Today I speak with IFBB Pro Erin Mayrhofer (formerly Gales), who first moved to Los Angeles in 2010 after college to pursue a career in dance. In 2015, she experienced traumatic event, which led her to a deep depression. On her search for what she wanted to do next in life, she discovered bodybuilding through a friend. What started with a short term goal to lift her spirits became an 8 year journey on the bodybuilding stage! Erin did various shows each year as an amateur and finally earned her IFBB Pro card in July 2022 at USAs! She’s currently working on her first full season as a rookie pro.

 

In her 30’s. Erin was diagnosed with ADHD, OCD, and found out she is on the autism spectrum. It is now her mission to bring light to how autism can present differently in women and why it commonly goes undiagnosed.

 

TOPICS COVERED

-anxiety and depression

-ADHD, OCD, and the autism spectrum

-autism in women

-being a newlywed

-changing the conversation around neurodiversity

-different reasons to prep

-building resilience

-loving your body before competing

 

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TIME STAMPS

1:00 introduction

5:15 feeling comfortable on stage

7:10 being diagnosis in her 30’s

14:44 media portrayals of mental health

19:15 changes made to support her neurodivergence

25:30 building understanding with her husband

27:15 looking back to younger Erin

33:10 changing the conversation around neurodiversity

36:23 long journey to Pro

40:03 lessons about self

44:05 the importance of her faith

49:04 finding peace in her life

52:10 what makes bodybuilding worth prioritizing

53:50 time off after her breast augmentation

62:10 advice for competitors

 

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