78- Erin Cutrone: Why “Powering Through” Is Quietly Wrecking Your Body — And What to Do Instead

About this episode

Heather Allmendinger and Erin Cutrone discuss the negative effects of 'powering through' on women's health and how to reconnect with the body.

Many women are praised for their ability to push through exhaustion, stress, grief, and overwhelm — but what if that strength is slowly disconnecting them from their bodies? In this episode of Embracing Flow, Heather is joined by nervous system and trauma-informed therapist Erin Catron to explore how survival patterns live in the body, how they impact digestion, hormones, energy, and emotional health, and how we can gently begin to feel safe again. This conversation is for every woman who has learned to carry it all — and is ready to carry it differently.

People in this episode

Host: Heather Allmendinger

Guest: Erin Cutrone

Topics covered

• nervous system
• trauma
• women's health
• emotional well-being
• stress management
• body awareness

Keywords

• powering through
• exhaustion
• stress
• grief
• nervous system
• trauma-informed therapy
• digestion
• hormones
• emotional health

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