Episode 232: The Reality of Being a Mom of 4, an Entrepreneur and Living on Empty

Episode 232: The Reality of Being a Mom of 4, an Entrepreneur and Living on Empty

What does it really look like to raise four kids, build a business, support a child with medical needs and still try to take care of yourself? In this deeply personal episode, I pull back the curtain on the reality of motherhood, entrepreneurship, burnout, survival mode and the lessons I wish I had learned sooner. For years, people have asked me, "How do you do it all?" The truth is, I wasn't doing it all. Much of my journey as a mom of four has been spent navigating overwhelm, exhaustion, emotional numbness, medical challenges, entrepreneurship and the constant pressure to keep moving forward. In this episode, I share: ✔️ The reality of raising four children ✔️ What survival mode actually feels like ✔️ The hardest seasons of motherhood ✔️ Parenting through medical challenges and uncertainty ✔️ The emotional toll of trying to do everything alone ✔️ Why asking for help changed everything ✔️ How entrepreneurship and motherhood collide ✔️ The biggest lessons I've learned after 15 years of parenting ✔️ Why self-care is not selfish—it's necessary If you're a mom, entrepreneur, caregiver or anyone feeling overwhelmed by the weight of responsibility, this episode is a reminder that you don't have to carry it all alone. If this episode resonated with you, please subscribe and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. Sharing this episode with a friend can also help us reach more incredible women on their journey to better health. Listen to the full episode on YOUTUBE here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot4kvC0IIuU&t=21s Thank you for being a part of our community and investing in your wellness journey! To stay connected, here's where you can find me online: Podcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/empoweredinhealth Coaching Business IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/erinktrier Book Free Coaching Call Here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.erintrier.com/coaching Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.erintrier.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 Available on: Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/show/7HVkUSv6V5fKcQz8JiBnUh Apple Podcasts | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/empowered-in-health/id1598678571 Amazon Music | https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/37565b6e-4648-46d0-8881-548e7193313b/empowered-in-health iHeartRadio | https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-empowered-in-health-276832447/

Episode 231: The Emotional Work - Triggers Are Trying to Teach You Something - with Courtney Osselaer

Have you ever wondered why certain situations trigger such intense emotional reactions? In this powerful episode of Empowered in Health, Erin sits down with emotional mastery and self-trust coach, Courtney Osselaer, to explore the hidden connection between childhood experiences, emotional triggers, nervous system regulation and overall well-being. Courtney shares her extraordinary journey from working as a pediatric nurse for 15 years to facing a life-altering genetic cancer diagnosis, having her stomach removed and ultimately uncovering deeply buried childhood trauma through EMDR therapy. Together, Erin and Courtney dive into: ✔️ Why emotional health is deeply connected to physical health ✔️ What your triggers are really trying to tell you ✔️ How unresolved trauma impacts relationships, parenting, and energy levels ✔️ The role of the nervous system in emotional reactions ✔️ How self-abandonment leads to exhaustion and burnout ✔️ Practical ways to reconnect with your body and emotions ✔️ Why healing begins with self-awareness and self-trust ✔️ How inner child work can transform your life and relationships Whether you're a busy mom, entrepreneur, caregiver or simply someone looking to understand yourself more deeply - this conversation offers practical tools for emotional healing and personal growth. If you've ever felt overwhelmed, emotionally drained, constantly triggered, or disconnected from yourself, this episode will help you understand why and what you can do about it. Connect more with Courtney here: Website: https://courtneycoacheswellness.com/ Book Your Emotional Reset Session: https://go.courtneycoacheswellness.com/emotional-reset-session?utm_source=erintrier Trigger Reflection Journal: https://courtneycoacheswellness.app.clientclub.net/courses/offers/7a002f4b-a269-4927-8a3d-15d51da26ecc?utm_source=erintrier Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_eo_seahorse/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/courtney.osselaer/ If this episode resonated with you, please subscribe and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. Sharing this episode with a friend can also help us reach more incredible women on their journey to better health. Thank you for being a part of our community and investing in your wellness journey! To stay connected, here's where you can find me online: Podcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/empoweredinhealth Coaching Business IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/erinktrier Book Free Coaching Call Here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.erintrier.com/coaching Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.erintrier.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 Available on: Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/show/7HVkUSv6V5fKcQz8JiBnUh Apple Podcasts | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/empowered-in-health/id1598678571 Amazon Music | https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/37565b6e-4648-46d0-8881-548e7193313b/empowered-in-health iHeartRadio | https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-empowered-in-health-276832447/

Episode 230: If You Want True Health Transformation - Why Do You Have Fast Expectations?

In a world obsessed with instant gratification, it's easy to expect fast results in every area of life. But what if the reason you're feeling stuck isn't that you're failing, it's because you're expecting transformation to happen overnight? In this episode, I share one of the most powerful mindset shifts that has transformed my health, business, motherhood, and personal growth journey: letting go of a microwave mentality and embracing crockpot goals. After spending more than six years navigating my own healing journey, rebuilding my health, regulating my nervous system and redefining what success truly means, I've learned that the most meaningful transformations don't happen fast. Real growth requires consistency, patience, faith and a willingness to commit to the long haul. Today - we talk about why so many people quit too early, how unrealistic expectations sabotage progress and what it takes to stay committed when results feel slow. Whether you're working on your health, your marriage, your faith, your business or your personal growth - this episode will help you reframe the journey and trust the process. If you've been feeling discouraged, frustrated, or tempted to give up - this is the conversation you need to help flip the script so you stay in the game! In This Episode, we unpack... • Why instant gratification is keeping people stuck • The difference between microwave mentality and crockpot goals • Why sustainable transformation takes longer than expected • The importance of unlearning old beliefs and habits • Why patience is a superpower in health and personal growth • Practical ways to reset your expectations and trust the process If this episode resonated with you, please subscribe and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. Sharing this episode with a friend can also help us reach more incredible women on their journey to better health. Watch the full episode on YOUTUBE here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n4ymrJHex0 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n4ymrJHex0] Thank you for being a part of our community and investing in your wellness journey! To stay connected, here's where you can find me online: Podcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/empoweredinhealth Coaching Business IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/erinktrier Book Free Coaching Call Here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.erintrier.com/coaching Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.erintrier.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠... 🎧 Available on: Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/show/7HVkUSv6V5fKcQz8JiBnUh Apple Podcasts | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/empowered-in-health/id1598678571 Amazon Music | https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/37565b6e-4648-46d0-8881-548e7193313b/empowered-in-health iHeartRadio | https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-empowered-in-health-276832447/

Episode 229: The People-Pleasing Trap: Why High-Achieving Women Are Burning Out - with Tiffany Leader

Are you constantly exhausted, emotionally drained or stuck in total survival? In this episode of Empowered in Health, we dive deep into burnout recovery, people-pleasing and nervous system overload. Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Burnout Recovery expert Tiffany Leader, founder of See the Wonder, sits down with Erin for a powerful conversation about compassion fatigue, chronic stress, boundaries, emotional wellness and how high-achieving women can finally stop living in burnout. Inside this episode: • How to recognize burnout before it becomes dangerous • The difference between everyday stress and survival mode • Why women struggle with boundaries and rest • The nervous system effects of chronic stress • Micro moments of wellness that actually work • How people-pleasing leads to emotional exhaustion • Small steps to begin healing from burnout This conversation is packed with practical tools, mindset shifts and encouragement for women trying to balance life, work, relationships, caregiving and mental wellness. Whether you’re a mom, entrepreneur, helper, therapist, coach, clinician or you're simply feeling emotionally exhausted - you are not alone! Connect more with Tiffany here: Substack: https://tleader.substack.com Podcast: Breaking Up with Burn Out (apple, spotify, amazon, google, substack) Threads: https://www.threads.com/@seethewonderllc Listen to full episode on YOUTUBE here: https://youtu.be/E6r5eSYl7RY If this episode resonated with you, please subscribe and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. Sharing this episode with a friend can also help us reach more incredible women on their journey to better health. Thank you for being a part of our community and investing in your wellness journey! To stay connected, here's where you can find me online: Podcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/empoweredinhealth Coaching Business IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/erinktrier Book Free Coaching Call Here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.erintrier.com/coaching Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.erintrier.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠... 🎧 Available on: Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/show/7HVkUSv6V5fKcQz8JiBnUh Apple Podcasts | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/empowered-in-health/id1598678571 Amazon Music | https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/37565b6e-4648-46d0-8881-548e7193313b/empowered-in-health iHeartRadio | https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-empowered-in-health-276832447/

Episode 228: The Importance of Filling Your Spiritual Bucket Before a Total Breakdown

In this vulnerable episode, we talk about the silent burnout that happens when we neglect our spiritual health, ignore stillness and stay trapped in survival mode. From motherhood and marriage struggles to faith, overwhelm, anxiety and purpose - this conversation is a reminder that peace doesn’t come from doing more — it comes from reconnecting with God, yourself and what truly matters most in this life. If you’ve been feeling anxious, burned out, emotionally numb or spiritually disconnected lately… this episode is for you! We explore the importance of spiritual wellness, creating stillness in a chaotic world, improving your internal dialogue, reconnecting with faith, and learning how to fill your “spiritual bucket” before burnout takes over. You’ll also hear practical ways to reconnect with yourself through quiet time, self-awareness, better questions, gratitude, faith and intentional reflection. Whether you’re a Christian woman, busy mom, entrepreneur, coach or someone searching for peace and clarity - tune in for the encouragement you may need to stop operating on autopilot and reconnect with something bigger than yourself. In This Episode: • Why spiritual wellness affects mental and emotional health • How burnout disconnects us from purpose and peace • The danger of living on autopilot • Why stillness matters in a noisy world • Practical ways to reconnect with God and yourself • How curiosity can replace shame and self-criticism • Filling your “spiritual bucket” daily • Finding hope during overwhelming seasons of life If this episode resonated with you, please subscribe and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. Sharing this episode with a friend can also help us reach more incredible women on their journey to better health. Thank you for being a part of our community and investing in your wellness journey! To stay connected, here's where you can find me online: Podcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/empoweredinhealth Coaching Business IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/erinktrier Book Free Coaching Call Here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.erintrier.com/coaching Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.erintrier.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠... 🎧 Available on: Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/show/7HVkUSv6V5fKcQz8JiBnUh Apple Podcasts | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/empowered-in-health/id1598678571 Amazon Music | https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/37565b6e-4648-46d0-8881-548e7193313b/empowered-in-health iHeartRadio | https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-empowered-in-health-276832447/