Something new is coming. And it starts with a conversation I've been having quietly for two years.

I'm Helaine. I founded CityRow, wrote Making Waves, and host the Step Into Next podcast. And for the last two years, I've been on a GLP-1, quietly, privately, and without nearly enough support.

I lost over 40 pounds. I am the fittest I have ever been. And I spent most of that time piecing together answers from Reddit threads and group chats because there was nowhere real to turn.

Turns out, almost everyone navigating this journey feels exactly the same way.

So I'm building something for all of us. A trusted, non-commercial home for everyone on a GLP-1 or medically assisted weight loss journey: community, real information, and support from someone with no agenda except your outcomes.

It doesn't have a name yet. But it starts here.

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