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🌀 GLP-1s, Informed Consent, & the Fight for Size-Inclusive Healthcare with Jackie Liu08 sept. 202600:55:46

In this episode of Shoulders Down, Leah sits down with Jackie Liu, a third-year medical student at Harvard Medical School and co-lead of advocacy for Medical Students for Size Inclusivity (MSSI), to explore weight stigma in medicine and what it takes to create more size-inclusive healthcare (HINT: GLP-1s are NOT the answer).

Jackie shares their personal journey from struggling with disordered eating and body image to discovering fat studies and weight-inclusive approaches to health. Together, Leah and Jackie unpack how weight bias can become embedded in medical training, the ways fat phobia shows up in healthcare settings, and the incredible work MSSI is doing to advocate for more equitable care.

They also discuss the rise of GLP-1 medications and why informed consent and patient autonomy are essential components of size-inclusive medicine. This conversation offers a hopeful look at the medical students and future providers working to challenge weight stigma from within the healthcare system.

You'll hear about:

  • Jackie's journey from struggling with body image and disordered eating to discovering fat liberation and weight-inclusive care
  • How weight bias and fat phobia can become embedded in medical education and healthcare culture
  • Why Medical Students for Size Inclusivity exists and how the organization is working to create change
  • The barriers to providing truly weight-inclusive healthcare
  • GLP-1 medications, informed consent, and the importance of protecting patient autonomy

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📢 You're allowed to care about health.24 août 202600:20:24

Less podcast episode, more PSA. 

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🏃‍♀️ What If Movement Wasn't About Changing Your Body? Exploring Attuned Exercise with Martha Munroe10 août 202601:00:54

In this episode of Shoulders Down, Leah sits down with Martha Munroe, author of Attuned Exercise, to explore what it means to build a healthier relationship with movement. Drawing from over two decades in the fitness industry and her background in positive psychology and embodiment, Martha shares a compassionate alternative to the shame, guilt, and perfectionism that so often define exercise routines.

Martha shares how her perspective on fitness evolved after recognizing the harm caused by weight-centric messaging and toxic fitness culture. Together, she and Leah unpack the difference between exercising from a place of self-criticism versus self-compassion, why motivation rooted in shame rarely lasts, and how reconnecting with your body can make movement feel supportive rather than punishing.

Whether you're recovering from chronic dieting, healing your relationship with exercise, or simply looking for a more sustainable approach to movement, this conversation offers a refreshing perspective rooted in curiosity, body trust, and self-respect.

You'll hear about:

  • What attuned exercise is and how it differs from traditional fitness culture
  • Why self-compassion is a more sustainable motivator than guilt, shame, or self-criticism
  • How diet culture and beauty ideals shape our relationship with movement
  • The role of embodiment and body trust in creating a healthier exercise practice
  • Practical ways to reconnect with movement after burnout, perfectionism, or chronic dieting

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✊ Rage is the Answer: Body Liberation, Psychedelics, & Unlearning Fatphobia with Paula D. Atkinson27 juil. 202600:52:59

In this episode of Shoulders Down, Leah sits down with licensed psychotherapist Paula D. Atkinson to explore the intersection of body image, eating disorders, social justice, and body liberation.

Paula shares her personal journey from growing up as a fat child, developing anorexia as a teenager, and eventually becoming a therapist, educator, and advocate for body justice. Together, Leah and Paula discuss the history of fatphobia, the limitations of weight-centric definitions of health, and why healing body image requires more than individual self-acceptance.

Their conversation explores the role of systemic oppression in shaping body image, the power of critical thinking in diet culture recovery, and how anger can become a catalyst for liberation rather than something to suppress.

You'll hear about:

  • Paula's journey from anorexia recovery to becoming a body liberation therapist and educator
  • What teaching a university course on weight, health, and society revealed about diet culture and the "obesity epidemic"
  • The role of rage in disordered eating and body image healing
  • Why external validation can never replace genuine self-acceptance
  • How body image healing intersects with social justice, oppression, and collective liberation
  • Paula's perspective on anger, psychedelics, and other unexpected pathways to body liberation

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🧇 How to Figure Out What You're Craving13 juil. 202600:17:54

Being in touch with your body’s cues is one of the central pieces of intuitive eating. But what if, when asking your body “what are you craving?” you hear crickets… 

In this episode, Leah helps you think through how to actually figure out what you’re craving. 

She covers several practical tips you can implement immediately to help guide you towards what you’re body is asking for.

👉 ENROLL IN WHAT TO EAT, a workshop on August 10th, 2026


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🍎 Fat-Lived Experience as a Dietitian, Body Grief, and Endocrine Conditions with Chelsea Levy06 juil. 202600:49:08

In this episode of Shoulders Down, Leah sits down with Chelsea Levy, MS, RDN, a weight-inclusive dietitian specializing in eating disorders, PCOS, diabetes, and endocrine-related conditions.

Chelsea shares her personal journey from chronic dieting and weight cycling to discovering intuitive eating while studying to become a dietitian. Together, Leah and Chelsea explore the realities of living in a weight-centric world, the impact of weight stigma on healthcare and body image, and why body respect can sometimes be a more accessible goal than body love.

They also discuss body image grief, the challenges of navigating medical spaces in larger bodies, and how self-compassion can help us move toward a more peaceful relationship with ourselves.

You'll hear about:

  • Chelsea's experience with chronic dieting and weight cycling
  • How discovering intuitive eating changed her relationship with food and body
  • What it means to practice weight-inclusive care
  • Why body image healing often involves grief
  • What the medical industry is getting wrong about PCOS and diabetes recommendations
  • The difference between body positivity, body neutrality, and body respect

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😐 Why It Feels So Hard to Figure Out What To Eat (& How To Fix It)29 juin 202600:25:40

In this solo episode, Leah talks about why it can feel so hard to figure out what to eat when you’re coming from a history of dieting.

She outlines some of the main obstacles she sees clients running into, and then offers a solution for how to transition into intuitive eating without feeling like you’re free falling.

She gets into:

  • Why figuring out what to eat is likely a muscle you haven’t strengthen
  • How loosing the structure of dieting can feel destabilizing and overwhelming.
  • The obstacle of knowing what sounds good but not knowing how to reconcile that with what would feel good in your body.
  • The missing nutrition education necessary to be able to make informed eating decisions.
  • A brand new tool Leah created to give you gentle structure in figuring out what to eat, without rigid diet rules.


👉 ENROLL IN WHAT TO EAT, a workshop on August 10th, 2026


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📊 The Weight Loss Research Nobody Talks About with Ragen Chastain22 juin 202601:03:36

In this episode of Shoulders Down, Leah sits down with Ragen Chastain, speaker, researcher, board-certified patient advocate, and leading voice in the fields of weight science, weight stigma, and healthcare.

Ragen shares her personal journey from years of chronic dieting and an eating disorder to becoming a weight-inclusive health advocate. She explains what happened when she conducted an extensive review of the weight loss literature and discovered that the evidence did not support many of the claims she had been taught to believe.

Together, Leah and Ragen explore the intersection of weight science, healthcare, and stigma, unpacking why weight-inclusive care is an evidence-based approach and how weight-centered healthcare can create harm for patients in larger bodies.

You’ll hear about:

  • Ragen's experience with dieting, weight cycling, and eating disorder recovery
  • Common misconceptions about weight science and healthcare
  • The impact of weight stigma on patient care
  • How Ragen became involved in fat activism and weight-inclusive healthcare advocacy
  • What healthcare providers often get wrong about weight and health
  • The growing influence of GLP-1 medications and how they are being marketed

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✌️Responding To Hate Comments From The Jillian Michaels Debate08 juin 202600:31:21

In this episode, I respond to and unpack some of the most common comments I received after the viral Jillian Michaels vs. Body Positivity debate video was published.

I’ll be honest: it took me a long time to record this episode. Reading through hostile and misinformed comments is unpleasant. But I ultimately decided this conversation was worth having, because the comments reveal deep misunderstandings about weight, health, and what ethical nutrition care actually looks like.

In this episode, I cover:

  • Why I said that I believe its unethical to encourage  weight los ( and how this differs from judging people who choose to pursue weight loss.
  • The flawed assumption that a dietitian’s role is to control someone’s body size
  • Why weight is not a measure of health
  • The criticism I received from fellow dietitians and why this hurt the most

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🌞 Intuitive Eating 5 Years Later: Parts Work, Group Fitness, & Cycle Syncing with Lizzie25 mai 202600:28:25

In this episode of Shoulders Down, Leah reconnects with former client Lizzie Marks for a conversation about what intuitive eating looks like five years later — and how healing your relationship with food can ripple into every area of life.

Lizzie shares how her early intuitive eating journey began with swinging fully away from rigid food rules and exercise habits, and how she eventually found her way toward a more nuanced middle ground with movement, nutrition, and self-trust.

Together, Leah and Lizzie explore how concepts from Internal Family Systems (IFS) and parts work have helped Lizzie navigate the return of old diet thoughts without fear or shame. They also discuss how Lizzie now approaches group fitness, movement, and food choices with more flexibility, nuance, and an ongoing commitment to trusting her intuition around food and body.

You’ll hear about:

  • What intuitive eating looks like for Lizzie in the early stages vs. now
  • How intuitive eating can impact decision-making in other areas of life
  • Reclaiming exercise classes and fitness challenges from diet culture
  • Using parts work and IFS to navigate lingering diet thoughts
  • Integrating cycle-syncing and how even that requires an intuitive approach
  • What Lizzie is focused on as she continues her intuitive eating journey

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🧠 ADHD, Body Image & Intuitive Eating: Making Sense of the Overlap with Brittany Modell11 mai 202600:44:24

In this episode of Shoulders Down, Leah sits down with Brittany Modell to explore the nuanced relationship between ADHD, body image, and eating behaviors — and how neurodivergence can shape our experience with food in ways that are often misunderstood.

Brittany shares her personal story growing up immersed in diet culture, from early Weight Watchers meetings to navigating a lifelong sense of feeling “out of control” around food. Together, she and Leah unpack how ADHD can intensify food thoughts, disrupt hunger and fullness cues, and complicate traditional approaches to intuitive eating.

This conversation brings much-needed compassion and clarity to the intersection of neurodivergence and anti-diet work — offering a perspective that moves beyond willpower and into understanding.

You’ll hear about:

  • How growing up in diet culture shapes early food and body beliefs
  • The connection between ADHD and constant thoughts about food
  • Why traditional nutrition advice often falls short for neurodivergent people
  • How impulsivity, dopamine-seeking, and structure impact eating patterns
  • What a more supportive, individualized approach to food can look like

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🏃‍♀️ Extractive vs. Regenerative Movement: Reframing Your Relationship with Running with Karly Borden27 avr. 202601:02:59

In this episode of Shoulders Down, Leah sits down with Karly Borden, founder of The Public Run Club, to explore what it really looks like to rebuild a relationship with running after disordered eating.

Karly shares her personal story of navigating eating disorder recovery and the often-overlooked challenge of returning to exercise in a way that feels safe, grounded, and self-trust-driven. Together, they unpack the tension between discipline and intuition, and why so many people feel stuck in the “murky middle” of movement — not fully disordered, but not fully free either.

Leah and Karly also dive into Karly’s Intuitive Athlete Cycle, a powerful framework for approaching movement in a sustainable, non-extractive way that honors the body’s natural rhythms rather than forcing constant progress.

You’ll hear about:

  • Karly’s personal journey with running, disordered eating, and recovery
  • Why movement is often the missing piece in eating disorder recovery
  • The difference between extractive vs. regenerative movement
  • How to approach fitness goals without slipping into disordered patterns
  • Karly’s Intuitive Athlete Cycle and how it supports sustainable movement
  • Practical tools for tuning into your body before, during, and after exercise

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📚 Sources 📚

  • On the body as a site of self-trust: Inspired by Caldwell, C., & Leighton, L. B. (Eds.). (2018). Oppression and the Body: Roots, Resistance, and Resolutions. North Atlantic Books.
  • On the hypothetical gaze, body-object, and eating disorders emerging in puberty: McBride, H. L. (2019). “Embodiment and Body Image: Relating and Exploring Constructs.” In H. L. McBride & J. L. Kwee (Eds.), Embodiment and Eating Disorders: Theory, Research, Prevention and Treatment. Routledge.
🔄 Transfer Addiction: When Substance Recovery Shifts Into Orthorexia with Sydney Greene13 avr. 202600:52:21

In this episode of Shoulders Down, Leah sits down with certified eating disorder specialist Sydney Greene, to explore the overlap between disordered eating and substance use.

Sydney shares her personal story of growing up around addiction, developing orthorexia, and later navigating sobriety — only to find her compulsive behaviors shifting toward exercise, clean eating, and wellness. Leah and Sydney unpack how addiction and disordered eating often co-occur, why recovery isn’t always linear, and how socially praised behaviors can mask deeper struggles.

Together, they discuss the concept of transfer addiction, how one compulsive behavior can replace another, and why healing requires addressing the underlying unmet needs — not just the behavior itself.

⚠️ Content Warning ⚠️

This episode includes discussion of substance use, addiction, suicidal thoughts, and grief. Listener discretion is advised.

You’ll hear about:

  • Sydney’s personal story with substance use and disordered eating
  • What “transfer addiction” means and how it shows up in recovery
  • Why sobriety can sometimes intensify disordered eating behaviors
  • Why intuitive eating may not be appropriate early in addiction recovery
  • The overlap between orthorexia, compulsive exercise, and addiction

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📺 Unpacking the Viral Jubilee Body Positivity Debate with Marcy Guevara30 mars 202601:04:49

In this episode of Shoulders Down, Leah sits down with plus-size style expert and reality TV producer Marcy Guevara-Prete to reflect on their experience participating in a viral Jubilee debate with fitness personality Jillian Michaels.

Leah and Marcy unpack what it was like to engage in a highly charged, public conversation about body positivity, health, and weight — and how lived experience, media framing, and personal values shaped their perspectives in the moment and afterward.

Marcy shares her journey from lifelong dieting to body acceptance and fat liberation, her nuanced perspective on health and movement, and the unexpected ways the debate impacted her own relationship with her body.

⚠️ Content Warning ⚠️

This episode includes discussion of weight stigma, diet culture, disordered eating, trauma, and intentional weight loss. It also includes nuanced and potentially conflicting perspectives on body positivity and health that may feel activating for some listeners. Please listen with care and take what serves you.

You’ll hear about:

  • What it was like to participate in the Jubilee debate with Jillian Michaels
  • How reality-style media formats shape conversations about body and health
  • The role of lived experience vs. scientific “evidence” in discussions of weight
  • Why shame, fear, and guilt are not sustainable motivators for change
  • The tension between diet culture and finding a personal middle ground

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🤔 We Watched The Jillian Michaels Debate Back... And Had Thoughts [with Edie Stark, LCSW]24 mars 202600:31:41

In this episode of Shoulders Down, Leah sits down with therapist Edie Stark, LCSW, to discuss their thoughts on the final edit of the Jillian Michaels x Body Positivity debate. 

Leah and Edie reflect on what they thought of the edit, how it felt to watch the video back (after experiencing it in real time a few months ago), and what frustrated them about the final video.

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🎥 Behind the Scenes of the "Jillian Michaels vs Body Positivity" Debate with Edie Stark16 mars 202600:56:29

In this episode of Shoulders Down, Leah sits down with therapist Edie Stark, LCSW, to unpack their experience participating in a debate with fitness personality Jillian Michaels on the popular YouTube channel Jubilee.

Leah and Edie reflect on what it was like to step into a highly produced debate environment discussing body positivity, weight stigma, and health claims — and how the format of viral media can shape the conversation in ways that prioritize spectacle over nuance.

Together, they discuss the challenges of debating weight stigma in a reality-TV style setting, the misconceptions about body positivity and Health at Every Size®, and why conversations about weight and health must account for systemic factors like stigma, access to care, and social determinants of health.

You’ll hear about:

  • What it was like to participate in a debate with Jillian Michaels
  • Why debating weight and health in a reality-TV format creates major limitations
  • Common misconceptions about the body positivity movement
  • How weight stigma and systemic factors impact health outcomes
  • Why shame and blame are ineffective tools for supporting behavior change
  • What Leah and Edie hope viewers take away from the debate

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🌾The Ultra Processed Panic: Re-Domesticating Women, Pressure to Cook ‘From Scratch,’ & The Rise of Tradwifedom with Laura Thomas, PhD09 mars 202600:55:26

Is the backlash against ultra-processed foods really about health… or is it about control? In this episode of Shoulders Down, Leah and Laura Thomas, PhD, explore the growing moral panic around ultra-processed foods — and what’s really driving the conversation.

Laura explains why much of the research linking ultra-processed foods (UPFs) to poor health outcomes is observational, and how these headlines often oversimplify complex public health data. The conversation goes beyond nutrition science to examine how food narratives are shaped by gender roles, class privilege, and today’s political climate.

Together, Leah and Laura explore the connection between trad wife culture, GLP-1 use, beauty standards, and what Laura calls “body fascism” — unpacking the bigger cultural forces driving today’s conversations about food and bodies.

You’ll hear about:

  • What ultra-processed foods (UPFs) actually are — and why the definition is murky
  • Social determinants of health and the invisible labor of “food work”
  • How the push to “cook from scratch” can reinforce gender roles and class privilege
  • Trad wife culture, the rise of GLP-1s, and the body politics of it all
  • Why this cultural moment is bigger than diet culture

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💍 Choosing Presence Over Weight Loss as a Plus Size Bride— with Jamie23 févr. 202600:40:58

In this episode of Shoulders Down, Leah talks with Jamie (returning guest and close friend) about navigating wedding planning as a plus-size bride — without pursuing weight loss.

Rather than changing her body for her wedding day, Jamie shares how she made intentional accommodations to support comfort, confidence, and presence. Together, Leah and Jamie explore wedding culture pressures, how to prioritize feeling like yourself, and practical advice for planning a wedding in a larger body.

You’ll hear about:

  • Why major life events often trigger body image anxiety
  • Choosing accommodations instead of trying to change your body
  • Navigating photos, expectations, and “picture shock”
  • Letting go of appearance perfection and focusing on meaning
  • Helpful strategies for feeling more comfortable and present in your body

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🥗 Orthorexia: When “Healthy" Eating Becomes Dangerous09 févr. 202600:43:05

In this episode of Shoulders Down Podcast, Leah takes a deep dive into Orthorexia Nervosa — a form of disordered eating that often hides behind “clean eating,” wellness, and the pursuit of health.

Leah shares her personal experience with Orthorexia, explains how healthy eating can cross the line into rigidity and anxiety, and breaks down the symptoms, risk factors, and potential health consequences of an having an obsession with nutrition. She also explores how intuitive eating can support healing and food freedom.

You’ll hear about:

  • What orthorexia is and how it differs from general “healthy eating”
  • Common signs and symptoms of orthorexia
  • How “clean eating” and wellness culture reinforce restriction
  • The physical, mental, and social consequences of orthorexia
  • How intuitive eating supports healing from food fear and rigidity
  • Next steps if you resonate with Orthorexia symptoms

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🩺 A Pediatrician’s Perspective on GLP-1s, Diet Culture, & Adolescent Health — with Dr. Lauren Hartman26 janv. 202600:53:55

In this episode of Shoulders Down Podcast, Leah talks with Dr. Lauren Hartman, a double board-certified pediatrician and adolescent medicine specialist, about why dieting and weight-focused care can be especially harmful for children and teens — and what she’s seeing on the front lines of adolescent eating disorder treatment.

Drawing from nearly 20 years of experience across hospital systems, outpatient care, and national leadership roles, Dr. Hartman explains why weight loss is rarely sustainable, how dieting increases eating disorder risk, and why a medicalized focus on weight often misses what young people actually need to thrive.

Leah and Dr. Hartman also discuss the rise in eating disorders among adolescents, the role of social media and diet culture, and growing concerns around GLP-1 medications.

You’ll hear about:

  • A doctor’s perspective on why dieting and weight loss often backfire
  • Whether eating disorders are on the rise among adolescents — and what’s driving the increase
  • How social media and diet culture impact teens’ relationships with food and body
  • GLP-1 medications and the risks of prescribing them to young people
  • What informed consent should include when it comes to weight-loss interventions
  • How parents can help protect children from diet culture and weight stigma

More From Dr. Lauren Hartman: https://www.aspengroveayam.com/

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🕵️‍♀️ Inside Overeaters Anonymous: Abstinence, Fat Serenity, & Co-Dependency with Libby Supan, LMFT12 janv. 202600:45:06

In this episode of Shoulders Down Podcast, Leah talks with therapist and certified intuitive eating counselor, Libby Supan, about her 15 years in Overeaters Anonymous (OA) — and why she ultimately believes the program worsened her eating disorder rather than healed it.

Libby shares how OA’s abstinence-based model, the idea of food and sugar addiction, and rigid sponsorship dynamics fueled binge eating, shame, and co-dependency. Together, Leah and Libby unpack the concept of “fat serenity,” the fatphobia embedded in the OA ethos, and why abstinence backfires.

Libby also explains how eating disorder treatment and intuitive eating helped her rebuild trust with her body, move away from restriction, and find a more sustainable path to recovery.

You’ll hear about:

  • What Overeaters Anonymous (OA) is and how it works
  • The link between abstinence, restriction, and binge eating
  • Why the Food addiction model is inherently flawed
  • Sponsorship, power dynamics, and co-dependency in OA
  • “Fat serenity” & fatphobia in the OA community
  • How Libby left OA after 15 years and found true healing 

Mentioned in the episode:
https://leahkernrd.com/are-you-addicted-to-sugar/


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Website: https://www.libbysupan.com/


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🥛 Proteinification, Pilates, Glucose Monitors & The Wellness Trends That Shaped 202529 déc. 202501:00:00

In this episode, Leah's reflection on 6 wellness trends that shaped 2025.

She covers:

  • The proteinification of everything & whether or not its worth the hype
  • GLP-1s and the normalization of thinness at all costs
  • Increased body monitoring— Oura Rings, Glucose Monitors, & Apple Watches— & how this might impact intuitive eating 
  • Pilates culture: the matching sets, the "toned but not too muscular" promise,  &  the elitist, weight stigmatizing undertones
  • The pros & the cons of our cultural obsession with steps

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💔 The Ethics of GLP-1s, Prescribed Starvation, & The Liberatory Heartbreak of Fatness with Virgie Tovar 16 déc. 202500:58:42

In this episode, I sit down with fat activist, author, podcaster, and feminist, Virgie Tovar. We cover:

  • Virgie's experience growing up in a fat family and how that shaped her early relationship with her body
  • Fat activism vs body positivity & the evolution of these frameworks 
  • The intersection of queerness & fatness, & the having your heartbroken by the culture 
  • The ethics of GLP-1’s and prescribed starvation
  • GLP-1s as a pump an dump marketing cycling
  • How to cope with feeling the pressure of going on a GLP-1 for weight loss
  • Living a life of integrity vs a life of  apology

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📷 What To Do If You Hate How You Look In Pictures [with Bri Campos]01 déc. 202500:55:54

In this episode, Leah is joined by licensed therapist and body image expert, Bri Campos, to talk about picture grief.

Learn more from Bri on her website.


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🍂 How to Survive Diet Talk, Body Comments & The Urge To Overeat Around The Holidays [REPOST]17 nov. 202501:02:45

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

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🕊️ Obesity Medicine, GLP-1’s, Body Autonomy, & Informed Consent with Dr. Alexis Conason 03 nov. 202500:50:35

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

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🤨 Did Diet Culture Hijack Your Values?20 oct. 202500:27:35

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 

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👉Get on the waitlist for our new 10 steps to food freedom audio course

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👰 You Don’t Have to Change Your Body for Your Wedding06 oct. 202500:32:35

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.

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🤖 Is Chat GPT Making Intuitive Eating Harder? 22 sept. 202500:16:12

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

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📚 5 Studies That Will Change Everything You Believe About Food08 sept. 202500:33:08

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

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📺 The Biggest Loser Documentary— What They Got Right (and What They Got Wrong)26 août 202500:50:14

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.

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👉 I Don’t Want to Be Weighed… But They’re Requiring It. Now What?18 août 202500:34:53

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.

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🥾 6 Lessons The Appalachian Trail Taught Me About Intuitive Eating04 août 202500:31:07

In this episode, we're covering 6 lessons I learned on the Appalachian Trail that can be applied to Intuitive Eating.

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🫠 How To Cope When The Whole World's On Ozempic21 juil. 202501:07:00

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:

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🔎 How to Use a Nutrition Label as an Intuitive Eater16 juin 202500:30:10

In this episode, we’re reclaiming nutrition facts from the clutches of food rules and fear. You’ll learn how to approach a nutrition label without spiraling into judgment or rigid thinking—and how these labels can actually support you in honoring your body’s needs.

We cover:

  • Why serving sizes are often arbitrary (and not worth stressing over)
  • How to assess if a food will be satisfying and sustaining—beyond just calories
  • What to do when a meal leaves you hungry an hour later (hint: it’s probably missing fat)
  • Why “high calorie” isn’t a bad thing—and how that narrative has been skewed by diet culture
  • A reminder that your nutrition needs aren’t confined to a 24-hour window
  • How to spot sneaky sources of valuable nutrients like iron, calcium, and B vitamins—yes, even in foods diet culture deems “bad”

You’ll also hear a real-life client story that highlights how gentle curiosity—not obsession—can help you build meals that actually work for your body.

Nutrition labels aren’t moral scorecards. This episode will help you read them with nuance, compassion, and a whole lot less stress.

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🍒 Being Messy, Self-Compassion, & Values Alignment with Abbie Attwood 02 juin 202500:58:57

In this episode, Abbie Attwood, a non-diet, weight-inclusive provider, joins us to talk about:

  • How struggling with anxiety led her into disordered eating
  • The role of being a competitive runner 
  • Social justice as a motivating force for recovery
  • Why self-compassion  won't make you "lazy"
  • The messiness of being human

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🌵7 Unpopular Takes on Intuitive Eating & Body Image19 mai 202500:22:41

Tune in to hear 7 of my unpopular takes as an intuitive eating dietitian. 

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⚠️ Beware of Mental Restriction05 mai 202500:11:26

In this episode we’ll explore whether you’re ACTUALLY giving yourself permission, or if you’re still mentally restricting...

We’ll cover:

  • mental restriction versus physical restriction
  • How this manifests (client stories, personal stories, Alex o)
  • Sneaky ways mental restriction can show up
  • How to move past mental restriction

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🫠 When Clothes Don’t Fit & You Feel Like a Failure21 avr. 202500:42:35

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

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🗣️ Finding Your Food Voice & PCOS with Julie Dillon07 avr. 202500:53:21

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 

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🎨 12 Reflections From 12 Months Off Instagram24 mars 202500:26:04

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

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🌼 10 Lessons From 10 Years of Intuitive Eating10 mars 202500:40:41

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/

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🩺 Can You Manage Your Cholesterol with Intuitive Eating?24 févr. 202500:55:15

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?

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🤝 5 Ways To Earn Back Your Body's Trust10 févr. 202500:32:04

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

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😬 Are The Intuitive Eating Dietitians Alright?27 janv. 202500:32:56

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"

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👁️ Reclaiming Your Attention: Social Media, Selfies, & Self-Love with Amelia Hruby13 janv. 202501:09:50

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

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🥂 How to Kickstart Your Healthy New Year Without Going On Another Diet 30 déc. 202400:20:05

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


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💖 You're Not Wrong For Desiring Weight Loss16 déc. 202400:44:12

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

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🤢 What To Do After A Binge02 déc. 202400:41:09

In this episode, we dive deep into the uncomfortable aftermath of a binge. 

If you’ve ever found yourself feeling regretful or sick from overeating, you're not alone. 

We cover:

  • 5 things  NOT to do after a binge and what to do instead
  • Why shaming yourself harms you physiologically
  • How to treat yourself with self-compassion and curiosity
  • Gentle tools to help your body move through the uncomfortable aftermath of a bing 

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🦃 How to Survive Diet Talk, Body Comments & Temptations To Overeat Around The Holidays18 nov. 202401:06:01

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

📣 Subscribe to our Youtube Channel!

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: Leah@leahkernrd.com


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