Eat the Rules with Summer Innanen

January 2022
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Tue, 25 January 2022

#216: Body Image Series: Will accepting my body make me unhealthy?

Body Image Series: 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.
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

Direct download: 216_episode.mp3
Category:Health -- posted at: 6:00am EDT

Tue, 18 January 2022

#215: Body Image Series: 5 Things That Hold Us Back From Having Confidence

Body Image Series: I’m talking all about confidence - what it is, how to get it and 5 tips to help you gain more confidence.
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

Direct download: 215_episode.mp3
Category:Health -- posted at: 6:00am EDT

Tue, 11 January 2022

#214: Body Image Series: All about Body Neutrality

Body Image Series: 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.
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

Direct download: 214_episode.mp3
Category:Health -- posted at: 6:00am EDT

Tue, 4 January 2022

#213: Body Image Series: Rant on “love your body” & “body positivity” messaging

Body Image Series: 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.
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: summerinnanen.com/213

Direct download: 213_episode.mp3
Category:Health -- posted at: 6:00am EDT