Divesting from Beauty Standards & Honoring Our Intuition with Alissa Rumsey

Shoulders Down

In this episode, we are joined by Alissa Rumsey, a registered dietitian, nutrition therapist, certified intuitive eating counselor, and the author of Unapologetic Eating: Make Peace With Food and Transform Your Life. Together, we discuss:

• How Alissa moved from a weight normative to a weight inclusive practice
• Devising “unapologetic eating”
• Food freedom backlash in fat bodies
• Diet culture as a force for controlling people
• Motives behind beauty standards for women
• The power of going out without makeup
• Being an author with privilege

Mentioned in the episode:

• Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole
• Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings
• Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat
• The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf
• “Lived Experience with Ozempic” episode

More from Alissa:

• Visit Alissa’s website
• Follow her on instagram
• Check out her book Unapologetic Eating

More from Leah:

• Get access to The Mindset Matters Free Mini Course
• Apply to The Embodied Method, my 1:1 coaching program
• Join my self-paced course, The Return
• Subscribe to my personal Substack
• Follow me on Instagram for more intuitive eating content @leahkern.rd
• 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.
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