Eli Rallo on Surviving Your Quarter-Life Crisis: Losing Friends, Letting Go of Timelines & Finding Your Way Out of a Rut

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🗓️ 15 October 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Eli Rallo has become the internet’s ultimate big sister with millions hanging on her every “get your life together” TikTok and viral lists that somehow say exactly what you’re feeling. Now, with her second book Does Anyone Else Feel This Way? out on October 14th, she’s getting real about the messy transition into adulthood, losing friendships, and realizing no one actually has it all figured out. In this episode, Eli and Victoria unpack why your life doesn’t need to follow a perfect timeline, how to stop caring what people think (because cringe is a victimless crime), and the real way to cope when you lose a best friend. Plus, Eli shares her five go-to tips to instantly get out of a rut and feel better. Tune in for the ultimate quarter-life pep talk you didn’t know you needed!

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a dear media production.
0:04.4	Welcome to RealPod. It's your host, Victoria Garrick Brown, and this is the podcast where we hold nothing back.
0:11.4	Oh, so we're getting deep, huh? I really cried for 12 days straight.
0:15.9	Why do I want to be perfect? There's nothing in my life that is perfect.
0:19.3	Every week, I'll bring you honest, unfiltered,
0:22.0	and eye-opening conversations to help uncover the real in all of us. I crave the type of content
0:27.5	that you're talking about. I actually felt insecure. Oh my God, I'm not going to cry. Let me just
0:31.8	unload everything. New episodes every Wednesday. Leave those filters at the door because it's time to get real.
0:44.5	Hello, everybody, and welcome back to RealPod.
0:47.8	I hope that this episode is finding you well.
0:51.0	And if it's not, it'll help you get there because today's episode is funny. It's energizing. It's
0:56.6	motivating, inspiring. It's almost like a bestie slap across the face that things are going to be
1:02.7	okay. We can stop breaking out. And you actually have more answers and confidence than you think you do.
1:08.7	And that's definitely what today's guest is bringing
1:10.9	to the table because on the show is Eli Rallo. Eli is known for her relatable, comforting, and best
1:17.9	friend TikToks that she creates on a daily basis. She's amassed a mega following on social media.
1:24.5	And she is the author of Does Anyone Else Feel This Way? Her second book out October 14th,
1:30.5	that is a reflection on the anxiety of transitioning into adulthood, navigating the quarter
1:35.6	life crisis, and realizing you are actually not alone. We're going to get into so much of that
1:41.6	today. Specifically, Eli and I are going to talk about why you don't have to worry if you're not on the specific timeline you had previously set out for your life, why cringe is a non-factor, and how to reframe it so you don't worry about what people are thinking about you. We're going to talk about how to cope when losing a best friend. Eli and I have both been there and give advice on navigating
2:01.3	that sort of breakup. And if you're just in a rut or feeling unmotivated or not like your best
2:06.4	self, Eli is going to share the five things you can literally do tonight to automatically feel
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