{"podcast":{"title":"Crystal Paine Show","slug":"crystal-paine-show-893314","podcast_index_feed_id":893314,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/dd9fe13c-ae50-401e-bdf6-0edc2993d002","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/crystal-paine-show","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2022/12/7/22/3bef1b13-5ef3-40e4-ba44-828188c2505f_720e-4957-a559-0a8e13608114_crystal-paine-show.jpg","author":"Crystal Paine","episode_count":346,"summary":"The Crystal Paine Show is dedicated to helping you embrace life right where you are and take practical steps to get where you want to go. Crystal says, \"My hope is that this podcast will serve as an inspiration to your week, a pause in your day to slow down and reflect a little, a looked-forward-to part of your weekly routine, a place where we can connect on a deeper level… and ultimately, my desire is that you come away from listening to each episode feeling motivated to bloom where you are planted and take intentional steps to move in the direction you are longing to go.\" Crystal is a wife, mom of 3, speaker, author, and online entrepreneur, best known for founding MoneySavingMom.com as well as YourBloggingMentor.com.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crystal-paine-show-893314"},"episode":{"title":"337: My First Colonoscopy","slug":"337-my-first-colonoscopy","published_at":"2026-02-24T08:00:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crystal-paine-show-893314/337-my-first-colonoscopy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crystal-paine-show-893314","url":"http://crystalpaine.com/","audio_url":"https://audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/fdd213ab-822b-49bb-ab68-47356f6d1687/stream.mp3","summary":"Just as a forewarning, this week's episode might be a little bit TMI, but I did mention it coming up in a recent episode – my recent colonoscopy! While I don't get into the especially gritty details, I talk openly with Jesse about my experience because I really wanted to share the full story. I kept hearing from people who were scared of the procedure or avoided it because of what they’d heard about the prep, and I was nervous too, especially after reading all the horror stories online, but I found that preparation and good guidance made a bigger difference than I had expected! Listen in as I walk you through why I had the procedures in the first place, including my long history with chronic anemia and how my doctors wanted to look for possible root causes rather than just treat symptoms. A big part of the episode is the prep experience because honestly, that’s what people tend to dread the most. However, I talk about starting a low-residue diet days early, sticking to very bland foods, and what it actually felt like to move into the clear-liquids phase. I share how hunger, brain fog, and low energy showed up for me and how surprisingly manageable the laxative process was compared to what I feared. I also mention small practical things that helped such as choosing certain drinks and realizing that some flavors quickly became unappealing once prep started. I then walk you through the procedure day itself - checking in, getting an IV, anesthesia, and what it felt like waking up after sedation. The sedation was so strong and peaceful that I can understand why people describe it as a really good nap. In fact, I kind of didn't want to wake up! I also reflect on how disorienting that it felt trying to talk afterward when my brain wasn’t putting words together correctly. I al…","meta_description":"Just as a forewarning, this week's episode might be a little bit TMI, but I did mention it coming up in a recent episode – my recent colonoscopy! While I…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2723,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/crystal-paine-show-893314/episodes/337-my-first-colonoscopy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crystal-paine-show-893314/337-my-first-colonoscopy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}