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

We know diets don’t work, but what if you need to lose weight for health/mobility? What about conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, or sleep apnea? Vinny Welsby and I talk about that today in our last Death to Diets episode and also share the two reasons why you may choose to go on a diet or intentionally lose weight. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/227 In this episode, we talk about: - Some of the reasons people feel they need to lose weight, - The importance of creating your own personal definition of health, - That we don’t have as much control over our health as diet and wellness culture would like us to believe, - How to look at health in terms of what you can add, instead of what you should take away, - The huge problem in the medical industry that makes some people need to lose weight in order to receive care, - The lies told to us about infertility, joint issues, diabetes, and many other medical concerns, Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/227

The Biggest Loser, Friends, and Bridget Jones have a LOT to answer to when it comes to body image! In the fifth episode of Death to Diets, Vinny Welsby and I are talking about the tv shows and movies that did a number on our self-esteem. Have things gotten better recently or is it the same old BS, and were there ANY good shows from the ’00s that helped with body image? Show notes: summerinnanen.com/226 In this episode, we talk about: - How representations in pop culture fed into the belief that you have to be thin to be worthy, - That these shows often included other problematic things, including transphobia and racism, - How these shows fed into the idea that fat people need to be saved, - The shows that have had a good impact on body image, - That even on shows with better body diversity, they’re always still model-types, - That the standards have continued to morph and now these shows and movies make things like lip fillers and Botox feel like the norm, Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen

We are exploring whether food is toxic and challenging the notion of food addiction in this rebroadcast of the Death To Diets mini-series. We also look at the new Jonathan Van Ness show called Getting Curious where they answered the question “Why Do I Love Snacks So Much?” Instead of a delightful foray into the wonderful world of snacks, this episode took a dark turn into debunked science from 1996, fatphobia, and food shaming. Fun! Vinny Welsby and I break down the BS around it and other “toxic” food myths. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/225 In this episode, we talk about: - How food shaming and fatphobia is disguised as health in popular culture, - That chemicals in food does not mean it’s toxic or bad for you, - That sugar and food addiction doesn’t exist and how restriction makes people think they are addicted, - That there are no morally superior foods, but our culture’s obsession with losing weight makes us think there are, - How altering the BMI was used to support fatphobic statistics, - That there’s

I am back with Vinny with episode 3 of Death to Diets and we are talking about before and after pictures. We talk about what we think about weight loss before and after pictures and our own experiences with them. And what about “body positive” before and afters, showing people who used to be thin and in diet hell and now heavier but at peace, are they good, bad, or something else? Join us for another incredible episode of Death to Diets! Show notes: summerinnanen.com/224 In this episode, we talk about: - Our past experiences and perspectives on before and after pictures and how our thinking has evolved, - That an “after” picture is just a moment in someone’s life, - The shame that comes with not being able to maintain the image of an “after” picture, - Our thoughts on reverse before and after pictures, - That you can show yourself having joy in your body without posting a comparison picture, - The ways in which straight-sized bodies are often centered in the conversation about body positivity, Plus so much m

I am back with Vinny with episode 2 of Death to Diets and we are talking all about extreme diets. Vinny and I have picked our most "favourite" new diets on the market and we talk about why they are fucked up and won't work and are just ridiculous to the max. One diet even says you MUST read a non-fiction book every day, no other genre...say what?! Join us as we ridicule how anyone can pull something out of their ass and call it a diet. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/223 In this episode, we talk about: - How many diets mimic eating disorders, - That diabetes monitoring tools have been co-opted by diet culture, without evidence that it helps with weight loss, - That there is not a single scientific study that proves dieting works, - That the diet business doesn’t tackle the actual things that impact health, - How diet companies manipulate their data to show success, - Some of the ridiculous diets we’ve tried in the past, Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/223

We’ve got something a little different for you this week…Death To Diets is a candid, honest chat led by professional body image coach Summer Innanen and world-leading expert on dismantling fatphobia and diet culture, Vinny Welsby. Together, they invite listeners to join them in conversation as they share their topical takes and empowering insights on body image. This week, they're sharing tips on setting boundaries and how to respond to diet talk during the holiday season. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/222 In this episode, we talk about: - An overview of our stance on diets and fatphobia, - That we sometimes have to let go of the idea that we can change people’s minds, - The importance of having empathy for your past self and people still caught up in diet culture, - Vinny’s formula for dealing with fatphobia, - The Fierce Fatty JABB technique for setting boundaries, - How boundaries can be a gift to the other person, Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/222

I’m joined by Amapoundcake, and we are announcing our Body Image Coach Certification Program. We talk about what body image coaching is, how we help people and practitioners, the issues with the current state of coaching, and what the BICC program entails. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/221 In this episode, we talk about: - Our vision for body image coaching, - Who this certification program is for, - That body image coaching is not therapy, - That this is a cultural issue and it’s not the individual’s fault for having body image issues, - Some of the topics covered in our program, including the history of Fatphobia, bias in coaching, and working with the client’s inner-critic, - How self-care has been commodified and how to find what it really means for you, Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/221

I’m joined by registered dieticians Glenys Oyston and Rebecca Scritchfield, talking all about diabetes and how to manage everything from pre-diabetes to diabetes from a health at every size perspective. We’re unpacking all the myths about diabetes, whether you need to be concerned if you are genetically predisposed, whether you need to cut carbs, and changes you can make to manage blood sugars without triggering the diet mentality. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/219 In this episode, we talk about: - What inspired them to create the Self Care for Diabetes Program, - That diabetes has an unknown etiology, - Advice for someone whose doctor has recommended weight loss because of a diabetes diagnosis, - How dieting doesn’t make diabetes go away, - How they encourage self-discovery and experimentation, instead of the typical limitations or restrictions, - The importance of decreasing the shame of diagnosis, Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/219

I’m interviewing Alexis Conason, clinical psychologist, eating disorder specialist, and author of The Diet-Free Revolution, unpacking everything that the research says about weight loss. Is it possible to lose weight in the long-term? What do you need to do to achieve that? Plus, how learning to eat more mindfully (in a non-diet way) can help you to become a more intuitive eater. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/218 In this episode, we talk about: - That long term weight loss and maintenance is extremely rare, and the industry knows it, - How researchers have used examples of people with eating disorders as lessons for weight loss, - That in the rare instances when people sustain weight loss long term, it’s often not in a healthy way, - A study on contestants from The Biggest Loser, and why we never see a follow-up episode of this show, - That health is not determined by weight and that most of what impacts health is out of our control, - How mindfulness can shift the way we see ourselves and how we interact wi

I’m revisiting a classic episode which is an epic guide to how diets work and fail us, what dieting does to our body, how to recognize the diet mentality and heal from it, and so much more. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/217 In this episode, we talk about: - What the diet cycle looks like and why it leads to binging, emotional eating, and "cheating," - How it contributes to worsening self-worth and body image, - The side effects and negative ramifications of dieting, - Myths about health and weight, - How to end the restrict-binge cycle, - The most important pieces of the puzzle that need to be addressed when learning to eat normally, Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/217

I’m responding to the question “Will accepting my body make me unhealthy?” I also explore how our culture has made us believe that being thinner is the only way to be healthy, and why health is multi-faceted, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/216 In this episode, I talk about: - How we’ve lost touch of what is good for us in the pursuit of weight loss by blending weight and health together, - How the anti-diet message often gets interpreted as being anti-health, when it’s about finding what’s best for your body and doing things from a place of self-care, - Why this message actually makes us more stressed and results in a poorer body image, - What the research says about body image and health, - How health is improved by behaviours, not outcomes, - How having a positive body image leads to a higher likelihood of engaging in health promoting behaviours, Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/216

I’m talking all about confidence - what it is, how to get it and 5 tips to help you gain more confidence, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/215 In this episode, we talk about: - What it does and doesn’t mean to be confident, - The relationship between body image, confidence, and compassion, - That compassion is the engine that fuels our confidence, - What it takes to gain more confidence, - 5 things that get in the way of us being confident and what to do differently, - How experiencing failure and rejection builds confidence, Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/215

I’m talking all about body neutrality - what it 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, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/214 In this episode, we 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/214

I’m going on a bit of a rant about the mainstream messages about “love your body” and “body positivity,” and then I take a deep dive into what we might really want and mean when we talk about loving our body, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/213 In this episode, we talk about: - How my clients often react negatively to this language and why the pressure for body positivity can result in doubling down on shame, - What I found when looking up these phrases' hashtags, how they’ve been co-opted, and some of the better hashtags to follow that haven’t been co-opted in the same way, - Why we need more representation without explanation or justification, - How body neutrality takes the focus away from the need to feel a certain way about your body, - That we often imagine looking at ourselves and judging ourselves through the male-gaze and society’s beauty standards, - The freedom of not caring how you look and the impact it can have on your life, Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:

In this special 2-part episode I’m speaking to 4 incredible untamed women who will set you on fire… 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 confidence in who you are outside of how you look. You, On Fire is the online group coaching program that gives you a step-by-step way of building up self-worth beyond your jean size with personalized coaching from me and lifetime access to the program—so you can break out of the diet culture cage, get free from body shame and live your fiery, free, untamed life. Go here to get all the details and get on the waitlist for the upcoming cycle: summerinnanen.com/youonfirewaitlist Shownotes: summerinnanen.com/212

In this special 2-part episode I’m speaking to 4 incredible untamed women who will set you on fire… 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 confidence in who you are outside of how you look. You, On Fire is the online group coaching program that gives you a step-by-step way of building up self-worth beyond your jean size with personalized coaching from me and lifetime access to the program—so you can break out of the diet culture cage, get free from body shame and live your fiery, free, untamed life. Go here to get all the details and get on the waitlist for the upcoming cycle: summerinnanen.com/youonfirewaitlist Shownotes: summerinnanen.com/212

Movement Series: This is another instalment of the movement series where I’m with Jenna Jozefowski, certified personal trainer and kettlebell instructor, as well as yoga teacher, dance teacher, and semi-retired professional dancer. We talk about how to approach body positive strength training, why not all movement needs to be joyful, how to know what fitness advice is meant for you, and other red flags to look for when seeking out fitness support. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/211 In this episode, we talk about: - How Jenna helps people strength train without a side of diet-culture, - How fitness and movement should enhance your life, not take it over, - Why many people feel like they’re doing joyful movement wrong and how it can be a hard standard to live up to, - Advice for finding the right movement for your body, - Some of the red flags to watch out for when choosing a trainer, - Advice for someone looking to get into strength training, Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/211

Movement Series: This is another instalment of the movement series where I’m joined by Alicia Ferguson and Paris Alexandra of BK Yoga Club, the first Black women owned body positive yoga studio in the US. We’re talking about how yoga helped them cultivate a better relationship with their bodies, how it can be used to practice compassion and acceptance, why they saw a need for a body positive yoga studio, and how they are doing things differently. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/210 In this episode, we talk about: - Their relationships to their bodies growing up and how it led to the work they do now, - Their work towards creating inclusivity in the wellness industry and centering Black and brown women, - How they remove the influence of diet culture from their studio, - The importance of meeting people where they’re at, instead of making decision for them, - How the philosophies of yoga can help facilitate a better relationship with the body, - Advice for someone looking to start a yoga practice, Plus so much

Movement Series: This is another instalment of the movement series where I’m joined by Michelle Vina-Baltsas, professionally trained coach and certified intuitive eating counselor. We’re talking about intuitive movement – what it is, how to overcome exercise resistance, the importance of movement as we age, and how to get started with intuitive movement in mid-life. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/209 In this episode, we talk about: - The evolution of Michelle’s relationship with movement, - Exercise resistance – what it is and how it manifests, - How to work through the grief of your body changing as you age, - How everything we do is some type of movement and it all makes a difference, - The magical question to ask yourself so you know that your movement is intuitively based, and not driven by diet culture, - The myth of 10,000 steps a day, Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/209

Movement Series: This is another instalment of the movement series where I’m joined by Jenna Doak, co-owner and head trainer at Body Positive Fitness. We’re talking about why she started Body Positive Fitness, her journey away from toxic fitness culture, and how to get over all or nothing thinking to help you have a better relationship to movement. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/208 In this episode, we talk about: -  The challenge of getting out of the normalized toxic behaviours while still working in the fitness industry, - The joy of training and moving without an end goal of losing a certain amount of weight, - How she removes shame from her practice, - That there are so many ways to move your body, it doesn’t need to be something you hate or dread, it should be something that’s fun for you, - How she handles goal-setting with her clients, - Advice for someone who wants to go to a trainer, but is nervous about gyms and being entrenched in diet culture, Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.