About this episode
Send a text**Interview starts at 5:41Everyone saw the before-and-after pictures. What they didn’t see was the mental unraveling behind them.In this raw and powerful first episode of our multi-part series, Noelle Dawson (@transforming_noelle) opens up about the moments that led her to post her first weight loss photo on Instagram, how she became an influencer (even though she doesn't like this term), and what happened when the comments and likes started to feel empty.She lost over 260 pounds—but she was still carrying the weight mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.In this episode we talk about:Why she started sharing her journey onlineHer childhood as an athlete and the pressure that came with itHer father’s addiction to alcohol and heroinThe first time she gained weightHow validation became a drugThe surgery that changed her body, but not her mindAnd the moment she realized she still felt like 400 lbs on the insideThis is not just about weight loss.This is about identity.It’s about trauma, truth-telling, and choosing yourself.This is Part 1 of a multi-part series.In upcoming episodes, Noelle and I go deeper into mental health, shame, betrayal, an affair, and the rebuilding of self that no one saw coming.Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss the next episodes.For more about Noelle: instagram.com/transforming_noelleWatch the Youtube video here: https://youtu.be/vusWQV21FWA?si=brgNy9547VGIG7KSSupport the show
