Shoulders Down

In this week’s episode, I’m joined by Debbie Saroufim, a body acceptance coach and food trauma healer who helps women, teens and tweens make peace with their body and build up their immunity to diet culture. Debbie’s first children’s book, Fat & Beautiful: A Book About Why You Can Be Both, was published this spring.

Together, we discuss:

• Debbie’s journey from actress to trainer to body acceptance coach
• The moralization of health and wellness
• Learning to identify diet culture in our self-talk
• Being a thin person in the fat acceptance movement
• Conversations between parents and children
• Self-compassionate intuition and recovery

More from Debbie:

• Buy Debbie’s book
• Follow her on Instagram
• Check out her website

Mentioned in the episode:

• Debbie Lesko episode

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:

• A breakdown of Oprah’s new ABC Ozempic special
• The aspects of Oprah’s message that I appreciated
• Aspects of the special that I disagree with
• The real reasons why being higher weight can lead to negative health outcomes
• Pieces I felt were missing from the special
• What I wished the take-home message was 

Resources Mentioned:

• HAES research freebie
• Episode on my friend's lived-experience on Ozempic
•  The real reasons why being higher weight leads to negative health outcomes
  
  

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 Natalie Stine, anti-diet registered dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor who has a passion for helping adults and children develop a peaceful relationship with food, body acceptance and trust.

Together, we discuss:

• Her journey from disordered eating to anti-diet dietitian
• The relief in Natalie’s ADHD diagnosis
• How neurodivergent eating patterns are pathologized
• Supporting neurodivergent clients
• Challenging the concept of normative ideals around food and health

 
More from Natalie:

• Follow her on Instagram
• Visit Healthier Tomorrows 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. 

In this episode, I answer the 10 most common questions I get about intuitive eating:

• What is intuitive eating?
• Can I really just listen to my body’s cues instead of following a diet or food rules?
• But what if when I start listening to my body’s hunger cues, I can’t stop eating?
• What if I only crave cookies, candy, and “junk food” forever?!
• Am I allowed to eat food when I’m not actually hungry?
• How can I overcome the guilt of eating foods that I once labeled as “bad”?
• Will I lose weight when eating intuitively?
• How do I get rid of a weight loss mindset?
• What if my doctor said I need to lose weight?
• How do I make peace with my current body if I hate the way it looks?

Resources Mentioned:

• Download my free Intuitive Eating research guide
• Set-point weight blog 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. 

In this episode, I’m joined by Jenn Baswick, a food freedom dietitian and certified intuitive eating counselor passionate about helping women find peace with food and their bodies. She is the founder of The Intuitive Nutritionist and the host of The Intuitively You podcast.

Together, we discuss:

• Studying nutrition from a place of disordered eating
• Reconciling with “woo-woo”
• Why mindset is important for healing
• Affirmations vs. bridging core beliefs
• Overcoming inner food police voices
• Tools to reframe mindset

More from Jenn:

• Jenn’s Instagram
• Visit her website
• The Intuitively You podcast
• Free binge eating quiz
• Food Freedom Vision Guide

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, I share about my decision to leave Instagram. I discuss:

• The breadcrumbs that lead me to this decision
• How using IG for my biz negatively impacted my mental health
• How I knew it was time to make this leap
• The fears that come with this change
• An update on how I've been feeling in the last 4 months since making this decision

Resources Mentioned:

Why I'm leaving Instagram (the substack piece I read on the episode)
My story podcast episode
Send me a voice message on my Speakpipe 

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.
• 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, we are joined by Alissa Rumsey, a registered dietitian, nutrition therapist, certified intuitive eating counselor, and the author of Unapologetic Eating: Make Peace With Food and Transform Your Life. Together, we discuss:

• How Alissa moved from a weight normative to a weight inclusive practice
• Devising “unapologetic eating”
• Food freedom backlash in fat bodies
• Diet culture as a force for controlling people
• Motives behind beauty standards for women
• The power of going out without makeup
• Being an author with privilege

Mentioned in the episode:

• Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole
• Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings
• Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat
• The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf
• “Lived Experience with Ozempic” episode

More from Alissa:

• Visit Alissa’s website
• Follow her on instagram
• Check out her book Unapologetic Eating

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.
• 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. 

Today I'm joined by one of my beloved former 1:1 clients, Amy. Together we discuss:

• Amy’s process with deciding to pursue an intuitive eating journey
• The role of faith and spirituality in Amy’s journey
• How redefining health changed everything for Amy
• The intersection of disordered eating and chronic illness
• How a trip to the zoo gave Amy a big “aha” moment
• Amy’s realization about the impacts of  bullying herself

Mentioned in the episode:

• Episode with my former professor, Lizzy pope
• Research PDF Freebie 
• Master Your Hunger Cues Workshop

More From Leah:

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

Today I’m joined by body image coach and educator Bri Campos. Bri is a licensed mental health counselor based in New Jersey and the founder of Body Image with Bri. **

Together, we discuss:

• Bri’s food & body image story
• Internalized anti-fat bias
• Honoring intersectionality in body image work
• Why affirmations won’t cut it when it comes to doing body image work
• The biggest myth about body image work
• The importance of sitting with body grief
• Centering the fat experience as a normal experience

Mentioned in the episode:

• Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings
• The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
• Christy Harrison’s podcast Food Psych
• The Real Reasons Why Being Higher Weight Can Lead to Negative Health Outcomes (it's not the weight!)

More from Bri:

• Bri’s Instagram
• The Body Image with Bri Blog
• The Body Grievers Club Podcast

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.
• 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 announce an exciting podcast update. Then, I breakdown 4 hurdles that might be keeping you stuck on your intuitive eating journey. I discuss:

• How lingering mental restriction might be keeping you from experiencing full peace with food
• What happens when you don't give yourself enough time to habituate
• The difference between intuitive eating and rebellion/ spite eating
• Why you're struggling with hearing body cues 
• Tips for addressing the 4 most common hurdles  

Resources Mentioned:

Why I'm leaving Instagram in March
Master Your Hunger Cues Workshop

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.
• 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.