{"podcast":{"title":"Midwife Life: Midwifing you through health, motherhood, and the sacred mess of life’s transformations with Diane Ortega","slug":"midwife-life-midwifing-you-through-health-motherhood-and-the-sacred-mess-of-life-s-transformations-with-diane-ortega-7088399","podcast_index_feed_id":7088399,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/midwifelife","website_url":"https://themidwifelife.co/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/3830d2ea-9af8-11ef-8b68-07bd86591e6b/image/581e7fc755128c0dca1097f3477a6506.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Diane Ortega of Willow Birth Center","episode_count":77,"summary":"Welcome to The Midwife Life—part podcast, part revolution that empowers and educates women on all things related to pregnancy, birth, postpartum care, and careers in healthcare. Whether it's understanding the options available to you, advocating for yourself in a health care setting, or simply knowing that you're not alone, I want you to leave each episode feeling stronger and more equipped.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/midwife-life-midwifing-you-through-health-motherhood-and-the-sacred-mess-of-life-s-transformations-with-diane-ortega-7088399"},"episode":{"title":"54: You Are Not Broken — Nourishing Your Body Through Life's Transitions with Courtney Smith","slug":"54-you-are-not-broken-nourishing-your-body-through-life-s-transitions-with-courtney-smith","published_at":"2026-03-16T09:53:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/midwife-life-midwifing-you-through-health-motherhood-and-the-sacred-mess-of-life-s-transformations-with-diane-ortega-7088399/54-you-are-not-broken-nourishing-your-body-through-life-s-transitions-with-courtney-smith","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/midwife-life-midwifing-you-through-health-motherhood-and-the-sacred-mess-of-life-s-transformations-with-diane-ortega-7088399","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DMXPO8249056337.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DMXPO8249056337.mp3","summary":"This episode is for the woman who looks like she's holding it all together — but feels very tired in her bones. Diane is joined by Courtney Smith, registered dietitian, exercise specialist, certified lactation counselor, and founder of Maternally Nourished. Courtney supports high-achieving women through fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, burnout, menopause, and major life transitions using nutrition, functional movement, nervous system regulation, and sustainable care. This conversation isn't about fixing yourself. It's about remembering how to resource yourself. Courtney brings both the clinical expertise of a double master's-educated, board-certified dietitian and the lived experience of a woman who has navigated grief, identity, and the pressure to do it all. Together, Diane and Courtney explore what the body is really communicating when it starts to break down — and what it looks like to actually listen. In This Episode, We Explore How chronic stress silently impacts fertility, digestion, blood sugar, and metabolism — and why high-functioning women are often the last to recognize it Nourishing yourself through postpartum: what your body actually needs, how to prepare your village before baby arrives, and why cutting calories while breastfeeding works against you Functional movement across life stages — from postpartum reconnection to strength training in midlife and why muscle is one of the most powerful tools women have The long shadow of diet culture: releasing the moral value attached to food and healing the relationship between stress, identity, and eating What to do first when you feel completely depleted — and three small, realistic shifts you can start tomorrow Courtney's Three Shifts to Start Tomorrow Walk more — even 10 minutes at lunch, even in your hallwa…","meta_description":"This episode is for the woman who looks like she's holding it all together — but feels very tired in her bones. Diane is joined by Courtney Smith, registe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3721,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/midwife-life-midwifing-you-through-health-motherhood-and-the-sacred-mess-of-life-s-transformations-with-diane-ortega-7088399/episodes/54-you-are-not-broken-nourishing-your-body-through-life-s-transitions-with-courtney-smith/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/midwife-life-midwifing-you-through-health-motherhood-and-the-sacred-mess-of-life-s-transformations-with-diane-ortega-7088399/54-you-are-not-broken-nourishing-your-body-through-life-s-transitions-with-courtney-smith.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}