The Midlife Feast
The Midlife Feast
Jenn Salib Huber RD ND
Body Image in Midlife and the GLP-1 Era with Dr. Charlotte Markey
36 minutes Posted Oct 12, 2026 at 9:00 am.
Cold Open Body Project Fatigue
Show Welcome And Promise
Why Weight Loss Feels Like Answer
What Body Image Really Means
GLP-1s And Fixing Yourself Myth
When Dissatisfaction Moves Targets
Marketing And Body Positivity Backslide
Informed Consent And Long-Term Reality
Questions To Ask Before Starting
Celebrities And Not Our Job
The Midlife Ingredient Better Acceptance
Next Steps And Farewell
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For most of my life, I believed that changing my body was the answer to how I felt in it. As a teenager, after my pregnancies, and again in perimenopause, I was sure that losing weight would finally let me stop thinking about my body. It didn't, and the research tells us I'm far from alone. Today I'm joined by Dr. Charlotte Markey, body image scientist and psychology professor at Rutgers University. We dig into what body image is, why weight loss so rarely delivers the comfort it promises, a...