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
✌️Responding To Hate Comments From The Jillian Michaels Debate
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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
Mentioned in the episode:
- Behind the Scenes of the "Jillian Michaels vs Body Positivity" Debate with Edie Stark
- We Watched The Jillian Michaels Debate Back... And Had Thoughts with Edie Stark
- Unpacking the Viral Jubilee Body Positivity Debate with Marcy Guevara
- You're Not Wrong For Desiring Weight Loss
- 5 Reasons Why Your Weight Doesn't Determine Your Health
