Eat the Rules with Summer Innanen

In this best of episode, 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. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/236 In this episode, I talk about: - 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, - Your free worksheet - Goodbye Diet Culture - 5 prompts to help you break up with diet culture for good, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/236

In this best of episode, 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. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/235 In this episode, I talk about: - 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,  - Your free worksheet - 10 Powerful Ways To Reinforce That You’re Good Enough. - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/235

In this best of episode, I’m talking about the relationship between our body image and our ability to eat intuitively, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/234 In this episode, I talk about: - 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, - Your free worksheet - Eat Like A Grown-Ass Adult - 4 prompts to inspire you to live your life without diets, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/234

In this best of episode, I’m talking about the biggest mistake we make when trying to feel better in our body and how to feel better in your body both mentally and physically, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/233 In this episode, I talk about: - 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, Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/233

I’m running solo giving you a bit of a personal update as to what’s been going on in my life over the past few months, including a diagnosis with Adenomyosis and the horrible anxiety I experienced as a result of my IUD. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/232 In this episode, I talk about: - How I was diagnosed with Adenomyosis this year, - The ways that I manage the pain, - Why I got a IUD to help and the side effects I experienced, - How I experienced horrible anxiety as a result of the IUD, - What I’ve done to treat it and heal moving forward, - What to expect from this podcast through the summertime, Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/232

I’m running solo talking about how to navigate alcohol and intuitive eating. I talk about the two differences between alcohol and food when it comes to intuitive eating, how to assess what you want your relationship with alcohol to look like, and what to do if you feel guilty when you drink. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/231 In this episode, I talk about: - A different way to think of what it means to have a drinking problem, - That there is a high correlation between eating disorders and substance abuse, - How alcohol is not the same as food, - Questions to ask yourself to define your relationship with alcohol, - How many of our internal compasses or value systems actually stem from diet culture, - The different ways you can interpret feelings of guilt, Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/231

I’m running solo ranting about the 5 reasons why eating in moderation is useless advice. I also explore what moderation means, how this phrase is actually just dieting disguised, and questions to ask yourself when you’re about to eat. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/230 In this episode, I talk about: - How this is framed as not a diet, but is actually code for dieting, - That moderation is up for interpretation, but usually lines up to rules and limitations, - How fitness and health professionals use this language to avoid talking about dieting, - That not honouring our needs ignores our satiety, - How anti-fat bias and fatphobia mess up the way we think about food, - How this advice often backfires, Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/230

I’m joined by Marie-Pier Pitre-D’Iorio, RD, answering lots of your questions on how to find food freedom. You don’t want to miss this one as we talk about why giving yourself permission with food isn’t always enough, how to get past that place where you feel like you’re eating things that don’t make you feel good, how to overcome the diet mentality and scarcity mindset, the importance of satiety, and so much more. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/229 In this episode, we talk about: - Why giving yourself permission to eat all the foods isn’t enough to have a good relationship with food, - The difference between eating without restrictions and actual food freedom, - The importance of curiosity over judgement, - How to create body safeness with food, - How body image and food freedom go hand in hand, - Tips for checking-in on your hunger and satiety, Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/229

I’m joined by Emma Wright talking about how to end the struggles and mealtime battles that happen with kids. She talks about how the pressure to have kids eat and look a certain way sets parents up for feelings of frustration at mealtimes and kids not knowing how to trust their bodies. She also explores how to teach kids body autonomy so they learn to eat intuitively and create an environment where eating feels easier. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/228 In this episode, we talk about: - What changed Emma’s thinking in relation to food and diets, and how this shift opened up space in her mind for other things, - How good intentions are no match for diet culture, - The deep sense of failure that parents internalize and how it steals the joy from their family life, - How this parental pressure leaves kids confused and mistrusting their own bodies and hunger cues, - The importance of getting out of the way and allowing our children to make mistakes and figure things out on their own, - How all of this applies to adults, as well as kids, Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/228

We know diets don’t work, but what if you need to lose weight for health/mobility? What about conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, or sleep apnea? Vinny Welsby and I talk about that today in our last Death to Diets episode and also share the two reasons why you may choose to go on a diet or intentionally lose weight. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/227 In this episode, we talk about: - Some of the reasons people feel they need to lose weight, - The importance of creating your own personal definition of health, - That we don’t have as much control over our health as diet and wellness culture would like us to believe, - How to look at health in terms of what you can add, instead of what you should take away, - The huge problem in the medical industry that makes some people need to lose weight in order to receive care, - The lies told to us about infertility, joint issues, diabetes, and many other medical concerns, Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/227