Register for the WHERE TO START WITH BODY IMAGE & ADULT KIDS IN A GLP-1 TSUNAMI? masterclass here:

https://emmawright.co.nz/where-to-start/

Worried about your young adult daughter and the weight loss drugs — but don't know what to say? This free masterclass will help you have the conversation without pushing her away.

In this class you'll learn:

• How body image is formed — and why that helps in their decision-making process
• What they are trying to get by going on the drugs - a question they may never have been asked
• Three ways to talk to your adult daughter about bodies that create connection, not defensiveness

This class is for you if:

• Your daughter (18–30) is talking about GLP-1s — Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro — and you're worried
• You've done your own work around diet culture and don't want her to go through what you went through
• You want to say something, but you don't want to make it worse

Friday 17 July | 12 noon | Live and free

[Register here: emmawright.co.nz/where-to-start]

Why do so many smart, capable women feel like failures when it comes to money? In this episode, I talk with therapist and Hi Money co-author Rachel Davies about the hidden beliefs, shame, and socialisation that shape how women relate to money — and how the patterns are almost identical to diet culture.

Rachel Davies is a therapist, and co-author of *Money Money Money* with Angela Meyer. After realising at 49 that she had no KiwiSaver despite years of "knowing better," Rachel discovered that the missing piece wasn't more financial knowledge — it was understanding what was driving her behaviour with money in the first place.

In this conversation, Rachel and I explore:

- Why women are statistically more likely to retire into poverty, and the invisible "death by a thousand cuts" that causes it

- How the patriarchy isn't "men" — it's a system, and why that distinction matters for how women relate to both money and their bodies

- The belief that money (or thinness) will arrive in the future and finally make everything okay — and how to come back to the present instead

- Why "you have to work hard for money" is a lie that keeps women stuck in shame

- The role trauma and nervous system regulation play in our ability to manage money, food, and self-worth

- Why shame and silence are the tools that keep both diet culture and money culture in place — and what happens when women start talking about it

If you've ever felt like everyone else got the "how to handle money" manual and you somehow missed it, this episode is for you.

Connect with Rachel Davies:

Hi Money: https://himoney.co/

Book - Money Money Money: https://www.paperplus.co.nz/shop/books/money-money-money-1488946

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hihi_money/

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Weight loss drugs are everywhere right now — in ads, in conversations, even being trialled on children as young as six. So what does that mean for how we talk to our kids about food, bodies, and weight?

In this episode I'm joined by Oona Hanson, parent coach and educator based in Los Angeles, who helps families raise kids with a healthy relationship to food, exercise, and their bodies — including families navigating eating disorder recovery.

We talk about:

— What parents actually need to know about how accessible these medications are becoming for kids and teens

— The difference between having a hard day with body image and something that needs professional support — and the signs Oona watches for as a coach

— Why representation matters more than ever, as larger-bodied public figures disappear from our screens — and what this means for kids whose bodies are supposed to be growing, not shrinking

— How to talk to teenagers about diet culture and weight loss drugs without lecturing — including practical scripts for opening these conversations in the car, doing the dishes, or on the couch

— Why "they look healthy" is one of the most dangerous things we can say, and how this kept Emma's own eating disorder hidden for years

— How to advocate for your child at the doctor when you're worried about weight stigma — and the questions to ask your GP ahead of time

— Why Oona believes "we can't just talk about it, we need to be about it" when it comes to modelling body image for our kids

— And why there's real reason for hope, even in a culture saturated with weight loss messaging

This episode follows on from Emma's earlier conversation with Louise Adams on the marketing of weight loss drugs — if you haven't listened to that one yet, it's worth going back to.

Find Oona Hanson: https://www.oonahanson.com/

Substack (Parenting Without Diet Culture): https://oonahanson.substack.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oona_hanson/

Mentioned in this episode:

Dr. Lauren Hartman's book, Freeing Children and Young Adults from Shame, Scales, and Stigma: https://www.amazon.com/Freeing-Children-Adults-Scales-Stigma/dp/1041141009

Eating Disorder Association of New Zealand (EDANZ): https://www.ed.org.nz/

Louise Adams episode on weight loss drug marketing: https://open.spotify.com/episode/46YpLnCFUttZgbOIfq3F8s?si=j5OaiN1lRS-QcdzdMxrerQ

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