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ICYMI | Is #BodyPositivity Over?

ICYMI | Is #BodyPositivity Over?

Update: 2025-09-13
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On today’s episode, hosts Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay are joined by writer Virgie Tovar, whose latest podcast, GLP-1 Truth Serum, explores the predatory nature of GLP-1 marketing, and companies’ attempts to target plus-size creators. But #BodyPositivity was getting backlash long before these new weight loss drugs became trendy, and now social media has gone from a safe space to a minefield. Is #BodyPositivity really gone for good? 


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This podcast is produced by Daisy Rosario, Vic Whitley-Berry, Candice Lim, and Kate Lindsay.

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ICYMI | Is #BodyPositivity Over?

ICYMI | Is #BodyPositivity Over?

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