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#319: Unpacking Peri/Menopause Nutrition Advice with Jenn Salib Huber

Release Date: 02/25/2025

#325: Body Image Coach Certification students share their experiences

Eat the Rules with Summer Innanen

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: 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...

#324: Our Body Image Tools, Health Fears & Looking Like Our Parents with Ivy Felicia (Part 2)

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I’m joined by Ivy Felicia, The Body Relationship Coach. This is part 2 of our 2-part discussion on navigating the evolving relationship we have with our bodies as we age. In this second part, we talk about the tools we lean on to support us through body image challenges, how ableism and the fear of losing our health influences our relationship with our body, and what it’s like to realize you look like your parents. Show notes: In this episode, we talk about: - How shifting our nervous system can help shift our thoughts, - The importance of priorities, because how you...

#323: Navigating Aging Body Changes with Ivy Felicia (Part 1)

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I’m joined by Ivy Felicia, The Body Relationship Coach. This is part 1 of our two-part discussion on navigating the evolving relationship we have with our bodies as we age. In this first part we’re talking about our challenges with our aging bodies, how our relationship with our bodies has shifted, what messages we internalized about aging when we were growing up, and what we love about aging. Show notes: In this episode, we talk about: - Why this topic is personal for both of us, - The fear mongering in anti-aging messaging, - How this stage of life can make you...

#322: Hormones, Blood Sugar & Intuitive Eating for Diabetes with Jessica Jones

Eat the Rules with Summer Innanen

I’m joined by Jessica Jones, weight-inclusive RD and CEO and co-founder of Diabetes Digital. We’re dispelling some of the common myths that people have about diabetes and what actually works in the long-run to help manage diabetes, including how to take an intuitive eating approach. Show notes: In this episode, we talk about: - The difference between prediabetes and diabetes, - That carbs are not the enemy, - Why she doesn’t give meal plans to clients, - What it looks like to manage diabetes with intuitive eating, - How perimenopause and menopause influence blood...

#321: Dressing For Your Current Body with Dacy Gillespie

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I’m joined by weight inclusive, anti-diet personal stylist, Dacy Gillespie. We’re talking about the importance of having clothes that fit and you feel good in, and how to navigate the process of finding new clothes when your body has changed, or you’re not sure what your style is, or you’ve got budgetary constraints. Show notes: In this episode, we talk about: - What got her into this work and inspired her to focus on weight inclusivity, - What the process can look like, - How buying clothes that fit can have a big impact on how you feel about your body, - Advice...

#320: What the Research Says About Weight Loss with Alexis Conason (Revisited)

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I’m revisiting my interview with Alexis Conason, clinical psychologist, eating disorder specialist, and author of The Diet-Free Revolution, unpacking everything that the research says about weight loss. Is it possible to lose weight in the long-term? What do you need to do to achieve that? Plus, how learning to eat more mindfully (in a non-diet way) can help you to become a more intuitive eater. Show notes: In this episode, we talk about: - That long term weight loss and maintenance is extremely rare, and the industry knows it, - How researchers have used examples of people...

#319: Unpacking Peri/Menopause Nutrition Advice with Jenn Salib Huber

Eat the Rules with Summer Innanen

I’m joined by Jenn Salib Huber, RD and Naturopathic Doctor who helps women manage menopause without diets and food rules. We’re talking about why we gain weight during the menopause transition, the impact of restricting and dieting during this phase of life, whether you need to eat loads of protein and lift heavy weights, and what is truly beneficial to your health during this period of life. Show notes: In this episode, we talk about: - Her experience with early perimenopause, - What’s happening in perimenopause and menopause - The urgency that kicks in during this phase...

#318: Can We Trust Nutrition Evidence? with Vincci Tsui

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I’m joined by Vincci Tsui (she/her) registered dietitian and certified intuitive eating counselor. We’re talking about Vincci’s experience working in bariatrics and what brought her to the anti-diet space, as well as her predictions for what will happen with the rise of weight loss drugs. We also talk about cultural sensitivity in the nutrition space and whether we can trust nutrition evidence. Show notes: In this episode, we talk about: - Things she wishes people knew who are considering bariatric surgery, - Some of the trials going on with weight loss drugs, - What...

#317: “Ballerina Body,” anti-aging, trad wives and other body image trends with Danni “Amapoundcake” Adams

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Danni and I are recapping some of the beauty and other related trends influencing our body image. We’re talking about the “ballerina body,” the soft voice, a face standard, trad wives, make America healthy again, and more. Plus, we’re excited to share about our Spring cohort of the Body Image Coach Certification opening for enrolment on January 28th, 2025. Show notes: In this episode, we talk about: - The differences we’re seeing in beauty trends now compared to the past, - How this all ties into the white supremacist value of perfectionism, - How none of the make...

#316: Eating disorders & disordered eating in mid-life

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I’m sharing a summary of what the research says about eating disorders and disordered eating in mid-life, and why this lifestage can make people more vulnerable to EDs and disordered eating. Show notes: In this episode, I talk about: - How a lot of perimenopause and menopause messaging promotes disordered habits, celebrating and normalizing it, - Some of the barriers to treatment, - That eating disorders are often associated with young women and the problems with this, - That data is limited since so few women actually seek and receive treatment, - The biological aspect of it,...

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Show notes: summerinnanen.com/319

In this episode, we talk about:

- Her experience with early perimenopause,

- What’s happening in perimenopause and menopause
- The urgency that kicks in during this phase and how it plays into diet culture,
- That we can’t preserve muscle and pursue aggressive weight loss at the same time,
- The difference between doing something consistently versus perfectly,
- Advice on how to navigate information relating to menopause nutrition and health,
- Plus so much more!

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