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There comes a point in midlife when taking care of There comes a point in midlife when taking care of yourself stops being just about how you look, and you start thinking about the things you can’t see in the mirror. Your memory Your focus Your ability to make decisions Your independence Your ability to stay connected to the people you love I spent decades taking care of my body while barely acknowledging the thing governing every choice, every behavior, and every capacity I was working so hard to build: my brain. And watching someone close to me lose their independence has made that impossible to ignore. I wrote a letter to my brain about it, which you can read on my Substack. The link is in my bio.
Proud mama moment... One of the best things about Proud mama moment... One of the best things about having a 16-year-old is getting to watch him discover what makes him come alive. For my son, Liam, that’s skateboarding. These are some highlights from two weeks at Woodward, doing something he absolutely loves. And I keep thinking about how quick we are, as a culture, to attach an outcome to the things kids care about. Are you good at it? Could you compete? Could you get a scholarship? Could this become something? Maybe it doesn’t need to become anything. Maybe getting completely lost in something you love is valuable all on its own. Because eventually, we become adults who have forgotten how to do exactly that. We forget how to follow curiosity without needing a return on the investment. We forget how to be beginners. We forget how to do things simply because they bring us joy. So yes, I love watching him get better. But even more than that, I love watching him love something this much. And I hope he never forgets how important that is.
To honor our own needs, we so often need to be wil To honor our own needs, we so often need to be willing to be inconvenienced and do the thing anyway. I wrote a whole book about this specifically for midlife women who are rumbling with hormonal shifts, capacity, boundaries, self narrative and a million other things that get in the way of them taking care of themselves on the level that they truly want to. You can buy it wherever books are sold online. Or, if you prefer to snag a free chapter... drop FREE CHAPTER in the comments and I will shoot you a link to access the written and audible version of the first chapter.💃🏼
One of the greatest blessings of my life has been One of the greatest blessings of my life has been that the right people always seem to show up at exactly the right time. @carrie_lupoli is one of those people. She invited me onto her podcast last fall, and within minutes I knew we were speaking the same language. Different backgrounds. Different stories. But the same mission: helping women stop abandoning themselves and start leading themselves. So when she invited me to be the keynote speaker at her From Corset to Crown event in Nashville this October, my answer was an immediate yes. I have a lot going on in this season of my life, which means I'm incredibly discerning about where I invest my time and energy. Saying yes to this invitation was an absolute no-brainer. Because I believe deeply in what Carrie is creating. This isn't another wellness conference filled with quick fixes or surface-level strategies. It's an invitation to examine the ways you've been squeezing yourself into expectations, roles, beliefs, and identities that were never meant for you... and what becomes possible when you finally let them go. My keynote is, of course, all about self-leadership because, in my experience, the real work of health and healing always starts there. Not by forcing more discipline. Not by molding yourself into someone else's expectations. But by learning to lead yourself powerfully so your actions align with the life you want to live. If that message speaks to you, I'd love to see you in Nashville, October 2–4. VIP and Platinum tickets have already sold out, but General Admission is still available. Use code COURTNEY-75 for $75 off your ticket. I'll put the link in my bio (or you can grab it here): https://www.disruptivenutrition.com/liveevent2026 I truly can't wait to share this weekend with you. ❤️
For a long time, I thought consistency was about f For a long time, I thought consistency was about finding the right plan and having enough discipline to stick to it. What I've come to believe is something very different. Our behaviors don't exist in isolation. They grow out of our relationships. Our relationship with our body. With food. With time. With rest. With nature. With boundaries. With purpose. With ourselves. ... and with a thousand other things. When those relationships become mechanical, depleted or driven by fear, no amount of habit stacking or optimization can fix what's happening underneath. When they become more honest, more nourishing, more collaborative, our behaviors often change naturally. That's the conversation I wish we were having more often in wellness. If you want the full article, drop "relationship" in the comments and I will send you a direct link to the article:)
I'm going to say something that might ruffle a few I'm going to say something that might ruffle a few feathers: you cannot meal-plan your way to deep health. Not when your relationship with food is rooted in punishment. Not when your relationship with rest is rooted in guilt. Not when your relationship with yourself is the most neglected one in your entire life. Here's the truth I've come to after years of doing this work: health is a relationship, because life is relationship. If you want to improve the quality of your health, you have no choice but to improve the quality of your relationships. With food. With movement. With rest. With uncertainty. With discomfort. With technology. With the people around you. And yes, with the one person you'll never really get to walk away from… you. This is the work. Not the “plan”. The relationship. My book, The Consistency Code goes deep into this. You can grab a free chapter via my bio.

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