Healing from Eating Disorders, Divorce & Dating After 40
Healing from Eating Disorders, Divorce & Dating After 40  
Podcast: Cake For Dinner
Published On: Mon Jul 06 2026
Description: For 20 years, Erin struggled with eating disorders and tied her worth to soccer, her body, relationships, and being chosen. In this episode, she opens up about the shame she carried, the story she almost never shared, and how telling the truth became the beginning of her freedom.   Erin also shares how healing changed the way she parents, how she thinks about alcohol and restriction, what divorce taught her about choosing herself, and why women need safe spaces to talk about the things they usually hide.   This is a conversation about self-worth, motherhood, starting over, and the power of saying the thing out loud.   00:00 — Intro 00:47 — Eating Disorders, Identity, and Self-Worth 03:29 — Choosing Herself Through Divorce and Motherhood 07:00 — Alcohol, Restriction, and Redefining Sobriety 13:35 — From Fitness Content to Mental Health and Therapy 17:16 — Feeling Pain Instead of Escaping It 19:39 — Parenting, Body Image, and What Kids Really See 25:26 — Sharing the Story She Almost Hid 27:40 — Turning Pain Into the Blue Butterfly Foundation 33:20 — Moving From Comfortable to Purpose-Driven 42:16 — Dating, Divorce, and Becoming Her Authentic Self 46:13 — How Vulnerability Became Her Purpose 50:06 — Erin’s Podcast, Books, Foundation, and Where to Find Her   Learn more about Keesha: https://keeshascott.com/ Book Pre Order CAKE FOR DINNER: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0H5CW77FP?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B0H5CW77FP&linkCode=xm2&tag=simonsayscom&dplnkId=ca66e48c-1d99-4095-a35e-8d40794ffd1d&nodl=1 Follow Erin: https://www.instagram.com/iamerinwashington/