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

In this special 2-part episode I’m speaking to two incredible women who I've had the pleasure of working with in You, On Fire.   In this episode, we meet April... April says she started hating her body when she was 8 years old when traumatizing events led her to have a “punishing relationship with her body.” She had been in therapy for years, but had never addressed her relationship with food and exercise. She was in a “constant battle with her body” and was afraid of what would happen if she stopped her restrictive ways. She felt like her body was wearing out from all the over-exercising she was doing and knew she couldn’t continue. One day, she had a realization when she was talking to a friend and said, “if I just liked myself, all of this could stop.” Since doing YOF, she’s learned to trust herself and her body. She says she’s been “feeling really neutral in her body and that’s amazing.” She also says she has “a neutral relationship with movement now.” She doesn’t freak out if she misses days of mov

In this special 2-part episode I’m speaking to two incredible women who I've had the pleasure of working with in You, On Fire.    In this episode, we meet Starlett... After Starlett had her daughter, she gained a lot of weight and was having trouble accepting the changes. It was a new body and she says it felt like, “she was dropped into a foreign country where she didn’t know how to speak the language.”  She says she was constantly told she needed to look a certain way and felt like if she accepted this body, she would be rejected by society and opening herself up to ridicule.  I feel like so many of us can all relate to this.  She asked herself, “do I want to stay on this cycle or do I want a real change?”  Since working together, Starlett came to the realization that she is worthy and valuable just as she is - without any external validation. She also respects that this is a journey and is still using the tools to be more compassionate and accepting of her whole self. One breakthrough moment she had

I’m joined by Ingrid R. Pipes, National Certified Counselor, who is fat, queer, gender non-conforming, and neuro-divergent. We talk about how being neuro-divergent informed Ingrid’s relationship with her body, the difference between body positivity and fat liberation (and why we need more fat liberation), and why “trauma healing” as a form of weight loss is fake news. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/245 If you leave a review during the month of October 2022, then I’ll send you a free audio and e-book copy of my best-selling book Body Image Remix. Email or DM me telling me that you left a review and I’ll send you the link. In this episode, I talk about: - Ingrid’s relationship with her body growing up, - How being neuro-divergent helped protect them as a child, - That body positivity has become digestible and dominated by straight-size people, - That fat liberation is an intersectional movement that supports dismantling social stigma, - That influencers who promote trauma healing as a form of weight loss are

I’m joined by Hilary Kinavey and Dana Sturtevant, authors of Reclaiming Body Trust and founders of the Center for Body Trust. We talk about how to overcome the challenges around trusting your body and how to navigate body grief that may arise as you step away from dieting. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/244 If you leave a review during the month of October 2022, then I’ll send you a free audio and e-book copy of my best-selling book Body Image Remix. Email or DM me telling me that you left a review and I’ll send you the link. In this episode, I talk about: - The importance of trusting your discernment and how it’s a place of experimentation, - Why people feel like they’re flailing while doing body trust work and their response to people who think they’re doing it wrong, - That body trust is a birthright and it was taken from you, but you can get it back, - Advice for navigating the loss of privilege associated with living in a fat body, - How grief gives permission to acknowledge that something is hard, - W

I’m talking about overcoming mirror-checking and mirror avoidance. I also talk about why mirror-checking is often a hidden substitute for the scale, whether you should take a break from mirrors, and when it’s appropriate to use mirrors to heal body image, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/243   Thanks to our sponsor Magic Mind. To get 20% off, go to magicmind.co/rules and enter the code RULES20 at checkout. The best part is that they have a money back guarantee. If you get the subscription, it’s a 40% off. My 40% off code only lasts 10 days, so hurry up. If you leave a review during the month of October 2022, then I’ll send you a free audio and e-book copy of my best-selling book Body Image Remix. Email or DM me telling me that you left a review and I’ll send you the link.   In this episode, I talk about: - How mirror-checking is a hidden form of checking body size, - That it is often done unconsciously, without understanding its impact, - Four questions to ask yourself to asses

I’m talking about why you need to stop weighing yourself or any form of tracking your body size or food/movement. I also talk about five reasons why scales and tracking devices make our body image worse, and why it’s important to ditch them, as part of the Body Image Series. Thanks to our sponsor Magic Mind. To get 20% off, go to magicmind.co/rules and enter the code RULES20 at checkout. The best part is that they have a money back guarantee. If you get the subscription, it’s a 40% off. My 40% off code only lasts 10 days, so hurry up. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/242 In this episode, I talk about: - What my Instagram audience said about their relationship to scales and tracking devices, - How this kind of tracking becomes an addiction, - My story with the scale and tracking devices, - That it is nearly impossible to have a good relationship with food or movement when our weight is involved in those decisions, - Why calorie counting is useless information, - Six reasons it’s important to ditch scales and t

I’m taking a deep dive into Superwoman syndrome - if you struggle with trying to do it all and be it all, then you won’t want to miss this. I talk about what it is, 6 ways to identify whether you have it, how this impacts your body image, and 10 ways to break free, as part of the Body Image Series.   Thanks to our sponsor Magic Mind. To get 20% off, go to magicmind.co/rules and enter the code RULES20 at checkout. The best part is that they have a money back guarantee. If you get the subscription, it’s a 40% off. My 40% off code only lasts 10 days, so hurry up. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/241 In this episode, I talk about: - That attempting to do too much is putting others’ needs ahead of our own, - Why this is not an individual defect, it’s rooted in our culture and is a social justice issue, - That most often our purpose and values are not aligned with the expectations we are putting on ourselves, - How having the perfect body and/or loving your body is a big part of Superwoman syndrome, - That when we’r

This is the season 8 premiere of Eat the Rules, and I’m talking about how I feel after my hysterectomy and how my recovery from surgery + a social media break reminded me of what it was like when I first quit dieting. I also talk about the challenges of being on social media these days and give you a rundown of my fav episodes of this podcast to go back to listen to. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/240 In this episode, I talk about: - An update of how my hysterectomy for adenomyosis went and what helped me heal, - How you don’t realize how hard something is on your body until it’s gone, - The parallels between my recovery and recovering from dieting, - How incredible it felt to take a social media break and the challenges of being a creator on social media these days, - What to expect from this season of the show, - My most popular episodes that you can check-out if you’re newer to this podcast, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/240

In this best of episode, I’m talking about how to stop caring so much about what other people think (overcoming fear of judgment). Specifically, why we are so afraid of judgment, what this can teach us about ourselves and 7 ways to work through the fear of what other people are thinking, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/239 In this episode, I talk about: - Why we fear judgment and how this is ingrained in us, - What these fears can teach us about ourselves, - Why understanding the source of our fear of what others think is integral to healing self-worth, - 7 ways to overcome fear of judgment, - Your free worksheet - 5 Ways to Navigate Social Situations When Feeling Self-Conscious, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/239

In this best of episode, I’m talking about how to overcome comparisons. Specifically, 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. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/238 In this episode, I talk about: - Why we compare and why it’s not our fault, - The main belief that drives us to compare, - Why comparisons are one of the hardest things to overcome, - 8 actions to take to stop comparing, - Your free worksheet - 6 Ways We’ve Been Conditioned to Compare, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/238

Danni “Amapoundcake” Adams and I are together reflecting on our first time teaching the Body Image Coach Certification program. We share what we enjoyed most about teaching professionals, our favourite aspects of the program, and catch up with some of our students to share their experience. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/237 In this episode, we talk about: - Danni “Amapoundcake” Adams is back and we’re doing a brief recap on what it was like teaching our first cohort of the Body Image Coach Certification program, - What it’s like training professionals now that we’ve completed our first cohort, - What we enjoyed most about the training, - The key components of our program that we feel make a huge difference to a professional’s skillset, - Interviews with 3 participants to talk about what they learned and how this benefitted how they support clients. - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/237

In this best of episode, 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. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/236 In this episode, I talk about: - Why it’s so hard to break the attachment to the thin ideal, - Why no one should feel ashamed for wanting to lose weight, - Why breaking the attachment to the thin ideal is a crucial part of body acceptance work, - How to identify and work through the fears that keep us hooked on the thin ideal, - The 5 main fears that keep us hooked on the thin ideal and diet mentality, - Your free worksheet - Goodbye Diet Culture - 5 prompts to help you break up with diet culture for good, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/236

In this best of episode, 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. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/235 In this episode, I talk about: - What gets in the way of feeling good enough, - How our “shoulds” feed the belief that we’re not good enough, - What is self-worth and why it’s so damn important for you to feel good enough, - The difference between confidence and self-worth, - How perfectionism influences our self-worth, - 8 components to build self-worth,  - Your free worksheet - 10 Powerful Ways To Reinforce That You’re Good Enough. - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/235

In this best of episode, I’m talking about the relationship between our body image and our ability to eat intuitively, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/234 In this episode, I talk about: - Why body dissatisfaction drives the diet mentality, - Why accepting our bodies doesn’t mean giving up, - 5 ways that body image work will facilitate healing your relationship with food, - What it means to “trust yourself” around food and how to overcome that hurdle if you feel like you just can’t, - Your free worksheet - Eat Like A Grown-Ass Adult - 4 prompts to inspire you to live your life without diets, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/234

In this best of episode, I’m talking about the biggest mistake we make when trying to feel better in our body and how to feel better in your body both mentally and physically, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/233 In this episode, I talk about: - 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 feel better in our body, - The one question to ask yourself when working on feeling better in your body, - 7 ways to feel better in your body mentally, - How to feel better in your body physically, Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/233

I’m running solo giving you a bit of a personal update as to what’s been going on in my life over the past few months, including a diagnosis with Adenomyosis and the horrible anxiety I experienced as a result of my IUD. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/232 In this episode, I talk about: - How I was diagnosed with Adenomyosis this year, - The ways that I manage the pain, - Why I got a IUD to help and the side effects I experienced, - How I experienced horrible anxiety as a result of the IUD, - What I’ve done to treat it and heal moving forward, - What to expect from this podcast through the summertime, Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/232

I’m running solo talking about how to navigate alcohol and intuitive eating. I talk about the two differences between alcohol and food when it comes to intuitive eating, how to assess what you want your relationship with alcohol to look like, and what to do if you feel guilty when you drink. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/231 In this episode, I talk about: - A different way to think of what it means to have a drinking problem, - That there is a high correlation between eating disorders and substance abuse, - How alcohol is not the same as food, - Questions to ask yourself to define your relationship with alcohol, - How many of our internal compasses or value systems actually stem from diet culture, - The different ways you can interpret feelings of guilt, Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/231

I’m running solo ranting about the 5 reasons why eating in moderation is useless advice. I also explore what moderation means, how this phrase is actually just dieting disguised, and questions to ask yourself when you’re about to eat. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/230 In this episode, I talk about: - How this is framed as not a diet, but is actually code for dieting, - That moderation is up for interpretation, but usually lines up to rules and limitations, - How fitness and health professionals use this language to avoid talking about dieting, - That not honouring our needs ignores our satiety, - How anti-fat bias and fatphobia mess up the way we think about food, - How this advice often backfires, Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/230

I’m joined by Marie-Pier Pitre-D’Iorio, RD, answering lots of your questions on how to find food freedom. You don’t want to miss this one as we talk about why giving yourself permission with food isn’t always enough, how to get past that place where you feel like you’re eating things that don’t make you feel good, how to overcome the diet mentality and scarcity mindset, the importance of satiety, and so much more. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/229 In this episode, we talk about: - Why giving yourself permission to eat all the foods isn’t enough to have a good relationship with food, - The difference between eating without restrictions and actual food freedom, - The importance of curiosity over judgement, - How to create body safeness with food, - How body image and food freedom go hand in hand, - Tips for checking-in on your hunger and satiety, Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/229

I’m joined by Emma Wright talking about how to end the struggles and mealtime battles that happen with kids. She talks about how the pressure to have kids eat and look a certain way sets parents up for feelings of frustration at mealtimes and kids not knowing how to trust their bodies. She also explores how to teach kids body autonomy so they learn to eat intuitively and create an environment where eating feels easier. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/228 In this episode, we talk about: - What changed Emma’s thinking in relation to food and diets, and how this shift opened up space in her mind for other things, - How good intentions are no match for diet culture, - The deep sense of failure that parents internalize and how it steals the joy from their family life, - How this parental pressure leaves kids confused and mistrusting their own bodies and hunger cues, - The importance of getting out of the way and allowing our children to make mistakes and figure things out on their own, - How all of this applies to