Shoulders Down

In this episode, we are joined by certified eating disorder RD and Somatic Experiencing practitioner, Anastasia Nevin. In this episode, we discuss: Anastasia's story with her relationship with food and body How Anastasia decided to pursue Somatic Experiencing work Somatic Experiencing as a tool for healing relationship with food and body Practical self-regulation SE tools to get through distr...

In this episode, we are joined by certified personal trainer and HAES aligned fitness expert, Kira Onysko.  In this episode, we talk about:  Kira's story with her relationship with food and body Why using exercise for weight loss is ultimately not sustainable How to move past using exercise to attempt weight loss Getting back into movement after healing from a disordered/ abusive relationship...

In this episode, we are joined by clinical social worker, certified intuitive eating counselor, and HAES aligned therapist, Kate Morris.  In this episode, we talk about:  Kate's story with her relationship with food and body Ellyn Satter’s division of responsibility model and how it can help parents raise intuitive eaters Things Kate does in her own family to help her kids maintain an anti-di...

In this episode, we are joined by  Jordan Quinn. In this episode, we talk about:  Jordan's story with his relationship with food and body Disordered behaviors  in wrestling culture Why Jordan struggles with the term intuitive eater Challenges men face when it comes to body image and disordered eating Connecting with your authentic identify in recovery How Jordan's relationship with his b...

This week I'm flying solo to bring you a special episode to celebrate the 1 year anniversary of  Shoulders Down podcast! In this episode, I'm sharing my whole, unfiltered story about my own struggles with disordered eating. I talk about: What my relationship with food and body was like from childhood up until present day My rock bottom moment in diet culture How I discovered Intuitive Ea...

In this episode we are joined by my dad! We talk about:  My dad's relationship with food and body over the years Whether or not my dad considers himself an intuitive eating How my dad would explain Intuitive Eating to someone if asked What's really underneath my dad's desire to lose weight Society's definition of success versus dad's definition What intuition means to dad...

In this episode, we are joined by my yoga teacher while I was living in NYC, Erica Stanzione. In this episode, we talk about:  Erica's story about how listening to her intuition led her to take a massive leap in  following her dream How Erica knew when it was time to take this leap Dealing with inevitable judgment when going against the grain Yoga as a tool to enhance connection to intuition...

In this episode, we are joined by fellow anti-diet dietitian and certified intuitive eating counselor, Claire Chewning.  In this episode, we talk about:  Claire's story with her relationship with food and body The most common nutrition myths Claire see's being spread on TikTok How she handles the inevitable TikTok trolls  How holding certain identities impacts the response from strangers...

In this episode, we are joined by certified mindset coach and expert, Jenifer Diaz!  In this episode, we talk about:  Jen's  story with how she got into mindset coaching Why there really is hope to change deeply engrained thought patterns/ beliefs How the concept of neuroplasticity comes into play with beocming an intuitive eater Tips for taking the leap into unknown territory even when you a...

In this episode, we are joined by a fellow HAES, intuitive eating dietitian, Aaron Flores. In this episode, we talk about:  Aaron's story with his relationship with food and body How Aaron came to accept the Intuitive Eating and HAES frameworks Aaron's experience being a dietitian who self-identifies as fat Balancing not framing recovery around body size while also acknowledging how hard...

In this episode, we are joined by HAES, and Intuitive Eating  aligned therapist, Pam Skop. In this episode, we talk about:  Pam's story with her relationship with food and body Pam's journey to becoming a therapist  How to navigate medical professionals triggering you in recovery  Some of the ways Pam has seen diet culture penetrate the yoga world How yoga can be supportive to IE and bod...

In this solo episode, we are talking about navigating intuitive eating while traveling. We discuss:  The challenges travel poses for intuitive eating My personal history with traveling while struggling with disordered eating The Importance of snacks when traveling Leaning into logic and self-care to govern eating on the road Flexibility with movement and food when traveling  Advocating for yoursel...

In this episode, we are joined by fellow anti-diet dietitian and certified intuitive eating counselor, Rachael Hartley. Rachael is also the author of the book Gentle Nutrition . In this episode, we talk about:  Rachel’s story with her relationship with food Why Rachael decided to write an entire book on the 10th principle of IE, gentle nutrition What is gentle nutrition? Rachel’s hierachry of nutr...

In this week’s episode, I'm joined by Rachel Bass, an anti-diet personal trainer and certified intuitive eating counselor. In this episode, we talk about: Rachel's story with her relationship with food and body How being an actress impacted her relationship with food and body How she approaches working with personal training clients in an anti-diet aligned way Questions to ask yourself t...

This week we are joined by Debbie Lesko, an anti-advocate and diet activist and eating disorder survivor. In this episode we talk about:  Deb’s story with  50+ year long struggle with an eating disorder The pieces that helped Deb finally decide to commit to recovery The story behind what led Deb to create her account, Diets Dont Work and her feelings about how its grown A massive turning point in...

In this episode, I answer 2 listener questions: One about the role of hydration in Intuitive Eating and another about navigating getting sick and wanting to "capitalize" on the experience as a socially acceptable excuse to restrict. This week's episode is a shorter one as I am currently juggling lots of (exciting) things here at Leah Kern Nutrition. In this episode I share the news...

This week I'm flying solo for an important episode covering the intersection of food insecurity, privilege and intuitive eating. In this episode, I cover: Why/ how intuitive eating involves privilege Intuitive eating principles that are difficult to practice when struggling with food insecurity  Intuitive eating principles that are helpful/  supportive to practice when struggling with food in...

This week we are joined by Dr. Diana Gordon, a licensed psychologist, coach, and content creator specializing in Intuitive Eating and Health at Every Size (HAES).  In this episode we talk about:  Diana's story with her relationship with food and body The social justice element of Intuitive Eating and HAES Why emotional eating gets a bad reputation  How emotional eating can actually be a helpf...

This week we are joined by Talia Koren, the founder of Work Week Lunch, an intuitive eating aligned meal prep subscription service. In this episode we talk about:  Talia's story with her relationship with food How Talia got into meal prepping Why meal prepping gets a diet culture reputation How meal prepping can actually be helpful and aligned with intuitive eating Options for approaching mea...

This week I'm the one being interviewed on the pod! This episode originally aired on my friend and colleague, Molly Seifert's podcast, What She Gained. I loved our convo so much that I wanted to share it with you here on Shoulders Down. In this episode we talk about My story with developing a disordered relationship with food and body How I knew my relationship with food felt out of alig...

This week we are joined by Lindsay Everhart, an anti-diet, HAES, and Intuitive Eating aligned therapist. In this episode we talk about:  Lindsay's values around her relationship with food and body Self compassion versus self-criticism as tools for motivation and behavior change Why self-compassion won't make you "lose your edge" Tools to shift into a more self-compassionate min...

This week we are joined by Rachel Goodman, a fellow anti-diet dietitian. In this episode we talk about:  Rachel's story with her relationship with food and body Rachel's personal experience with maintaining religious dietary restrictions while still being an intuitive eater How to keep yourself honest about  your TRUE intentions for dietary restrictions  Differentiating between religious...

This week we are joined by Mya Kwon, a fellow anti-diet dietitian. In this episode we talk about:  Mya's story with her relationship with food and body Mya's unconventional path into the world of HAES and Intuitive Eating How Mya's students respond to the weight inclusive curriculum Why grieving the thin ideal is an important part of body image healing Why self-compassion is central...

In this week’s episode, I have the absolute honor of sitting down with Elyse Resch, one of the co-authors of Intuitive Eating (and one of my greatest role models!) In this episode, we discuss: Elyse’s story with her relationship with food and body The behind the scenes story on how the Intuitive Eating framework came to be How Intuitive Eating has evolved over the last ~30 years Common misconcepti...

This week we are joined by Lindsey Schafer and Catherine Tumminello, two anti-diet aligned therapist who focus on body image issues. Lindsey and Catherine run a therapy group called "My Body in the Bedroom" for women who  struggle with body image, focusing on how negative body image can impact dating, relationships, and intimacy.  In this episode we talk about:  How Lindsey and Catherine...