{"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 559: When More Is Actually the Problem","slug":"episode-559-when-more-is-actually-the-problem","published_at":"2026-06-06T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grace-grit-podcast-991716/episode-559-when-more-is-actually-the-problem","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grace-grit-podcast-991716","url":"https://graceandgrit.libsyn.com/episode-559-when-more-is-actually-the-problem","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/graceandgrit/June_6.mp3?dest-id=329309","summary":"The answer to \"it's not working\" should not always be \"try harder.\" For a lot of midlife women, more — more restriction, more intense exercise, more willpower — is precisely what's making things worse. And until you understand why, you'll keep working against your own biology. I break down what happens in the body when it's already under significant load and you add more stress to the pile. Because your body doesn't distinguish between a brutal workout, a brutal relationship, a brutal inner critic, and a brutal hormonal transition. All of it lands in the same physiological bucket. And when that bucket is full, adding more doesn't produce results. It produces breakdown. This episode is a genuine reframe for any woman who has ever wondered why doing everything \"right\" still isn't working. Sometimes the most powerful health act available to you is not adding something new — it's removing something that's been quietly draining you. Want everything in one place? Join me on Substack for real talk, deeper insights, and the community you didn't know you needed — at https://courtneytownley.substack.com #GraceAndGritPodcast #MidlifeWomen #MidlifeHealth #HormoneHealth #WomenOver40 #DeepHealth #Perimenopause #TheConsistencyCode #MidlifeWellness #WomensHealth #StressAndHealth #Menopause #SecondAct #WomenOver50 #DoLess","meta_description":"The answer to \"it's not working\" should not always be \"try harder.\" For a lot of midlife women, more — more restriction, more intense exercise, more willp…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":484,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/grace-grit-podcast-991716/episodes/episode-559-when-more-is-actually-the-problem/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-559-when-more-is-actually-the-problem.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}