BariAftercare: The Podcast

Nov 20 2024 203 ep. 46 mins 19
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Welcome to BariAftercare: The Podcast, where weight loss surgery patients learn healthy coping skills for dealing with the emotional and psychological issues related to living an amazing post-op life. Learn to avoid regain and how to lose post-op regain! Hosted by Dr. Connie Stapleton, a licensed psychologist with many years of experience sharing practical skills for improving your post-op relationships: with food, with other people and most importantly, the relationship you have with yourself! Be sure to check out the entire BariAftercare program for successful post-op living at www.bariaftercare.com.

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Episode 203: GLP’s for Weight Loss. The Be All and End All?

Nov 20 2024 63 mins  
GLP’s have taken the world by storm and are being used for weight loss by people who medically qualify for them and by people who well… found a way to get them, whether they formally “qualify” for them or not. Weight loss methods date back … probably as far as time… In this episode, I highlight some of the more popular ways people have used to lose weight over the past

Episode 202: Romantic Relationships and Dating after Significant Weight Loss

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Episode 201: Developmental Stages of Life and Your Relationship with Food

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Episode 200: The 10 Principles of Intuitive Eating: A Detailed Description, Part 2

Oct 30 2024 74 mins  
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Episode 199: The 10 Principles of Intuitive Eating: A Detailed Description, Part 1

Oct 23 2024 69 mins  
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Oct 16 2024 69 mins  
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Episode 197: Fertility, PCOS and YOUR Bariatric Journey

Oct 09 2024 74 mins  
Did you know that approximately 20% of women suffer with PCOS, or polycystic ovarian syndrome? It affects women of all sizes and shapes and races. For those who also suffer from obesity, having PCOS makes it very difficult to lose weight without intervention. Fertility can also be affected by PCOS and obesity. In this episode, Kate Fuss, an extraordinarily talented PA in the field

Episode 196: A Big Word That’ll Bring You Big Results — INDIVIDUATION

Oct 01 2024 71 mins  
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