Shoulders Down
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 harness your intuition to govern not just how you eat but also how you live. Shoulders Down Podcast is hosted by Anti-Diet Dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, Leah Kern, who works with clients to heal their relationships with food in her private practice, Leah Kern Nutrition. Disclaimer: All content in this podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. The information and education provided is not intended or implied to supplement or replace professional medical treatment, advice, and/or diagnosis.
Shoulders Down
🧠ADHD, Body Image & Intuitive Eating: Making Sense of the Overlap with Brittany Modell
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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
Mentioned in this episode:
- 16 Satisfying Trader Joe’s Snack Ideas From An Intuitive Eating Dietitian
- 🌵7 Unpopular Takes on Intuitive Eating & Body Image
More From Brittany:
- Website: www.brittanymodellrd.com
- Instagram & TikTok: @nofoodfears
- Blog: Why ADHD Makes Body Image More Complicated
More From Leah:
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- Apply to The Embodied Method, my 1:1 coaching program
- Join my self-paced course, The Return
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- Follow me on Instagram for more intuitive eating content @leahkern.rd
- Visit my website to learn more about my coaching offerings
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