In this Workday Playdate, Erin sits down with Carrie Drinkwine to explore a radical (and deeply human) truth: real healing starts with feeling.

Carrie shares her powerful journey through chronic illness, emotional reckoning, and life-threatening health challenges. She explains how regenerative practices helped her reconnect to her body, her intuition, and her vitality. Together, Erin and Carrie unpack the emotional–physical connection, why “pushing through” keeps us stuck, and how flow, self-love, and emotional release create lasting wellness at work and in life.

Inside This Episode:

• Flow Over Force: Why flow is essential for overcoming obstacles and supporting long-term health.
• Issues in the Tissues: How repressed emotions live in the body—and show up as physical symptoms.
• Healing from Within: Carrie’s journey through chronic illness and emotional healing.
• The Emotional–Physical Link: Why you can’t separate wellness at work from wellness in your body.
• Self-Love as Medicine: How acceptance, compassion, and nervous system safety unlock vitality.
• Listen to the Body: Why intuition—not optimization—is the most powerful health tool you have.
• Holistic, Not Hustle: How regenerative health practices lead to real, sustainable transformation.

Who This Episode Is For:

• Humans navigating burnout, chronic stress, or chronic illness
• Leaders curious about emotional wellness and embodied leadership
• High-achievers ready to stop overriding their bodies
• Anyone exploring self-healing, holistic health, or regenerative practices
• Fans of flow, intuition, self-love, and healing that actually sticks

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