{"podcast":{"title":"Thriving in Midlife","slug":"thriving-in-midlife-6686774","podcast_index_feed_id":6686774,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/thriving-in-midlife/","website_url":"https://www.kellielupsha.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/e3d90072-cec8-4e84-83e9-3deb61b3fdd1/New-1-PODCAST-COVER.png","author":"Kellie Lupsha","episode_count":172,"summary":"Thriving in Midlife is an empowering, no-fluff podcast for health-conscious women over 40 who are navigating hormones, fatigue, weight gain, and the emotional shifts of midlife. Hosted by Kellie Lupsha, a 30-year wellness expert and mom of four now entering menopause, this show delivers clarity, real-life strategies, and functional medicine wisdom so you can feel vibrant, focused, and in control again. If you’re feeling burned out, stuck in shiny-object cycles, or overwhelmed by conflicting health advice, this podcast meets you where you are with expert insights, grounded guidance, and stories that inspire real-life integration. Whether you’re facing hormone changes, low energy, brain fog, or a loss of purpose, each episode is designed to help you simplify your wellness and reconnect to what matters most. With decades of experience helping women heal at the root, Kellie alongside weekly guest Dr. Heidi Iratcabal, a naturopath and certified functional medicine clinician they pulls back the curtain on what really works to help you feel better, live longer, and thrive with ease and flow. What you’ll hear: Weekly deep dives into hormone health, metabolism, energy, and longevity Real c…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T00:17:03.330906+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thriving-in-midlife-6686774"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 166 Back Injury Recovery Update Part II: Why Healing Is Never Linear","slug":"ep-166-back-injury-recovery-update-part-ii-why-healing-is-never-linear","published_at":"2026-06-25T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thriving-in-midlife-6686774/ep-166-back-injury-recovery-update-part-ii-why-healing-is-never-linear","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thriving-in-midlife-6686774","url":"https://www.kellielupsha.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/45a1b2c0-c84e-4060-8870-dec9c7c0a07e.mp3","summary":"Welcome to \" Thriving in Midlife \" The Women’s Guide to Wellness, Longevity & Hormones After 40. This is your trusted space to cut through the noise, ditch the overwhelm, and finally feel extraordinary in your body, mind, and life. Are you who are ready to stop pushing through life and start living it with intention, energy, and ease? Then let's get started. I'm your host, Kellie Lupsha, a high-performance health coach, who is delighted to be your guide to vitality In this personal episode, I’m sharing an honest update on my back injury recovery journey and the lessons it continues to teach me about healing, patience, resilience, and trusting the process. More than four months after my injury, I’ve made incredible progress, but I’ve also experienced firsthand that healing is rarely a straight line. There have been moments of hope, setbacks that tested my mindset, and valuable reminders that our bodies often need more time, support, and grace than we want to give them. I open up about the physical therapies, recovery tools, peptides, supplements, and mindset practices I’ve incorporated throughout this journey. More importantly, I share the emotional side of recovery the frustration of feeling almost better, the challenge of asking for help, and learning how to honor my body rather than push through discomfort. Whether you're recovering from an injury, navigating a health challenge, or supporting someone you love through their own healing journey, this episode offers encouragement, perspective, and hope. Key Highlights: ➡️ How my back injury happened and where I am now more than four months later. ➡️ Why healing is not linear and what setbacks have taught me. ➡️ The therapies and recovery tools I’ve used throughout my healing journey. ➡️ My experience with hyperbaric…","meta_description":"Welcome to \" Thriving in Midlife \" The Women’s Guide to Wellness, Longevity & Hormones After 40. This is your trusted space to cut through the noise,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1440,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/thriving-in-midlife-6686774/episodes/ep-166-back-injury-recovery-update-part-ii-why-healing-is-never-linear/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/thriving-in-midlife-6686774/ep-166-back-injury-recovery-update-part-ii-why-healing-is-never-linear.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}