476-Beyond GLP-1: Weight Stigma in the GLP-1 Era with Dr. Angela Meadows

The Ozempic era did not create weight stigma. A social psychologist explains what it actually revealed. Dr. Angela Meadows is a social psychologist, weight stigma researcher, and founder of the International Weight Stigma Conference. In this episode of It's Beyond The Food, she brings social identity theory directly to the GLP-1 moment — explaining the research behind why so many people are turning to these medications, what the clinical trial data most practitioners never saw actually says, how a new form of medicalized weight stigma is targeting people who refuse the drugs, and what it genuinely takes to build protection from weight stigma in this culture. What you'll learn: How social identity theory explains the psychological driver behind GLP-1 uptake Why body positivity was always fragile — and what the Ozempic era exposed What weight stigma is at the structural level, and why "be nice to fat people" does not fix it The buried clinical trial data showing GLP-1 did not help fat people, older people, women, or people of colour How medicalized weight stigma is evolving — and what refusing GLP-1 now costs fat patients in clinical settings Whether it is possible to not internalize weight stigma, and what intentional protection actually requires The origin story of the International Weight Stigma Conference and what 12 years of this work has built --- MENTIONED IN THE SHOW: Beyond GLP-1 Expert Podcast Series: https://program.stephaniedodier.com/b... International Weight Stigma Conference: https://weightstigmaconference.com/ GLP-1 Informed Consent Resource — Size Inclusive Medicine: https://sizeinclusivemedicine.org/wp-... Related episode — Beyond GLP-1 with Ragen Chastain: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/episo... Coach Corner Vault: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/coach... Non-Diet Client Assessment Tool: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/clien... Non-Diet Coaching Certification Waitlist: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/non-d... FREE RESOURCE: 💻 Access the Coach Corner Vault (50+ Mini Trainings) → https://www.stephaniedodier.com/coach... Guide: What To Say When Clients Want to Lose Weight 🚀 Get the exact words i use in real coaching sessions—when weight loss come up and i’m holding a weight-neutral stance. 👉 Get It Here: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/guide Assessment Tools: 📄 Non-Diet Client Assessment Tools Evaluate your client’s relationship with food, body image, and mindset using an evidence-based tool designed for weight-neutral, behavior-focused coaching. → https://www.stephaniedodier.com/clien... --- 🔔 TAKE ACTION & STAY CONNECTED! 👍 Subscribe for more episodes on non-diet coaching @stephaniedodier7194 👩‍💼 Work with Stephanie: https://www.stephaniedodier.com/work-... 📲 Follow Stephanie on Instagram:   / stephdodier   🌐 Visit the Website for More Resources: 🔗 https://www.stephaniedodier.com Connect with Stephanie on LinkedIn:   / stephaniedodier   --- Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction — Dr. Angela Meadows and the GLP-1 question 2:00 Social identity theory and why the Ozempic era exposed body positivity's fragility 8:00 How identity-level work protects self-worth in the GLP-1 era 10:00 What weight stigma actually is — structural devaluation, not interpersonal rudeness 15:00 "You can't love yourself out of oppression" 20:00 Angela's PhD origin story and accidentally founding the conference 23:00 Public health and GLP-1 — the NHS, buried data, and people injected by strangers 30:00 Medicalized weight stigma in the GLP-1 era 35:00 Stephanie's internalized weight stigma theory — and Angela's response 44:00 Is it possible to not internalize weight stigma? 47:00 Being stigmatized for losing weight "too easily" on GLP-1 49:00 The International Weight Stigma Conference story 57:00 Where weight stigma research and weight-neutral health are heading #WeightStigma #GLP1 #Ozempic #NonDietApproach #BeyondTheFood #WeightNeutralHealth #InternalizedWeightStigma #SocialIdentityTheory #HealthAtEverySize #AntiDietCulture