#163: Josie Askin on Stress Fractures, Perfectionism & Wellbeing

Josie Askin is a New Zealand based runner and Holistic Wellness Coach who grew up watching her Dad compete in running events. As she tells the story in this conversation, she was a chubby kid who was teased about her weight so she started running during her teenage years to lose weight. Unfortunately, she soon found herself in a cycle of overtraining, under-recovery & under-eating for about 9 years which culminated in her experiencing the female athlete triad (as it was referred to then, which is a combination of disordered eating, amenorrhea and osteoporosis or low bone density) and ultimately a stress fracture in her hip. These days, the concept of the female athlete triad has been replaced by RED-S (relative deficiency in sport) - Josie will explain the difference in this conversation. In this conversation, she shares: * how she approached her running and recovery (and how the goal of wanting to lose weight influenced that) * the symptoms and red flags of RED-S and the surprising statistics about how common RED-S is, * the confronting reality of recovering from RED-S (especially when you’ve associated food with gaining weight) * how she felt shame and regret about her story and what’s prompted her to speak openly about it now * how she’s come to see her experience as a strength, not a weakness * the similarities between RED-S and burnout, and * her awareness of her tendency towards perfectionism and how it has impacted her life (including RED-S and burnout).

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#163: Josie Askin on Stress Fractures, Perfectionism & Wellbeing is an episode from Sparta Chicks Radio: Mindset | Confidence | Sport | Women by Jen Brown.

This episode is 01:00:46 long.

This episode was published on Sep 19, 2025.

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