61: Ella Hall on Life After... Addiction: Burnout, Human Design & Coming Back to Yourself

<p>Content warning: This episode discusses addiction, disordered eating, and past trauma including childhood abuse. Please take care when listening, or skip this episode if it feels triggering.</p><p><br></p><p>What if addiction was never the problem, but the solution?</p><p><br></p><p>Ella Hall is an embodied leadership mentor, transformational speaker, and the creator of the Platinum Method, a framework built from her own journey through addiction, burnout, and reinvention.</p><p><br></p><p>In May 2026, Ella shared her story on the Life After I Left stage for the first time in a way she&#39;d never spoken it before, and this episode picks up exactly where that talk left off.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we chat about:</p><ul><li>The moment Ella realised addiction was never the problem - it was always the solution</li><li>Her earliest addiction at age three, and the 28-year battle with bulimia that followed</li><li>Why the &quot;all icing, no cake&quot; burnout hit after her most successful year in business</li><li>The difference between performative power and true embodiment in the coaching industry</li><li>How to actually vet a coach or mentor, and the red flags most people miss</li><li>Living out of alignment with her human design, and what happened when she stopped</li><li>The 12-hour turnaround that changed her business after she stopped running from herself</li><li>Why feeling the hard thing, rather than avoiding it, is the only way through</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Ella&#39;s story is proof that the parts of yourself you&#39;ve spent a lifetime trying to fix or hide are often where your greatest gifts are hiding too.</p><p><br></p><p>This conversation is raw, unfiltered, and a powerful reminder that you always have the choice to choose again.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with Ella:</strong></p><ul><li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ellahallcoach/">https://www.instagram.com/ellahallcoach/</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ellahallcoach/">https://www.facebook.com/ellahallcoach/</a></li><li>Linkedin: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-hall-coach/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ella-hall-coach/</a></li><li>Website: <a href="https://www.ellahall.com.au/">https://www.ellahall.com.au/</a></li><li>Linktr.ee: <a href="https://linktr.ee/ellahallcoach">https://linktr.ee/ellahallcoach</a></li><li>5 Minute Magnetic Reset Ritual: <a href="https://www.ellahall.com.au/reset-ritual">https://www.ellahall.com.au/reset-ritual</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with Cat:</strong></p><ul><li>Join my mailing list to be the first to know about my NEW fear program: ⁠<a href="https://catlouisedunn.myflodesk.com/mailing-list">https://catlouisedunn.myflodesk.com/mailing-list⁠</a></li><li>Instagram: ⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterileftpodcast/">https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterileftpodcast/⁠</a></li><li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/catlouisedunn/">https://www.instagram.com/catlouisedunn/</a></li><li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/catlouisedunn/">https://www.facebook.com/catlouisedunn</a></li><li>Linkedin: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/catlouisedunn/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/catlouisedunn</a></li><li>Website: <a href="https://catlouisedunn.com/">https://catlouisedunn.com</a></li><li>Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-after-i-left/id1815891092">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-after-i-left/id1815891092</a></li><li>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@catlouisedunn">https://www.youtube.com/@catlouisedunn</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Support the show:</strong></p><p>Got a topic idea or would love to share your story on the podcast? Connect with me on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lifeafterileftpodcast">@lifeafterileftpodcast</a> — I would love to hear from you.</p><p><br></p><p>New episodes drop every Thursday. Make sure you&#39;re subscribed, so you never miss a story th