Overcoming Weight Stigma

Why Work with a Nutritionist When You’re on a GLP-1?

by Melanee Dahl, CNS, LDN, CD, CEDS | October 23, 2026 | Overcoming Weight Stigma, Weight Inclusive Care | 0 Comments

Right now, GLP-1 medications feel inescapable. We see them on every media outlet, hear about them in everyday conversations, and many people even feel pressured by their healthcare teams to take them. They are frequently advertised as the ultimate solution to all that...

Internalized Weight Stigma: When the World’s Judgment Becomes Our Own

by Melanee Dahl, CNS, LDN, CD, CEDS | December 12, 2025 | Overcoming Weight Stigma | 0 Comments

Let's talk about the wound beneath the surface. Internalized weight stigma is what happens when the messages we've heard our entire lives—from doctors, media, family, strangers—take root in our minds and become our voice. It's when the external shame becomes...

A Note to Healthcare Providers: Your Bias is Hurting Your Patients

by Melanee Dahl, CNS, LDN, CD, CEDS | December 5, 2025 | Overcoming Weight Stigma, Weight Inclusive Care | 0 Comments

If you're a healthcare provider, I'd like to speak with you for a moment. Not to accuse you. Not to shame you. But to help you see what so many of your fat patients can't say out loud. Because for them, walking into your clinic can feel more like walking into a...