Eat the Rules with Summer Innanen

Carmen Cool, Psychotherapist is on the show talking about how to move past the "rebellious streak" that happens when we stop dieting, how to care for ourselves during political turmoil and more. In this episode, we chat about: - How Carmen overcame an eating disorder and found health at every size and fat acceptance, - The importance of weaving fat politics into her work with clients,  - The pract...

Rachel Cole shares the mic with me as we share our experiences with pregnancy, about our fears about the postpartum period, weight stigma, body image and more. We chat about: - Our experiences with pregnancy thus far – the impact it's had on our physical, spiritual and emotional well-being and whether it was what we expected, - The amount of self-care that we've had to allocate to managing the emo...

Kristina Bruce, Certified Integrative Life Coach is on the show talking about how our thoughts are not the truth, tools you can use to change your beliefs about food and your body and more. We chat about: - Kristina shares her story of being obsessed with "wellness" to be thin and how she found the anti-diet way and health at every size, - How Byron Katie's "The Work" helped her to find out her tr...

Gloria Lucas, body-positive activist and founder of Nalgona Positivity Pride is on the show talking about the impact of historical trauma on the mental health of BIPOC, why diet culture is colonial mentality and more. We chat about: - Gloria shares her story of recovering from an eating disorder and why this prompted her to start Nalgona Positivity Pride, - How her experience recovering from an ea...

I'm interviewing Sassy Latte, Body and Sex positive Feminist, about how the concept of "self-love" leaves out marginalized individuals, issues within body positivity and more. We chat about: -How @sassy_latte came to be and thoughts on first discovering body positivity, -How fusing the political with personal has been imperative to healing body dissatisfaction for Sassy,  -The intersection of race...

I'm interviewing  Isaiah Bartlett, queer trans radical therapist, about his struggles with body image and an eating disorder, the intersection between gender dysphoria and body image, and advice on healing for queer and trans folx. We chat about: - Isaiah shares his story of coming out as trans and how gender dysphoria impacted his body image, - Isaiah's recovery from an eating disorder and exerci...

I'm answering your questions on the relationship between weight gain and emotions, whether you need to eat intuitively to feel better in your body and what to do if you feel like you're "not doing this right." I talk about: - My thoughts on whether weight loss can happen through healing trauma, - The problems with the "weight gain is the result of emotions trapped in the body" narrative,  - The im...

I'm running solo and talking about how to set boundaries with people who talk about dieting. Plus, how to successfully exist in diet culture.. I talk about: - How to decide what boundaries to set, - Why having boundaries is an essential part of bolstering your self-worth,  - The two types of boundaries you can set,  - How to set a boundary with family/friends who talk about dieting,  - A script of...

I'm interviewing Dr. Colleen Reichmann, about the problems with wellness and fitness culture, how they hurt our mental health and how to heal an obsessive relationship with these things. We chat about: - How Colleen healed her eating disorder and went on to become a clinical psychologist who specializes in this field, - How she found health at every size and fat acceptance and incorporates this in...

I'm interviewing Aaron Flores, about healing body image from a male perspective, how to teach kids to have a positive body image and taking a health at every size approach to healing binge eating disorder. We chat about: - How Aaron's path to intuitive eating and health at every size started by helping clients with weight loss and realizing the damage it was doing, - Aaron's struggles with body im...

I'm interviewing Carla Korn, about pre and post-natal body image, the relationship between negative body image and post-partum depression and navigating self-care as a parent. We chat about: - Carla's story of navigating pregnancy as a recovered person and why she is so passionate about the work she does today, - We unpack the pressure to only gain a certain amount of weight while pregnant and its...

I'm running solo and talking to you about hunger, fullness, satiety and things you need to know to heal from the diet mentality. We chat about: - The number 1 rule I teach clients: eat like a grown-up adult, - The signs of hunger that we don't often acknowledge and why we need to pay attention to them, - Signs that you might not be eating enough, - The reason you feel "out of control" around food,...

I'm chatting with Ashlee Bennett, The Body Image Therapist. We talk about why "obesity" is not the result of personal responsibility, navigating life outside dieting and the importance of self-compassion in healing. In this episode, we chat about: - How Ashlee found fat acceptance and health at every size and the impact this had on her life, - Why "the assumption that obesity result from personal...

I'm interviewing Erin Brown, author, speaker, slam poet and activist. We talk about the relationship between sexual abuse and body image, female leadership and empowerment and how to teach kids about oppression. In this episode, we chat about: - What inspired Erin to write the book Sovereign – which explores the story from abuse and internalized misogyny to fully expressed autonomy and leadership,...

I'm interviewing Melissa A. Fabello, feminist writer and speaker. We talk about desirability politics, how our conditioned beliefs shape our sexual experiences, orgasms and a primer on feminism. In this episode, we chat about: - How Melissa got into body politics and how this gave her a framework for understanding the world, - Why understanding body image through the feminist lens can be a catalys...

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 interviewing Imogen Fox, the person behind @the_feeding_of_the_fox. We talk about what it was like to recover from an eating disorder and navigating body acceptance as a Disabled Person with chronic conditions. In this episode, we chat about: - Imogen's relationship with her body as a queer Disabled Person and how this evolved over time, - Why she didn't think she was on a diet when she really...

I am interviewing Thais Sky, speaker, author and women's leadership coach. We chat about worthiness, how to heal our "worthiness wound," the problem with mantras and positive thinking, the importance of feeling feelings to heal and more. In this episode, we chat about: - Thais' story of recovering from binge eating and using food to numb emotions, - What the "worthiness wound" is and why it's not...

I'm chatting with DeAun Nelson and Sarah Thompson, HAES Practitioners. We talk about what factors influence our health, how to stop blaming yourself for not being able to lose weight and how to advocate for your health at the doctor. In this episode, we chat about: - Sarah and DeAun's very different paths to finding health at every size and what inspired them to start the Do No Harm podcast,  - Ho...

I'm chatting with Tiana Dobson, a fat certified holistic health coach, about the role activism played in her journey, why body acceptance will always be an uphill battle and the importance of language and self-compassion in healing. In this episode, we chat about: - How Tiana was a chronic dieter who eventually found fat acceptance and health at every size,  - Her experience becoming a health coac...

I'm chatting with Louise Green, author of Big Fit Girl. We chat about what is so problematic about the fitness industry and how you can change your relationship to fitness and movement so that it becomes something positive in your life. In this episode, we chat about: - How Louise went from chronic dieter to athlete who embraces her size and is out to show the world that all bodies can realize ath...

I'm chatting with Dr. Jillian Murphy, Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine about Nutritionism and how our current understanding of health actually gets in the way of being healthy. In this episode, we chat about: - What Nutritionism is and how it disrupts people's relationship to health and their body, - How we can be more critical with the messages we receive about health,  - The real causes of bingin...

In this episode of Fearless Rebelle Radio, Sarah Vance, my co-host for The Reclaim Retreat, and I share the mic. We blow up the 3 most common body positivity myths that need to die and tell you everything you need to know about The Reclaim Retreat. In this episode, we chat about: - Everything you need to know about The Reclaim Retreat: who it's for, what you'll learn, why it's the best thing ever!...

I'm chatting with Dawn Serra, sex educator, speaker and writer. We chat all about sex, desirability and pleasure, including the influence of diet culture on our sexual empowerment, the myths of desirability and how to connect with pleasure. We chat about: - The most harmful narrative we learn about pleasure that influences our relationship with sex (and all things pleasure-based), - The influence...

I am interviewing Megan Jayne Crabbe, otherwise known as @bodyposipanda and author of Body Positive Power. We chat about:  - Megan's recovery from an eating disorder and diet culture and why her "goal weight" never made her happy, - How social media was a catalyst to her recovery and what it was like to go from being an observer to an inspiration,  - The things that helped Megan the most in her re...