Meet Kasey Shuler

We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Kasey Shuler. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Kasey below.

Kasey, first a big thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts and insights with us today. I’m sure many of our readers will benefit from your wisdom, and one of the areas where we think your insight might be most helpful is related to imposter syndrome. Imposter syndrome is holding so many people back from reaching their true and highest potential and so we’d love to hear about your journey and how you overcame imposter syndrome.

I once heard it said that “action cures fear,” and action also cures imposter syndrome. Think about it—if you write, are you a writer? If you create a website, are you a creator? If you run, are you a runner? I’d say all the answers to these questions are a resounding, “yes!” The problem is when we start comparing ourselves to our perceived definitions of these roles. I didn’t think I was an author because I was “just a self-published author, and anybody can do that nowadays.” But a friend challenged me and said, “Yes, but have they? Writing and finishing a book is no easy task.” We think we are imposters because we are measuring ourselves by someone else. But the truth is, we can be nobody else. We can only be ourselves. We can only speak the way God has made our vocal chords to vibrate and see others with the eyes only we have been given to see. I never thought I could be a podcaster or a speaker because I would envision those podcasters and speakers as loud, slightly aggressive, and emotionally manipulative and that didn’t fit with quiet ole’ me. But my partner in Joyful Health Co pushed me to podcast and as I prayed about it, God said, “My power is made perfect in your weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9). If I became vulnerable and allowed myself to freeze up and stutter and take time to process on air, that only served to glorify God and not me. That revelation is what freed me to go forward imperfectly, because we are not expected to be perfect, but allow the Perfect One (Jesus) to live and speak and move through us. And of course we don’t feel like we deserve the roles and privileges we have, but isn’t that the experience of grace? Grace is getting a gift you don’t deserve. We are all underserving, but we are not imposters. We are that great paradox of being both a sinner and a saint, by God’s grace. When we are freed up to be ourselves, we can step out of the distraction of trying to be someone else and finally live into our authentic potential.

Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?

I help Christian women restore a healthy relationship with food and their bodies, by grace. While weight loss injections are all the rage right now, we swim against the tide and teach women to honor the body God gave them by listening to their hunger and fullness cues and do what they enjoy for movement, letting their bodies take whatever shape they need to in their unique season of life. I want women to be free from the shame and guilt that comes with weight cycling, the defeating nature of diets, and the ever-present pressure to control food and body into our societal ideal.

We offer online courses and books where women can learn on their own time, online clarity coaching calls, continuing education for health professionals and ministry leaders, and speaking events.

We are launching a self-study version of our continuing education for leaders in January 2026, so if you’d like to be more educated, encouraged, and equipped to do this work right where you are, the Non-Diet Christian Academy is for you! Find out more at joyfulhelath.co/ndca.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

The three qualities most helpful in my journey were:
1. Humility to lean on God for answers in prayer
2. Active listening skills to seek to understand others and the world around you is crucial to any coaching field (and I’d say any area of life)
3. Believing that everything is figureoutable, as Marie Forleo would say, leads you to research and try new things, seeing each new challenge as a learning opportunity instead of an obstacle.

If you’re just starting out, I’d say to listen to your intuition. Follow the joy, what sparks your curiosity, and you’ll go deeper and farther into your journey than you could ever imagine.

What do you do when you feel overwhelmed? Any advice or strategies?

I get so excited about every little opportunity and often overcommit to the point of burnout. But I’ve learned a thing or two from this burnout cycle. When you feel overwhelmed, don’t quit! Rest.

Rest helps you remember that you are limited, and those limits remind you of what’s truly important to you. Use that time to re-prioritize your life, and you’ll find that when you start with what matters most, everything else will fall into line.

Contact Info:

• Website: kaseybshuler.com, joyfulhealth.co
• Instagram: @joyfulhealthco, @kaseybshuler
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Joyfulhealthco
• Youtube: https://youtube.com/@joyfulhealthco

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