Eat the Rules with Summer Innanen

I give you 50+ reasons to divorce diet culture. This time of year can be the most tempting time of year to diet. We're bombarded with ads for weight loss, calls to join nutrition challenges and all that "new year, new you" BS. I know how hard it is to straddle a desire for body acceptance and a desire to weigh less. I know how easy it is to be tempted to dip your toe back into dieting (and yes, pr...

In the season finale of FRR, I'm chatting with Cynara Geissler, writer, editor, book publicist and badass fat acceptance advocate.  We chat about fat acceptance and how to deal with everyday fatphobia and existing in diet culture. Including: - How Cynara discovered fat acceptance and how it changed her life,  - The best strategy that helped her to embrace her body and realize you could live withou...

I'm chatting with Dr. Steve Prentice, author of Wrecked. We talk about why we are so obsessed with health as a culture, how our culture's obsession with health is making us unhealthy and what you can do about it. In this episode, we chat about: - How Steve's "weight loss story" led him to understand how our "healthy" behaviours are actually hurting our health,  - Why our culture is so obsessed wit...

It's a special episode because I'm speaking to 5 incredible women, whom  I'm willing to bet will have pieces of their story resonate with you.   These are 5 of my clients who worked with me during the You, On Fire (formerly RYB) program and they are here to show you that it is possible to go from obsessing over food and hating your body, to no longer fretting about your reflection and having so mu...

I am interviewing Zakiya Gayle, who helps bring women's inner fire back to life, about how we've been conditioned to manipulate ourselves in way that caters to the male gaze and how to break free of that to honor our individuality and what she calls your "dragon fire." Specifically: - Why the way we feel about ourselves is malleable and how we have the power to change it to embody self-love,  - Ho...

I'm chatting with Dr. Kristin Neff, author of Self-Compassion. We talk about what it means to give ourselves compassion, how to differentiate between self-compassion and self-indulgence and tactics you can use in moments of need. Specifically: - What it means to be compassionate towards ourselves and the three steps to implement compassionate self-talk,  - Why it's so much easier to offer other pe...

To celebrate the 100th episode of Fearless Rebelle Radio, I've crowd-sourced your best lessons on fat acceptance, body positivity, life without dieting, health at every size, self-worth and more. The idea to crowd-source lessons from you came from Ellen Orr, who helps to manage my Facebook community and I ran with it because I think we are eachother's greatest teachers and you have been some of my...

I'm chatting with Tracy Brown, somatic nutritional therapist, about how to "trust your body."  We talk about what it means to trust your body and how to become more attuned in order to feel safe in your body and have a better relationship with food. In this episode, we chat about: -  How Tracy uses somatic therapy in her coaching and why this is so impactful for her client's relationship with food...

I'm talking to Amy E. Smith, certified confidence coach and founder of TheJoyJunkie.com. She talks about the relationship between self-worth and people pleasing, how to let go of people pleasing tendencies and start being more intentional about your desires and needs. We chat about: -  The relationship between being able to navigate relationships and your self-worth,  -  Why "owning your voice" ha...

In this episode of Fearless Rebelle Radio I'm catching up with Laurel, one of the amazing women who went through the Rock Your Body program last year. Laurel is here to tell her story about how she went from being "health and exercise obsessed" to feeling free in her life and body. She tells the truth about how this doesn't happen overnight and what tools helped her the most. 

I'm talking about the difference between body esteem and self-worth, why fat is not a feeling, what we can learn from our bad body days and 5 questions to help you work through moments of body shame. I'm talking about: - The difference between self-esteem and self-worth, - Why having body confidence and body-esteem only addresses a small piece of our self-worth, - The importance of self-compassion...

I'm chatting with Victoria Welsby, Confidence and Body Love Coach from BAM POW LIFE, about why we are so scared of fat, what you can do to change your internal bias and what to do if you're afraid your partner will leave you if you gain weight. We talk about: - Victoria's story of being homeless, experiencing abuse and low self-esteem and how her adversity made her more resilient and helped her be...

I'm chatting with Kelly Diels, Feminist Marking Consultant, about the Female Lifestyle Empowerment Brand (FLEB). We're talking about how empowerment is being misused and co-opted in the online world, how this upholds patriarchal systems, why self-care is a collective issue and what you can watch out for as a consumer to advocate for yourself and demand better. Specifically, the ways in which Kelly...

I'm chatting with Jennifer Rollin, MSW, LCSW-C, about the difference between eating disorders and disordered eating, how weight-stigma creates issues within eating disorder recovery and healthcare and our thoughts on ED before and after pics. We talk about: The difference between an eating disorder and disordered eating.  Whether or not eating disorders would exist in the absence of diet culture. ...

I'm chatting with Mara Glatzel, MSW – intuitive guide and energy healer – about how to advocate for yourself, stop being chained to your to-do list and realize you are enough exactly as you are, regardless of your productivity and imperfections. In this episode, we chat about:  How to recognize your needs and advocate for yourself, even when you don't feel like you're worth it. How to overcome the...

I'm talking about why body positivity and intentional attempts at weight loss cannot co-exist and answering common questions associated with this debate.  In this episode, I talk about: What do we mean when we talk about weight loss in the context of body positivity. What body positivity really is and why it is different than "loving your body." Why the statement "You can love your body and still...

I am interviewing Anita Johnston, author of Eating in the Light of the Moon.  She talks about the neuroscience and psychology behind our body image and relationship with food, how to get back in touch with who you are and the art of feeling feelings. In this episode, we chat about: How we lose the capacity to be intuitive and express who we are as children and why this influences our relationship...

I'm chatting with Krystal Thompson – Professional Yoga Therapist and Intersectional Body Positivity Activist. She talks about how the body positive movement can be more inclusive, what it means to practice body positive yoga, how it can help you heal your body image and details on our upcoming virtual workshop – The Self-Care Shakedown. We also talk about: The moment she decided she was done with...

I'm chatting with Dianne Bondy – Yoga Teacher, Social Justice Activist & leading voice of the Yoga For All movement. She talks about the intersection of racism and diet and yoga culture, why diet culture and yoga cannot co-exist and the white-washing of the yoga industry. What she noticed about yoga culture and how this prompted her to become a social justice activist.  Dianne's experience with di...

I'm chatting with Mallorie Dunn – creator of SmartGlamour.  She gives us a behind the scenes perspective on the fashion industry as it relates to body positivity, including how misleading sizing charts are and how clothing can help you with body acceptance. In this episode, we chat about: What SmartGlamour is all about, why it's accessible for ALL bodies and why it's blazing the trail for body pos...

I'm chatting with Melissa Toler – writer, speaker and coach - about the intersection of racism and diet culture, why dieting is violence and how it strips us of our humanity and so much more.  Melissa's experience growing up as a Black woman and how this influenced her body image. The intersection of diet culture and racism and how this influences women of colour. The "Whiteness" of the wellness i...

It's a special episode because I'm speaking to 4 incredible women, who are just like you. These are 4 of my clients who recently went through the Rock Your Body program and they are here to show you that it is possible to go from hopping to diet to diet and being frustrated with your body, to no longer fretting about your reflection and having so much more confidence in who you are outside of how...

I'm chatting with fat feminist mother, activist, writer and artist, Amy Pence-Brown, about ageism and body positivity, how misogyny permeates our beliefs and influences behavior that is harmful towards other women. We chat about: Amy's progression towards feminist to body positive activist and the google search that led her to the fat acceptance movement.  What prompted Amy to do her Stand For Sel...

I'm giving you an epic guide to why diets don't work, the physical and emotional ramifications of dieting and how to heal to have a good relationship with food.  I talk about: What the diet cycle looks like. How it starts and sets us up for failure. How it contributes to worsening self-worth or esteem. What it means to have a diet mentality and the symptoms of this. What it means to eat normally. ...

I chat Bethany Webster - writer, transformational coach, international speaker - we dive deep into the intricacies of our relationship with of our mothers and the way we feel about ourselves, including how you can heal "the mother wound" in order to cultivate self-worth. W e chat about: Bethany's relationship with her mother growing up and how that shaped her body image and self-worth. How she had...