208. When Medication Changes Your Weight: How to Handle Unwanted Weight Gain and Body Image Struggles Without Guilt with Erin Kerry

What do you do when your body changes because of medication—and the guilt, grief, and body image thoughts won’t quiet down?

Maybe you started a medication to support your mental or physical health, and your body responded in ways you didn’t expect. Now you’re caught in an exhausting tension: wanting to honor your health while grieving the body you used to recognize. You’re trying to trust God with this process, but the shame, fear, and second-guessing around your body keep creeping in.

In today’s episode, I’m joined by Erin Kerry for a deeply honest conversation about what it’s like when your body feels like it has betrayed you. We explore the emotional, physical, and spiritual layers of unwanted weight changes, medication side effects, and body image struggles—without rushing to fixes or minimizing the grief that can come with healing.

A few things you can expect to hear in this episode include…

💭 What’s really happening beneath the surface when body image spirals after medication changes

🧠 Why your nervous system plays a bigger role in body trust than you may realize

🙏 How faith can make space for grief, emotions, and healing—without shame

🌱 A gentler way to think about nourishment when control feels safer than trust

🤍 Why feeling disconnected from your body doesn’t mean you’re failing at food freedom

Resources mentioned:

> Order Erin’s book, Live Beyond Your Label.

> Subscribe to my personal newsletter, The Full Plate Press.

> Get immediate access to The Joy-Filled Eater Course for the proven process that’s helped dozens upon dozens of women achieving lasting food freedom and better body image.

> Join our FREE Facebook community, Food Freedom & Body Image Support for Christian Women, to ask your questions about cultivating a joy-filled relationship with food, your body, & Jesus.

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*Reminder - Podcast content is not meant to be taken as professional nutrition or medical advice, or to replace counseling with a licensed therapist. Please consult with your own treatment team.