The Plus SideZ: A GLP-1 Guide to Metabolic Health

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This isn’t medical advice — always talk to your doctor before making any health decisions.
We sit down with Michael Donnelly-Boylen, a leading advocate in the GLP-1 community known as Mike on a Mission, and his husband, a psychiatrist who became certified in obesity medicine. We explore how GLP-1 treatment influenced their relationship, how they grew together, and how advocacy shaped their shared journey, highlighting the ripple effect of health, understanding, and purpose.
Community Guest Mike 
Instgram: mike.on.a.mission2
TikTok:  mike.onamission2
SubStack: https://mikeonamission2.substack.com/
Professional Guest Kevin Donnelly-Boylen, MD 
is a board-certified psychiatrist and obesity medicine physician who combines clinical expertise with lived experience as a patient living with obesity. He is married to Mike Donnelly-Boylen, an obesity care advocate, known on TikTok as Mike on a Mission.
Dr. Donnelly-Boylen earned his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 2012. He completed his psychiatry residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital program in 2016, followed by a fellowship in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in 2017.
He has worked in emergency psychiatry and consultation-liaison psychiatry at a safety-net city hospital and currently practices public psychiatry at a state hospital. After witnessing the high rates of co-occurring psychiatric and metabolic illness among his patients, he pursued additional training in obesity medicine and became board-certified in 2025. He now integrates psychiatry and obesity medicine to improve quality of life and long-term health for patients with serious mental illness.
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In an industry that rarely shifts quickly—especially for those with obesity, facing stigma and barriers—so much has changed in just three years. How did we see GLP-1 prices drop, and how did we break stigma? We did it together—through community, social media, and podcasts. This episode is my piece of that story. The GLP-1 Holistic Podcast invited me to share how my personal journey evolved into leading a movement. If you’ve ever wondered how we got here—this is how.

Holistic GLP-1 Podcast Links:

Apple Podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-holistic-glp-1-podcast-with-elizabeth-mcgann/id1502491952

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/1zUjNm1hGwV4gYR7utRBiN

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https://youtu.be/Nx180HxdT28
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#zepbound #wegovy #ObesityCare #PatientAdvocate #GLP1Community #RealGLP1Stories
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This isn’t medical advice — always talk to your doctor before making any health decisions
What happens after weight loss, when biology pushes back and maintenance becomes the hardest part?
In this episode of The Plus SideZ Podcast, we explore weight loss maintenance on GLP-1s through the lived experience of Ro patient and fitness instructor CeCe, who lost over 100 pounds through diet and exercise before turning to a GLP-1 to help sustain her progress. CeCe shares what it’s like navigating hunger, identity, and bias in the fitness industry while living in a changing body, and why weight maintenance often requires more than willpower alone.
Ro Chief Medical Officer Dr. Melynda Barnes joins the conversation to ground CeCe’s experience in science, explaining obesity as a chronic metabolic disease, how GLP-1 medications support long-term weight maintenance, and why movement and nutrition matter regardless of body size. Together, they unpack the impact of weight stigma in healthcare and fitness spaces, and what compassionate, evidence-based obesity care should actually look like.
This episode is for anyone questioning why keeping weight off is so difficult, feeling judged for their body while prioritizing health, or seeking a clearer, stigma-free understanding of GLP-1s and long-term care.
Community Guest:
CeCe’s - Socials https://www.instagram.com/ceceolisa/?hl=en 
Professional Guest:
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Melynda Barnes
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melyndabarnes/
Bio - https://ro.co/weight-loss/dr-melynda-barnes/ 
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This is a live, so it's scrappy, but the sound should be good! :) 
We are joined by our GLP-1 social media news correspondents, Maria Rising and Sabina Hemmi from GLP Winner, to get the latest updates on GLP-1, from the big pharma lawsuits to the states trying to reduce access or ban compound GLP-1.

Washington HB 2613  (going to committee on Jan 30th - you can sign up to  testify or submit written testimony)
Mississippi SB 2544:

Other bills I mentioned:
Indiana SB 282:
Florida SB 877, HB 860
Virginia HB 917

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This isn’t medical advice — always talk to your doctor before making any health decisions.
“What do I eat in a day?” is one of the most common and most searched questions people ask when starting a GLP-1. In this episode, we’re joined by Ana Reisdorf, MS, RD, registered dietitian and host of the GLP1 Hub Podcast, to explore how nutrition support fits into GLP-1 treatment in the real world. We talk through Ana’s lived experience with weight, the difference between dietitians and nutritionists, and why many patients are left without practical guidance once a prescription is written.
The conversation focuses on the growing gap between physician time constraints and patient needs, and how dietitians who understand and support GLP-1s are uniquely positioned to bridge it. We break down macros in accessible terms, discuss nutritional balance beyond protein, and examine how resting metabolic rate, sleep, appetite regulation, and tracking all influence daily intake, especially for those with a history of food or body trauma. This episode highlights why GLP-1-informed dietitians may play a central role in the future of sustainable, patient-centered obesity care.
Professional/Community  Guest:
Ana Reisdorf MS, RD
GLP1 Hub Podcast 
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