Actually Upgrade Your Life This Year: Simple Shifts for Money, Health, & Happiness

The Liz Moody Podcast

Liz Moody

Self-improvement, Education, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

What if I told you that 95% of the reason you feel tired, anxious, or 'behind' in life has nothing to do with your willpower, and everything to do with a few 'invisible' habits you’re likely overlooking. In this episode, I share the tiny science-backed shifts that create an outsized impact in your day to day life. Most of these are quick and many are free. 🎧 What you’ll learn: Why this "invisible" habit is arguably the cheapest, easiest longevity tool The single most important "wealth hack" for making more money this year A low-effort tip that gives you all the benefits of meditation and more The simple phrase to say to yourself to stop your moods from controlling you The one science-backed way to build deeper, more meaningful friendships How to spend your money to actually buy happiness Go to pages.lizmoody.com/upgrade for links to everything mentioned in this episode. Check out the FREE “21 Days To Change Your Life, Week 1: Nutrition Plan” we made for our listeners is at LizMoody.com/January. Ready to uplevel every part of your life? Order Liz’s book 100 Ways to Change Your Life: The Science of Leveling Up Health, Happiness, Relationships & Success now! Connect with Liz on Instagram @lizmoody or online at www.lizmoody.com. Subscribe to the substack by visiting https://lizmoody.substack.com/welcome. Buy our cute sweatshirts, conversation cards, and more at https://shop.lizmoody.com/. To join The Liz Moody Podcast Club Facebook group, go to www.facebook.com/groups/thelizmoodypodcast. Use our discount codes from our highly vetted and tested brand partners by visiting https://www.lizmoody.com/codes. This episode is brought to you completely free thanks to the following podcast sponsors: Puori: go to Puori.com/LizMoody and use code LIZMOODY to get $49 in savings when you get your Puori Grass-Fed Whey when you start a subscription. Wildgrain: head to Wildgrain.com/LizMoody and use code LIZMOODY for $30 off and free croissants for life. Evlo Fitness: visit EvloFitness.com between January 1st - 7th to get your entire month of January FREE. The Liz Moody Podcast cover art by Zack. The Liz Moody Podcast music by Alex Ruimy. Formerly the Healthier Together Podcast. This podcast and website represents the opinions of Liz Moody and her guests to the show. The content here should not be taken as medical advice. The content here is for information purposes only, and because each person is so unique, please consult your healthcare professional for any medical questions. The Liz Moody Podcast Episode 393. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Most of us approach a new year by setting massive unsustainable goals.
0:03.8	But today we're going to be doing something a little bit different.
0:07.1	What if I told you that 95% of the reason that you feel tired or anxious or behind in life
0:12.4	has nothing to do with your willpower and everything to do with a few invisible habits that you
0:18.7	are likely overlooking?
0:20.2	Today we're going to get into the often overlooked tiny science-back shifts in how you make and
0:24.5	spend your money, how you eat, how you move your body, and even how you talk to yourself that
0:28.8	create an outsized impact on your body, your mental health, and your bank account.
0:33.7	Most of these are really, really quick. Some take less than a minute, and many are free. Many are
0:39.0	tweaks to things that you are likely already doing to make them even more effective. The goal is to
0:44.7	fight through overwhelm and actually feel different at the end of 2026. Welcome to the Liz Moody
0:51.2	podcast. I'm Liz, and as a longtime journalist, I have spent my career asking the uncomfortable questions that you want answered. My goal is really, really simple. I want to give you science-back strategies that cut through the wellness BS so that you get results, even when you are busy, even when you are tired, even when you are totally overwhelmed. If you are new to the podcast, you pick the perfect episode to start with.
1:12.9	This is episode two of our January transformation series.
1:16.4	A few days ago, we dropped our healthy weight loss Q&A with my personal registered dietitian.
1:21.3	It is a deep dive into the science of body composition, including cravings and plateaus and workouts
1:27.1	and everything that you need
1:29.2	to lose weight to support your true health, like your heart health, your inflammation,
1:34.1	and without any shaming or jumping on the too skinny trends that are happening these days,
1:40.6	I am really, really proud of it. So if that is a goal for you, I highly recommend going back and
1:46.3	listening to that episode when you are done with this one. All of these January episodes are
1:50.5	designed to really build on top of each other to turn your January into a launch pad for your
1:55.2	best year yet. My goal is to help you make meaningful progress in creating a life that you love
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