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.
Many people struggle to implement boundaries with themselves and with others. And one of the reasons they struggle is because of what they are making boundaries mean.
Boundaries will make people thin…
It is never too late to improve your health & well-being, and Joan MacDonald (who might better know as @trainwithjoan) is an awesome example of that.
In this episode of the Grace & Grit podcast, I ha…
To go after the things you really want for your life, you have to open yourself up to experiencing big emotions without reacting to them.
I have done a lot of podcast episodes about the value of lean…
Every year I do a podcast about lessons I’ve learned in the past year or hopes I have for the Grace & Grit community in the year ahead and this year I want to share something that took me years to le…
Power is the root of a lot of the topics I dive into on the Grace & Grit podcast and in my paid programs.
I have called it a lot of things – integrity, self-leadership, personal responsibility – but…
The reason that so many people struggle with making meaningful behavior change is because they don’t respect the math.
In this episode of the Grace & Grit Podcast, I explain some important behavior c…
I have been thinking a lot lately about fatigue vs burnout. They are both very real challenges this time of year for a lot of people. However, they are NOT the same thing and they require different l…
You may have the best of intentions to travel through the holiday season with intention, grace, and ease this year AND you may also find yourself sliding down the slippery slope of negotiating your w…
What a beautiful thing is to witness a woman reclaiming and owning her power and I witness A LOT of that in the work that I do with my clients. Today, I want to share a bit of that magic with you.
In…
I am a HUGE fan of mindset work and I deeply believe that it plays a significant role in what you do and what you don’t do.
That being said, there are things other than our thoughts that can influenc…
Vague thinking creates vague action.
If you want to show up for yourself in a powerful way, getting clear on compelling reasons for doing so is an absolute MUST.
And there are a lot of ways to do tha…
I have worked with a lot of women over the years who had the very best intentions to show up for themselves, but when it came time for the actual showing up part? Well…
They didn’t.
Breaking promises…
Today’s episode of the Grace & Grit Podcast marks the 300th episode of the show. 300 episodes!!! And what a journey it has been.
To celebrate this milestone (and because our theme of late has been “c…
Habits are your brain’s energy saving mechanism. When you repeat a pattern often enough, your brain develops a strong neural pathway so you can execute the pattern without having to think. Pretty awe…
There are a lot of promises you could make to yourself in dedication to up-leveling your health and your life, but some promises are more powerful than others.
In this episode of the Grace & Grit pod…
Structure helps us live our lives in alignment with what we say we want. Spontaneity allows for creativity, adventure, and receptivity to what life has to offer us.
The human brain often clings to on…
It is bound to happen.
You are going to have a day, probably many, along the path to moving your life to higher ground where self-doubt creeps in and you convince yourself that you aren’t making prog…
Irene Lyon has been the most frequent guest on this show… for good reason.
Nervous system health is the basis of EVERYTHING.
It doesn’t only impact your health, it impacts every facet of your life in…
If you are struggling to reach your goals, listen up.
There is nothing wrong with you but… your approach to goals? That just might need an upgrade.
I have fallen in love with the process of setting a…
I am not the same person I was 10 years ago. I bet you aren’t either.
Life changes us.
We learn, we grow and, with a willingness to keep fighting the good fight, we become more robust versions of our…