Eat the Rules with Summer Innanen

I'm interviewing Victoria Welsby – author, speaker, and body confidence expert - about reclaiming the word Fat, and how being your authentic self and doing what brings you joy can have a bigger purpose. Show notes:  summerinnanen.com/178 In this episode, we chat about: - Victoria's lightbulb moment of realizing it's okay to be fat and how that influenced her path as a coach and activist, - Reclaim...

This is the season premiere of season 6 of the podcast. I'm talking about why I changed the name, what you can expect from this season of the show, where to start if you're new around here and what to do if you stare at yourself all day on video calls. Show notes:  summerinnanen.com/177 In this episode, I'm talking about:  - Why this work needs to be political, - Why I changed the name, - What to...

It's a special episode because in this 2 part episode I'm speaking to 4 incredible women, whom  I'm willing to bet will have pieces of their story resonate with you.   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 havi...

It's a special episode because in this 2 part episode I'm speaking to 4 incredible women, whom  I'm willing to bet will have pieces of their story resonate with you.   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 havi...

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/175 We discuss: - 4 things I wish I'd known about accepting your body - Why it's not about "liking the way you look," - What it really means and feels like to accept your body, - Why believing we need t...

In Part 2 of this episode, for the first time I'm sharing my story about my history with dieting and body hate and the lessons I learned along the way.  Show notes:  summerinnanen.com/174 I talk about: - What drove me to study nutrition and what I learned through that experience, - The breaking point when I realized I had a problem and that it wasn't going to be resolved by the food on my plate, -...

In Part 1 of this episode, for the first time I'm sharing my story about my history with dieting and body hate and the lessons I learned along the way.  Show notes:  summerinnanen.com/174 I talk about: - How I developed the restrict-binge-cycle from the messages I was learning at home, - When and why I began thinking my body was a problem, - How parents can do better to ensure their kids don't dev...

I'm interviewing Shirin Eskandani - life coach, public speaker and writer – about how to find your purpose beyond dieting and appearance and how to overcome the fears that get in the way of pursuing more purpose and joy in your life. Show notes:  summerinnanen.com/173 We discuss: - Shirin's relationship with her body growing up and how she was able to accept her body through weight gain and refram...

I'm interviewing Michelle Vina-Baltsas about agism, how to manage body changes as you age, the increased expectations put on women as they age and how to handle the struggles that pop up around mid-life.  Show notes:  summerinnanen.com/172 We discuss: - Michelle's history with dieting, how she left diet culture and how that inspired her to help other mid-life women to do the same, - Michelle's mix...

I'm interviewing Michelle Auerbach - Author of Resilience: The Life-Changing Skill of Story - we talk about how you can use stories to heal trauma, help others, become more resilient and change our culture.   Show notes:  summerinnanen.com/171 We discuss: - What inspired Michelle to write Resilience: The Life-Changing Skill of Story, - What a story is and why it doesn't need to be profound to heal...

I'm interviewing Christy Harrison - anti-diet registered dietitian and author of Anti-Diet - about the history of diet culture and beauty standards, the truth about long-term weight loss, how to get started with Intuitive Eating and more.  Show notes:  summerinnanen.com/170 We discuss: - The history of diet culture and how fat phobia preceded the health arguments that fuel diet culture today, - Th...

I'm interviewing Chrissy King - writer, speaker, strength coach - about the intersection of racism and fitness culture, the importance of anti-racism work, how to heal your relationship with your fitness and more.  Show notes:  summerinnanen.com/169 We discuss: - How Chrissy got into powerlifting and the impact this had on her relationship with her body, - How Chrissy took dieting and fitness to t...

I'm interviewing Lindley Ashline, Photographer and creator of Body Liberation Stock and the Body Love Box about how images and photos can be a powerful tool for healing body image. We also discuss thin privilege and more.  Show notes:  summerinnanen.com/168 We discuss: - How Lindley got into photography and came up with the ideal to create Body Liberation Stock, - Why there is a need for fat photo...

I'm interviewing Jennifer Hollinshead, Registered Clinical Counsellor and Founder of Peak Resilience. We talk about how to navigate feelings of uncertainty, how you can learn to surrender control and how to take care of your mental health via self-care, especially during these unprecedented times.  Show notes:  summerinnanen.com/167 We discuss:  - What inspired Jennifer to become a Registered Clin...

I'm interviewing Elizabeth Hall, Certified Life Coach and Intuitive Eating Counsellor about what it means to have a spiritual practice (even if you don't identify as spiritual) and how we can use spirituality to heal our relationship with food and our bodies. Show notes:  summerinnanen.com/166 We discuss: - How she discovered Intuitive Eating after 30 years as a chronic dieter and the fears that h...

I'm interviewing Virginia Sole-Smith, author of The Eating Instinct about how food should be safe and comforting first and foremost, plus we chat about how to feed kids intuitively. We chat about: - How Virginia's first daughter suffered from a heart defect, which resulted in her not being able to eat "normally" for the first two years of her life, - What this taught Virginia about eating and our...

It's a special episode because I'm speaking to 4 incredible women, whom  I'm willing to bet will have pieces of their story resonate with you.   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 confide...

It's a special episode because I'm speaking to 4 incredible women, whom  I'm willing to bet will have pieces of their story resonate with you.   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 confide...

I'm talking about how to stop caring so much about what others think, what we can learn from fear of judgment and 7 ways to overcome it, as part of the Body Image Series. Grab your free bonus worksheet - "5 Ways to Navigate Social Situations When Feeling Self-Conscious" in the show notes at summerinnanen.com/163 Specifically, we cover: - Why we fear judgment and how this is ingrained in us, - What...

I'm talking about why we compare, why comparisons are one of the hardest things to overcome and 8 actions to take to help you stop comparing, as part of the Body Image Series. Grab your free worksheet - "6 Ways We've Been Conditioned to Compare" in the show notes at summerinnanen.com/162 Specifically, we cover: - Why we compare and why it's not our fault, - The main belief that drives us to compar...

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. Grab your free worksheet - "Goodbye Diet Culture - 5 prompts to help you break up with diet culture for good" in the show notes at summer...

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. Grab your free worksheet - "10 Powerful Ways To Reinforce That You're Good Enough" in the show notes at  summerinnanen.com/160 Specifically, we cover: - What gets in the way of feeling goo...

I'm talking about the relationship between body image and intuitive eating, as part of the Body Image Series. Grab your free worksheet - "Eat Like A Grown-Ass Adult - 4 prompts to inspire you to live your life without diets" in the show notes at summerinnanen.com/159 Specifically, we cover: - Why body dissatisfaction drives the diet mentality,
 - Why accepting our bodies doesn't mean giving up,
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I'm talking about how to feel better in your body, as part of the Body Image Series. Grab your free worksheet with 5 actions to immediately feel better in your body in the show notes at  summerinnanen.com/158 Specifically, we cover: - 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...

I'm interviewing Holly Whitaker author of Quit Like A Woman and founder and CEO of sobriety school Tempest, about how alcohol culture strips us of our power, the patriarchal nature of AA and her approach to becoming a non-drinker geared towards women and other marginalized groups. We chat about: -Holly's personal story of her battle with alcohol and how that inspired her to write the book Quit Lik...