Eat the Rules with Summer Innanen

Summer Innanen
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Eat the Rules with Summer Innanen

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.

  1. OCT 1

    #308: Are processed foods really bad for you? with Shana Spence

    I’m joined by Shana Spence (she/her), Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and author of Live Nourished: Make Peace with Food, Banish Body Shame, and Reclaim Joy. We are talking about why the BMI is bullshit, whether processed foods are really bad for us, and her perspective that “all foods fit.” Show notes: summerinnanen.com/308   In this episode, I talk about: - How bias is taught and reinforced in teaching, - How the BMI is used to discriminate, - Other ways to measure health, - How to define processed food, - What she feels is most useful about intuitive eating, and what she would change, - That food is not just for nutrients, it’s also for joy, - Plus so much more!  Get the shownotes: www.summerinnanen.com/308   Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at summerinnanen.com/freebies If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at summerinnanen.com/roadmap   Support the show via Ko-Fi - go to ko-fi.com/summerinnanen and you can make a monthly contribution. For as little as $5 a month, you can help to keep this show on the air for another season and you’ll get my mini-course “Conquering Negative Body Talk.

    39 min

  2. SEPT 17

    #307: Body Grief - Missing the Body You Used to Have (Body Image Series)

    I’m exploring body grief ­– I talk about the different ways we might experience body grief, whether we can actually “overcome” it, why it’s so hard to grieve our ideal body, the factors that determine how we process this grief, and how we can move away from the stages of grief model to other models that may be more useful for moving forward. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/307 In this episode, I talk about: - What body grief is, - That body grief is influenced by individual and social factors, - That grief is influenced by our personality and attachment style, - How grief is an adaptive process, - Why community support is key, - What it means to find meaning in this loss, - Plus so much more!  Get the shownotes: www.summerinnanen.com/307   Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at summerinnanen.com/freebies If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at summerinnanen.com/roadmap   Support the show via Ko-Fi - go to ko-fi.com/summerinnanen and you can make a monthly contribution. For as little as $5 a month, you can help to keep this show on the air for another season and you’ll get my mini-course “Conquering Negative Body Talk.”

    25 min

  3. SEPT 10

    #306: Season 10 Premiere - changes and what to expect!

    This is the premiere of Season 10 of Eat The Rules. I’m giving you an update on some changes that are happening and what to expect from this season Show notes: summerinnanen.com/306 In this episode, I talk about: - Why I started a ko-fi account - what it is and how you can contribute - Big changes that are happening for me professionally and why I’m making those changes - What this means for my business moving forward - Why this will be the final year that I run You, On Fire - Ways that you’ll be able to work with me this year - Where to start if you’re newer to the show - Plus so much more!  Get the shownotes: www.summerinnanen.com/306   Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at summerinnanen.com/freebies If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at summerinnanen.com/roadmap

    20 min

  4. AUG 27

    #305: Feeling Stuck with Body Acceptance? 5 Reasons why…(Body Image Series) Revisited

    I’m revisiting the body image series, breaking down 5 reasons we struggle with body acceptance and how to work through these struggles.  Show notes: summerinnanen.com/305 In this episode, I talk about: - How the culture we live in can make body acceptance a challenge, - What being stuck with body acceptance can look like, - How dieting is addictive and a coping mechanism, - That we’ve been conditioned to believe we should be able to control weight, - The importance of community in this work, - The difference between intellectually getting it and being intentional about putting it into action, - Plus so much more!  Get the shownotes: www.summerinnanen.com/305   Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at summerinnanen.com/freebies If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at summerinnanen.com/roadmap

    22 min

  5. AUG 13

    #304: New! Trends influencing our body image and more with Danni “Amapoundcake” Adams

    I’m joined by Amapoundcake - we are talking about some of the trends we’re seeing that are influencing body image and body liberation, including the proliferation of weight loss drugs and our culture’s fixation with looking younger. We also talk about the Body Image Coach Certification program and our experience with the new format. Support the show via Ko-Fi.com/summerinnanen and for $5 a month, you’ll get my mini-course “Conquering Negative Body Talk” Show notes: summerinnanen.com/304 In this episode, we talk about: - What the new format of our Body Image Coach Certification program looks like and what we love about it, - Why it seems that we’re at a moment of regression, - That body positivity was never going to eradicate weight stigma, - That messaging from the health community is full of anti-Blackness, ableism, and classism, - That the goalpost is always moving, - How this is going to shape the future generations, - Plus so much more!  Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/304   Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at summerinnanen.com/freebies If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at summerinnanen.com/roadmap

    43 min

  6. AUG 6

    #303: 10 examples of Body Neutrality…(Body Image Series) Revisited

    I’m revisiting the body image series, talking about what body neutrality looks like in everyday life with some specific examples.  Show notes: summerinnanen.com/303 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!  Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/303     Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at summerinnanen.com/freebies If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at summerinnanen.com/roadmap

    19 min

  7. JUL 23

    #302: How to Know if you Have a Healthy Body Image (Body Image Series) Revisited

    I’m revisiting the Body Image Series, 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/302 In this episode, I 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!  Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/302         Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at summerinnanen.com/freebies If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at summerinnanen.com/roadmap

    16 min

  8. JUL 9

    #301: What is Body Neutrality? (Body Image Series) Revisited

    I’m revisiting the Body Image Series, talking all about body neutrality - what is is and isn’t, what it looks like in real life, the stages people go through to get there, and the key elements to getting body neutral. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/301 In this episode, I talk about: - How I like to reframe body neutrality as a way to get more joy out of life, - How it allows you to make decisions based on what’s best for you, instead of the best way to lose weight, - That everyone’s journey is different and that we have to meet ourselves where we’re at,  - That the core of this work is knowing who you are and your value outside of how you look, - The importance of challenging the beliefs you have and developing beliefs that support unconditional support and love for yourself, - How embodiment and body neutrality go together. - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/301

    25 min
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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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