How Courtney Lost More Than 75 Pounds Without Losing Herself
Over 50 & Flourishing with Dominique Sachse
Dear Media
4.8 • 864 Ratings
🗓️ 19 January 2026
⏱️ 103 minutes
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Summary
In this deeply personal episode, I turn the microphone toward Courtney for an honest, open-hearted conversation about her journey both on and off camera. After years of supporting the show behind the scenes, Courtney steps into the spotlight to share her story, her growth, and the transformation so many of you have been asking about.
Together, we talk about what it’s really like to navigate change, visibility, body image, career shifts, and confidence in a season of life that asks more of us than we often expect. From building a meaningful career and community, to facing public scrutiny, personal reinvention, and hard-earned self-trust, this conversation is raw, thoughtful, and deeply human.
In this episode, we cover:
- Courtney’s journey from behind-the-scenes to center stage
- The realities of personal transformation—physically, mentally, and emotionally
- Navigating body image, public opinion, and self-worth
- Career growth, creative fulfillment, and finding your lane
- What lifestyle change really requires beyond motivation
- The role of discipline, consistency, and support systems
- How relationships, community, and purpose shape growth
- What it means to honor where you are while stepping into what’s next
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast is a dear media production. |
| 0:13.9 | Before we begin today's episode, I want to take a moment and set the tone for this conversation. |
| 0:19.1 | Many of you have wanted to learn more about Courtney, |
| 0:21.2 | who's my director of marketing and social media, and she appears regularly on this platform. |
| 0:26.3 | You're curious about who she is, her journey, and lately, her noticeable weight loss. |
| 0:32.2 | Well, today's conversation includes all those things, and she certainly gave it considerable thought. |
| 0:38.5 | She is sharing this because she feels that maybe, just maybe, |
| 0:42.1 | her transformation can reach somebody in a meaningful way. |
| 0:46.0 | Everybody's journey is different. |
| 0:47.7 | There is certainly no one right way to care for your body. |
| 0:51.8 | Courtney is sharing her experience, |
| 0:54.1 | what worked for her, what worked in her |
| 0:56.3 | body in the season of life. I do want to gently ask that we listen with curiosity and with compassion, |
| 1:05.5 | not comparison and most certainly not judgment. This conversation isn't about telling anybody what they should do. It's about |
| 1:12.1 | honesty, agency, and respecting the fact that we all take different paths to feeling stronger and |
| 1:17.8 | healthier. I hope you will receive her story in that spirit. |
| 1:27.4 | Welcome to today's over 50 or shall we say over 30 and flourishing. |
| 1:33.0 | Barely. |
| 1:33.5 | I know. |
| 1:34.3 | Sorry, but it's true. |
| 1:36.1 | Hey, listen, you're making 30 look great. |
| 1:38.5 | Thank you. |
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