Midlife Made Simple: Purpose and Peace for Faith-Filled Women
Midlife Made Simple: Purpose and Peace for Faith-Filled Women
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#182 Breathwork, Protein & Letting Go of Control: A Faith-Based Approach to Midlife Health with Rebecca Stonhill
39 minutes Posted Apr 28, 2026 at 5:20 pm.
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Have you ever followed every plan, hit every macro, finished every hard workout — and still felt completely disconnected from your own body? What if the missing piece isn't more discipline? What if it's learning to listen?

In this episode, I sit down with my personal nutrition and breathwork coach, Rebecca Stonhill, owner of EnVie Fitness Nutrition and Wellness in Meridian, Idaho. Rebecca left a 20-year corporate HR career to follow God's call to help women build strength, balance, and confidence from the inside out — and her faith-based approach has genuinely been the most transformative thing I've done in 2026.

What we cover:

  • What "embodiment" actually means — and how to practice it practically
  • The biggest nutrition mistakes midlife women make (food jail, all-or-nothing, and not eating enough)
  • Why hitting 100g of protein daily and going 1% better beats every fad diet
  • What faith-based breathwork actually looks like — prayer, worship music, and nervous system regulation
  • How breathwork helped me fall back asleep in the middle of the night for the first time in years
  • Why "when we feel, we can heal" changes everything
  • Rebecca's free breathwork session offer in the Breathing Room

Rebecca's one takeaway: Stop white-knuckling life. What would it look like to take three minutes, breathe, and trust that God has something for you there?

Connect with Rebecca:

  • Website: enviefitnessidaho.com
  • Instagram: @meridianenvyfitness
  • Facebook: Rebecca Amaral Stonhill
  • Free Breathwork Session in the Breathing Room: Email [email protected]

Join the Rooted Gathering — our free weekly prayer call for women navigating midlife. Every Tuesday on Zoom. Grab the link at midlifemadesimple.com/prayer.

 

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