Shoulders Down

By Leah Kern

When you live in the diet mindset, you spend much of your time living in your head- constantly tallying, dwelling, and stressing over your food and lifestyle choices. When you become an intuitive e

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How many episodes does Shoulders Down have?

The podcast currently has 125 episodes available.

Shoulders Down episodes:

November 17, 2025🍂 How to Survive Diet Talk, Body Comments & The Urge To Overeat Around The Holidays [REPOST]
In this episode, we cover:
My story with navigating the holiday season before and after becoming an intuitive eater and healing my body image
Common hurdles to navigating the holidays as an intuitive eater
Specific tips for handling loved-ones still entrenched in diet culture
How to avoid eating past comfortable fullness at the big holiday meal(s)
Dealing with the desire to fill the void of unmet needs with food
Moving through the sadness that can come up when a delicious celebratory meal is coming to an end.
Navigating the situation where you’re being hosted for the holidays and don’t have control over food and mealtimes
Download the FREE Intuitive Eater Holiday Survival Guide

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Download your free Intuitive Eating Starter Kit
Apply to The Embodied Method, my 1:1 coaching program
Join my self-paced course, The Return
Subscribe to my personal Substack
Visit my website to learn more about my coaching offerings
Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to get a nugget of intuitive eating inspiration delivered straight from my heart to your inbox each week.
Follow me on Instagram for more intuitive eating content @leahkern.rd
Email me: [email protected]
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1h 3min
November 03, 2025🕊️ Obesity Medicine, GLP-1’s, Body Autonomy, & Informed Consent with Dr. Alexis Conason
In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Alexis Conason, Licensed Therapist and Certified Eating Disorder Consultant. We discuss:
How Alexis went from studying Obesity Medicine to weight inclusive medicine
What the Obesity Medicine research actually points to
How to navigate the tension between validating desire for weight change while also wanting food freedom
What might really be underneath statements like, “I just felt better when I was X pounds lighter.”
How working alongside her husband, another weight-neutral provider, has impacted her work
Tips for finding a non-diet, HAES-aligned therapist
More From Alexis:
https://drconason.com/
https://www.conasonpsychologicalservices.com/about
Buy her book!
More From Leah:
📚Download your free Intuitive Eating Starter Pack
Apply to The Embodied Method, my 1:1 coaching program
Join my self-paced course, The Return
Subscribe to Leah's Youtube Channel
Subscribe to my personal Substack
Follow me on Instagram for more intuitive eating content @leahkern.rd
Visit my website to learn more about my coaching offerings
Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to get a nugget of intuitive eating inspiration delivered straight from my heart to your inbox each week.
Send me a voice message on Speakpipe
Email me: [email protected]
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51min
October 20, 2025🤨 Did Diet Culture Hijack Your Values?
In this episode, we discuss:
How diet culture can steal our values
Values-aligned living, resilience, & confidence
How to tell if you're acting out of alignment with your values
An exercise for figuring out your values
Resources Mentioned:
Values Exercise: https://d11n7da8rpqbjy.cloudfront.net/leahkernrd/482_1669901562874Confidence_ValuesDrivenLiving_Module2.pdf
Brene Brown values list: https://brenebrown.com/resources/dare-to-lead-list-of-values/
👉Get on the waitlist for our new 10 steps to food freedom audio course
More From Leah:
📚Download your free Intuitive Eating Starter Pack
Apply to The Embodied Method, my 1:1 coaching program
Join my self-paced course, The Return
Subscribe to Leah's Youtube Channel
Subscribe to my personal Substack
Follow me on Instagram for more intuitive eating content @leahkern.rd
Visit my website to learn more about my coaching offerings
Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to get a nugget of intuitive eating inspiration delivered straight from my heart to your inbox each week.
Send me a voice message on Speakpipe
Email me: [email protected]
...more
28min
October 06, 2025👰 You Don’t Have to Change Your Body for Your Wedding
In this episode, Leah shares how diet culture sneaks into the wedding industry—from “bridal bootcamps” to being asked about “weight goals” at dress fittings—and how these pressures can rob us of joy on one of life’s most meaningful days. Through her own wedding dress shopping story and reflections from clients, Leah explores what it actually looks like to reject body shame, hold space for body grief, and choose presence over perfection.
More From Leah:
📚Download your free Intuitive Eating Starter Pack
Apply to The Embodied Method, my 1:1 coaching program
Join my self-paced course, The Return
Subscribe to Leah's Youtube Channel
Subscribe to my personal Substack
Follow me on Instagram for more intuitive eating content @leahkern.rd
Visit my website to learn more about my coaching offerings
Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to get a nugget of intuitive eating inspiration delivered straight from my heart to your inbox each week.
Send me a voice message on Speakpipe
Email me: [email protected]
...more
33min
September 22, 2025🤖 Is Chat GPT Making Intuitive Eating Harder?
In this episode we’re talking about why I’m worried that Chat GPT might be making intuitive eating harder for people.
👉Get on the waitlist for our new 10 steps to food freedom audio course
More From Leah:
📚Download your free Intuitive Eating Starter Pack
Apply to The Embodied Method, my 1:1 coaching program
Join my self-paced course, The Return
Subscribe to Leah's Youtube Channel
Subscribe to my personal Substack
Follow me on Instagram for more intuitive eating content @leahkern.rd
Visit my website to learn more about my coaching offerings
Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to get a nugget of intuitive eating inspiration delivered straight from my heart to your inbox each week.
Send me a voice message on Speakpipe
Email me: [email protected]
...more
17min
September 08, 2025📚 5 Studies That Will Change Everything You Believe About Food
This episode will walk you through five powerful studies that challenge diet culture and reshape the way we think about food.
These studies highlight how health is influenced by connection, compassion, satisfaction, and beliefs — not just calories or nutrients.
I cover:
The Rabbit Study and how kindness can influence health outcomes
The Roseto Effect and the role of community in protecting heart health
Research on Thai vs. Swedish women showing that satisfaction impacts nutrient absorption
The Sugar Drink Study proving that beliefs about food can affect blood sugar levels
Mann et al.’s review of long-term dieting outcomes and why diets rarely work long-term
Resources mentioned:
Join my self-paced course, The Return
Download your free research guide PDF: https://leahkernrd.kartra.com/page/8Tz18
Lived Experience with Ozempic— Jamie's Story: https://podcasts.apple.com/il/podcast/lived-experience-with-ozempic-jamies-story-an/id1616910063?i=1000617648346
Why your relationship with food matters on a physiological level: https://leahkernrd.com/how-intuitive-eating-impacts-your-metabolism-and-digestion/
More From Leah:
📚Download your free Intuitive Eating Starter Pack
Apply to The Embodied Method, my 1:1 coaching program
Join my self-paced course, The Return
Subscribe to Leah's Youtube Channel
Subscribe to my personal Substack
Follow me on Instagram for more intuitive eating content @leahkern.rd
Visit my website to learn more about my coaching offerings
Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to get a nugget of intuitive eating inspiration delivered straight from my heart to your inbox each week.
Send me a voice message on Speakpipe
Email me: [email protected]
...more
34min
August 26, 2025📺 The Biggest Loser Documentary— What They Got Right (and What They Got Wrong)
When The Biggest Loser hit TV in the early 2000s, it was a cultural force that shaped how we think about weight, health, and discipline. Now, the new documentary Fit for TV revisits the show’s legacy.
In this episode, I share my reflections on the documentary through the lens of a non-diet dietitian who grew up watching The Biggest Loser.I break down what the documentary actually got right — and where it fell short.
We’ll cover:
The moments that exposed the physical and psychological harms of the show.
Where the doc reinforced fatphobia instead of unpacking weight stigma.
The unsustainable and dangerous practices contestants endured
How The Biggest Loser dehumanized people in larger bodies for entertainment and profit.
The deeper truth about diet culture, capitalism, and who really benefits when you feel your body isn’t good enough.
Resources mentioned:
Download your free research guide PDF: https://leahkernrd.kartra.com/page/8Tz18
5 Reasons Why Your Weight Doesn't Determine Your Health episode: https://leahkernrd.com/%F0%9F%91%89-5-reasons-why-your-weight-doesnt-determine-your-health/
More From Leah:
📚Download your free Intuitive Eating Starter Pack
Apply to The Embodied Method, my 1:1 coaching program
Join my self-paced course, The Return
Subscribe to Leah's Youtube Channel
Subscribe to my personal Substack
Follow me on Instagram for more intuitive eating content @leahkern.rd
Visit my website to learn more about my coaching offerings
Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to get a nugget of intuitive eating inspiration delivered straight from my heart to your inbox each week.
Send me a voice message on Speakpipe
Email me: [email protected]
...more
51min
August 18, 2025👉 I Don’t Want to Be Weighed… But They’re Requiring It. Now What?
What happens when your anti-diet values collide with the realities of a weight-obsessed medical system?
In today’s solo episode, I respond to a deeply vulnerable listener story about being required to undergo weight monitoring during pregnancy as a gestational surrogate—after more than a decade of avoiding the scale as part of her healing from disordered eating.
I unpack the emotional toll of being reduced to a number, the grief of not having full autonomy in medical spaces, and how weight stigma is baked into the system.
I explore:
Why mandatory weigh-ins can be so activating, even years into healing
How to move from “knowing” your worth isn’t tied to weight to feeling it in your bones
Reflective tools to challenge internalized beliefs
Practical strategies for protecting your peace during weigh-ins
This episode is full of validation, support, and reminders that you are not the problem—the system is.
Whether you’ve experienced this exact situation or just felt the pain of weight stigma in healthcare, this episode is for you.
Resources Mentioned:
Bri Campo's episode
Nicola Smith of fat positive fertility episode
More From Leah:
📚Download your free Intuitive Eating Starter Pack
Apply to The Embodied Method, my 1:1 coaching program
Join my self-paced course, The Return
Subscribe to Leah's Youtube Channel
Subscribe to my personal Substack
Follow me on Instagram for more intuitive eating content @leahkern.rd
Visit my website to learn more about my coaching offerings
Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to get a nugget of intuitive eating inspiration delivered straight from my heart to your inbox each week.
Send me a voice message on Speakpipe
Email me: [email protected]
...more
35min
August 04, 2025🥾 6 Lessons The Appalachian Trail Taught Me About Intuitive Eating
In this episode, we're covering 6 lessons I learned on the Appalachian Trail that can be applied to Intuitive Eating.
Mentioned in the episode:
Social Determinants of Health & Intuitive Eating blog post
📚Download your free Intuitive Eating Starter Pack
More from Leah:
📚Download your free Intuitive Eating Starter Pack
Apply to The Embodied Method, my 1:1 coaching program
Join my self-paced course, The Return
Subscribe to Leah's Youtube Channel
Subscribe to my personal Substack
Follow me on Instagram for more intuitive eating content @leahkern.rd
Visit my website to learn more about my coaching offerings
Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to get a nugget of intuitive eating inspiration delivered straight from my heart to your inbox each week.
Send me a voice message on Speakpipe
Email me: [email protected]
...more
32min
July 21, 2025🫠 How To Cope When The Whole World's On Ozempic
In this episode, we revisit the topic of GLP-1 medications like Ozempic.
You’ll hear from 7 guests: therapists, dietitians, former clients, and people who’ve personally used GLP-1s
Each person shares how they’re navigating intuitive eating and body acceptance in a culture obsessed with weight loss.
This episode features several guests who have already appeared on the show. Here are links to their original episodes:
Jamie’s Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/il/podcast/lived-experience-with-ozempic-jamies-story-an/id1616910063?i=1000617648346
Aaron’s Episode: https://leahkernrd.com/masculinity-body-image-and-disordered-eating-with-aaron-flores-rd/
Kate’s Episode: https://leahkernrd.com/raising-intuitive-eaters-and-protecting-children-from-diet-culture-with-kate-morris/
Amanda’s Episode: https://leahkernrd.com/perimenopause-our-ever-changing-bodies-with-amanda-mittman/
Hannah’s Episode: https://leahkernrd.com/finding-pleasure-in-movement-with-hannah-husband/
Bri Campos's Episode: https://leahkernrd.com/what-were-getting-wrong-about-body-image-with-bri-campos/
More From Leah:
📚Download your free Intuitive Eating Starter Pack
Apply to The Embodied Method, my 1:1 coaching program
Join my self-paced course, The Return
Subscribe to Leah's Youtube Channel
Subscribe to my personal Substack
Follow me on Instagram for more intuitive eating content @leahkern.rd
Visit my website to learn more about my coaching offerings
Subscribe to my weekly newsletter to get a nugget of intuitive eating inspiration delivered straight from my heart to your inbox each week.
Send me a voice message on Speakpipe
Email me: [email protected]
...more
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How many episodes does Shoulders Down have?

The podcast currently has 125 episodes available.

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