Breaking the Shame Cycle Around Weight and Health with Dr. Laurie DeMattia

For decades, women have been told that weight is a willpower problem — that if they just tried harder, ate less, or exercised more, everything would change. But what if that narrative was never true to begin with?In this powerful and deeply validating conversation, Priya sits down with Dr. Laurie DeMattia, an obesity medicine and family medicine physician with over 20 years of experience helping women understand their bodies without shame or self-blame. Drawing from both her clinical expertise and her own lived experience with binge eating disorder and weight stigma, Dr. DeMattia dismantles the myth that willpower is the answer — and explains why physiology, hormones, trauma, and life stage all play a role.Together, they explore the hidden impact of childhood dieting, the guilt-shame cycle that keeps women stuck, the intense pressure around thinness, and what really happens during perimenopause when the body suddenly stops responding the way it used to. Dr. DeMattia also introduces her CHEF Framework — a compassionate, science-based way to understand cravings, hunger, energy, and fullness without judgment.Connect with Dr. DeMattiahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/laure-demattia-do-72a44713/Navigating Obesity with Dr. D