176 episodes
175: How to get thin WITHOUT obsessive exercise or perfect eating: Kelly’s Heart Led Eating transformation
2026/08/18 | 37 mins.Imagine living in the same “thin” body you’ve worked so hard for…but without the 20,000-step days, the Apple Watch obsession, the volume-eating salads, or the constant mental math. Imagine dropping every rule, eating peanut butter sandwiches when you feel like it, moving only when it feels good, and still fitting into all the same clothes a year later while having so much more time and energy for your family. In this episode, my Heart Led Eating student Kelly shares exactly how she went from forcefully thin to naturally thin.
We discuss...
Growing up in a big Italian family where food = love and celebration, and how being overweight became part of her identity
Using exercise to lose weight and stay thin
All-consuming activity tracking (Apple Watch, 20k+ steps + workouts, never taking real breaks)
Volume eating with lots of vegetables to stay thin
The weekend/vacation overeating cycle that always restarted on Monday
The flu and week in bed that changed her life
Learning to trust her own body, drop the rules, and stop people-pleasing/food-fawning around others
Moving through the “messy middle” with soul foods
How Kelly eats and moves now to stay thin with ease
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Medical Disclaimer- There are specific mciro skills that naturally thin people have mastered…and most people never get taught them. And it’s NOT 10k steps, or tracking your calories, or hitting a protein goal. In this episode I’m breaking down the exact skills you need if you want to be thin long-term without force or constant willpower.
I discuss...
The difference between body hunger and phantom hunger
How to accurately read your built-in calorie calculator, especially the real stopping point
Why you must disconnect eating from regulation so overeating starts to give you the ick
Mastering the skill of leaving things incomplete (ending the all-or-nothing mindset)
Learning satisfaction cues so you can eat rich foods without overdoing it
Feeling the full spectrum of life without using food as a buffer
Feeling safe being seen as your true self once the physical padding is gone
Building a life that feels more exciting than eating
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Email me at: ashlyn@heartledwellness.com
Medical Disclaimer 173: From night eating, Adderall abuse, gut issues, and binge cycles to naturally thin and a body that feels safe: Kathleen’s story
2026/08/04 | 37 mins.Ooooo this is a deep one. In this raw episode, my Heart Led Eating alumni Kathleen shares how she went from a deep binge restrict cycle, 60 lbs of weight gain, night eating with kitchen locks, debilitating gut issues, and an Adderall addiction…to healing it all and becoming naturally thin.
We discuss...
Generational food and body issues
The dark reality of using substances like Adderall to control appetite and weight
Night eating…the shame, the locks on every cabinet, waking up having eaten a jar of peanut butter with no memory of it
Living between extremes: tracking every bite or full-on binging, gaining or losing, never just existing in a normal body
Coming off years of ultra-strict diets (carnivore, keto, etc.) and relearning how to eat normally
How the simple act of eating can feel traumatizing and how nervous system work rewires that
Completely healing her gut issues (zero bloating, zero pain, zero SIBO symptoms) through Heart Led Eating
Weight slowly stabilizing at her smallest in a very long time, with zero fear of uncontrollable gain ever again
Kathleen and I’s Mexico trip: two full weeks of eating out every single meal, desserts, processed food…and feeling completely free and normal
Advice Kathleen would give to any new Heart Led Eaters
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Email me at: ashlyn@heartledwellness.com
Medical Disclaimer- Naturally thin people are already eating like they’re on Ozempic (they literally get the ick from overeating) without ever taking a shot. In this episode I’m breaking down exactly how to get thin without peptides by addressing the real root cause.
I discuss...
How peptides make you forcefully thin (and why that is not the same as being naturally thin)
Why naturally thin people already get the “ick” from overeating without any interventions
The real reason most people carry excess storage
Why removing the food buffer without growing nervous system capacity can be dangerous
The consequences of peptides that a lot of people are ignoring
“ozemepic personality”
Can you do Heart Led Eating while taking peptides?
The exact steps to lose weight and become naturally thin without GLPs
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Free root cause quiz
Email me at: ashlyn@heartledwellness.com
Medical Disclaimer 171: Scared you’ll gain weight if you stop tracking your food? Listen to Laura’s Heart Led Eating transformation
2026/07/21 | 41 mins.What if tracking calories to try and manage your weight was actually keeping you stuck? And letting it go didn’t cause chaos, but brought peace, stable weight, better health markers, and a completely different relationship with your body? Today, my Heart Led Eating student, Laura, shares her powerful journey from restriction, pregnancy weight gain, yo-yo cycles, every diet phase (low-fat, low-sugar, high-protein, high-fiber), constant food noise, and fear of losing control...to discovering the root cause and finally trusting her body’s built-in calorie calculator.
We discuss...
How scoliosis, societal praise for smallness, and being short wired a deep drive to always be as small as possible
Decades of calorie tracking, packaged foods for “accuracy,” low-fat/no-sugar eras, exercise as pure calorie burn, and the mental exhaustion of constant management
Being scared to stop tracking calories and “lose control”
The root cause of grazing on food all day long
Releasing the obsession with being the smallest
Tangible health wins: normalized cholesterol (first time in 11 years), improving DEXA/bone density scan, better energy (no more afternoon crashes), and stable weight without tracking
Why this isn’t “eat whatever and accept excess weight”
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Instagram @heart.led.wellness
Free root cause quiz
Email me at: ashlyn@heartledwellness.com
Medical Disclaimer
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About Heart Led Wellness
The Heart Led Wellness Podcast is hosted by Ashlyn Burnett, a National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach and Integrative Healthcare graduate, who has helped 500+ women learn to eat the way naturally thin people do...no tracking, no rules, no obsessing. Rooted in Polyvagal theory and somatic healing, this show teaches you how to heal your relationship with food at the nervous system level so you can finally eat from your body instead of your brain. New episodes every week. Follow Ashlyn on Instagram @heart.led.wellness.
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