Eat the Rules with Summer Innanen
Eat the Rules is dedicated to empowering you to break free of societal standards, body shame and live life beyond the scale. Summer interviews the leading experts in body image, the anti-diet movement, self-help and intersectional feminism, covering a range of topics that include: body positivity, size acceptance, fat positivity, self-worth, self-esteem, intuitive eating and eating disorder recovery, health at every size and positive psychology. Summer also gives practical advice and shares personal experiences to help you accept your body and break free of diet culture. Summer Innanen is a professionally trained coach specializing in body image, self-worth and confidence and is the best-selling author of Body Image Remix.
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#325: Body Image Coach Certification students share their experiences
09/02/2025
#325: Body Image Coach Certification students share their experiences
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 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: Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at Support the show via Ko-Fi - go to and you can make a monthly contribution. For as little as $5 a month, you can help to keep this show on the air for another season and you’ll get my mini-course “Conquering Negative Body Talk.
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#324: Our Body Image Tools, Health Fears & Looking Like Our Parents with Ivy Felicia (Part 2)
05/06/2025
#324: Our Body Image Tools, Health Fears & Looking Like Our Parents with Ivy Felicia (Part 2)
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 use your time matters, - How body awareness allows you to make decisions based on knowing what your body needs, - What it means to “tune out to tune in,” - What helped Ivy navigate health changes, - That there’s no morality based on our bodies and what we can and can’t do, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at Support the show via Ko-Fi - go to and you can make a monthly contribution. For as little as $5 a month, you can help to keep this show on the air for another season and you’ll get my mini-course “Conquering Negative Body Talk.
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#323: Navigating Aging Body Changes with Ivy Felicia (Part 1)
04/22/2025
#323: Navigating Aging Body Changes with Ivy Felicia (Part 1)
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 more vulnerable to this messaging, - How ableism mixes in with ageism, - That not everyone is going to age the same way, - The freedom of focusing on self-expression instead of external messaging, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at Support the show via Ko-Fi - go to and you can make a monthly contribution. For as little as $5 a month, you can help to keep this show on the air for another season and you’ll get my mini-course “Conquering Negative Body Talk.
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#322: Hormones, Blood Sugar & Intuitive Eating for Diabetes with Jessica Jones
04/08/2025
#322: Hormones, Blood Sugar & Intuitive Eating for Diabetes with Jessica Jones
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 sugar, - Her own experience with perimenopause and what we can learn from it, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at Support the show via Ko-Fi - go to and you can make a monthly contribution. For as little as $5 a month, you can help to keep this show on the air for another season and you’ll get my mini-course “Conquering Negative Body Talk.
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#321: Dressing For Your Current Body with Dacy Gillespie
03/25/2025
#321: Dressing For Your Current Body with Dacy Gillespie
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 to someone who feels like they don’t know where to start in deciding what they want to wear, - How to shift body changes into an opportunity to find what you really like, - Advice on how to make the shopping process less overwhelming, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at Support the show via Ko-Fi - go to and you can make a monthly contribution. For as little as $5 a month, you can help to keep this show on the air for another season and you’ll get my mini-course “Conquering Negative Body Talk.
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#320: What the Research Says About Weight Loss with Alexis Conason (Revisited)
03/11/2025
#320: What the Research Says About Weight Loss with Alexis Conason (Revisited)
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 with eating disorders as lessons for weight loss, - That in the rare instances when people sustain weight loss long term, it’s often not in a healthy way, - A study on contestants from The Biggest Loser, and why we never see a follow-up episode of this show, - That health is not determined by weight and that most of what impacts health is out of our control,- How mindfulness can shift the way we see ourselves and how we interact with the world, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at Support the show via Ko-Fi - go to and you can make a monthly contribution. For as little as $5 a month, you can help to keep this show on the air for another season and you’ll get my mini-course “Conquering Negative Body Talk.
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#319: Unpacking Peri/Menopause Nutrition Advice with Jenn Salib Huber
02/25/2025
#319: Unpacking Peri/Menopause Nutrition Advice with Jenn Salib Huber
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 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! Get the shownotes: Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at Support the show via Ko-Fi - go to and you can make a monthly contribution. For as little as $5 a month, you can help to keep this show on the air for another season and you’ll get my mini-course “Conquering Negative Body Talk.
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#318: Can We Trust Nutrition Evidence? with Vincci Tsui
02/11/2025
#318: Can We Trust Nutrition Evidence? with Vincci Tsui
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 the proliferation of these drugs means for the body positivity/acceptance movement, - A definition of cultural sensitivity, - The importance of investigating what is forming the base of our evidence that we look to, and who is included in the studies, - Where she thinks some of the mainstream advice is falling short, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at Support the show via Ko-Fi - go to and you can make a monthly contribution. For as little as $5 a month, you can help to keep this show on the air for another season and you’ll get my mini-course “Conquering Negative Body Talk.
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#317: “Ballerina Body,” anti-aging, trad wives and other body image trends with Danni “Amapoundcake” Adams
01/28/2025
#317: “Ballerina Body,” anti-aging, trad wives and other body image trends with Danni “Amapoundcake” Adams
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 America healthy again rhetoric looks at things like the social determinants of health, - The lack of structural protections, - Some of the topics covered in our Body Image Coach Certification and how it works, - The way our course talks about power, privilege, and bias, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at Support the show via Ko-Fi - go to and you can make a monthly contribution. For as little as $5 a month, you can help to keep this show on the air for another season and you’ll get my mini-course “Conquering Negative Body Talk.
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#316: Eating disorders & disordered eating in mid-life
01/14/2025
#316: Eating disorders & disordered eating in mid-life
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, - What to do with this information, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at Support the show via Ko-Fi - go to and you can make a monthly contribution. For as little as $5 a month, you can help to keep this show on the air for another season and you’ll get my mini-course “Conquering Negative Body Talk.
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#315: How to Set Weight Neutral Fitness Goals with Louise Green
12/31/2024
#315: How to Set Weight Neutral Fitness Goals with Louise Green
I’m joined by Louise Green, personal trainer, author and creator of the Size Inclusive Training Academy. We’re talking about what we think about the new year/new you messaging and new year’s resolutions, how to know when you’re ready to set fitness goals, how to set those goals in a weight neutral way, and how she feels about the messaging around fitness and perimenopause. Show notes: In this episode, I talk about: - The struggles she’s seen people experiencing when looking for size-inclusive training, - The trends she’s noticing in fitness when it comes to size inclusivity, - That many places don’t truly understand what size inclusivity means - The importance of understanding the why underneath the goal, - How easy it is to default to the weight loss mindset, - The truth about the body’s decline in perimenopause, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at Support the show via Ko-Fi - go to and you can make a monthly contribution. For as little as $5 a month, you can help to keep this show on the air for another season and you’ll get my mini-course “Conquering Negative Body Talk.
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#314: OCD and Eating Disorders + Finding Identity After Recovery with Abbie Attwood
12/17/2024
#314: OCD and Eating Disorders + Finding Identity After Recovery with Abbie Attwood
I’m joined by Abbie Attwood (she/her), an anti-diet, weight-inclusive nutritionist with a masters in clinical nutrition. We’re talking about Abbie’s experience with OCD and an eating disorder, why there is an overlap between these and what helped her most during recovery. We also talk about how to find your identity if it changes because you’re no longer obsessively dieting or exercising. Show notes: In this episode, I talk about: - The things that OCD and eating disorders have in common, - How Abbie’s eating disorder impacted her OCD, and vice versa, - The unique challenges this combination presents in recovery, - Where she’s at with her own journey now, - The importance of healing your relationship with rest, - The importance of detaching your self-worth from movement, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at Support the show via Ko-Fi - go to and you can make a monthly contribution. For as little as $5 a month, you can help to keep this show on the air for another season and you’ll get my mini-course “Conquering Negative Body Talk.
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#313: Worried about holiday “overeating” and food guilt? (Updated)
12/03/2024
#313: Worried about holiday “overeating” and food guilt? (Updated)
I’m talking about how to manage holiday “overeating.” I give you specific ways to manage “overeating,” and guilt around eating certain foods. Show notes: In this episode, I talk about: - The role that dieting and restriction can play in “overeating,” - Why I don’t like the word “overeating,” - How restriction can cause us to “overeat” and what we can do to manage that, - Some other resources that can help this time of year, - How the diet cycle works and what stepping out of that cycle looks like, - That it’s counter-cultural to accept your body, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at Support the show via Ko-Fi - go to and you can make a monthly contribution. For as little as $5 a month, you can help to keep this show on the air for another season and you’ll get my mini-course “Conquering Negative Body Talk.
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#312: How Supremacy Culture Hurts Self-Worth with Caroline Sumlin
11/26/2024
#312: How Supremacy Culture Hurts Self-Worth with Caroline Sumlin
I’m joined by Caroline J Sumlin, author of We'll All Be Free: How a Culture of White Supremacy Devalues Us and How We Can Reclaim Our True Worth. We’re talking about how white supremacy culture influences our self-worth, the various ways that this manifests in our life, and how to start to break free from it. Show notes: In this episode, we talk about: - A definition and examples of white supremacy culture, - What Caroline found about white supremacy and how it had impacted her life, - How society makes us constantly feel like we’re not doing enough, - Is it possible for us to thrive in these systems? - That thriving looks different from what society says, - The importance of detaching our worth and humanity from what society is demanding of us, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at Support the show via Ko-Fi - go to and you can make a monthly contribution. For as little as $5 a month, you can help to keep this show on the air for another season and you’ll get my mini-course “Conquering Negative Body Talk.
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#311: A Counterintuitive Way to Deal With Body Anxiety (Body Image Series)
11/12/2024
#311: A Counterintuitive Way to Deal With Body Anxiety (Body Image Series)
I’m talking about a counterintuitive way to manage body anxiety - whether that be from pictures or the mirror or in social situations. Show notes: In this episode, I talk about: - The personal fear that led me to create this episode, - What I learned working through that fear, - What I mean by body anxiety, - That we want to learn to cope with intense feelings about our body instead of letting them escalate, - Why it’s worth considering if there are areas where you’re holding yourself back, - How liberating this work can be, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at Support the show via Ko-Fi - go to and you can make a monthly contribution. For as little as $5 a month, you can help to keep this show on the air for another season and you’ll get my mini-course “Conquering Negative Body Talk.
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#310: Do you need to lose weight to reduce pain? with DK Ciccone
10/29/2024
#310: Do you need to lose weight to reduce pain? with DK Ciccone
I’m joined by Dana Karen (“DK”) Ciccone, a certified Pilates instructor, owner of Movement Remedies, and author of You’re Meant to Move. We’re talking about how to recover from having a disordered relationship with exercise and whether you need to lose weight in order to help with pain. Show notes: In this episode, we talk about: - How pain can become a self-fulfilling prophecy, - The importance of understanding why you’re moving, - The definition of exploratory movement, - The link between chronic dieting and chronic pain, - The many factors that contribute to pain, -That we tend not to notice the absence of pain, just the presence, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at Support the show via Ko-Fi - go to and you can make a monthly contribution. For as little as $5 a month, you can help to keep this show on the air for another season and you’ll get my mini-course “Conquering Negative Body Talk.
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#309: Attachment Styles and Body Image (Body Image Series)
10/15/2024
#309: Attachment Styles and Body Image (Body Image Series)
I’m talking about how attachment styles relate to body image. I’m sharing briefly about what the attachment styles are, how they relate to body image, self-compassion, body grief, and what we can do with this information.Show notes: In this episode, I talk about: - The four main types of attachment styles and a brief overview of some of their characteristics, - A few critiques of attachment theory, - That our body image is heavily influenced by how the world perceives us and our interpersonal relationships, - That there is a significant association between attachment anxiety and body image concerns, - That attachment anxiety and avoidance are linked to lower self-compassion and how that makes body image work more challenging, - How to work on attachment and body image together, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at Support the show via Ko-Fi - go to and you can make a monthly contribution. For as little as $5 a month, you can help to keep this show on the air for another season and you’ll get my mini-course “Conquering Negative Body Talk.
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#308: Are processed foods really bad for you? with Shana Spence
10/01/2024
#308: Are processed foods really bad for you? with Shana Spence
I’m joined by Shana Spence (she/her), Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and author of Live Nourished: Make Peace with Food, Banish Body Shame, and Reclaim Joy. We are talking about why the BMI is bullshit, whether processed foods are really bad for us, and her perspective that “all foods fit.”Show notes: In this episode, I talk about: - How bias is taught and reinforced in teaching, - How the BMI is used to discriminate, - Other ways to measure health, - How to define processed food, - What she feels is most useful about intuitive eating, and what she would change, - That food is not just for nutrients, it’s also for joy, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at Support the show via Ko-Fi - go to and you can make a monthly contribution. For as little as $5 a month, you can help to keep this show on the air for another season and you’ll get my mini-course “Conquering Negative Body Talk.
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#307: Body Grief - Missing the Body You Used to Have (Body Image Series)
09/17/2024
#307: Body Grief - Missing the Body You Used to Have (Body Image Series)
I’m exploring body grief – I talk about the different ways we might experience body grief, whether we can actually “overcome” it, why it’s so hard to grieve our ideal body, the factors that determine how we process this grief, and how we can move away from the stages of grief model to other models that may be more useful for moving forward. Show notes: In this episode, I talk about: - What body grief is, - That body grief is influenced by individual and social factors, - That grief is influenced by our personality and attachment style, - How grief is an adaptive process, - Why community support is key, - What it means to find meaning in this loss, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at Support the show via Ko-Fi - go to and you can make a monthly contribution. For as little as $5 a month, you can help to keep this show on the air for another season and you’ll get my mini-course “Conquering Negative Body Talk.”
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#306: Season 10 Premiere - changes and what to expect!
09/10/2024
#306: Season 10 Premiere - changes and what to expect!
This is the premiere of Season 10 of Eat The Rules. I’m giving you an update on some changes that are happening and what to expect from this season Show notes: In this episode, I talk about: - Why I started a ko-fi account - what it is and how you can contribute - Big changes that are happening for me professionally and why I’m making those changes - What this means for my business moving forward - Why this will be the final year that I run You, On Fire - Ways that you’ll be able to work with me this year - Where to start if you’re newer to the show - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at
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#305: Feeling Stuck with Body Acceptance? 5 Reasons why…(Body Image Series) Revisited
08/27/2024
#305: Feeling Stuck with Body Acceptance? 5 Reasons why…(Body Image Series) Revisited
I’m revisiting the body image series, breaking down 5 reasons we struggle with body acceptance and how to work through these struggles. Show notes: 5 In this episode, I talk about: - How the culture we live in can make body acceptance a challenge, - What being stuck with body acceptance can look like, - How dieting is addictive and a coping mechanism, - That we’ve been conditioned to believe we should be able to control weight, - The importance of community in this work, - The difference between intellectually getting it and being intentional about putting it into action, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at
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#304: New! Trends influencing our body image and more with Danni “Amapoundcake” Adams
08/13/2024
#304: New! Trends influencing our body image and more with Danni “Amapoundcake” Adams
I’m joined by Amapoundcake - we are talking about some of the trends we’re seeing that are influencing body image and body liberation, including the proliferation of weight loss drugs and our culture’s fixation with looking younger. We also talk about the Body Image Coach Certification program and our experience with the new format. Support the show via and for $5 a month, you’ll get my mini-course “Conquering Negative Body Talk” Show notes: In this episode, we talk about: - What the new format of our Body Image Coach Certification program looks like and what we love about it, - Why it seems that we’re at a moment of regression, - That body positivity was never going to eradicate weight stigma, - That messaging from the health community is full of anti-Blackness, ableism, and classism, - That the goalpost is always moving, - How this is going to shape the future generations, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at
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#303: 10 examples of Body Neutrality…(Body Image Series) Revisited
08/06/2024
#303: 10 examples of Body Neutrality…(Body Image Series) Revisited
I’m revisiting the body image series, talking about what body neutrality looks like in everyday life with some specific examples. Show notes: In this episode, I talk about: - Two questions I ask to determine body neutrality, - How it’s really hard to be neutral about your body in a culture that has body hierarchies, - That body neutrality refers to your own perception of your body, - Why I like body neutrality as a starting point, - Ten specific examples of body neutrality, - That’s it’s about reducing the emotional charge of negative thoughts, not getting rid of them all, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at
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#302: How to Know if you Have a Healthy Body Image (Body Image Series) Revisited
07/23/2024
#302: How to Know if you Have a Healthy Body Image (Body Image Series) Revisited
I’m revisiting the Body Image Series, talking about how to know if you have a healthy body image and the number one tool I use with clients to assess this. Show notes: In this episode, I talk about: - What it means to have a positive body image, - How self-worth is at the core of body image, - Why it’s important to be able to measure it, - Some of the signs and symptoms I look for in assessing body image, - How it shows up in different areas of our life, - Your free copy of my Body Image Benchmark Quiz, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at
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#301: What is Body Neutrality? (Body Image Series) Revisited
07/09/2024
#301: What is Body Neutrality? (Body Image Series) Revisited
I’m revisiting the Body Image Series, talking all about body neutrality - what is 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: In this episode, I 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: 301
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#300: 5 Lessons on Body Image After 10 years of This Podcast
06/25/2024
#300: 5 Lessons on Body Image After 10 years of This Podcast
This is episode 300 and the 10 year anniversary of this podcast. To celebrate I’m reflecting on 5 of the key lessons I’ve learned about body image throughout the years of doing this podcast. It’s part cultural critique, part rant, and part love fest. And there is some optimism about the future. Show notes: In this episode, we talk about: - How this podcast began, - How diet culture never actually changes, - That body standards are always changing and the target is always moving, - Why we have to opt out of the cultural standards, - That it takes so much courage to do this work and it’s not a quick fix, - The origin and evolution of the body positive movement, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at
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#299: What’s Behind Your Body Image Struggles with Jessi Kneeland
06/11/2024
#299: What’s Behind Your Body Image Struggles with Jessi Kneeland
I’m joined by Jessi Kneeland, a queer and non-binary body image coach, speaker, and author of the book BODY NEUTRAL: A Revolutionary Guide to Overcoming Body Image Issues. We are talking about why body image struggles are not a thinking problem and how we need to understand our deeper needs to identify the source of our struggles. We also talk about the 4 body image avatars Jessi uses to help you identify the source of your struggles. Plus, Jessi’s experience with gender identity and expression and how that influenced their relationship with their body. Show notes: In this episode, we talk about: - Their shift from personal training to body image coaching, - The impact of working in the fitness industry on their own body image, - How their body image work helped and supported them as they explored their gender identity, - Advice for someone experiencing gender dysphoria, - The issues and pressure with body positivity, - Why body image issues are vital on a subconscious level, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at
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#298: Understanding Health Beyond Weight with Ashantis Jones
05/28/2024
#298: Understanding Health Beyond Weight with Ashantis Jones
I’m joined by Ashantis Jones, Therapist, Mental Health Coach, NASM Certified Personal Trainer, and Group Fitness Instructor. We are talking about how ADHD, Autism, and anxiety influenced Ashantis’ relationship with her body. We’re also talking about why it’s so important to understand the social determinants of health when we have conversations about health and how we can change our relationship with movement, plus the difference between coaching and therapy. Show notes: In this episode, we talk about: - How she got into body liberation and the work she does, - The importance of talking about fitness in eating disorder recovery, - How capitalism has impacted how we view fitness, - How she encourages people to find joy in movement again after it has been tarnished, - That there’s a reason that the social determinants of health is not being taught, - Why we need such a variety of people practicing weight inclusive therapy and coaching, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at
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#297: Weight Loss Medications (Ozempic, Wegovy, GLP-1s) with Dr. Asher Larmie
05/14/2024
#297: Weight Loss Medications (Ozempic, Wegovy, GLP-1s) with Dr. Asher Larmie
I’m joined by Dr. Asher Larmie, Transmasculine weight-inclusive GP and leading expert in weight stigma. Asher is breaking down everything you need to know about weight loss medications like Ozempic and Wegovy. We talk about what the research says about the long-term effects of these medications, their side effects, how much weight you might lose and then gain back on them, and what the health benefits/risks might be. Show notes: In this episode, we talk about: - What GLP-1 medications are and how they work, - The dangers and unknowns of these drugs, - The parallels between these drugs and oxycontin, - What the studies show about long-term weight loss from these medications, - What happens when someone comes off the drug, - Advice for if a doctor is encouraging you to take these medications, - Plus so much more! Get the shownotes: Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at
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#296: Finding purpose beyond dieting (Laura’s Story / YOF Spotlight)
04/30/2024
#296: Finding purpose beyond dieting (Laura’s Story / YOF Spotlight)
I’m sharing Laura’s story who was one of the incredible women who worked with me during the You, On Fire program. She talks about how she was consumed with body and food thoughts and had been on and off diets for nearly 3 decades. She shares how she learned to accept her body and how that’s unlocked so many great things in her life. You’ll find all the links mentioned in this podcast at . You, On Fire is the online group coaching program that gives you a step-by-step way of building up self-worth beyond your jean size with personalized coaching from me and lifetime access to the program—so you can break out of the diet culture cage, get free from body shame and live your fiery, free, untamed life. Go here to get all the details and get on the waitlist: Get the shownotes: Get the free 10-Day Body Confidence Makeover with 10 steps to feel better in your body at If you're a professional who has clients or students that struggle with body image, get the Body Image Coaching Roadmap for professionals at
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