Tue, 20 April 2021
I’m talking about why it’s so hard to stop dieting, the addictive nature of diets, why this makes it so hard to break free, and what life is like without it, as part of the Body Image Series. - That there’s an anticipation of this perfect life and perfect body on the radar that keeps us hooked to dieting with a false sense of fulfilment, - That the fear of the unknown is at the root of why it’s so hard to let go of dieting, - How this is an opportunity to find new coping mechanisms that will actually help you process your feelings and feel better about yourself, regardless of your size, - What life is like without dieting, - How fulfilment is different from happiness,
Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/194 |
Tue, 13 April 2021
I’m talking about why dieting and body shame are often coping mechanisms, why that can make accepting your body so hard, and how they distract us from getting at the real issue and keep us turning to diets for an answer, as part of the Body Image Series. - How emotional dieting distracts us from getting at the real issue and keeps us turning to diets for an answer, - That we’ve been conditioned to think that our bodies are a problem, so it’s no surprise when that becomes our way of thinking about ourselves or processing emotions, - Why this makes accepting your body so hard, - Why the pandemic has been so hard on people’s body image, - How to separate from these things in order to truly move forward,
Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/193 |
Tue, 6 April 2021
I’m interviewing Olivia Scobie, social worker and author of Impossible Parenting, about the culture of impossible parenting, its impact on our mental health, and how we need a shift from self-care to self-parenting. - What the culture of impossible parenting is and that it’s very outwardly oriented, - How diet culture has permeated into the culture of impossible parenting, - That it’s normal to have contradictory feelings, because it’s not possible to fully escape impossible parenting or diet culture, so you need to be gentle with yourself, - How parenting involves a lot of guilt, and a question to ask yourself to help you through it, - What self-parenting is and how to navigate it,
Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/192 |
Tue, 23 March 2021
I’m talking about the weight set point theory - what it is, how dieting impacts it, and why using it as a goal weight can be problematic to healing your relationship to food and your body, as part of the Body Image Series. - How we don’t have as much control over our weight as we’ve been led to believe, - How dieting impacts our set point, - Why the idea of a set point can trigger the diet mentality, - What to focus on instead of getting to your set point, - Why our happiness and acceptance can’t be conditional on achieving a certain body size,
Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/191 |
Tue, 16 March 2021
I’m interviewing Louise Adams, clinical psychologist and founder of UNTRAPPED, about the hazardous influence of body image ideals in society and on social media. We also talk about the dangerous agenda behind the Obesity Collective, its worldwide reach, and what we can do to fight this agenda. - Her reaction to fitness influencers on Instagram and the dangers of thin people co-opting body positivity, - The expense associated with trying to attain the “ideal body,” - What the Obesity Collective is and the dangerous agenda behind it, - Why the shift from the “war on obesity” conversation to “combat weight stigma” isn’t necessarily the good thing it appears to be, - Why you need to really examine who is behind the media you are consuming,
Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/190 |
Tue, 9 March 2021
I’m interviewing Nic McDermid, fat activist and intersectional feminist, about how fatphobia is rampant in the eating disorder recovery world and the harm that this does, what they can do better, the importance of reclaiming the word fat, and how to navigate acceptance and recovery with chronic pain. - Ways that microaggressions and fatphobia show up in the eating disorder landscape, - That reclaiming the word fat is a continuous process and how curating her social media feeds helped, - How making people uncomfortable can be a positive thing and why Nic does that with her online presence, - How fatphobia in medicine impacts people with chronic illness and pain, - That you are the expert in your own body,
Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/189 |
Thu, 25 February 2021
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 |
Tue, 23 February 2021
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 |
Fri, 19 February 2021
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 |
Wed, 17 February 2021
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: summerinnanen.com/185 |
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