The Diet Culture We Grew Up In And How to Finally Let It Go

In this episode of Over 50 and Flourishing, I sit down with Erin Washington for a conversation about diet culture, perfectionism, and identity. Erin Washington is a former Division I soccer player whose identity was rooted in athletics from the age of four. After her college career ended abruptly, she spent twenty years battling body image struggles and hiding a painful secret before ultimately committing to healing and sharing her story in her book From Pain to Purpose. We talk about the pressure to achieve, the connection between being the “good girl” or oldest daughter and perfectionism, and how so many high-performing women quietly tied their worth to their bodies. We also explore listening to your hunger cues after years of restriction, the role of stress and cortisol in midlife, modeling confidence for our daughters, navigating divorce after finding purpose later in life, and why growth can sometimes change a marriage. If you or anyone you know is struggling with an eating disorder or disordered eating, you’re not alone. Visit findedhelp.com or call ANAD’s free helpline at 888-375-7767 for more information. For more on Erin, follow her on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamerinwashington/?hl=en  Read her book, From Pain to Purpose: https://a.co/d/0dkYKYcD Listen to her podcast, thERINpy: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/therinpy-with-erin-washington/id1530232466 Blue Butterflies Foundation: https://thebluebutterflies.org/  Thanks to my Sponsors:IM8: Go to IM8Health.com/FLOURISHING and use code FLOURISHING for a Free Welcome Kit, five free travel sachets plus ten percent off your order. Hill House Home: Get 15% off your first order of $100 or more at HillHouseHome.com with code FLOURISHINGQualia Life Sciences: Go to Qualialife.com/FLOURISHING for 50% off and use code FLOURISHING for an additional 15% off your order. Veracity Selfcare: For up to 45% off your order, head to VeracityHealth.co and use code FLOURISHING. O Positiv:Take practive care of your health and head to OPositiv.com/FLOURISHING or ener FLOURISHING at checkout for 25% off. Caraway: Visit Carawayhome.com/OVER or use code OVER at checkout for an additional 10% off your next purchase. Good Ranchers: Visit GoodRanchers.com and use code OVER50 for $25 off your first order and a free meat item included in every order for life.  Keep in Touch:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dominiquesachse.tv/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dominiquesachse.tv/book/Insta: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dominiquesachse/Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/DominiqueSachse/TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@dominiquesachse?lang=enYouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@dominiquesachsetv Have a question for Dominique? Submit it here for a chance to have it answered on the show! https://forms.gle/MpTeWN1oKN8t18pm6  Interested in being featured as a guest? Please email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠courtney@dominiquesachse.tv⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  We want to make the podcast even better. Help us learn how we can: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this episode. Produced by Dear Media. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.