Obesity is a chronic, progressive disease, and you are worthy of care.

You think you are because of fancy marketing about “blockbuster weight loss drugs” or doctors telling you forever that weight is the problem. But what is real and true is that weight is a symptom of the disease.

Four years ago, I got a script with very little guidance, so I went looking for answers on TikTok. I found doctors there explaining that obesity is a disease and how GLP-1s work, and patients and doctors were building a community together. I've learned so much on this journey and from interviewing experts for the past three years, but the biggest thing I've learned is that obesity is a chronic, progressive disease, and it isn't our fault. Doctors say 40–70% of our weight is predetermined by genetics, and there is very little we can control without medical intervention. What we can influence is our nutrition, movement and stress management. Everything else is someone else's job.

Going on this journey alone is really difficult, so community is at the heart of all the ways I try to fill the gaps in care we just aren't getting. The podcast provides education and advocacy. I host intimate support groups that aren't broadcast live on TikTok and offer one-on-one support with me when you want that extra layer of privacy. And I've learned there's a better way to get more of what we need: The Butter Way and the CozyButter Community.

This is not another weight loss journey. It's the next step toward being the healthiest you that you can be. I can help.