About this episode

The episode discusses the differences between capacity and capability in women's health, exploring why many women experience burnout and how to create a personalized health plan.

I sat down with Erin Trier and she broke down why so many women hit their late thirties and feel like their body just stopped cooperating, even though nothing else in their routine changed. Erin is a functional health coach and mom of four who hit a wall around age 38. Everything she had always done to take care of herself stopped working, and she had no idea why. That experience led her to build the Empower Method, a framework for helping women figure out what their bodies actually need instead of following a one size fits all plan. We talked about the difference between capacity and capability, why women are cyclical beings who aren't built to run at 100 percent every day, and how the identity work matters just as much as the physical plan. This episode is for anyone who feels like their effort and their results stopped lining up. What you’ll understand: Why your health routine can suddenly stop working, even when nothing about your habits has changed The difference between capacity and capability, and why mixing them up keeps you stuck The four phase framework Erin uses to build a health plan that actually fits your body If you've felt like you're pouring everything you have…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. LaChelle Wieme

Guest: Erin Trier

Topics covered

• women's health
• burnout
• capacity vs capability
• functional health coaching
• identity work
• cyclical beings

Keywords

• burnout
• women's health
• capacity
• capability
• functional health
• Empower Method
• identity work
• cyclical nature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Empower Method

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