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.
My clients and students all say they have different reasons for working with me: they want to get stronger, they want to shed fat, they want to be able to keep up with their kids or grandkids etc.
Bu…
Several years ago I created a FREE five day program called #five2thrive that women are still downloading and reaping value from today. That video series introduces the 5 key elements that I think are…
I have been teaching women how to show up for themselves with more consistency and ease for the bulk of my career. I am such a fan of the consistency conversation, I teach an entire course called The…
Is it just me or does it feel like “weight loss” is the loudest conversation in the women’s health arena?
It drives me nuts! Why?
For a few reasons:
Overwhelm sucks. It is suffocating and paralyzing.
The good news?
It is also totally optional.
If you are a woman who often uses the word “overwhelmed” to describe how you are feeling, do not miss th…
A lot of women I consult with, who are frustrated with their state of health, often say to me that they don’t feel all that stressed.
Which if you really think about it, isn’t all that surprising con…
I don’t know about you but, I don’t just want to live my life, I want to rock my life.
And to do that I need to stay honest with myself about when I am in need of recovery, restoration and revitaliza…
Psychologist Angela Duckworth defines Grit as “perseverance and passion for long-term goals”.
I am a big fan of the quality, which is why it is a part of my business name.
That being said, letting go…
If you want to reclaim your health and happiness in 2021, you must learn how to coach yourself to show up in all the ways that will allow you to do just that.
If you don’t…
I am so excited to welcome you into a brand spankin’ new year.
The Grace & Grit Podcast is rolling into its 5th year of production, so I thought this would be a GREAT time to reintroduce myself and t…
To wrap up this 4-part series on fat loss, I answer some of the most frequently asked questions that I receive on this topic.
In this episode of the Grace & Grit Podcast, I talk about when and how to use stressors like calorie reduction and intense exercise to accelerate the fat loss response.
I also address:
When it comes to fat loss, your hormonal health matters… a lot!
Your hormones are the government of your body, so when they are out of alignment, messages aren’t communicated correctly, things get a …
Weight loss is not a conversation I am interested in for so many reasons (many of which I addressed in episode 217). Healthy fat loss, however, IS a topic that I am interested in having with the righ…
Back to the Grace & Grit Podcast for the second time, Amanda Thebe gives us insight into her new book, Menopocalypse.
This book is a brilliant read for any woman who is trying to navigate her way thr…
The Grace & Grit Podcast is about to enter its 6th year of production and in the over 215 episodes that I have recorded, I have only specifically addressed the topic of weight loss a couple of times.
…How might your physical health improve if your financial health improved?
In this episode of the Grace & Grit Podcast, my friend and financial expert, Hilary Hendershott helps up explore precisely th…
This is our final episode in our Unrelenting Ownership theme and in it I talk about what it means to:
Have a listen and let m…
Your relationship with time is a very big deal because how you spend your time will either bring you closer to the life you said you wanted to live… or further away.
In this episode of the Grace & Gr…
What is possible for your life is determined by the quality of your thoughts.
=> What you choose to believe about your life. => What you choose to believe about yourself. => What you choose to make …