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

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/188 In this episode, I chat 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/188

I’m talking about what body acceptance really means, why it can feel counterintuitive to the way we’ve been conditioned to think, and game-changing reframes to help make it feel more intuitive, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/187 In this episode, I chat about: - Why we believe body acceptance feels like letting ourselves go, - That diet-culture wants you to believe you’re a failure and you’re giving up if you opt-out, - The difference between healthy and unhealthy self-care and why acceptance supports the former, - The three main fears to challenge and call-out in order to move to a place where acceptance feels doable, - How when we hinge our self-worth on the external, we’re never going to feel good enough, - Two game-changing reframes on acceptance to make it feel totally doable. Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/187

I’m talking all 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/186 In this episode, I chat about: - Potential sources of negative body thoughts and how they’re exacerbated during the pandemic, - 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/186

I’m talking all about what to do if you still want to lose weight, and how the answer might surprise you. I also explore the things that cause us to feel bad about our bodies and how to reject them, and the game-changing REFRAME that will help you get a lot closer to body neutrality, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/185 In this episode, I chat about: - What it means if you still want to lose weight, - How this work is more than just embracing your “flaws,” it’s about cultivating a sense of worthiness outside of your appearance, - Three things that cause us to feel bad about our bodies and why rejecting these is so important, - The game-changing REFRAME that will help you get a lot closer to body neutrality (seriously, my clients love me for this), - The freedom of taking the judgement, criticism, and forced positivity out of the way you talk about your body, - The ONE thing you need to get clear on to help you feel better in your body, Plus so much more! Get the shownotes:  sum

I’m interviewing Joy Cox, PhD, researcher and author of Fat Girls in Black Bodies, about her path to body liberation and how she practices acceptance, how diet culture showed up in her community, church, and in the Black community at large, and how to deal with a lack of support from your family/community. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/184 In this episode, we chat about: - The importance of writing her book about a topic that is often left out of the fat acceptance conversation, - The impacts of Adultification on Black children, - The idealistic standards of women’s bodies in diet culture and how it’s different in the Black community, but just as unrealistic, - The intersection of religion and fatphobia, and how hearing scriptures about gluttony creates confusion and frustration, - Joy’s experience standing up to the doctor about weight loss at a young age, - The importance of asking yourself “whose voice matters?” and listening to yourself instead of the negativity around you, Plus, so much more! Get the sh

I’m interviewing Caitlin Ball, Health & Lifestyle Coach, about misconceptions around eating what you want, how to trust yourself around food, letting go of guilt, and how to survive the messy middle part of learning to be an intuitive eater. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/183 In this episode, we chat about: - How moving abroad shifted Caitlin’s relationship with diet culture, - How intuitive eating was a life-changing discovery for her, - That once previously restricted foods are allowed all the time, you begin to crave more variety in what you eat, - The benefit of trying to learn from the times you don’t feel good after eating, instead of feeling guilty about it, - That there is so much more to health than just your physical health, and stress is a big factor, - That calorie counts have nothing to do with how a food will make you feel, Plus, so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/183

I’m interviewing Victoria Albina, Certified Life Coach and Breathwork Meditation Guide, about tuning into your inner child to heal, how to overcome people pleasing, tending to the stress response cycle to release feelings, and more. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/182 In this episode, we chat about: - What the stress response cycle is and tips on how to complete it, - Why it’s important to take a look at our unintentional thinking, - What happens when the body holds onto tensions that are not completed, - Tips for re-parenting your inner child, - How your inner child is working to keep you safe and that needs to be celebrated, - How to interrupt the guilt cycle. Plus, so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/182

I’m interviewing Shana Spence, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, about how to navigate diet culture over the holidays, including what to do about food guilt, urges to diet, and dealing with diet talk from family/friends. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/181 In this episode, we chat about: - Shana’s work as an “Eat Anything Dietician” and what that means, - How fear about indulging too much stems from restriction, - The importance of giving yourself permission to eat the fun foods, - How the trauma of this year has been hard on our bodies and dieting only increases that, - What we can learn from celebrity interviews on how to deal with diet-talk, - Why comfort food and emotional eating should be normalized, Plus, so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/181

I’m unpacking where our body image comes from and how to unpack your own body image origins, as part of the Body Image Series. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/180 In this episode, we chat 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/180

I’m interviewing Natasha Ngindi - non-diet nutritionist, body image activist, Zumba instructor, and entrepreneur - about the BMI and diet-culture’s roots in anti-Blackness, and how to show compassion to yourself when it comes to food. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/179 In this episode, we chat about: - How Natasha’s body image shifted after moving to Canada from South Africa, - How she discovered Intuitive Eating and found freedom with food and her body, - The creation of the BMI and why it is a racially biased metric, - The history of body image and its roots in anti-Blackness, - Her work as a non-diet nutritionist and what that means, - Detaching the desire for weight loss from joyful movement, Plus, so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/179

I’m interviewing Victoria Welsby – author, speaker, and body confidence expert - about reclaiming the word Fat, and how being your authentic self and doing what brings you joy can have a bigger purpose. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/178 In this episode, we chat about: - Victoria’s lightbulb moment of realizing it’s okay to be fat and how that influenced her path as a coach and activist, - Reclaiming the word Fat and owning it with confidence, - How much your environment can influence your beliefs, - The importance of having other fat positive people in your life, including your social media feed, - Embracing the idea of being authentically you, even if it offends people, - How Victoria manages criticism and online trolls, Plus, so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/178

This is the season premiere of season 6 of the podcast. I’m talking about why I changed the name, what you can expect from this season of the show, where to start if you’re new around here and what to do if you stare at yourself all day on video calls.Show notes: summerinnanen.com/177 In this episode, I'm talking about:  - Why this work needs to be political, - Why I changed the name, - What to expect from this season, - Where to start if you’re new around here, - What to do if you spend a lot of time on video calls, Plus, so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/177  

It's a special episode because in this 2 part episode I’m speaking to 4 incredible women, whom I’m willing to bet will have pieces of their story resonate with you. 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. These women go on to be role models to their kids, they have more time so they volunteer or become advocates for social justice, they ask for a raise and a promotion at work, they speak up to their medical professional about HAES or they pursue a new calling. And in all of these little ways, they start to leave a different kind of mark on this world and change the culture. To enroll in You, On Fire go to summerinnanen.com/youonfire Show notes: summerinnanen.com/176

It's a special episode because in this 2 part episode I’m speaking to 4 incredible women, whom I’m willing to bet will have pieces of their story resonate with you. 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. These women go on to be role models to their kids, they have more time so they volunteer or become advocates for social justice, they ask for a raise and a promotion at work, they speak up to their medical professional about HAES or they pursue a new calling. And in all of these little ways, they start to leave a different kind of mark on this world and change the culture. To enroll in You, On Fire go to summerinnanen.com/youonfire Show notes: summerinnanen.com/176

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/175 We discuss: - 4 things I wish I'd known about accepting your body - Why it's not about "liking the way you look," - What it really means and feels like to accept your body, - Why believing we need to be positive all the time is toxic to our well-being, - How I teach acceptance and help people cultivate a sense of worth beyond their appearance, - Why accepting your body doesn't mean "giving up" or not "taking care of yourself" - What it means to take care of yourself, - Why body acceptance is not a one-and-done job, Plus, so much more! Get the shownotes:  summerinnanen.com/175

In Part 2 of this episode, for the first time I'm sharing my story about my history with dieting and body hate and the lessons I learned along the way. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/174 I talk about: - What drove me to study nutrition and what I learned through that experience, - The breaking point when I realized I had a problem and that it wasn't going to be resolved by the food on my plate, - Why we have to stop participating in diet culture in order to heal, - My "anti-diet" awakening and why this process took a long time, - The biggest things that helped me heal and the mistakes I made along the way, - The specific steps I give to everyone who is new to this space and quitting dieting, Plus, so much more!  Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/174

In Part 1 of this episode, for the first time I'm sharing my story about my history with dieting and body hate and the lessons I learned along the way. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/174 I talk about: - How I developed the restrict-binge-cycle from the messages I was learning at home, - When and why I began thinking my body was a problem, - How parents can do better to ensure their kids don't developed disordered behaviours with food, - The assignment at school that was the catalyst to starting diets, - How my dieting progressed into disordered eating and exercise addiction, - The lessons I learned about the lies diet and wellness culture sells us, Plus, so much more!  Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/174

I’m interviewing Shirin Eskandani - life coach, public speaker and writer – about how to find your purpose beyond dieting and appearance and how to overcome the fears that get in the way of pursuing more purpose and joy in your life.Show notes: summerinnanen.com/173 We discuss: - Shirin’s relationship with her body growing up and how she was able to accept her body through weight gain and reframe it as something positive, - The impact of being a first generation immigrant and how that shaped Shirin’s body image and self-acceptance, - How to find your purpose and that it’s not something that comes from outside of ourselves,  - The difference between a life that looks fulfilling and one that feels fulfilling, - Ways you can connect with your intuitive voice and practice self-trust, - Creating goals based on feelings and doing feeling-checks as you progress, - Practical ways we can find more fulfillment and purpose in our lives,  - How to overcome fear and self-doubt when making changes to live more purposeful

I’m interviewing Michelle Vina-Baltsas about agism, how to manage body changes as you age, the increased expectations put on women as they age and how to handle the struggles that pop up around mid-life. Show notes: summerinnanen.com/172 We discuss: - Michelle’s history with dieting, how she left diet culture and how that inspired her to help other mid-life women to do the same, - Michelle’s mixed-race identity and how that influenced the way she felt about herself growing up and how she’s owning it today,  - The influence of aging/agism,  - The unique struggles that pop up around body image during mid-life, - How the idea that we’re no longer visible comes into play as we age and how to work through those feelings,  - Navigating feelings of mortality and uncertainty as you age, - How to practice self-compassion, including 3 steps to aid in compassionate self-talk, - How to use gratitude to appreciate who you are and body changes,  - Ways to change your relationship to aging,  - How to navigate the informat

I’m interviewing Michelle Auerbach - Author of Resilience: The Life-Changing Skill of Story - we talk about how you can use stories to heal trauma, help others, become more resilient and change our culture.  Show notes: summerinnanen.com/171 We discuss: - What inspired Michelle to write Resilience: The Life-Changing Skill of Story, - What a story is and why it doesn’t need to be profound to heal or make an impact, - The 3 ingredients of a story that we can use to heal and help connect with others, - How stories can be used to heal trauma and how they have a physiological impact on our body, - How both listening to stories and telling our story are powerful ways to heal trauma, - Practical ways we can use storytelling to help us in moments of emotional distress, - How we can use stories to be better allies to marginalized individuals, 
- Why stories can be a powerful way to reject diet culture and help with body acceptance, - Why journalling can be an incredible tool for sharing our stories and healing, - Ho