Fearless Rebelle Radio With Summer Innanen - Body Image, Body Positivity, Self-help, Feminism

I’m talking about what to do if you feel triggered by someone in your life who is “watching their weight,” and five things to consider when this happens. Plus, how the weight loss industry is designed to make us question ourselves, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/285 In this episode, I talk about: - Why my rage is directed at society, not the other person, - That it’s important to remind yourself how dieting worked out for you in the long run before, - Why weight loss doesn’t actually increase self-worth, - How calling out your assumptions can help put things into perspective, - That dieting is usually not in alignment with our values, - The importance of finding community, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/285 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 p

I’m joined by Cole Kazdin, author of the book What’s Eating Us - Women, Food and the epidemic of Body Anxiety. We’re talking about what “recovery” actually looks like and whether being fully recovered even exists. We also talk about the problems with the eating disorder treatment industry and what’s helped her maintain recovery from a decade’s long eating disorder. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/284 In this episode, we talk about: - The lack of research into this epidemic, - The great work being done by grassroots organizations and eating disorder survivors, - That there is not a standard of care in eating disorder recovery, - The lack of an agreed upon clinical definition of recovery and Cole’s personal definition, - How freeing it was to realize that the inner voice is not yours, it’s a voice that echoes systems of oppression, - The commonalities between the eating disorder treatment and weight loss industries, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/284 Get the free 10-Day Body Confiden

I’m walking you through different steps you can take to navigate shame you may have about your aging body and the importance of being curious about what you’ve attached to your younger body, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/283 In this episode, we talk about: - Where I’m at with my own aging changes, - That many of the principles I use around weight change also apply to aging, - How much more pervasive anti-aging pressure is now, - That it’s normal to experience weight changes as you age, - How we often neglect thinking about aging when doing body image work, - How my 3-phase framework for dealing with weight change applies here as well, - Some of the things you may find yourself mourning as your body changes with age, - That we need to look at what we believe and what’s feeding those beliefs, - The importance of normalizing aging through finding variety in aging role models, - That aging is looked at differently across cultures, - How to reframe this as an opportunity to disco

I’m talking about the similarities between diet culture and anti-aging culture, and the importance of being more discerning of the messages we’re taking in, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/282 In this episode, we talk about: - How aging concerns spans generations, - The surprising stats on the growth of the anti-aging industry, - That they both stem from and profit off of oppressive systems, - How anti-aging upholds anti-fatness, sexism, classism, and ableism, - That once you’re invested, you have to keep investing, - A question to ask yourself to bring awareness to where anti-aging is impacting your decisions, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/282 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

I’m joined by Leah V, author of Unashamed: Musings of a Fat, Black, Muslim. We talk about her incredible story of how she battled an eating disorder, mental illness, and body shame to own who she is unapologetically and become an international plus-size Hijabi model, award-winning author and body-positive activist. We also talk about her thoughts on NYFW and her experiences dating while fat.   Show notes: summerinnanen.com/281 In this episode, we talk about: - Her relationship with her body growing up and how it has evolved, - Growing up without any fat role models in pop culture, - How she found herself by breaking free of the expectations of her identities, - How she got into modeling, - The tools she uses to feel confident, - Advice for people who are fat and dating, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/281 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 st

I’m walking you through a 3-phase framework to deal with weight change and talking about the importance of processing the feelings that come with weight change, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/280 In this episode, I talk about: - How it’s common to go onto investigation and problem-solving mode and the problem with that, - The distress of losing access to things because of body changes, and that our culture is the problem, - The dangers of skipping over processing your feelings and grief, - That self-compassion is integral and it is not the same as positive self-talk, - What it means to see yourself as a whole human, - That acceptance gives you time, energy, and freedom back, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/280 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

I’m talking about what to do when you fear weight gain. I also explore where this fear comes from and how it holds us back, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/279 In this episode, I talk about: - The importance of aiming for unconditional acceptance, - This fear’s root in anti-fat bias and anti-Blackness, - The issue of accessibility and how our culture is the problem, - The importance of unpacking your belief system and challenging it, - 2 game-changing reframes to help you move past this fear, - Plus, 4 things we have to be doing on an ongoing basis to undo this conditioning, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/279 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

This is the premier of season 9 of the podcast. I’m giving you an update on some changes that are happening, what to expect from this season, and I’m sharing some survey results about what you want more of. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/278 In this episode, I talk about: - An update on some exciting personal changes happening this year and how that will impact this podcast, - Questions I ask myself whenever I’m contemplating big life changes, - Results of the listener survey I did over the summer, - What topics you want more of this year, - The top episodes from last season and where to start if you’re newer here, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/278 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

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/277 In this episode, I talk about: - A useful analogy between becoming a parent and starting on the path to a positive body image, - TWO things we can do to feel better in our bodies and why one of them is WAY more powerful than the other, - Where “intellectually getting it” sits within the 4 stages of acceptance and how to bust past that barrier, - Why you have to be intentional about challenging your negative thoughts, - That it’s normal to still have bad body days, - ONE question to visit daily to propel you towards giving less F’s about your body, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/277 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 cli

#276: What to do if you still want to lose weight (the answer might surprise you) (Body Image Series Revisited) Description: I’m talking 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/276 In this episode, I talk about: - Potential sources of negative body thoughts, - The THREE things we’re typically told to do to change our thoughts and why you should avoid them, - A way to visualize how your brain evolves to think about self-doubt and self-compassion, - How our negative thoughts tend to stick more than the positive ones, - The TWO things that need to happen in order for our thoughts to change, - The ONE question to ask yourself to start to work on changing your negative body thoughts, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/276 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 profes

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/275 In this episode, I talk about: - How body acceptance doesn’t mean loving every part of your body, - The importance of choosing yourself and making space for all the different parts of yourself, - How body acceptance is intertwined with self-care, - That this is a process and the work is continuous, - Why this work is not about eliminating self-doubt completely, - Facing and rejecting the fears that keep us from acceptance, - The resilience that comes out of doing this work, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/275 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/roa

I’m unpacking where our body image comes from and how to unpack your own body image origins. I also talk about how this is a systemic and cultural issue that is hardcoded in our DNA, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/274 In this episode, I talk 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, - How our culture has taught us that only certain bodies are worthy, - Beauty as social currency, - How the desire to fit beauty standards is hardcoded in our DNA, - How external systems of oppression create internalized oppressions, - Questions you can use to examine your past and be curious about where your body image came from, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/274 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 professiona

I’m joined by Taylor Elyse Morrison, author of Inner Workout. We’re talking about how she went from being terrible at self-care, to now helping others to truly care for themselves. We chat about her revolutionary approach to self-care, the 5 dimensions of self-care, and what we typically get wrong about self-care. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/273 In this episode, we talk about: - Why she says self-expertise is the new self-care, - How she made the mental shift to seeing self-care as a relationship with herself instead of a list of tasks, - The importance of being intentional about the way you speak to yourself, - The biggest change most people need to make, - How caring for yourself in this way is counter cultural, - That self-care doesn’t mean solo-care, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/273 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 bo

I’m joined by Esther Kane, Eating Disorder Psychotherapist. We’re talking about her recovery from Orthorexia, some of the signs and symptoms of Orthorexia, and what helped her to heal. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/272   CW: There are mentions of specific orthorexic behaviours in this episode. Please do what is best for you. You can skip to the 10 minute mark to avoid this part. In this episode, we talk about: - How Orthorexia is defined, - How Esther realized she had Orthorexia and what helped her heal, - That many of the signs of Orthorexia are normalized, - That our ageist, misogynistic culture means this impacts older women too, - Some of the body image struggles that surface in midlife and some of the positives, - The importance of seeking out purpose in life and having value outside of how you look, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/272 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 professiona

I’m joined by Aubrey Gordon, co-host of Maintenance Phase and author of What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat and “You Just Need to Lose Weight” and 19 Other Myths About Fat People. We’re talking about how we can change beliefs about fatness within ourselves and in our culture, and how the proliferation of weight loss drugs will influence cultural beliefs about fatness. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/271 In this episode, we talk about: - What inspired her to write her latest book “You Just Need to Lose Weight” and 19 Other Myths About Fat People, and how she hopes people can use it, - Ways to respond when people say they’re concerned for your health, - The reality of weight loss drugs and injections and how they can be used to reinforce people’s beliefs about fat people, - Why she uses the term anti-fat bias instead of fatphobia, - What internalized anti-fatness is and why thin people can’t experience it, - The role of thin people in ending anti-fat bias, and what thin people shouldn’t do in anti-di

I’m joined by Deb Benfield, Registered Dietician Nutritionist and pro-aging advocate. We’re talking about why concerns about aging and what that does to your appearance are starting when we’re younger, how aging creates vulnerability to diet and wellness culture, and how you can unpack your internalized ageism. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/270 In this episode, we talk about: - Why she started to focus more on the intersection of aging and body image, - How aging makes old eating disorder mindsets come back, - The importance of learning the facts about aging, - A non-judgemental strategy to use when you notice changes to your body, - The lack of visibility of the aging population, - Tips for dealing with real health issues that come with aging, without becoming obsessed and restrictive, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/270 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

Danni “Amapoundcake” Adams and I are together catching up with some of the past graduates of our Body Image Coach Certification program. They share what they got out of the program both personally and professionally. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/269 In this episode, we talk about: - Danni “Amapoundcake” Adams is back and we’re catching up with past graduates of our Body Image Coach Certification program, - What inspired these professionals to sign-up for the program, - How they got so much more out of it personally than they expected and how they’re using these tools in their daily life, - The impact it’s had on their business and ability to help clients, - The component of the program that had the biggest impact on them, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/269 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 Coach

I’m joined by Christy Harrison, author of Anti-Diet and most recently The Wellness Trap. We’re talking about why, as a culture, we’re so obsessed with wellness and how social media perpetuates this. We’re also debunking some of the more common wellness claims and what to watch out for so that you don’t fall into the wellness trap. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/268 In this episode, we talk about: - Christy’s personal journey with “wellness” that led her to the work she does now, - How wellness culture seized on the pandemic, - How wellness culture capitalizes on the failings of conventional healthcare, - How social media algorithms are driving people towards more and more extreme wellness content, - That everyday human ailments are now framed as signs of unwellness, - The systemic changes needed and why skepticism is important, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/268 Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at summerinnanen.com/freebies If

I’m joined by Martinus Evans, author of Slow AF Run Club and creator of the page 300 pounds and running. We’re talking about how Martinus ran his first marathon after his doctor told him he was going to “lose weight or die.” We talk about his relationship with his body and movement and how running helped revolutionize his perspective and view of himself. We talk about how to overcome barriers to moving your body and why every body is a runner. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/267 In this episode, we talk about: - His relationship with fitness and his body growing up and how it’s changed over time, - Why mindset needs to be a priority, - Advice to someone who feels self-conscious starting to run, - The power of doing something afraid, - What his progression with running looked like, - The benefits of regular physical activity that have nothing to do with weight, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/267 Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body a

I’m joined by Chris Sandel, nutritionist and coach. We’re talking about what we can learn about eating disorders and diet recovery from the Minnesota Starvation Experiment, why eating disorders are like anxiety disorders, how treating eating disorders in this way can help with recovery, and Chris’s framework that he uses with clients to help them heal. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/266 In this episode, we talk about: - What the Minnesota Starvation Experiment was, - The symptoms noted in the experiment in both the malnourished state and the recovery phase, - How the caloric amounts that were given during the experiment are in line with many mainstream diets’ recommendations, - That there’s a honeymoon period with anxiety and an eating disorder where it feels like it’s working, but then anxiety starts to ramp up - The three common things all eating disorders share, - That you can be malnourished at any size, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/266 Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Ma