Shoulders Down

In this week’s episode, I’m joined by Registered Dietitian, Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, and body image coach Amanda Mittman. Amanda has worked with hundreds of clients and learned that the distress of a changing body can be very similar in different stages of life.

Together, we discuss:

• Perimenopause and why we're hearing more about it now
• The damage that diet culture causes in the perimenopause space
• How body grief shows up in midlife and in an aging body
• Losing young privilege and facing ageism
• How to seek support from your community

 
More from Amanda:

• Her private practice website
• Follow her Instagram

More from Leah:

• Get access to The Mindset Matters Free Mini Course
• Apply to The Embodied Method, my 1:1 coaching program
• Join my self-paced course, The Return
• 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
• 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 exposes the sneaky ways diet culture might be lurking in your pantry.

Resources Mentioned: 

• Related Instagram Post

More from Leah:

• Apply to The Embodied Method, my 1:1 coaching program
• Join my self-paced course, The Return
• 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
• 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. 

This week I’m joined by body liberation coach, Hannah Husband. Hannah (they/she) supports folks who feel left out of or harmed by mainstream fitness offerings.

Together, we discuss:

• How to break up with weight-loss focused fitness
• Approaching movement and exercise through the lens of anti-diet and intuitive eating
• Reclaiming movement as a way to help you regulate your nervous system
• How to transition from coercive movement practices to nourishing movement practices
• Simple steps you can take to get yourself in motion when you don't have the desire to exercise

🌞 If you enjoy this episode, make sure you RSVP for the FREE Anti-Diet Summer Support Panel I’m hosting with Hannah on June 6th!
 

More from Hannah:

• Visit Hannah’s website
• Follow Hannah on Instagram
• Sign up for Hannah’s newsletter 

 
More from Leah:

• Get access to The Mindset Matters Free Mini Course
• Apply to The Embodied Method, my 1:1 coaching program
• Join my self-paced course, The Return
• 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
• 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 honor of Mental Health Awareness month, this week I’m joined by Tory Stroker, an anti-diet Registered Dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. Tory specializes in disordered eating recovery and body image work for women, and in this conversation we both share our experiences with anxiety.

Together, we discuss:

• Our mental health journeys and triggers
• Pressures from the wellness industry to “cure” anxiety
• Negative narratives around medication
• Our lowest points struggling with anxiety
• The intersection of wellness, culture, and mental health
• What we've gained from medication

 
Mentioned in the episode:

• Rethinking Wellness episode: Anxiety Dieting, Disordered Eating, and the Crunchy-Granola-to-Wellness Pipeline with Leah Kern
• Listen to Tory’s previous episode of Shoulders Down

More from Tory:

• Find Tory on Instagram
• Check-out her Substack
• Visit her website

More from Leah:

• Get access to The Mindset Matters Free Mini Course
• Apply to The Embodied Method, my 1:1 coaching program
• Join my self-paced course, The Return
• 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
• 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. 

This week, I’m joined by Dacy Gillespie, a weight-inclusive, anti-diet personal stylist. She helps her clients make a mindset shift from thinking they need to wear what's flattering to unapologetically taking up space in the world.

Together, we discuss:

• Mindful shopping and minimalism
• How to shop intentionally
• The cultural implications of the word “flattering”
• Cultivating personal style vs. wearing clothes to look thinner
• Reframing our thoughts around body changes as we age

 
🌞 If you enjoy this episode, make sure you RSVP for the FREE Anti-Diet Summer Support Panel I’m hosting with Dacy on June 6th!

 
More from Dacy:

• Subscribe to Dacy’s newsletter, Unflattering
• The Mindful Closet website
• The Making Space group program
• Dacy’s Instagram

More from Leah:

• Get access to The Mindset Matters Free Mini Course
• Apply to The Embodied Method, my 1:1 coaching program
• Join my self-paced course, The Return
• 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
• 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 week’s episode, I’m joined by advocate, author, and fat positive fertility specialist, Nicola Salmon. Nicola is a prominent figure in the world of fat activism, and the leading voice for fat folks seeking fertility support. She’s also the author of the groundbreaking book “Fat and Fertile.”

Together, we discuss:

• Why it’s time to ditch the myth that fat people have more challenges with fertility
• How to honor the body’s nervous system response when seeking out fertility support
• The misconception of calorie restriction for fertility improvement
• What it looks like to take a holistic approach towards health that spans beyond weight

 
Mentioned in the episode:

• The Real Reason Why Being Higher Weight Leads to Negative Health Outcomes (it's not the weight)

More from Nicola:

• Follow Nicola on Instagram
• Nicola's Website
• Nicola’s Book: Fat and Fertile

More from Leah:

• Get access to The Mindset Matters Free Mini Course
• Apply to The Embodied Method, my 1:1 coaching program
• Join my self-paced course, The Return
• 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
• 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 10 actionable ways to start divesting from diet culture. This list includes, physical, energetic, and mental approaches to divest from diet culture. 

Resources mentioned:

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More from Leah:

• Apply to The Embodied Method, my 1:1 coaching program
• Join my self-paced course, The Return
• 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
• 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 week’s episode I’m joined by return guest Lizzy Pope, a professor and director of the undergraduate dietetics program at the University of Vermont. Lizzy is also a certified intuitive eating counselor and her research focuses on weight-inclusive nutrition education and manifestations of diet culture in social media.

Together, we discuss:

• How weight inclusivity & the rise of Ozempic have impacted dietetics
• The glorification of weight loss on TikTok
• The lack of expert voices providing nutrition content
• How TikTok videos perpetuate thin privilege and racism
• The challenges of learning and teaching weight inclusivity

 
Mentioned in the episode:

• Listen to Lizzy’s previous episode

 
More from Lizzy:

• Learn more about Lizzy’s work at UVM
• Check out her TikTok weight-normative messaging research

 
More from Leah:

• Get access to The Mindset Matters Free Mini Course
• Apply to The Embodied Method, my 1:1 coaching program
• Join my self-paced course, The Return
• 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
• 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 give you 11 things you can do today to shift how you feel about your body. I cover:

• Curating your feed 
• Ways to rewire your neural pathways
• Unconventional ideas for shifting your perspective on your body (hint outer space documentaries and psychedelics...)

Resources Mentioned:

• Download my free anti-diet media list 

More from Leah:

• Apply to The Embodied Method, my 1:1 coaching program
• Join my self-paced course, The Return
• 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
• 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 BONUS solo episode, Leah answers the question as to whether or not it's possible to still eat intuitively if you use THC/ smoke weed.

Enroll in our annual Cannabis and Intuitive Eating Workshop happening on 4/18 Use code PODCAST to get $15 off at checkout.

• Get access to The Mindset Matters Free Mini Course
• Apply to The Embodied Method, my 1:1 coaching program
• Join my self-paced course, The Return
• 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
• 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.