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Setting boundaries takes strength, resilience, and courage. It can often feel like a daunting task when you may have been a people pleaser in the past. You have made a commitment to yourself when you chose to have bariatric surgery and part of that is making health and wellness a priority, which means making YOURSELF a priority for possibly the first time in your life. We will discuss what is in and out of your control and how to identify when a boundary needs to be set. Join us to navigate real life scenarios that are applicable to your new lifestyle as we reveal helpful phrases to communicate limits with others and how to stay true to yourself in the event a boundary is crossed. Part of setting healthy boundaries may entail engaging a new support team as you embark on this new lifestyle. Maybe you're experiencing less support from friends and family than you expected. What can be done in these situations to maintain those relationships but still ensure your health and wellbeing is your priority BIO: Lauren Kosman, ReShapeCare® Program Specialist Lauren is an experienced professional in the health and wellness field having worked as a Health Coach and Health Educator. She has coached clients focused on improving chronic conditions, preventative lifestyle factors and overall lifestyle modifications to support holistic health and a balanced way of life. She has a bachelor's degree in health & human physiology from the University of Iowa and is a Certified Personal Trainer with a specialized certificate in Nutrition. She joined ReShapeCare® in 2021 and has been instrumental in helping to grow our program to further support members in their desire to achieve health and wellbeing from a holistic point of view. Lauren enjoys working with our bariatric patients here at ReShape Lifesciences and find it to be especially rewarding and enjoys getting to know each member personally while helping them learn how to utilize our program and platform prior to being paired with their board certified health coach as ReShapeCare's Program Specialist. The transformations she has seen are nothing short of amazing and life changing and often the nonscale victories are the greatest highlight – such as members being able to actively engage in their favorite activities with their family, feeling confident in their own skin, and practicing self-love and selfcare by making their well-being a priority for possibly the first time. Lauren finds this extremely motivating and a good reminder behind the ‘why' of working in the wellness industry. It's all about connection, growth, and extending support and guidance so members can live their best life and become their own best coach. Lauren resides in California and enjoys traveling and getting outdoors to hike. BIO: Heather Mackie, MS, RDN, LD, ReShapeCare® Senior Director Heather is a bariatric registered dietitian nutritionist who has helped support patients in the weight loss, health and wellness industry for 17+ years. She currently enjoys her role as Senior Director at ReShape Lifesciences where she is the co-creater and currently oversees the virtual health and wellness program. ReShapeCare®, to support those looking to improve their health in a holistic approach that can be collaborative to the support that is received from the bariatric surgeon's program. Her passion is helping individuals learn to be their own advocate and supporting them along their journey to health and wellness. She has done this through her previous positions in the bariatric supplement industry helping patients to prevent nutrition deficiencies, the pre-op cardiac clearance space allowing patients to get to surgery safer and faster, co-authoring and co-developing a medical weight loss program for non-surgical and surgical patients and lastly by developing the nutrition program for a bariatric surgeon. She is currently a journal article reviewer for the prestigious Obesity Surgery journal, the official journal of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) and has edited Chapter One of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Pocket Guide to Bariatric Surgery, Third Edition. She has been honored to speak at many professional and patient events including the Texas Association for Bariatric Surgery, Bariatric Summit, Weight Loss Surgery Foundation of America, Your Weight Matters Convention, and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. She was one of the first, if not the first, bariatric dietitians to work for industry as a sales representative and formulator for a bariatric supplement company within the United States and the first female executive and dietitian to oversee the launch of a bariatric supplement company within the United States. She currently resides in the Houston, TX area with her husband and 8-year-old daughter. When she isn't out on the soccer field or beside the lap pool cheering on her daughter, you can find her out on the lake or in the kitchen cooking.   ---------------------------------------------------- Visit us online: https://procarenow.com/ Check out our Event Hub for listings of Bari Connected LIVE Events and Support Groups! Our Event Hub: https://procarenow.com/pages/support-group-hub Handouts and Resources for our events: https://procarenow.com/pages/support-group-handouts  (handouts from today's event will be downloaded soon!) 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Today we're very excited to sit down with Laura the President & CEO of WLSFA to talk about their work in the bariatric community as well as their annual fundraiser that is being held in Las Vegas, April 17th-19th this year! Interested in attending? There's still time! To find out more visit www.wlsfa.org

Today's program is sponsored by Bariatric Pal, where you can shop for over 650 products at store.bariatricpal.com and save 15% using our codes DIVAT or POWERGIRL!  We're also sponsored by Slimpressions.com (save 25% using POWERGIRL) and by DaintyJewells.com and HotChocolateDesign.com. Our guest today is Rain Hampton, 13 year successful weight loss surgery post-op who just recently moved to Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates!  She'll be joining us at midnight her time to tell us her story from morbid obesity to successful post-op now working as a health and wellness coach and healthy living cook.  She'll be appearing this May at the Weight Loss Surgery Foundation of America "Making A Difference" Fundraiser in Portland, Oregon alongside celebrity chef Jacob Bustos.  Join us today to find out more about Rain! The Backstage Pass Radio Program is on every Tuesday at NOON, PST and look for our new website to be launched soon at www.backstagepassradio.com! The Backstage Pass Radio Program is a supporter of the WLSFA!  Please visit the www.wlsfa.org for more information about this life-changing organization! 

Today's program is sponsored by Bariatric Pal, where you can shop for over 650 products at store.bariatricpal.com and save 15% using our codes DIVAT or POWERGIRL!  We're also sponsored by Slimpressions.com (save 25% using POWERGIRL) and by DaintyJewells.com and HotChocolateDesign.com. Our guest today is Jeff Newell.  In 2014, Jeff weighed 533 and underwent RNY Gastric Bypass Surgery at Newton-Wellesley Hospital.  Today he weighs 225 lbs and is speaking at various weight loss surgery events around the country.  Tune-in to hear his inspiring weight loss story (and also about his romantic story with past guest Pandora Williams)! The Backstage Pass Radio Program is on every Tuesday at NOON, PST, and look for our new website to be launched soon at www.backstagepassradio.com! The Backstage Pass Radio Program is a supporter of the Weight Loss Surgery Foundation of America!  Please visit the www.wlsfa.org for more information about this life-changing organization! 

The Backstage Pass Radio Program is very generously sponsored by BariatricPal.com where you can save 15% at store.bariatricpal.com by using the codes DIVAT or POWERGIRL. We're also sponsored by Slimpressions.com Shapewear where you can save 25% at checkout using the code POWERGIRL!  And of course, the rockin' DaddyOs.com retro rockabilly clothing and our newest sponsor, DaintyJewells.com modest clothing for today's gorgeous modest woman! On today's program, we're thrilled to have a panel of gentleman on to discuss weight status and the perception of men's body image in society today.  We're joined by James Gleason, Alex Brecher (founder of BariatricPal.com) and Sayre Kulp to discuss how men, obesity, weight, and body image is viewed in our society. We'll be LIVE on Facebook, and you can join in the conversation on our chats there, on the Blog Talk Radio chat room, or by calling in at 347-857-2052! The Backstage Pass Radio Program supports the Weight Loss Surgery Foundation of America. Please consider making a generous donation today to this life-changing charity.

Tonight's program is sponsored by BariatricPal.com, Wellesse.com, Slimpressions.com, and DaddyOs.com!  Don't forget about the discounts when shopping with our sponsors!  Save 15% at store.bariatricpal.com when using the codes DIVAT or POWERGIRL, and save 20% at www.slimpressions.com using the code POWERGIRL until 12/31/16! Taunia hosts the program SOLO tonight, but she'll still have some fun doing some caller giveaways and letting you in on a secret with a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!  Be sure to watch her on Facebook Live @divataunia while the show streams live!  Right after that, she'll be playing a rewind of the very first program this season, so you can get re-introduced to her fabulous new co-host, Powergirl, and also learn more about Antonia Namnath and the Weight Loss Surgery Foundation of America and their upcoming conference happening in Portland, Oregon this May, 2017!   To find out more about the conference, you can visit their Facebook page @wlsfa or visit their website at www.wlsfa.org. Please don't forget about our DONOR DRIVE happening now!  If you enjoy the program, please consider making a donation this holiday season to help us keep the program running!  All donations are tax-deductible.  Please visit our donor page here:  https://fundly.com/the-backstage-pass-radio-program

SHOW EDIT:  Unfortunately, Carnie became ill and was unable to appear this evening. We interviewed her on 10/20 and will be posting that interview publicly shortly!  Antonia  was still on with us, and we had a great interview! Tonight is the PREMIERE EPISODE of the new fall season, and we've got a fantastic show for you!  I welcome my new co-host "Jean Powergirl" to the show, and we kick things off with our very special guests:  Antonia Namnath from the Weight Loss Surgery Foundation of America (www.wlsfa.org) and the gorgeous and talented CARNIE WILSON.   We've also got some great giveaways for you during the show thanks to the generosity of our fantastic sponsors! Be sure to keep the call-in # handy:  347-857-2052.  You can win a $25 Online Gift Card to the Bariatric Pal Store (store.bariatricpal.com) AND to Slimpressions Shapewear (www.slimpressions.com) if you're the right caller!  You can also enter the raffle to win a PB2 Powdered Peanut Butter gift pack just by "liking" our Facebook Page HERE before the show airs! You can listen to the show streaming live here on this page, but you can also watch us live on Facebook too! Watch us on @backstagepassradio OR @divataunia.  Be sure to join the live chat here on BlogTalkRadio as well to ask Carnie your questions!  7pm PST here on the left coast!

An Interview with Antonia Namnath, CEO and founder of the Weight Loss Surgery Foundation of America Antonia, aka Toni, underwent RYGB in 2009 after a life-long struggle with obesity and being oxygen dependent due to Pickwickian Syndrome. As Toni relates in this episode, she was fortunate enough to have the ability to fund her own […]

SURPRISE GUEST:  The lovely Carnie Wilson called in to talk about her appearance at the conference.  The three of us had a lovely chat about weight, support, and progress. On today's program Antonia Namnath joins me to talk about the upcoming Weight Loss Surgery Foundation of America upcoming Meet & Greet being held in Las Vegas, NV May 17th-19th.  Get the inside scoop on the events, keynote speaker Carnie Wilson, and call-in with your questions or comments at 347-857-2052 to talk with us live on the show! For more information about the WLSFA, please visit www.wlsfa.org.   Live chat opens 15 mins before show time!  

Tonight's program will feature The Weight Loss Surgery Foundation of America.  We'll have founder Antonia Namnath, Board Member Sandi Henderson and recent grant recipient Renda Springs on the program.  The WLSFA's mission is to help end obesity by empowering people to move from surviving to thriving through weight loss surgery, education and support.  The WLSFA performs charitable services and supports research to find solutions to enhance the quality of life of the morbidly obese community.  www.wlsfa.org Tonight's program is sponsored by Wellesse Liquid Bariatric Solutions. Over 20 years of product excellence ensures our quality liquid supplements are the solution to help you achieve your daily nutritional goals that are critical before & after surgery. Fast absorbing & bioavailable Great tasting, easy to take Small daily doses Please visit www.wellesse.com for more information!

We talk with the CEO of the Weight Loss Surgery Foundation of America