Is Wellness Just Diet Culture in Activewear and Ruining Women’s Lives? Madelyn Carafa

Are your wellness habits actually helping—or are they fuelling your burnout?

In this raw and real conversation with podcast host and mindset coach Madelyn Carafa from The Healthy Hustlers, we rip the shiny filter off the wellness world and dive deep into the dark side of health culture—where restriction, perfectionism, and unrealistic expectations quietly ruin women’s lives. 

Madelyn opens up about her own wellness wake-up call—how navigating burnout, postnatal depletion, food allergies in her son, and mum-guilt forced her to re-evaluate everything she thought she knew about health. If you’re a busy woman overwhelmed by wellness advice, struggling with fatigue, decision fatigue, or body image, this is the episode you need to hear.

Key Takeaways

The Pressure to Be the Perfect Woman – How diet culture has hijacked wellness and created unrealistic standards that exhaust and disempower women.

Reclaiming Intuition – Learning to trust your gut as a mother and woman, especially when navigating health decisions for yourself or your children.

Wellness That Works for Real Life – Why hormone support, nourishment, and rest look different depending on your life season—and how to find what works for you.

Mindset Before Meal Plans – How prioritizing mental health, boundaries, and inner healing can shift your energy and boost your wellbeing more than any supplement.

Burnout Is Not a Badge of Honour – The hidden cost of the “healthy hustle” and why saying no is essential for hormone balance and nervous system regulation.

The Problem with ‘Clean Eating’ Perfectionism – How overcomplicating health creates stress that can disrupt hormones, sleep, and gut health.

Where to Find Our Guest

Follow Madelyn on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/madelyncarafa

The Healthy Hustler’s Podcast: 

https://open.spotify.com/show/0JbdhahNuAtoJlp4TPSGDt

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-healthy-hustlers-podcast/id1400257108

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