{"podcast":{"title":"Grace & Grit Podcast","slug":"grace-grit-podcast-991716","podcast_index_feed_id":991716,"rss_url":"https://graceandgrit.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://graceandgrit.com/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/4/4/0/f4405a4688bbcbb088c4a68c3ddbc4f2/Grace_and_Grit_Podcast_3000px.png","author":"Courtney Townley","episode_count":608,"summary":"The Grace and Grit Podcast takes the health fairy tale you've heard all your life and turns it upside down and inside out, helping women rebuild their relationship with their body once and for all. Placing the focus on love and respect, rather than the aggressive demands and unrealistic expectations that have become the norm, Courtney Townley is determined to help women mend the fabric of what is driving the female health story.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T14:20:56.758135+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grace-grit-podcast-991716"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 538: When Your Body Feels Foreign to You","slug":"episode-538-when-your-body-feels-foreign-to-you","published_at":"2026-05-16T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grace-grit-podcast-991716/episode-538-when-your-body-feels-foreign-to-you","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grace-grit-podcast-991716","url":"https://graceandgrit.libsyn.com/episode-538-when-your-body-feels-foreign-to-you","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/graceandgrit/May_16.mp3?dest-id=329309","summary":"You look in the mirror and something feels off — not just different, but unfamiliar. Like you're living in a body that used to be yours and isn't quite anymore. There is a way through this that doesn't involve hating yourself into change. The body changes of midlife are real, physiological, and not a failure of discipline — but the story we tell about them can either deepen the struggle or create the conditions for genuine care. Courtney reframes the mirror moment as a portal to a more sustainable relationship with your body, and offers a daily practice that starts with honest acknowledgment rather than contempt. Get your free chapter of The Consistency Code at https://theconsistencycode.com/freechapter #bodyimagemidlifewomen #dontrecognizemybody #bodychangesperimenopause #makingpeacewithyourbody #bodyimageover40 #selfcompassionandhealth #bodyshameandcortisol #howtostophatingyourbody #midlifebodyacceptance #healthpsychologybodyimage #menopausebodychanges #sustainablehealthmotivation","meta_description":"You look in the mirror and something feels off — not just different, but unfamiliar. Like you're living in a body that used to be yours and isn't quite an…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":584,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/grace-grit-podcast-991716/episodes/episode-538-when-your-body-feels-foreign-to-you/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grace-grit-podcast-991716/episode-538-when-your-body-feels-foreign-to-you.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}