{"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 582: The Bar Is in the Wrong Place","slug":"episode-582-the-bar-is-in-the-wrong-place","published_at":"2026-06-29T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grace-grit-podcast-991716/episode-582-the-bar-is-in-the-wrong-place","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grace-grit-podcast-991716","url":"https://graceandgrit.libsyn.com/episode-582-the-bar-is-in-the-wrong-place","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/graceandgrit/June_29.mp3?dest-id=329309","summary":"You've been setting the bar based on who you think you should be on your best days. And then feeling like a failure every time you show up as a real person having a real day. This episode proposes a different approach — one that sounds counterintuitive but has a remarkable track record. I make the case for starting smaller than feels significant, protecting the bare minimum, and understanding why the most durable habits are almost always the simplest ones. Not because small is your goal. Because small is what stays when everything else gets difficult. And staying is everything. This episode is for the woman who keeps setting ambitious health goals, losing momentum, and starting over. The bar is not in the wrong place because you are not capable of more. It is in the wrong place because a bar that breaks your consistency isn't a standard — it's a trap. Let me show you where to put it instead. Want to keep going? Download the first chapter of The Consistency Code for FREE at https://graceandgrit.com/freechapter and take the first step toward the health and happiness you deserve. #GraceAndGritPodcast #MidlifeWomen #TinyHabits #MidlifeHealth #WomenOver40 #HealthHabits #BareMinimums #TheConsistencyCode #MidlifeWellness #WomensHealth #SmallHabits #SecondAct #WomenOver50 #LessIsMore #SimpleHabits","meta_description":"You've been setting the bar based on who you think you should be on your best days. And then feeling like a failure every time you show up as a real perso…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":477,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/grace-grit-podcast-991716/episodes/episode-582-the-bar-is-in-the-wrong-place/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-582-the-bar-is-in-the-wrong-place.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}