Joanne Pollicella returns to the podcast a year (to the day) after her first appearance. The last time we spoke, I was 155 lbs heavier than I am today. She has happily maintained her weight  and continues to be a total Cross Fit and Marathon Beast, but while the scale may not have moved, the last 365 days have changed her in many ways. Listen to her last appearance (Season 1, Episode 4) <a href='https://tinyurl.com/y34mltpp'>https://tinyurl.com/y34mltpp</a> Be sure to visit <a href='http://store.bariatricpal.com/'>store.bariatricpal.com</a> and sign up for the Box of the Month Club! The code &quot;LighterSideBox&quot; will get you 50% off your first Box!<a rel="payment" href="http://patreon.com/lightersidepodcast">Support the show</a> (http://patreon.com/lightersidepodcast)

Jenny

It started as a weight loss podcast, which quickly became a mental health podcast, which somehow became a pandemic podcast.  Jay, your host  (anxiety/depression/OCD/childhood trauma/family addiction)  lost 185 lbs after having bariatric surgery.  Guests have ranged from actor Ken Marino to a woman you have never heard of who lost 250 lbs, to a recovering addict, to essential workers during COVID-19. In 2020, the show became daily and ran for 100 episodes in 100 days. The culmination of everything The Lighter Side strove to be, Jay created an oral history of the pandemic, as told through the voices of the people who lived through it. There's something for everyone on the Lighter Side.