{"podcast":{"title":"Fit & Fueled by Faith | Midlife Wellness","slug":"fit-and-fueled-by-faith-faith-wellness-for-women-40-1169736","podcast_index_feed_id":1169736,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/3461199/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://direct.me/staceyziegler","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/ebfdea3a53638c2aba8cf2108c2908f5.jpg","author":"Stacey Ziegler","episode_count":354,"summary":"Fit & Fueled by Faith is a faith-based wellness podcast for midlife women navigating hormones, body changes, wellness, mindset, and spiritual growth after 40. 🕊️ If you’ve been feeling tired, overwhelmed, disconnected from your body, or simply in a season of becoming, you’re not alone. I’m Stacey Ziegler — daughter of the King, wife, mother of three, NASM-CPT, and Certified Holistic Health & Life Coach. Through honest conversations and practical encouragement, I help women care for their bodies, renew their minds, and strengthen their spirit in this season of midlife. Inside the Hello Hormones series, we talk about: • strength training & movement after 40 • hormones, energy & metabolism • anxiety, stress & mindset • healthy habits rooted in faith • Scripture-based encouragement for everyday life This is a space for real conversations, gentle wellness guidance, and Christ-centered encouragement to help you feel stronger in body, mind & spirit. ✨ New episodes every Tuesday 📍Instagram: @fitandfueledbyfaith This is 50.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T02:17:16.597864+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fit-and-fueled-by-faith-faith-wellness-for-women-40-1169736"},"episode":{"title":"341 // Why you feel different in midlife | You’re not crazy. You’re changing.","slug":"341-why-you-feel-different-in-midlife-you-re-not-crazy-you-re-changing","published_at":"2026-03-31T11:00:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fit-and-fueled-by-faith-faith-wellness-for-women-40-1169736/341-why-you-feel-different-in-midlife-you-re-not-crazy-you-re-changing","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fit-and-fueled-by-faith-faith-wellness-for-women-40-1169736","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/341-why-you-feel-different-in-midlife-you-re-not-crazy-you-re-changing--70576900","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70576900/why_you_feel_different_in_midlife.mp3","summary":"Something feels different. You’re more tired than you used to be. More sensitive. More overwhelmed. Your sleep has changed, your mood feels unpredictable, and sometimes you wonder if something is wrong with you. You’re not imagining it and you’re not alone. In this first episode of the Hello Hormones series on Fit & Fueled by Faith, we talk about why so many women begin to feel different in their late 30s and 40s. Hormones begin shifting years before menopause, and those changes can affect energy, mood, sleep, weight, and even emotional resilience. But here’s the truth: this isn’t a failure of discipline or faith. It’s biology. In this series we'll talk about: • What perimenopause actually is • Why hormone shifts begin earlier than most women realize • How estrogen and progesterone changes affect your body • Why your nervous system and stress levels matter • How faith can anchor you through this transition Midlife isn’t a breakdown. It’s a recalibration. And understanding your body is part of stewarding the life God entrusted to you. Fit & Fueled by Faith — where the female body meets faith. Download the Free 7 Holy Habits Guide: https:// bit.ly/7holyhabits 📬 Sign-up for weekly newsletters and more: https://substack.com/@fitandfueledbyfaith 📸 Connect on Instagram: https://instagram.com/fitandfueledbyfaith 📺 Watch full episodes on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@fitandfueledbyfaith Fit and Fueled by Faith is a faith and wellness podcast for women over 40 who want to feel strong, energized, and rooted in faith. Hosted by Stacey Ziegler, NASM-CPT, Certified Holistic Health and Life Coach.","meta_description":"Something feels different. You’re more tired than you used to be. More sensitive. More overwhelmed. Your sleep has changed, your mood feels unpredictable,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":576,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fit-and-fueled-by-faith-faith-wellness-for-women-40-1169736/episodes/341-why-you-feel-different-in-midlife-you-re-not-crazy-you-re-changing/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fit-and-fueled-by-faith-faith-wellness-for-women-40-1169736/341-why-you-feel-different-in-midlife-you-re-not-crazy-you-re-changing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}