
265 episodes

Eat the Rules with Summer Innanen Summer Innanen
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- Health & Fitness
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5.0 • 107 Ratings
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Eat the Rules is dedicated to empowering you to break free of societal standards, body shame and live life beyond the scale. Summer interviews the leading experts in body image, the anti-diet movement, self-help and intersectional feminism, covering a range of topics that include: body positivity, size acceptance, fat positivity, self-worth, self-esteem, intuitive eating and eating disorder recovery, health at every size and positive psychology. Summer also gives practical advice and shares personal experiences to help you accept your body and break free of diet culture. Summer Innanen is a professionally trained coach specializing in body image, self-worth and confidence and is the best-selling author of Body Image Remix.
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#260: Body Image Series: 10 Examples of Body Neutrality
Body Image Series: I’m talking about what body neutrality looks like in everyday life with some specific examples. I also explore how body neutrality is a gateway to having more time and energy for things that will give you more purpose and satisfaction in life.
Show notes: summerinnanen.com/260
In this episode, I talk about:
- Two questions I ask to determine body neutrality,
- How it’s really hard to be neutral about your body in a culture that has body hierarchies,
- That body neutrality refers to your own perception of your body,
- Why I like body neutrality as a starting point,
- Ten specific examples of body neutrality,
- That’s it’s about reducing the emotional charge of negative thoughts, not getting rid of them all,
- Plus so much more!
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#259: Body Image Series: How to know if you have a healthy body image
Body Image Series: I’m talking about how to know if you have a healthy body image and the number one tool I use with clients to assess this.
Show notes: summerinnanen.com/259
In this episode, we talk about:
- What it means to have a positive body image,
- How self-worth is at the core of body image,
- Why it’s important to be able to measure it,
- Some of the signs and symptoms I look for in assessing body image,
- How it shows up in different areas of our life,
- Your free copy of my Body Image Benchmark Quiz,
- Plus so much more!
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#258: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture with Virginia Sole-Smith
I’m joined by Virginia Sole-Smith, Author of Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture. We’re talking about how our culture is fixated on both the health and therefore weight of children, as well as helping them be body positive and how these two conflict. She talks about how fat phobia shows up at the dinner table, the influence of social media on how we feed our kids, the role of fathers, and how to raise kids that fight anti-fat bias and advocate for change.
Show notes: summerinnanen.com/258
In this episode, we talk about:
- The common refrain Virginia was noticing in conversations with parents and the realization it led to,
- That we’re seeing an epidemic of kids not feeling safe in their bodies,
- That you can’t talk about wanting to change kid’s body sizes, without talking about the clear harm this has caused,
- That we are all victims of diet culture, and we can all perpetuate diet culture,
- Advice for parents taking a child to the doctor,
- How to invite your child to think critically about the messages they’re receiving from a young age,
- Plus so much more!
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#257: When You Still Have the Diet Mentality with Gillian McCollum and Tamsin Broster
I’m joined by Tamsin Broster and Gillian McCollum, anti-diet and body image coaches. We’re talking about binge eating and diet mentality and how to overcome it, why traditional “thinking based” strategies to stop a binge aren’t always enough, and why anxiety goes hand-in-hand with food restriction.
Show notes: summerinnanen.com/257
In this episode, we talk about:
- The difference between binge eating and emotional eating,
- That binge eating looks different for everyone,
- Why anxiety is your body’s normal reaction to hunger,
- That if you’ve been brought up in diet culture, it’s unlikely you’ve ever had body trust,
- That our perception of what is enough food is not based on fact,
- Why they say intuitive eating is not the full answer,
- Plus so much more!
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#256: Identifying, Embracing and Honoring Your Needs with Mara Glatzel
I’m joined by Mara Glatzel, author of Needy and fellow coach. We’re talking about how to get in touch with our needs (and why it’s necessary to have needs), and how to move from a place of self-abandonment to one of self-partnership, radical self-care, and self-advocacy. She talks about the problem with traditional self-care and how you can honour your needs to strengthen your worth.
Show notes: summerinnanen.com/256
In this episode, we talk about:
- The moments that led Mara to this work and writing her book,
- Where the narrative that it’s dangerous to be needy stems from,
- Some of the different needs and how to define what your needs are,
- The relationship between wants and needs and how both are important,
- How this differs from traditional self-care approaches,
- Mara’s response to people afraid of their life falling apart if they start tending to their needs,
- Plus so much more!
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#255: Navigating Body Image When You’re Highly Sensitive with Ivy Felicia
I’m joined by Ivy Felicia, The Body Relationship Coach. We talk about what it’s like to be highly sensitive individuals, how this influences your relationship with your body, and why you might be more sensitive to things like rejection. We also talk about specific tools to use to learn to thrive if you feel like you’re more sensitive.
Show notes: summerinnanen.com/255
In this episode, we talk about:
- How Ivy came to the realization that she is a highly sensitive person,
- What it means to be a highly sensitive person,
- The relationship between being a highly sensitive person and dieting,
- How routines and rituals help regulate your nervous system,
- What energy management is and how it helps,
- That there is a beautiful, magical side of being a highly sensitive person and some of the benefits,
- Plus so much more!
Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/255
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Customer Reviews
Helping me maintain good mental health
I have been working on these concepts for a long time now and this podcast really helps me maintain what I am working towards and is a good reminder about why I'm doing the work that I'm doing. It is a very important encouragement in my life to keep going. I highly recommend this podcast whether you are new to these concepts or farther along on your journey!
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Great podcast! This has helped me in this journey of getting comfortable with my body so much. Keep it up!
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I appreciate this podcast so much. It’s smart and funny with great interviews and impeccable research. Summer knows her stuff and makes it accessible for any listener. Never fails to get me thinking.