In this episode, Alana unpacks the truth behind the GLP-1 craze and the emotional side effects no one’s talking about. While these medications can silence food noise and deliver rapid weight loss, Alana explores the deeper cost: the gradual loss of aliveness, joy, and emotional connection.
She reveals how the same hormones that regulate appetite also regulate dopamine, motivation, and pleasure and why numbing one means dulling the other. This isn’t about guilt or shame. It’s about awareness about remembering that peace isn’t the absence of hunger, it’s safety in feeling it.
Alana also shares practices to help women reconnect with their appetite, their body’s signals, and their full emotional range, without losing the results they desire.
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Takeaways
GLP-1s can silence cravings, but they can also mute joy.
Appetite isn’t just about food; it’s your life force.
When you suppress emotion, you suppress desire, creativity, and vitality.
True peace isn’t numbness, it’s the nervous system feeling safe to want.
You can be thin and still feel everything.
Healing your relationship with food means welcoming sensation, not avoiding it.
Chapters
0:00 Introduction to Emotional Eating Unwrapped
00:38 The Real Reason Behind GLP-1 Usage
01:57 The Hidden Costs of GLP-1s
03:13 The Illusion of Calm and the Reality of Numbness
04:41 The Appeal and Downside of Silence
18:10 Reconnecting with Sensation and Desire
23:23 The Path to True Freedom and Peace
24:18 Conclusion and Call to Action