Our Sleeved Life Podcast

Mel

oursleevedlifepodcast@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

Our Sleeved Life Podcast is a weight-loss surgery-focused show that blends patient reality and medical expertise, with guests explaining anatomy, recovery, and long-term outcomes. It’s a strong booking platform for bariatric surgeons, registered dietitians, and credible patient advocates who can speak to post-op issues like reflux and regain, plus adjacent areas like GLP-1 support.

Metrics

Episodes: 379

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

YouTube: 2.9k subscribers

Instagram: 25.0k followers

Contact Information

oursleevedlifepodcast@gmail.com

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Host

Mel - Host of Our Sleeved Life Podcast (OSLP). The show description frames Mel as a weight loss surgery patient with over 10 years of lived experience who shares unfiltered, real-talk stories related to ...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Either (1) licensed bariatric/board-credentialed surgeons, and/or (2) registered dietitians with bariatric nutrition experience, and/or (3) credible bariatric surgery patients with compelling longitudinal outcomes (e.g., sleep apnea reversal, reflux/regain, food addiction change) who can speak to real-world recovery and behavior change.
Required Achievements:  
Bariatric clinical expertise (surgeon or registered dietitian) focused on post-op outcomes, Documented patient results such as weight regain management, reflux explanation, or reversal of comorbidities like sleep apnea, Public-facing patient education (practice websites/social presence) and virtual care accessibility

Recent Guest Discussions

Hannah Schuyler RD - Post-op Outcomes After Gastric Sleeve; Hunger Hormones/ghrelin; Structural Reasons For Regain; Bariatric Surgery Alongside Glp-1; Insurance/access And Virtual Care.

Dr. Betsy Dovec - Why Gastric Sleeve Can Lead To Acid Reflux And Structural Causes Of Weight Regain; Retained Fundus And Hunger Hormones; Bariatric Surgery With Glp-1 Medications; Virtual Practice And Access/insurance; Age And Reclaiming Vitality.

Arthur Shadwick - Choosing Surgery Route (vsg Vs Gastric Bypass), Severe Sleep Apnea Reversal, Post-op Phases, Gas Pain And Learning To Eat Again, Food Addiction Triggers And Accountability, Family Habit Changes And Non-scale Victories.

Recent Topics

Bariatrics, Weight Loss, Nutrition, Surgery, Metabolic Health

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Our Sleeved Life Podcast
:

The Weight Loss Surgery Transformation Nobody Talks About w/remaking_jodi

June 23, 2026

💜 From hiding in men's jeans as a teenager to losing 130+ pounds and embracing her unique style, Jodi's bariatric journey is one of transformation, confidence, and self-acceptance. In this episode of the Our Sleeved Life Podcast, Mel sits down with Jodi (@remaking_jodi) to discuss her experience with gastric bypass surgery, body image, excess skin removal, food noise, GLP-1 medications, and the emotional realities of life after massive weight loss. Jodi shares what it was like growing up as a...

Why Your Gastric Sleeve Fails (It’s Not What You Think!) with Dr. Betsy Dovec & Hannah Schuyler RD From Body By Bariatrics

June 17, 2026

Are you dealing with unexpected weight regain or debilitating acid reflux years after your bariatric surgery? You are not alone. In this episode of the Our Sleeved Life Podcast (OSLP), Mel sits down with bariatric surgeon Dr. Betsy Dovec and registered dietitian Hannah Schuyler, the power duo behind Body by Bariatrics. Together, they pull back the curtain on why gastric sleeves commonly lead to new-onset acid reflux, what a "retained fundus" actually means for your hunger hormones (ghrelin), ...

How Weight Loss Surgery Help Me Break a Lifelong Food Addiction interview w/Arthur Shadwick

June 09, 2026

What does it truly take to reverse severe sleep apnea, throw away your CPAP machine, and drop nearly 200 pounds? In this incredibly raw and inspiring patient story, your host Mel sits down with Arthur Shadwick @mypurposefit to talk about what life is really like on both sides of bariatric surgery. Arthur opens up about growing up as a heavy child, hitting his highest weight of 440 pounds, and making the life-saving decision to undergo gastric bypass surgery. This conversation dives straight i...

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