Shoulders Down

In this episode, we unpack why seasonal wardrobe changes can trigger body shame, how to navigate the grief that comes with body changes, and tools to meet yourself with more compassion (and way less spiraling).

More specifically, we’ll explore:

• Why the seasonal wardrobe switch can trigger body image distress
• A 6-step framework to navigate clothing that no longer fits
• Real-life client tools for reframing body shame
• Practical tips to make the process less overwhelming
• Supportive mindset shifts and grief validation
• Gentle reframe phrases you can actually believe

Resources Mentioned:

• Anti-Diet Media List: https://leahkernrd.kartra.com/page/5Yf33

More From Leah:

• 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]

🎧 Join the waitlist for my audio course, 10 Steps To Food Freedom. Doors open in early November and waitlisters get an exclusive 30% off discoumt code. 

In this episode, I'm joined by eating disorder dietitian, podcaster, speaker, and writer, Julie Dillon.

• Julie's food and body story 
• The origin of "finding your food voice"
• The 3 universal qualities of a food voice 
• "Dear Food" letters and the value of personifying food
• Why weight loss won't "cure" PCOS 
• Evidenced-based treatments for PCOS 

Resources Mentioned:

• Episode mentioning how research is just one way of knowing with Dr. Lizzy Pope

More From Leah:

• 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]

🎧 Join the waitlist for my audio course, 10 Steps To Food Freedom. Doors open in early November and waitlisters get an exclusive 30% off discoumt code. 

In this episode I’m covering::

• 12 reflections from 12 months off Instagram
• How leaving IG relates to intuitive eating work
• The many similarities between social media and diet culture

Resources Mentioned:

• Why I’m leaving Instagram
• Are The Intuitive Eating Dietitians Alright? 
• My Episode on Off The Grid 

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
• 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]

🎧 Join the waitlist for my audio course, 10 Steps To Food Freedom. Doors open in early November and waitlisters get an exclusive 30% off discoumt code. 

In this solo episode, I reflect on 10 lessons I've learned in my 10 years as an intuitive eater.

Resources Mentioned:

• Finding Pleasure in Movement with Hannah Husband: https://leahkernrd.com/finding-pleasure-in-movement-with-hannah-husband/
• Trader Joes Meal Ideas: https://leahkernrd.com/quick-trader-joes-meal-ideas-from-an-intuitive-eating-dietitan/
• Trader Joe's Snack Ideas: https://leahkernrd.com/easy-trader-joes-snacks-from-an-intuitive-eating-dietitian/

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]

🎧 Join the waitlist for my audio course, 10 Steps To Food Freedom. Doors open in early November and waitlisters get an exclusive 30% off discoumt code. 

In this episode, I cover:

• What is cholesterol
• What is HDL, what is LDL, why is one often considered good and one bad
• How much does dietary cholesterol impct blood cholesterol levels
• What are the components that contribute to cholesterol levels
• Weight neutral, non-diet approaches to managingcholesterol
• Is your cholesterol your fault?

Resources mentioned:

• SDOH blog post: https://leahkernrd.com/the-social-determinants-of-health-and-intuitive-eating/
• egg study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26864369/
• The Rosetto Effect: https://www.pbs.org/video/italian-americans-introduction/
• 5 reasons why weight doesnt determine health: https://leahkernrd.com/👉-5-reasons-why-your-weight-doesnt-determine-your-health/
• Cholesterol HAES Health Sheet: https://haeshealthsheets.com/high-cholesterol/

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]

🎧 Join the waitlist for my audio course, 10 Steps To Food Freedom. Doors open in early November and waitlisters get an exclusive 30% off discoumt code. 

In this solo episode, I cover .

• Why body trust matters
• A story about my cats that related to body trust
• How diet culture messes with body trust
• 5 ways to rebuild body trust

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]

🎧 Join the waitlist for my audio course, 10 Steps To Food Freedom. Doors open in early November and waitlisters get an exclusive 30% off discoumt code. 

In this solo episode, Leah asks the question: If intuitive eating is about healing your relationship with food so your whole life doesn't have to be about food, what does it mean if you then go and make your whole life about food...

She explores:

• How she came to ask this question
• Reflection on her personal evolution as a dietitian and (former) content creator on IG
• Some concerns about Intuitive eating content creators, and explore what I mean when she means when she says “are the intuitive eating dietitians okay"

Resources Mentioned:

• Why I'm leaving Instagram Episode
• Last week's episode with Amelia, the episode that helped me form this question
• Episode discussing Minnesota Starvation Study, Are You Really A Foodie (or is it just disordered eating)

More From Leah:

• 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]

🎧 Join the waitlist for my audio course, 10 Steps To Food Freedom. Doors open in early November and waitlisters get an exclusive 30% off discoumt code. 

In this episode, I'm joined by feminist writer, podcaster & producer,  Amelia Hruby. Together we discuss:

• Amelia’s unconventional way into the anti-diet world
• the ways in which pursuing a philosophy PhD added to the “soup” of Amelia’s break up with diet culture
• How taking selfies helped Amelia heal her relationship with her body
• The reason why Amelia desires self-love, not just self-acceptnace
• How leaving diet culture led amelia to leave social media
• The ways in which social media and diet culture steal our attention

More From Amelia:

• Selfies For Radical Self-Love
• Amelia's Website: https://www.ameliahruby.com/
• Off The Grid: https://offthegrid.fun/podcast
• My Tiny Tarot Practice: https://tinytarot.transistor.fm/

More From Leah:

• 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]

🎧 Join the waitlist for my audio course, 10 Steps To Food Freedom. Doors open in early November and waitlisters get an exclusive 30% off discoumt code. 

In this episode, Leah covers:

• Why this “all-in” approach is doomed to fail (and why it’s not your fault!)
• Reminder about what constitutes a diet
• Some reflections questions as you think about setting food/ body/ health related goals for 2025
• the research on the sustainability of diets
• A powerful client story

Resources Mentioned:

• To view the research mentioned in the episode, download this free PDF guide
• Are You On A Diet Without Knowing It?

More From Leah:

• 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]

🎧 Join the waitlist for my audio course, 10 Steps To Food Freedom. Doors open in early November and waitlisters get an exclusive 30% off discoumt code. 

In the intuitive eating space, we often hear that weight loss isn’t the goal—and in many ways, that’s true. But there’s a nuance here that’s sometimes overlooked. It’s easy for the message to come across as judgment toward those who do desire intentional weight loss, and that’s not what I believe we should be doing.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Whether or not you can do intuitive eating if you still desire weight loss
• How to hold the desire for weight loss while working on your body image
• Whats underneath the desire for weight loss
• Informed consent around pursuits of intentional weight loss
• Body grief

Resources Mentioned:

• To view the research mentioned in the episode, download this free PDF guide
• What We're Getting Wrong About Body Image with Bri Campos
• My Story (Unfiltered, The Whole Saga) podcast episode

More From Leah:

• 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]

🎧 Join the waitlist for my audio course, 10 Steps To Food Freedom. Doors open in early November and waitlisters get an exclusive 30% off discoumt code.