Eat the Rules with Summer Innanen

I’m joined by Aubrey Gordon, co-host of Maintenance Phase and author of What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat and “You Just Need to Lose Weight” and 19 Other Myths About Fat People. We’re talking about how we can change beliefs about fatness within ourselves and in our culture, and how the proliferation of weight loss drugs will influence cultural beliefs about fatness.
Show notes: summerinnanen.com/271
In this episode, we talk about:
- What inspired her to write her latest book “You Just Need to Lose Weight” and 19 Other Myths About Fat People, and how she hopes people can use it,

- Ways to respond when people say they’re concerned for your health,
- The reality of weight loss drugs and injections and how they can be used to reinforce people’s beliefs about fat people,
- Why she uses the term anti-fat bias instead of fatphobia,
- What internalized anti-fatness is and why thin people can’t experience it,
- The role of thin people in ending anti-fat bias, and what thin people shouldn’t do in anti-diet spaces,
- Plus so much more!
Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/271

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Direct download: 271_episode.mp3
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I’m joined by Deb Benfield, Registered Dietician Nutritionist and pro-aging advocate. We’re talking about why concerns about aging and what that does to your appearance are starting when we’re younger, how aging creates vulnerability to diet and wellness culture, and how you can unpack your internalized ageism.
Show notes: summerinnanen.com/270
In this episode, we talk about:
- Why she started to focus more on the intersection of aging and body image,

- How aging makes old eating disorder mindsets come back,
- The importance of learning the facts about aging,
- A non-judgemental strategy to use when you notice changes to your body,
- The lack of visibility of the aging population,
- Tips for dealing with real health issues that come with aging, without becoming obsessed and restrictive,
- Plus so much more!
Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/270

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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: 270_episode.mp3
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Danni “Amapoundcake” Adams and I are together catching up with some of the past graduates of our Body Image Coach Certification program. They share what they got out of the program both personally and professionally.
Show notes: summerinnanen.com/269
In this episode, we talk about:
- Danni “Amapoundcake” Adams is back and we’re catching up with past graduates of our Body Image Coach Certification program,
- What inspired these professionals to sign-up for the program,
- How they got so much more out of it personally than they expected and how they’re using these tools in their daily life,
- The impact it’s had on their business and ability to help clients,
- The component of the program that had the biggest impact on them,
- Plus so much more!
Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/269

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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: 269_episode.mp3
Category:Health -- posted at: 6:00am EST

I’m joined by Christy Harrison, author of Anti-Diet and most recently The Wellness Trap. We’re talking about why, as a culture, we’re so obsessed with wellness and how social media perpetuates this. We’re also debunking some of the more common wellness claims and what to watch out for so that you don’t fall into the wellness trap.
Show notes: summerinnanen.com/268
In this episode, we talk about:
- Christy’s personal journey with “wellness” that led her to the work she does now,

- How wellness culture seized on the pandemic,
- How wellness culture capitalizes on the failings of conventional healthcare,
- How social media algorithms are driving people towards more and more extreme wellness content,
- That everyday human ailments are now framed as signs of unwellness,
- The systemic changes needed and why skepticism is important,
- Plus so much more!
Get the shownotes: summerinnanen.com/268

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: 268_episode.mp3
Category:Health -- posted at: 6:00am EST

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