# It's All Happening Field notes about metabolic health self-advocacy from someone who’s been there, and is still in it. Type 2 Diabetes remission, significant weight loss, and short-term use of a GLP-1 (Mounjaro). Page: Feed: --- ## [I Will Not Do This Alone](https://sooz.substack.com/p/i-will-not-do-this-alone) _2026-04-30 · Sooz_ The allies helping me find my way back, and why community is the protocol ## [Simple, Not Easy: What Repetition Is Trying to Teach Me](https://sooz.substack.com/p/simple-not-easy-what-repetition-is) _2026-03-14 · Sooz_ Why knowing what works is not the same as living by it ## [Back to Basics (With a Little Help From Bob Newhart)](https://sooz.substack.com/p/back-to-basics-with-a-little-help) _2025-12-23 · Sooz_ What I am still learning after months of emotional eating and a lot of “I am back” that did not stick ## [Beyond the Hype: GLP-1s, Ultra-Processed Food, and the Work That Actually Heals](https://sooz.substack.com/p/beyond-the-hype-glp-1s-ultra-processed) _2025-11-28 · Sooz_ How I used a GLP-1, stepped off it, and found what really improves my health ## [How I Handled Lab Results, A Rushed Prescription Offer, and My Own Hesitation](https://sooz.substack.com/p/how-i-handled-lab-results-a-rushed) _2025-11-13 · Sooz_ This is what self-advocacy for metabolic health looks like for a 52-year-old woman ## [Healing in the Middle of the Mess](https://sooz.substack.com/p/healing-in-the-middle-of-the-mess) _2025-10-18 · Sooz_ Learning how to stay loyal to my health when everything else feels impossible ## [What I Learned About Agency the Hard Way](https://sooz.substack.com/p/what-i-learned-about-agency-the-hard) _2025-10-11 · Sooz_ How a misdiagnosis taught me about self-advocacy and self-respect ## [When I Let Chaos Call the Shots](https://sooz.substack.com/p/when-i-let-chaos-call-the-shots) _2025-09-17 · Sooz_ How self-advocacy is helping me stop abandoning myself ## [I'm Not Special: I'm Now Paying Attention](https://sooz.substack.com/p/im-not-special-im-now-paying-attention) _2025-09-14 · Sooz_ GLP-1s are everywhere now, but we still need to talk about what’s possible without them ## [Crush Every Threat in Real Time (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/YWTN8BlRfVTd) _2025-09-14 · **Sponsored**_ One agent for real-time detection, exposure tracking, and active defense. ## [Can’t Afford Ozempic or Mounjaro? I Stopped Taking a GLP-1 and Kept Healing](https://sooz.substack.com/p/cant-afford-ozempic-or-mounjaro-i) _2025-08-27 · Sooz_ Why I stopped taking Mounjaro, what I did instead, and how I’ve kept healing while off all diabetes and weight loss medications