Eat the Rules with Summer Innanen

I’m joined by Jessica Wilson, MS, RD, and Author of It’s Always Been Ours. We’re talking about why “dismantling diet culture” isn’t enough, how ideas like “intuitive eating” can cause harm, and the conversations we really need to be having to make systemic change. We also talk about the relationship between anti-fatness and anti-Blackness and why perhaps GOOP isn’t the worst thing. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/264 In this episode, we talk about: - How Jessica got into this work and how it led to her book, - The need to address the functions of disordered eating as a societal and structural problem, - How she sees intuitive eating causing harm, - How Black women are hyper-visible yet invisible, - That Black women are underrepresented in eating disorder research, - Her experience at the Goop summit versus Harvard Public Health, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/264 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

We often struggle with self-compassion and yet, it’s a fundamental skill to develop to heal your relationship with your body. I’m breaking down 5 reasons we struggle with self-compassion and how to overcome them, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/263 In this episode, I talk about: - That it’s very common to struggle with self-compassion, - Where it shows up in the work I do with my clients, - That compassion is like a muscle that needs to be used, - How our nervous system plays into this, - That self-compassion is not a pep talk, - How your inner-critic impacts self-compassion, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/263 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 breaking down 7 ways we bring perfectionism into body acceptance work and what to do instead. I also talk about how perfectionism and struggling with body image go hand in hand, and the importance of adjusting your measurements of success, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/262 In this episode, I talk about: - What perfectionism is, - What the diet cycle looks like, - Why aiming for no bad days and loving your body is an unrealistic expectation, - How fear leads people to put off doing this work, - The unrealistic standard we all measure ourselves against, - The importance of focusing on behaviours instead of outcomes, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/262 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 breaking down five reasons we struggle with body acceptance and how to work through these struggles. I also talk about why it’s normal to struggle with this process and offer some examples from my own journey, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/261 In this episode, I talk about: - How the culture we live in can make body acceptance a challenge, - What being stuck with body acceptance can look like, - How dieting is addictive and a coping mechanism, - That we’ve been conditioned to believe we should be able to control weight, - The importance of community in this work, - The difference between intellectually getting it and being intentional about putting it into action, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/261 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 talking about what body neutrality looks like in everyday life with some specific examples. I also explore how body neutrality is a gateway to having more time and energy for things that will give you more purpose and satisfaction in life, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/260 In this episode, I talk about: - Two questions I ask to determine body neutrality, - How it’s really hard to be neutral about your body in a culture that has body hierarchies, - That body neutrality refers to your own perception of your body, - Why I like body neutrality as a starting point, - Ten specific examples of body neutrality, - That’s it’s about reducing the emotional charge of negative thoughts, not getting rid of them all, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/260 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 talking about how to know if you have a healthy body image and the number one tool I use with clients to assess this, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/259 In this episode, we talk about: - What it means to have a positive body image, - How self-worth is at the core of body image, - Why it’s important to be able to measure it, - Some of the signs and symptoms I look for in assessing body image, - How it shows up in different areas of our life, - Your free copy of my Body Image Benchmark Quiz, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/259 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 Virginia Sole-Smith, Author of Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture. We’re talking about how our culture is fixated on both the health and therefore weight of children, as well as helping them be body positive and how these two conflict. She talks about how fat phobia shows up at the dinner table, the influence of social media on how we feed our kids, the role of fathers, and how to raise kids that fight anti-fat bias and advocate for change. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/258 In this episode, we talk about: - The common refrain Virginia was noticing in conversations with parents and the realization it led to, - That we’re seeing an epidemic of kids not feeling safe in their bodies, - That you can’t talk about wanting to change kid’s body sizes, without talking about the clear harm this has caused, - That we are all victims of diet culture, and we can all perpetuate diet culture, - Advice for parents taking a child to the doctor, - How to invite your child to think critically about the messages they’re receiving from a young age, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/258 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 Tamsin Broster and Gillian McCollum, anti-diet and body image coaches. We’re talking about binge eating and diet mentality and how to overcome it, why traditional “thinking based” strategies to stop a binge aren’t always enough, and why anxiety goes hand-in-hand with food restriction. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/257 In this episode, we talk about: - The difference between binge eating and emotional eating, - That binge eating looks different for everyone, - Why anxiety is your body’s normal reaction to hunger, - That if you’ve been brought up in diet culture, it’s unlikely you’ve ever had body trust, - That our perception of what is enough food is not based on fact, - Why they say intuitive eating is not the full answer, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/257 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 Mara Glatzel, author of Needy and fellow coach. We’re talking about how to get in touch with our needs (and why it’s necessary to have needs), and how to move from a place of self-abandonment to one of self-partnership, radical self-care, and self-advocacy. She talks about the problem with traditional self-care and how you can honour your needs to strengthen your worth. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/256 In this episode, we talk about: -  The moments that led Mara to this work and writing her book, - Where the narrative that it’s dangerous to be needy stems from, - Some of the different needs and how to define what your needs are, - The relationship between wants and needs and how both are important, - How this differs from traditional self-care approaches, - Mara’s response to people afraid of their life falling apart if they start tending to their needs, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/256 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 Ivy Felicia, The Body Relationship Coach. We talk about what it’s like to be highly sensitive individuals, how this influences your relationship with your body, and why you might be more sensitive to things like rejection. We also talk about specific tools to use to learn to thrive if you feel like you’re more sensitive. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/255 In this episode, we talk about: -  How Ivy came to the realization that she is a highly sensitive person, - What it means to be a highly sensitive person, - The relationship between being a highly sensitive person and dieting, - How routines and rituals help regulate your nervous system, - What energy management is and how it helps, - That there is a beautiful, magical side of being a highly sensitive person and some of the benefits, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/255 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