Episode Details

Epi 194

About This Episode:

Today, the OSLP ladies are joined by Ashlyn Douglass-Barnes, LCSW — a bariatric therapist who’s also a bariatric patient herself (RNY, 10+ years post-op!). 🎙️

Ashlyn brings powerful perspective from both sides of the bariatric journey — sharing therapeutic tools, GLP-1 hormone therapy insights, and lived experience to help patients understand the mental & emotional side of long-term success after surgery. 🧠💖

🧠 What We Discuss:

🧬 GLP-1 hormone therapy for weight maintenance

🍞 Why eating carbs isn’t “bad” — it’s about mindset

🧠 Trauma, behavioral changes & transfer addictions (like alcohol)

⚠️ What patients often misunderstand pre-op

🧍‍♀️ When family support changes after surgery — and how to cope

🛠️ Tools for long-term mental health after bariatric surgery

📚 Helping other therapists learn bariatric-focused care

This one’s packed with healing energy, truth bombs 💣, and support strategies to help you on your journey — whether you're pre-op, post-op, or a professional in the space.

👩‍⚕️ About Ashlyn Douglass-Barnes, LCSW:

🔗 Practice: Advance Bariatric Counseling

📸 Instagram:

@ashlynchange4life2012

(personal)

@advancebariatriccounseling

(therapy)

@learnbariatricassessments

(therapist training course)

💌 Stay Connected:

🌐 Website & Email List: www.oursleevedlifepodcast.com

📸 Instagram: @oursleevedlifepodcast

💖 Support: www.patreon.com/OSLP

– Join the Badass Benchies!

🗓️ OSLP East Coast Tour:

📍 Feb. 11 – Orlando, FL

📍 Feb. 18 – Philadelphia, PA (SOLD OUT)

📍 Feb. 25 – Brooklyn, NY

🛍️ Our Favorite Bariatric Brands:

🧡 ProCare Now— Code: OSLP

💪 Devotion Nutrition — Code: OSLP5

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