What happens when your anti-diet values collide with the realities of a weight-obsessed medical system?

In today’s solo episode, I respond to a deeply vulnerable listener story about being required to undergo weight monitoring during pregnancy as a gestational surrogate—after more than a decade of avoiding the scale as part of her healing from disordered eating.

I unpack the emotional toll of being reduced to a number, the grief of not having full autonomy in medical spaces, and how weight stigma is baked into the system.

I explore:

• Why mandatory weigh-ins can be so activating, even years into healing
• How to move from “knowing” your worth isn’t tied to weight to feeling it in your bones
• Reflective tools to challenge internalized beliefs 
• Practical strategies for protecting your peace during weigh-ins

This episode is full of validation, support, and reminders that you are not the problem—the system is.

Whether you’ve experienced this exact situation or just felt the pain of weight stigma in healthcare, this episode is for you.

Resources Mentioned:

• Bri Campo's episode 
• Nicola Smith of fat positive fertility episode

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