I’m talking about when you “intellectually get it” but still feel bad in your body, what this process can look like, and what you can do to move forward and feel better in your body, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/277 In this episode, I talk about: - A useful analogy between becoming a parent and starting on the path to a positive body image, - TWO things we can do to feel better in our bodies and why one of them is WAY more powerful than the other, - Where “intellectually getting it” sits within the 4 stages of acceptance and how to bust past that barrier, - Why you have to be intentional about challenging your negative thoughts, - That it’s normal to still have bad body days, - ONE question to visit daily to propel you towards giving less F’s about your body, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/277 Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at summerinnanen.com/freebies If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at summerinnanen.com/roadmap

#276: What to do if you still want to lose weight (the answer might surprise you) (Body Image Series Revisited) Description: I’m talking about negative body thoughts, exploring how NOT to respond to them and how to begin the work of changing them, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/276 In this episode, I talk about: - Potential sources of negative body thoughts, - The THREE things we’re typically told to do to change our thoughts and why you should avoid them, - A way to visualize how your brain evolves to think about self-doubt and self-compassion, - How our negative thoughts tend to stick more than the positive ones, - The TWO things that need to happen in order for our thoughts to change, - The ONE question to ask yourself to start to work on changing your negative body thoughts, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/276 Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at summerinnanen.com/freebies If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at summerinnanen.com/roadmap

I’m unpacking 4 misconceptions about body acceptance that will help you shift your perspective and make accepting your body easier, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/275 In this episode, I talk about: - How body acceptance doesn’t mean loving every part of your body, - The importance of choosing yourself and making space for all the different parts of yourself, - How body acceptance is intertwined with self-care, - That this is a process and the work is continuous, - Why this work is not about eliminating self-doubt completely, - Facing and rejecting the fears that keep us from acceptance, - The resilience that comes out of doing this work, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/275 Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at summerinnanen.com/freebies If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at summerinnanen.com/roadmap

I’m unpacking where our body image comes from and how to unpack your own body image origins. I also talk about how this is a systemic and cultural issue that is hardcoded in our DNA, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/274 In this episode, I talk about: - How systems of oppression impact body image and how we’re treated in our society, - The importance of knowing that your self-worth isn’t dictated by your appearance or how other people feel about you, - How our culture has taught us that only certain bodies are worthy, - Beauty as social currency, - How the desire to fit beauty standards is hardcoded in our DNA, - How external systems of oppression create internalized oppressions, - Questions you can use to examine your past and be curious about where your body image came from, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/274 Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at summerinnanen.com/freebies If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at summerinnanen.com/roadmap

I’m joined by Taylor Elyse Morrison, author of Inner Workout. We’re talking about how she went from being terrible at self-care, to now helping others to truly care for themselves. We chat about her revolutionary approach to self-care, the 5 dimensions of self-care, and what we typically get wrong about self-care. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/273 In this episode, we talk about: - Why she says self-expertise is the new self-care, - How she made the mental shift to seeing self-care as a relationship with herself instead of a list of tasks, - The importance of being intentional about the way you speak to yourself, - The biggest change most people need to make, - How caring for yourself in this way is counter cultural, - That self-care doesn’t mean solo-care, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/273 Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at summerinnanen.com/freebies If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at summerinnanen.com/roadmap

I’m joined by Esther Kane, Eating Disorder Psychotherapist. We’re talking about her recovery from Orthorexia, some of the signs and symptoms of Orthorexia, and what helped her to heal. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/272   CW: There are mentions of specific orthorexic behaviours in this episode. Please do what is best for you. You can skip to the 10 minute mark to avoid this part. In this episode, we talk about: - How Orthorexia is defined, - How Esther realized she had Orthorexia and what helped her heal, - That many of the signs of Orthorexia are normalized, - That our ageist, misogynistic culture means this impacts older women too, - Some of the body image struggles that surface in midlife and some of the positives, - The importance of seeking out purpose in life and having value outside of how you look, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/272 Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at summerinnanen.com/freebies If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at summerinnanen.com/roadmap

I’m joined by Aubrey Gordon, co-host of Maintenance Phase and author of What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat and “You Just Need to Lose Weight” and 19 Other Myths About Fat People. We’re talking about how we can change beliefs about fatness within ourselves and in our culture, and how the proliferation of weight loss drugs will influence cultural beliefs about fatness. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/271 In this episode, we talk about: - What inspired her to write her latest book “You Just Need to Lose Weight” and 19 Other Myths About Fat People, and how she hopes people can use it, - Ways to respond when people say they’re concerned for your health, - The reality of weight loss drugs and injections and how they can be used to reinforce people’s beliefs about fat people, - Why she uses the term anti-fat bias instead of fatphobia, - What internalized anti-fatness is and why thin people can’t experience it, - The role of thin people in ending anti-fat bias, and what thin people shouldn’t do in anti-diet spaces, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/271 Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at summerinnanen.com/freebies If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at summerinnanen.com/roadmap

I’m joined by Deb Benfield, Registered Dietician Nutritionist and pro-aging advocate. We’re talking about why concerns about aging and what that does to your appearance are starting when we’re younger, how aging creates vulnerability to diet and wellness culture, and how you can unpack your internalized ageism. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/270 In this episode, we talk about: - Why she started to focus more on the intersection of aging and body image, - How aging makes old eating disorder mindsets come back, - The importance of learning the facts about aging, - A non-judgemental strategy to use when you notice changes to your body, - The lack of visibility of the aging population, - Tips for dealing with real health issues that come with aging, without becoming obsessed and restrictive, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/270 Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at summerinnanen.com/freebies If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at summerinnanen.com/roadmap

Danni “Amapoundcake” Adams and I are together catching up with some of the past graduates of our Body Image Coach Certification program. They share what they got out of the program both personally and professionally. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/269 In this episode, we talk about: - Danni “Amapoundcake” Adams is back and we’re catching up with past graduates of our Body Image Coach Certification program, - What inspired these professionals to sign-up for the program, - How they got so much more out of it personally than they expected and how they’re using these tools in their daily life, - The impact it’s had on their business and ability to help clients, - The component of the program that had the biggest impact on them, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/269 Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at summerinnanen.com/freebies If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at summerinnanen.com/roadmap

I’m joined by Christy Harrison, author of Anti-Diet and most recently The Wellness Trap. We’re talking about why, as a culture, we’re so obsessed with wellness and how social media perpetuates this. We’re also debunking some of the more common wellness claims and what to watch out for so that you don’t fall into the wellness trap. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/268 In this episode, we talk about: - Christy’s personal journey with “wellness” that led her to the work she does now, - How wellness culture seized on the pandemic, - How wellness culture capitalizes on the failings of conventional healthcare, - How social media algorithms are driving people towards more and more extreme wellness content, - That everyday human ailments are now framed as signs of unwellness, - The systemic changes needed and why skepticism is important, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/268 Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at summerinnanen.com/freebies If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at summerinnanen.com/roadmap