I’m talking about how to stop caring so much about what others think, what we can learn from fear of judgment and 7 ways to overcome it, as part of the Body Image Series. Grab your free bonus worksheet - "5 Ways to Navigate Social Situations When Feeling Self-Conscious" in the show notes at summerinnanen.com/163 Specifically, we cover: - Why we fear judgment and how this is ingrained in us, - What these fears can teach us about ourselves, - Why understanding the source of our fear of what others are thinking is integral to healing self-worth, - 7 ways to overcome fear of judgment, Plus, so much more!  Get your free worksheet - "5 Ways to Navigate Social Situations When Feeling Self-Conscious" in the show notes at summerinnanen.com/163

I’m talking about why we compare, why comparisons are one of the hardest things to overcome and 8 actions to take to help you stop comparing, as part of the Body Image Series. Grab your free worksheet - "6 Ways We’ve Been Conditioned to Compare" in the show notes at summerinnanen.com/162 Specifically, we cover: - Why we compare and why it’s not our fault, - The main belief that drives us to compare, - Why comparisons are one of the hardest things to overcome, - 8 actions to take to stop comparisons, Plus, so much more!  Get your free worksheet - "6 Ways We’ve Been Conditioned to Compare" in the show notes at summerinnanen.com/162

I’m talking about breaking the attachment to the thin ideal. Specifically, why it’s so hard to break the attachment to the thin ideal and how to identify and work through the fears that keep us hooked on the pursuit of thinness, as part of the Body Image Series. Grab your free worksheet - "Goodbye Diet Culture - 5 prompts to help you break up with diet culture for good" in the show notes at summerinnanen.com/161 Specifically, we cover: - Why it’s so hard to break the attachment to the thin ideal,
 - Why no one should feel ashamed for wanting to lose weight,
 - Why breaking the attachment to the thin ideal is a crucial part of body acceptance work,
 - How to identify and work through the fears that keep us hooked on the thin ideal,
 - The 5 main fears that keep us hooked on the thin ideal and diet mentality, Get your free worksheet - "Goodbye Diet Culture - 5 prompts to help you break up with diet culture for good" in the show notes at summerinnanen.com/161

I’m talking about what gets in the way of believing that we’re good enough, how to build self-worth and why it’s so damn important towards knowing you’re good enough as you are, as part of the Body Image Series. Grab your free worksheet - "10 Powerful Ways To Reinforce That You’re Good Enough" in the show notes at summerinnanen.com/160 Specifically, we cover: - What gets in the way of feeling good enough,
 - How our “shoulds” feed the belief that we’re not good enough,
 - What is self-worth and why it’s so damn important for you to feel good enough,
 - The difference between confidence and self-worth,
 - How perfectionism influences our self-worth,
 - 8 components to build self-worth, Get your free worksheet - "10 Powerful Ways To Reinforce That You’re Good Enough" in the show notes at summerinnanen.com/160

I’m talking about the relationship between body image and intuitive eating, as part of the Body Image Series. Grab your free worksheet - "Eat Like A Grown-Ass Adult - 4 prompts to inspire you to live your life without diets" in the show notes at summerinnanen.com/159 Specifically, we cover: - Why body dissatisfaction drives the diet mentality,
 - Why accepting our bodies doesn’t mean giving up,
  - 5 ways that body image work will facilitate healing your relationship with food,
 - What it means to “trust yourself” around food and how to overcome that hurdle if you feel like you just can’t
 Get your free worksheet - "Eat Like A Grown-Ass Adult - 4 prompts to inspire you to live your life without diets" in the show notes at summerinnanen.com/159

I’m talking about how to feel better in your body, as part of the Body Image Series. Grab your free worksheet with 5 actions to immediately feel better in your body in the show notes at summerinnanen.com/158 Specifically, we cover: - The body image series of podcast episodes I’m going to be doing, - Why I intertwine the words self-worth and body image, - The biggest mistake we make when trying to feel better in our body, - The one question to ask yourself when working on feeling better in your body, - 7 ways to feel better in your body mentally, - How to feel better in your body physically, Get your free worksheet with 5 actions to immediately feel better in your body in the show notes at summerinnanen.com/158

I’m interviewing Holly Whitaker author of Quit Like A Woman and founder and CEO of sobriety school Tempest, about how alcohol culture strips us of our power, the patriarchal nature of AA and her approach to becoming a non-drinker geared towards women and other marginalized groups. We chat about: -Holly’s personal story of her battle with alcohol and how that inspired her to write the book Quit Like A Woman and start the sobriety school Tempest, - How alcohol culture is embedded into female culture and the various ways this shows up in our everyday life, - Why alcohol is the new tobacco and the stats around how it is harming individuals and specifically women at an increasing rate, - How alcohol brands have co-opted feminist ideals to increase profits, - How to know if you need help with drinking, - The question we need to ask instead of “am I an alcoholic,” - Why Holly feels we need to stop using the words alcoholism and alcoholic and how these words can be stigmatizing, - The patriarchal nature of Alcoholics Anonymous and how it works against feminist ideals and can further hurt marginalized groups, - How Holly’s approach to healing involves empowerment and a more “feminine” centric approach to recovery, Plus, so much more!

I’m interviewing Steph Gaudreau, NTP, and author of The Core 4 about how diet culture impacts wellness, why Steph shifted her message to Intuitive Eating and how she experienced burnout as an entrepreneur. We chat about: - Steph’s story with how she got into health and fitness and how that evolved and adapted when she discovered Intuitive Eating, - How Steph treated paleo like a diet when she first adopted that way of eating, - How diet culture touches the wellness world and how “it became increasingly obvious that people were more confused about food than ever,” - How she started to learn more about social justice, health at every size and eating disorder recovery and how this influenced her decision to become a Certified Eating Disorder Counsellor, - Why we’re socialized to think that weight is our problem and how so many people don’t know how to think beyond that, - The impact on her audience when she moved away from “Stupid Easy Paleo,” - How Steph experienced burnout as an entrepreneur and the impact this had on her business and life, - Why there is a facade that entrepreneurs put up that we “have it all together” and how this is a harmful illusion, - How she is coming through the burnout and how this is changing where she focuses her energy, Plus, so much more!

I’m running solo giving you everything you need on how to handle holiday “overeating” and weight gain. We also talk about how to overcome guilt around eating and how to deal with general holiday stress. In this episode, we chat about: - The diet cycle and how mental and physical restriction lead to our concerns about “overeating,” - Why I hate the term “overeating” because it’s the language of diet culture, - How to enjoy eating without the guilt and specific things you can do to help you eat more normally, - What to do if you feel you eat without “savouring,” - How to work through stress about holiday weight gain, - How to handle feelings of holiday stress and feeling overwhelmed with social events, 
 - What to do if you’re worried about photos, Plus so much more!

I’m running solo giving you everything you need on how to handle holiday diet or body talk. We also talk about how to make boundary setting easier and how to be more resilient to diet culture. In this episode, we chat about: - Why boundaries are necessary towards supporting your mental health and self-worth, - 3 ways to deal with unsolicited comments about your food and or body or kid’s food and body, - A script you can use to request that people don’t comment on your food or your body in advance, - 5 ways to deal with food and body talk from friends/family, - Simple replies that you can use if someone makes a comment about their latest diet, - 4 ways to make boundary setting easier, 
 - How to create an emotional support kit to make you more resilient to diet culture, Plus so much more!