{"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 587: Declare Your Independence: The Health Freedom No One Is Going to Hand You","slug":"episode-587-declare-your-independence-the-health-freedom-no-one-is-going-to-hand-you","published_at":"2026-07-04T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grace-grit-podcast-991716/episode-587-declare-your-independence-the-health-freedom-no-one-is-going-to-hand-you","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grace-grit-podcast-991716","url":"https://graceandgrit.libsyn.com/episode-587-declare-your-independence-the-health-freedom-no-one-is-going-to-hand-you","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/graceandgrit/July_04.mp3?dest-id=329309","summary":"Today we celebrate freedom here in America. But there is a kind of freedom that rarely gets discussed. The freedom to walk without assistance. The freedom to get up off the floor. The freedom to travel, play, explore, and care for yourself as you age. In this episode, I challenge the idea that health is something we can afford to leave to chance. Drawing on the themes of aging by design and my father's story, I make the case that self care is not indulgent. It is preparation. Because no one is coming to hand you the freedom that good health makes possible. You have to build it. 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. #GraceAndGrit #IndependenceDay #HealthFreedom #AgingByDesign #MidlifeHealth #SelfCare #WomensWellness #FourthOfJuly #IntentionalLiving #DeepHealth","meta_description":"Today we celebrate freedom here in America. But there is a kind of freedom that rarely gets discussed. The freedom to walk without assistance. The freedom…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":557,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/grace-grit-podcast-991716/episodes/episode-587-declare-your-independence-the-health-freedom-no-one-is-going-to-hand-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-587-declare-your-independence-the-health-freedom-no-one-is-going-to-hand-you.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}