In this episode of The Audacity Effect, we’re joined by our favorite badass friend, Lindsey Nichol, founder of Her Best Self Co. and host of the Her Best Self podcast, for an honest, unfiltered conversation about the overlap between eating disorder culture and high-performance corporate culture.

We unpack how traits often rewarded in professional environments — perfectionism, discipline, control, productivity, and “pushing through” — can quietly fuel disordered eating, over-exercise, burnout, and chronic self-criticism, especially for high-achieving women.

This conversation is for you if you:

• Feel trapped in a cycle of always doing more, resting less
• Use food, exercise, or productivity as a way to regain control
• Wonder why “wellness” still feels exhausting
• Are successful on paper but deeply tired underneath it all

We talk about:

• Why rest is not a reward — it’s a requirement
• The myth that eating disorders only affect thin bodies
• How corporate culture can normalize disordered behaviors
• Why most women with eating disorders are not underweight
• The long-term physical, emotional, and relational costs of staying stuck
• How to recognize when “discipline” becomes self-destruction
• What recovery actually looks like for high performers

This episode was recorded during National Eating Disorder Awareness Month, making it an essential listen for anyone navigating food, body image, performance pressure, or burnout.

If you’ve ever thought “I don’t have an eating disorder, but something isn’t right” — this conversation is for you.

🔗 Listen to Lindsey’s podcast “Her Best Self” anywhere you get your podcasts!

• Email: info@lindseynichol.com
• Instagram: @thelindseynichol
• Website: https://herbestself.co

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