102 – GLP-1s, hormones & the truth about weight gain with Rose Stokes

The Dr Louise Newson Podcast · Sep 17, 2026 · 33m

Rose Stokes, journalist and host of the Matter of Fat podcast, joins Dr Louise Newson to talk GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, the hormones behind weight gain and the shame around women's bodies.

Rose has lived with obesity on and off for thirty years and is currently taking GLP-1 medication herself, after months of exercise and calorie counting made no difference to her weight post-pregnancy. She and Louise talk candidly about what these drugs can and can't do, and why "easy" is the last word Rose would use to describe taking them.

Louise explains why women are so often told their weight is a food…