Danielle and Rose discuss Serena Williams' recent partnership with the tele-health company Ro to promote GLP-1s, and the complicated implications and feelings that arose from that news.

They discuss one of the key mechanisms of GLP-1s -- allowing people to finally let go of their white-knuckle grip on the pursuit of thinness and dieting-- and how this push towards acceptance also seems to work in the pursuit of partnership and love.

On the topic of love and connection, Rose talks about Taylor Swift's recent engagement to Travis Kelce and reflects on her interest in Gaylor theories which focus on close reading of Taylor Swift's lyrics by a community of online swifties who connect over queer themes in her music.

Rose and Danielle discuss community and connection are the cornerstones of happiness, and imagine what life would be like if there was a GLP-1 for finding love, friendship, or community.

Relevant Links:

Good Morning I Love You: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Practices to Rewire your Brain for Calm, Clarity, and Joy by Shana Shapiro, Ph.D.

The Magic Pill: The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight Loss Drugs by Johann Hari

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Dr. Danielle Shelov and Dr. Rose Miller introduce themselves, talk a little about how they first met and why they decided to start a podcast together.

Danielle shares about trying to publish a book on eating disorders, and what it's like for people to recognize themselves in the cultural conversation about food noise and GLP-1 medications. Rose talks about her frustrations with weight stigma in eating disorder treatment, and how GLP-1s have changed her own experience of the "food noise pie chart." "The Giver," "Keeping up with the Kardashians" and the anti-diet GLP-1 subreddit all make guest appearances.

NYTimes Opinion: Why the Right is Obsessed with Thinness

Diabolical Lies: The Womanosphere Claims its Winning Young Women-- But Is It?

Antidiet GLP-1 Subreddit

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