian Marci Evans, quite a lot.

Marci has spent her career at the intersection of body image and eating disorder care. In this conversation, she shares what she is actually seeing in her clinical practice and why it frightens her.

What you will learn in this episode:

Why weight loss does not reliably improve body image, even for people who want it
How GLP-1 medications can fuel and accelerate existing eating disorder behaviors
Why there is almost no research on GLP-1 and body image, and what that tells us
What the absence of screening and monitoring means for eating disorder risk
How weight-neutral practitioners can hold space for clients on GLP-1 without abandoning their clinical ethics

Mentioned in the show:

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

Marci Evans Newsletter on her website: https://marcird.com/

Marci Evans on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marcird/

Research — GLP-1 and body image: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40267815/

Research — GLP-1 and binge eating disorder: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11156433/

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