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Midlife, Rewritten
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Ever feel like you’re doing “all the right things” for your health and still spinning your wheels? We open up a different path with health strategist and Grace & Grit host Courtney Townley—one that trades perfection for practical skills and turns midlife into a launchpad rather than a slowdown. Instead of chasing one-off outcomes, we build the foundations that make change stick: honest awareness, smart organization, reliable follow-through, and the courage to realign without the drama.
We start by unpacking why the wellness rulebook fails so many women—especially at midlife. Courtney shares how a postpartum wake-up call revealed the blind spot in mainstream health: obsessing over weight while ignoring mindset, identity, and nervous system capacity. We explore integrity pain (that inner friction when your habits don’t match your values), the stress bucket model for simplifying life’s load, and why resilience is less about gritting your teeth and more about how you recharge. From micro-recovery breaks and nervous system respect to habit design you can actually maintain, the conversation offers tools that feel doable on your busiest days.
Midlife becomes a liminal space—between who you’ve been and who you’re becoming—where health serves as base camp for the climb of your life. You’ll learn how to reduce unnecessary stressors, add intentional challenges to build capacity, and parent your brain with useful thoughts that pull you forward. We also cover when talk therapy isn’t enough and how somatic support can unlock long-stuck patterns. If you’re ready to lead your health with clarity and grace, this is your roadmap to living full out.
Grab Courtney’s free Midlife Magic Quick Start Guide, keep an eye out for her book The Consistency Code (November 4, 2025), and connect at graceandgrit.com. If this episode helped you rethink your health story, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review to help more women find it.
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Chapters
1. Welcome and Episode Focus (00:00:00)
2. Meet Courtney Townley (00:02:29)
3. From Dance to Wellness Industry (00:05:20)
4. Beyond Fat Loss: The Sustainability Gap (00:08:13)
5. Motherhood Epiphany and Redefining Health (00:11:10)
6. Skills of Transformation Overview (00:14:03)
7. Skill One: Awareness and Hiding Habits (00:17:05)
8. Skill Two: Organization and the Stress Bucket (00:21:00)
9. Intentional Stress vs Unnecessary Stress (00:24:45)
10. Skill Three: Follow-Through and the Nervous System (00:27:45)
11. Skill Four: Realignment and Resilience (00:32:03)
12. Health as Base Camp for Life (00:35:33)
13. Resilience: Recharge, Don’t Just Endure (00:38:03)
14. Integrity Pain and Sustainable Change (00:41:23)
15. Habit Design in Real Life (00:44:53)
16. Resources, Coaching, and Investing in Yourself (00:48:53)
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