I’m interviewing Alissa Rumsey, registered dietitian, nutrition therapist, certified intuitive eating counselor, and the author of Unapologetic Eating: Make Peace with Food and Transform Your Life. We’re talking about the importance of raising awareness around the thoughts, feelings, and beliefs that are behind how we interact with food, why that’s different from mindful eating, and what to do if you overthink food choices.
Show notes: summerinnanen.com/198
In this episode, we chat about:
- How Alissa got into this work and how she transitioned from a weight loss focused practice to a weight neutral one,

I’m interviewing Rachel Molenda, Intuitive Eating & Body Image Coach and Host of the Fill Your Cup Podcast. We’re talking about the influence of healthism on our relationship with food, how to tell if your health choices are disordered, and when is it the right time to focus on health.
Show notes: summerinnanen.com/197
In this episode, we chat about:
- How we’ve made health part of our status and identity, which encourages people to keep turning to diet culture,

I’m interviewing Sarah Salmon, TEDx speaker and Coach, who specializes in helping overwhelmed introverts get their energy back. We’re talking about what it REALLY means to be an introvert, why the world was built for extroverts, how to know if you’re burned out, and how to set boundaries so you can recharge and focus on doing what you want.
Show notes: summerinnanen.com/196
In this episode, we chat about:
- How Sarah got into this work and how she helps people,

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.
Show notes: summerinnanen.com/194
In this episode, I chat about:
- How dieting is like a drug in our culture,

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.
Show notes: summerinnanen.com/193
In this episode, I chat about:
- The concept of “emotional dieting” and “emotional weight fixation,”

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.
Show notes: summerinnanen.com/192
In this episode, we chat about:
- How Olivia’s own experiences led her to work in perinatal mental health,

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.
Show notes: summerinnanen.com/191
In this episode, we chat about:
- What the weight set point theory is,

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.
Show notes: summerinnanen.com/190
In this episode, we chat about:
- Louise’s history with dieting and what brought her to this work,

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.
Show notes: summerinnanen.com/189
In this episode, we chat about:
- Nic’s experience recovering from an eating disorder and seeking treatment in a fat body,