Eat the Rules with Summer Innanen

I'm interviewing Dr. Megan Stubbs, EdD, a sexologist, relationships expert, body image specialist, and author of Playing Without a Partner. We're talking about why you are powerful on your own, how to enjoy being single, how we learned about relationships and sexuality wrongly through our culture, why virginity is a social construct, how to connect with your body's needs and desires, and why vulva...

I'm interviewing Savala Nolan, author of Don't Let It Get You Down: Essays on Race, Gender, and the Body. We're talking about Savala's story of growing up Black, Mexican, and white, and thin and fat, how she navigated these intersections, and always feeling like she was "in-between." We also talk about how our culture glorifies violence against women, how she's trying to teach her daughter about r...

This is episode 200 and I'm sharing 10 lessons I've learned over the past 7 years of being a podcaster and coach. I talk about how I'm really sensitive, what I truly value, how motherhood has opened me up, and stories from the podcast. Show notes:  summerinnanen.com/200 In this episode, I talk about: - Where the idea for Eat the Rules came from and how it started, - How I learned to tend to the pa...

In this special 2-part episode I'm speaking to 4 incredible untamed women who will set you on fire… These are 4 of my clients who worked with me during the You, On Fire 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 much more confidence in who you are outside of how you look. Y...

In this special 2-part episode I'm speaking to 4 incredible untamed women who will set you on fire… These are 4 of my clients who worked with me during the You, On Fire 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 much more confidence in who you are outside of how you look. Y...

I'm interviewing Alissa Rumsey, registered dietitian, nutrition therapist, certified intuitive eating counselor, and the author of Unapologetic Eating: Make Peace with Food and Transform Your Life. We're talking about the importance of raising awareness around the thoughts, feelings, and beliefs that are behind how we interact with food, why that's different from mindful eating, and what to do if...

I'm interviewing Rachel Molenda, Intuitive Eating & Body Image Coach and Host of the Fill Your Cup Podcast. We're talking about the influence of healthism on our relationship with food, how to tell if your health choices are disordered, and when is it the right time to focus on health. Show notes:  summerinnanen.com/197 In this episode, we chat about: - How we've made health part of our status and...

I'm interviewing Sarah Salmon, TEDx speaker and Coach, who specializes in helping overwhelmed introverts get their energy back. We're talking about what it REALLY means to be an introvert, why the world was built for extroverts, how to know if you're burned out, and how to set boundaries so you can recharge and focus on doing what you want. Show notes:  summerinnanen.com/196 In this episode, we ch...

I'm interviewing Danni Adams, body image coach, activist, and writer, about how fatphobia impacts Black communities, the adultification of Black girls, and medical fatphobia and its impact on our well-being. Show notes:  summerinnanen.com/195 In this episode, we chat about: - How Dani got into fat activism and body image coaching, - The perception of fat Black women and how that stigma influences...

I'm talking about why it's so hard to stop dieting, the addictive nature of diets, why this makes it so hard to break free, and what life is like without it, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes:  summerinnanen.com/194 In this episode, I chat about: - How dieting is like a drug in our culture, - That there's an anticipation of this perfect life and perfect body on the radar that keeps us h...

I'm talking about why dieting and body shame are often coping mechanisms, why that can make accepting your body so hard, and how they distract us from getting at the real issue and keep us turning to diets for an answer, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes:  summerinnanen.com/193 In this episode, I chat about: - The concept of "emotional dieting" and "emotional weight fixation," - How emo...

I'm interviewing Olivia Scobie, social worker and author of Impossible Parenting, about the culture of impossible parenting, its impact on our mental health, and how we need a shift from self-care to self-parenting. Show notes:  summerinnanen.com/192 In this episode, we chat about: - How Olivia's own experiences led her to work in perinatal mental health, - What the culture of impossible parenting...

I'm talking about the weight set point theory - what it is, how dieting impacts it, and why using it as a goal weight can be problematic to healing your relationship to food and your body, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes:  summerinnanen.com/191 In this episode, we chat about: - What the weight set point theory is, - How we don't have as much control over our weight as we've been led t...

I'm interviewing Louise Adams, clinical psychologist and founder of UNTRAPPED, about the hazardous influence of body image ideals in society and on social media. We also talk about the dangerous agenda behind the Obesity Collective, its worldwide reach, and what we can do to fight this agenda. Show notes:  summerinnanen.com/190 In this episode, we chat about: - Louise's history with dieting and wh...

I'm interviewing Nic McDermid, fat activist and intersectional feminist, about how fatphobia is rampant in the eating disorder recovery world and the harm that this does, what they can do better, the importance of reclaiming the word fat, and how to navigate acceptance and recovery with chronic pain. Show notes:  summerinnanen.com/189 In this episode, we chat about: - Nic's experience recovering f...

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/188 In this episode, I chat about: - A useful analogy between becoming a parent and starting on the path to a positive body image, - TWO things we can d...

I'm talking about what body acceptance really means, why it can feel counterintuitive to the way we've been conditioned to think, and game-changing reframes to help make it feel more intuitive, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes:  summerinnanen.com/187 In this episode, I chat about: - Why we believe body acceptance feels like letting ourselves go, - That diet-culture wants you to believe...

I'm talking all 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/186 In this episode, I chat about: - Potential sources of negative body thoughts and how they're exacerbated during the pandemic, - The THREE things we're typically told to do to change our thoughts and why y...

I'm talking all about what to do if you still want to lose weight, and how the answer might surprise you. I also explore the things that cause us to feel bad about our bodies and how to reject them, and the game-changing REFRAME that will help you get a lot closer to body neutrality, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes:  summerinnanen.com/185 In this episode, I chat about: - What it means...

I'm interviewing Joy Cox, PhD, researcher and author of Fat Girls in Black Bodies, about her path to body liberation and how she practices acceptance, how diet culture showed up in her community, church, and in the Black community at large, and how to deal with a lack of support from your family/community. Show notes:  summerinnanen.com/184 In this episode, we chat about: - The importance of writi...

I'm interviewing Caitlin Ball, Health & Lifestyle Coach, about misconceptions around eating what you want, how to trust yourself around food, letting go of guilt, and how to survive the messy middle part of learning to be an intuitive eater. Show notes:  summerinnanen.com/183 In this episode, we chat about: - How moving abroad shifted Caitlin's relationship with diet culture, - How intuitive eatin...

I'm interviewing Victoria Albina, Certified Life Coach and Breathwork Meditation Guide, about tuning into your inner child to heal, how to overcome people pleasing, tending to the stress response cycle to release feelings, and more. Show notes:  summerinnanen.com/182 In this episode, we chat about: - What the stress response cycle is and tips on how to complete it, - Why it's important to take a l...

I'm interviewing Shana Spence, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, about how to navigate diet culture over the holidays, including what to do about food guilt, urges to diet, and dealing with diet talk from family/friends. Show notes:  summerinnanen.com/181 In this episode, we chat about: - Shana's work as an "Eat Anything Dietician" and what that means, - How fear about indulging too much stems fr...

I'm unpacking where our body image comes from and how to unpack your own body image origins, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes:  summerinnanen.com/180 In this episode, we chat 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, - H...

I'm interviewing Natasha Ngindi - non-diet nutritionist, body image activist, Zumba instructor, and entrepreneur - about the BMI and diet-culture's roots in anti-Blackness, and how to show compassion to yourself when it comes to food. Show notes:  summerinnanen.com/179 In this episode, we chat about: - How Natasha's body image shifted after moving to Canada from South Africa, - How she discovered...