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Shoulders Down

Leah Kern
Intuitive Eating
Diet Culture
Body Image
Self-Compassion
Health At Every Size
Food Freedom
Mental Health
Disordered Eating
Emotional Eating
Binge Eating
Nutrition
Weight Stigma
Eating Disorders
Orthorexia
Social Media
Body Positivity
Cannabis
Body Acceptance
Weight Loss
Intentional Weight Loss

When you live in the diet mindset, you spend much of your time living in your head- constantly tallying, dwelling, and stressing over your food and lifestyle choices. When you become an intuitive eater, you learn to drop into your body and start living shoulders down. The territory below your shoulders contains your innate wisdom and power. Shoulders Down is a podcast designed to teach you how to ... more

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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’r... more

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 a... more

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 trans... more

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 ye... more

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Recent Guests

Ragen Chastain
Weight science researcher, activist, and advocate for Health at Every Size
Weight science researcher; Health at Every Size advocate
Episode: 📊 The Weight Loss Research Nobody Talks About with Ragen Chastain
Brittany Modell
Registered dietitian, certified intuitive eating counselor, founder of Brittany Modell Nutrition
Brittany Modell Nutrition
Episode: 🧠 ADHD, Body Image & Intuitive Eating: Making Sense of the Overlap with Brittany Modell
Karly Borden
Founder of The Public Run Club; coach focused on regenerative running and intuitive athletics
The Public Run Club
Episode: 🏃‍♀️ Extractive vs. Regenerative Movement: Reframing Your Relationship with Running with Karly Borden
Sydney Greene
Dietitian specializing in addiction and eating disorders
Private practice; addiction treatment facilities; author/speaker
Episode: 🔄 Transfer Addiction: When Substance Recovery Shifts Into Orthorexia with Sydney Greene
Marcy Guevara-Prete
Producer, host, and plus-size style expert; fat liberationist
The Plus Bus; Perfect 10 Plus
Episode: 📺 Unpacking the Viral Jubilee Body Positivity Debate with Marcy Guevara
Edie Stark
Seasoned psychotherapist and fat-positive advocate, founder of Stark Therapy Group
Stark Therapy Group; Edie Stark Consulting
Episode: 🎥 Behind the Scenes of the "Jillian Michaels vs Body Positivity" Debate with Edie Stark
Laura Thomas
PhD, author and expert on health, weight, bodies, and intuitive eating
Laura Thomas PhD, author of Just Eat It and How to Just Eat It
Episode: 🌾The Ultra Processed Panic: Re-Domesticating Women, Pressure to Cook ‘From Scratch,’ & The Rise of Tradwifedom with Laura Thomas, PhD
Dr. Lauren Hartman
Double board certified pediatrician and adolescent medicine specialist with nearly 20 years of experience treating children and adolescents, focusing on eating disorders.
Episode: 🩺 A Pediatrician’s Perspective on GLP-1s, Diet Culture, & Adolescent Health — with Dr. Lauren Hartman
Libby Supan
Licensed marriage and family therapist and certified intuitive eating counselor.
Episode: 🕵️‍♀️ Inside Overeaters Anonymous: Abstinence, Fat Serenity, & Co-Dependency with Libby Supan, LMFT

Host

Leah Kern
Host of Shoulders Down, anti-diet dietitian and intuitive eating counselor

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 134 ratings
  • Erica’s discussion!!!

    Thank you for this valuable interview with Erica. this podcast is so timely for me personally as I am newly diagnosed with cancer and an intuitive eating counselor. So much of her discussion resonated with me. Keep doing this amazing work!!!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    msj2002
    United States2 years ago
  • Highly recommend!

    This podcast is the most genuine intuitive eating podcast I’ve found. I love the humanness Leah brings to the work. Highly recommend this show for anyone on a journey to leave diet culture.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Vnash96
    United States2 years ago
  • Add shoulders down to your rotation

    Leah is a thoughtful and engaging host who is able to connect with her guests and listeners in a meaningful way. Add shoulders down to your podcast rotation!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    calliee123
    United States2 years ago
  • Leah is a powerhouse

    Leah’s knowledge of intuitive eating and nutrition is a powerhouse. I learn so much every time I listen, and the message is so important and necessary in a world where diet culture is very loud. Leah is especially talented at coaching and I love listening to her live coach. She brings passion, curiosity, and gentleness to her work. She’s meant for this work. Thank you for the wonderful content.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    AishaSKR
    United States2 years ago
  • Phenomenal advice for anyone feeling out of alignment on social media

    Thank you Leah!! The “why I’m leaving Instagram” episode is one of the most validating podcast episodes I’ve listened to in a long time.. so many “aha” moments where you put eloquent words to how I’ve also been feeling for some time. Especially love the connection with trusting your body cues when it comes to social media similarly to how you would with IE. Best of luck on your offline journey 🩵

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    kiraonysko
    Canada2 years ago

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The host's coaching style is repeatedly noted as compassionate and non-shaming.
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Guests are described as diverse and the discussions as authentic and practical.

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📊 The Weight Loss Research Nobody Talks About with Ragen Chastain
Q: What practical resources exist for clinicians to adopt weight-inclusive care?
Chastain discusses health sheets co-created with clinicians that summarize evidence-based, weight-inclusive approaches and serve as patient-ready handouts to reduce stigma and avoid graphically triggering language.
📊 The Weight Loss Research Nobody Talks About with Ragen Chastain
Q: How do GLP-1 drugs fit into the larger debate about weight and health?
She explains that GLP-1s are primarily type 2 diabetes drugs with weight loss side effects; the marketing around these drugs as universal health solutions is criticized, and she urges careful examination of dosing, endpoints, and real-world outcomes.
📊 The Weight Loss Research Nobody Talks About with Ragen Chastain
Q: What moment made you realize the weight loss paradigm was disingenuous?
Chastain describes a process of rigorous primary literature review that conflicted with patients' and doctors' beliefs, leading to a personal moment of epiphany about how weight loss interventions often fail long-term and may be driven by systemic incentives rather than patient well-being.
🧠 ADHD, Body Image & Intuitive Eating: Making Sense of the Overlap with Brittany Modell
Q: If listeners aren't naturally inclined toward intuitive eating, how should they begin adapting it for ADHD brains?
Meet people where they are, use barrier-based meal planning, implement external cues and reminders, practice urge surfing, and build compassionate self-talk to reduce shame and increase consistent, small wins.
🧠 ADHD, Body Image & Intuitive Eating: Making Sense of the Overlap with Brittany Modell
Q: What is your current biggest diet culture pet peeve?
The biggest pet peeve is the idea that intuitive eating is a weight-loss tool, which misuses the framework and undermines its purpose of body trust and long-term relationship with food.

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What is Shoulders Down about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Shoulders Down centers on intuitive eating, body image, and anti-diet perspectives, often exploring how culture, health politics, and personal experiences shape eating habits and self-acceptance. Episodes frequently feature clinicians, dietitians, therapists, and advocates who bring clinical insight, lived experience, and trauma-informed coaching to topics like ADHD, orthorexia, GLP-1s, fat positivity, and the social dynamics of dieting. The show stands out for its empathetic host, a strong emphasis on self-trust and compassionate coaching, and a willingness to interrogate popular wellness narratives without shaming listeners. It's likely to appeal to listeners who want practical guidance aligned with intuitive eating and body autonomy, and... more

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1. Food Psych Podcast with Christy Harrison
2. Diet Culture Rebel Podcast
3. The Burnt Toast Podcast
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5. Bite Back with Abbey Sharp

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1. Ragen Chastain
2. Brittany Modell
3. Karly Borden
4. Sydney Greene
5. Marcy Guevara-Prete
6. Edie Stark
7. Laura Thomas
8. Dr. Lauren Hartman

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