The Midlife Mount Podcast

Episode 55: We're Not Spring Chickens, We're Seasoned Savages

We’re not spring chickens… we’re seasoned savages. And that means our jiu-jitsu doesn’t need more chaos—it needs clarity. In this episode, we’re breaking down what it looks like to “spring clean” your game: letting go of techniques that don’t serve you, cleaning up bad habits, and clearing out the mental clutter we carry onto the mats. Because in midlife, it’s not about doing more—it’s about doing what actually works.

Episode 54: The Training Partners Who Save Your Jiu Jitsu

In jiu-jitsu, everyone talks about technique — but the people you train with are often the real reason you stay. In this episode of The Midlife Mount, Christinna and Courtney talk about the training partners who make the mats safer, more challenging, and a lot more fun. From the grown-ups who roll responsibly to the teammates who check on you when life pulls you away, this episode is a reminder that the right people can make all the difference in a long jiu-jitsu journey.

Episode 53: Strong, Stable and Slightly Fed Up

Midlife isn’t falling apart — it’s recalibrating.
This week, Christinna shares what it feels like to begin HRT — the hope, the hesitation, the quiet question of “Will this help me feel like myself again?” Courtney reflects on life after significant weight loss and her GLP-1 journey — not just the transformation, but the adjustment that comes after. The part no one talks about. The stabilization. The identity shift. The learning how to trust your body again.
Together, we talk about advocating for baseline well-being in a system that often makes women fight for it — and the emotional weight of realizing you don’t have to keep suffering just to prove you’re strong.
Strong. Stable. Slightly fed up.But no longer silent.

Episode 52: White Knuckling is NOT a Personality Trait

In this episode of The Midlife Mount, we’re talking about hormone shifts, metabolic changes, and the uncomfortable truth that midlife bodies don’t respond to hustle the way they used to. We unpack what’s actually happening physiologically, why weight and recovery can feel different, and the mindset shift required to accept medical support — including HRT and GLP-1s — without shame. This isn’t about shortcuts. It’s about strategy, longevity, and working with your body instead of against it.

Episode 51: We Felt Like It

We didn’t plan this episode. We didn’t outline it. We didn’t overthink it. We just hit record — because we felt like it. In this open mic conversation, we talk about training, life shifts, midlife perspective, and what it looks like to stop performing and start choosing. It’s unstructured. It’s real. It’s earned.

Episode 50: When the Mat Isn’t Safe: Hard Conversations in Jiu-Jitsu

In this episode of The Midlife Mount, we take on a difficult but necessary conversation about recent misconduct allegations in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and the patterns that keep surfacing in the sport. Rather than focusing on headlines or individuals, we talk about power dynamics, silence, accountability, and what safety should actually look like on the mats—especially for women. Drawing on lived experience and midlife perspective, this episode explores how we can love jiu-jitsu while still expecting better from it.

Episode 49: If We're Being Honest

If we’re being honest… this episode wandered.
We talk about resetting goals as life happens, the unspoken truths of gym culture, and the midlife thoughts we all assume are just us. No big lessons, no tidy conclusions—just honest conversation about adapting, recalculating, and staying on the mats when the plan changes.
Because if we’re being honest… that’s kind of the point.

Episode 48: Holding it Together with Athletic Tape & Coffee

Life is lifing, bodies are taped, and coffee is doing the heavy lifting. In this episode of The Midlife Mount, we talk about showing up through icy weather stress, packed schedules, and midlife fatigue—without pretending we have it all together. It’s an honest, lightly humorous check-in on training, life, and staying connected when chaos is the norm.

Episode 47: Two Weeks in and January is Still Januarying

We’re only two weeks into 2026… and somehow January already feels endless. In this episode of The Midlife Mount, we’re talking about the reality of those first few weeks of the year — the pressure to feel motivated, the slow return to routine, and the mental trap of thinking we should be further along by now.
Through a midlife and jiu-jitsu lens, we explore why January can feel like one long round with no buzzer, how consistency matters more than urgency, and why showing up imperfectly still counts. It’s a conversation about grace over guilt, rebuilding rhythm after time off, and trusting that slow seasons are laying the foundation for what comes next.
If January is still January-ing for you, this one’s for you.

Episode 46: Why Women Leave the Mats—and Why Some Stay

When the gi starts to feel heavy, you’re not alone. We dive into burnout, hormonal shifts, injuries, and the invisible family load that pushes many women off the mats—and the mindset shifts that keep others rolling. An honest look at staying, pausing, or changing the journey without guilt.