The Identity Shift Nobody Prepares You For On GLP-1

Weight loss changes more than your body. It can change how you see yourself, how others treat you, and even your sense of identity. In this video, you'll learn why this transition can feel surprisingly emotional and how to navigate it with self-compassion.

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The identity shift on GLP-1 medications that no one's preparing us for, Often when we have massive physical transformation. We don't know how to update the inside of us. The outside's changing. That the inside doesn't catch up as quick. And for some of us, We might start to feel unsure about who we are. I want to talk about that. A lot of who we are is organized around our body. How do we know this? If anybody who is listening to this has ever broken their leg or had to be on crutches or gotten a cast, You know how quickly that can change your day-to-day life. It's hard to take a shower. Sometimes it's hard to brush your hair. Our identity in our body really becomes second nature until something happens to change it. And when we're on a GLP-1 medication, A lot of us undergo a pretty rapid shift in our physical body. And it takes time for the internal body to catch up with it. And for so many of us, For so many years. The number on the scale was the indicator of our value or how hard we were working or not working. And when we go through a huge transformative process, Like being on a GLP-1 medication, We lose our bearings. If you're feeling a little disoriented on a GLP-1 medication, About who you are, What your new normal is, Just take a moment to pause and approach your new identity shift that is still probably ongoing with curiosity and openness and compassion. If you're feeling a little disoriented, See if you can lean in to the feeling of disorientation. And saying to yourself, Disorientation is not a problem. It's just me getting used to a new space. And then notice what happens when you do that.