Eat the Rules with Summer Innanen
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 professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at summerinnanen.com/roadmap
Direct download: 274_episode.mp3
Category:Health -- posted at: 6:00am EDT

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 body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at summerinnanen.com/roadmap
Direct download: 273_episode.mp3
Category:Health -- posted at: 6:00am EDT

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.
 
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 professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at summerinnanen.com/roadmap
Direct download: 272_episode.mp3
Category:Health -- posted at: 6:00am EDT

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