Grace & Grit Podcast
Your go-to resource for reclaiming, generating, protecting, and expressing your power as a woman in midlife.
Join Courtney for A Daily Hit of Grace & Grit. Short, powerful 5-10 minute podcast episodes designed to inspire, educate, and motivate your day, with occasional long-form interviews.
This show will completely change the way you think about health and well-being and help you make your second act the best one yet!
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long-form Episodes
639: Woman of Grace & Grit: Lindsey Sills
Lindsey Sills is living proof that consistency isn’t about perfection—it’s about practice. In this episode, we talk about redefining health beyond weight loss, building non-negotiable habits that anchor you, and navigating “off track” moments with acceptance instead of shame. Lindsey shares the mindset shift that helped her stay steady through multiple seasons of life and the powerful moment she realized her work was paying off emotionally, not just physically. Expect inspiration, practical perspective, and a...
623: Burnout, Hormones & the Hidden Mental Load w/ Jenn Pike
If you’ve been blaming your hormones for the exhaustion, mood swings, stubborn weight, and “I don’t feel like myself” fog of midlife—this conversation will change the way you see what’s really happening. In this episode, Jenn Pike and I pull back the curtain on the hidden drivers behind burnout in perimenopause and beyond: overfunctioning, people-pleasing, carrying the mental load, and trying to “fix” your body while your nervous system is still stuck in survival mode....
402: Permission to Evolve: 2026 Podcast Transformation
In this episode, I'm announcing an exciting transformation that's been on my heart for years. Starting January 1, 2026, the podcast is evolving into A Daily Hit of Grace & Grit - short, powerful 5-10 minute episodes designed to inspire, educate, and motivate your day, with occasional long-form interviews. This episode marks the final show of 2025, and now that we've crossed the 400-episode mark, it feels like the perfect time to make this shift....
401: This Book Was Written for You — Let’s Begin
Welcome to a special launch day episode! Today, I'm reading the introduction to my new book—a piece I wrote specifically for you, the reader. But before the book reaches your hands, I wanted to share these opening words here, with my podcast community. This introduction sets the stage for everything the book explores. It's an invitation into the ideas, stories, and insights that fill its pages. Whether you've already ordered your copy or you're just...
400: How 400 Episodes Changed My View on Consistency & Community
In this milestone 400th episode and series finale, Courtney reflects on what 400 episodes of consistent, imperfect action have taught her—and how those same principles can transform your health and happiness in midlife. She shares the bigger vision for The Consistency Code community, reveals launch week and launch team opportunities, and extends a powerful personal invitation to join this movement of midlife women who are done with perfectionism and ready for more consistent self-honoring. What...
399: The Perfectionism Trap: Why Imperfect Consistency Wins Every Time
This episode reveals the counterintuitive truth that perfectionism—not lack of discipline—is what's preventing midlife women from building sustainable self-care habits. You'll gain insight into how the pursuit of "perfect" consistency actually undermines your efforts, plus walk away with practical tools to embrace imperfect action and finally break the exhausting cycle of starting over every Monday. What You'll Learn: Three perfectionism patterns - Discover whether you're trapped by performance, timeline, or circumstance perfectionism (or all three)...
398: Midlife Consistency: Why Everything You Know is Wrong
In this fourth installment of The Consistency Code Diaries, we explore the seemingly contradictory principles that make The Consistency Code uniquely effective for midlife women - and why embracing these paradoxes is the key to breakthrough transformation. In this episode, you'll discover: How structure creates freedom: Why having a clear framework actually gives you more flexibility and choice, not less Why doing less yields better results: The counterintuitive truth about simplification and sustainable progress in...
397: When Consistency Clicks: A Client’s Transformation Journey
In this third installment of The Consistency Code Diaries, we dive into a powerful client transformation story featuring Stephanie Lord Johnson, who went from struggling with consistency to creating sustainable change in her life. Key highlights from this episode: Steph's journey through The Consistency Code The pivotal moment that helped her break the cycle of starting over How her definition of consistency evolved to include compassion Practical strategies she used during challenging life periods How...
396: Why Midlife Women Struggle with Consistency (and the Science to Fix It)
In this second installment of The Consistency Code Diaries: The Stories, Science and Strategies Behind the Book, I dive into the fascinating science behind why midlife women specifically struggle with consistency, and how my upcoming book addresses these unique challenges. Join me as I explore: The hormonal shifts that affect your energy, mood, and motivation during perimenopause and beyond How your nervous system changes in midlife, creating unpredictable "tolerance threshold collapses" that sabotage your best...
395: Origin Story: When Frustration Became Innovation
I have a book launching into the world in just 6 weeks! And in dedication to this, I decided to create a 6-part podcast series called The Consistency Code Diaries: The Stories, Science and Strategies Behind the Book. In this series, I will be sharing behind-the-scenes content about how this book came into the world and what you can expect from it. In this kickoff episode, I'll pull back the curtain on my five-year journey...
394: Breaking the 92% Failure Rate: How to Create Lasting Change w/ Molly Claire
In this episode, I sit down with Master Coach Mentor Molly Claire to discuss the process of creating lasting change in midlife. Molly shares her journey as a coach who has built both 6 and 7-figure businesses while raising three children. We explore her framework of the 4 Fundamentals of Lasting Change and discuss specific strategies for high-responsibility women facing unique midlife challenges. We discuss: How Molly's approach to lasting change differs from conventional methods...
393: Reclaiming Your Plate: How to Avoid the Top Nutrition Traps of Midlife
In this episode, I break down the unique nutritional challenges we face as women in midlife and how to navigate them without losing your mind (or appetite). Let's face it - the eating strategies that worked in your 30s might be falling flat now as your hormones and metabolism shift. I'll walk you through the four most common nutrition traps that catch us in midlife and share practical, doable alternatives that actually work with your...
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