I've Been Having A Hard Time Lately...

The Liz Moody Podcast

Liz Moody

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

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

If you’ve been feeling off—mentally, emotionally, or just energetically—me too. I open up about my real-life mental health struggles and what’s been going on behind the scenes. And because this is the Liz Moody Podcast, I also share the mental health tools that are helping me navigate one of the hardest seasons I’ve experienced in a long time. No toxic positivity. No pressure to perform. Just honest support and science-backed practices that have been getting me through. Whether you're dealing with anxiety, grief, burnout, or a general feeling of overwhelm, you’ll walk away with some accessible, doable strategies to help stabilize your nervous system, create a sense of control, and remind yourself: you are not alone—and this won't last forever. What You’ll Learn: Why your emotional pain is valid—even if others “have it worse” The science behind stress, trauma, and your nervous system What I do when I have no motivation (and how I still show up) The routines that are helping me feel grounded and less anxious Why agency—over even the smallest things—can change your brain How to share your feelings without shame The mindset shift that helped me stop fearing aging Why healing doesn’t mean rushing or fixing—just supporting yourself 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/. Use our discount codes from our highly vetted and tested brand partners by visiting https://www.lizmoody.com/codes. To join The Liz Moody Podcast Club Facebook group, go to www.facebook.com/groups/thelizmoodypodcast. This episode is brought to you completely free thanks to the following podcast sponsors: Puori: go to Puori.com/LizMoody and use promo code LIZMOODY for up to 20% sitewide. Seed: head to Seed.com/LizMoody and use code LIZMOODY for 25% off your first month. LMNT: go to DrinkLMNT.com/LizMoody to get a free LMNT sample pack with any order. 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 372. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I wasn't going to talk about this on here, but I want to be honest. I have been having a really
0:05.6	hard time with my mental health lately. So today, I am going to share what is really going on in
0:11.8	my life. And because this is the Liz Moody podcast, I'm going to share exactly what I am doing
0:17.2	about it that has helped. If you are going through it too, I hope this is helpful.
0:21.9	And if you are not, I hope you can file this away for the future or just, you know, enjoy getting
0:27.4	to play voyeur into somebody else's life for a little bit. Welcome to the Liz Moody podcast,
0:32.3	where we share science-back tools and tips to empower you to live your best life. But we do it in a way that's
0:38.5	fun that makes space for vulnerability and the realities of our actual lives. And trust me,
0:45.0	there is going to be a lot of vulnerability in today's episode. I hesitated to even share all of this because I recognize that in so many ways I am incredibly
1:00.4	lucky.
1:01.4	I am aware of what's happening all over the world, all over this country, and I often deal with
1:07.3	guilt that even with my immense privilege, I am dealing with mental health issues.
1:13.9	And this is something that I tell you guys all of the time and I've had to sit down and say it to
1:19.7	myself numerous times over the past few months. Suffering isn't comparative. If you have ever
1:26.1	told yourself that your pain doesn't count because
1:28.6	somebody has it worse, please listen. Stop gaslighting your own pain. Suffering is not a competition.
1:36.2	Your brain doesn't check a scoreboard before it decides whether to release stress hormones
1:41.0	or activate your nervous system. From a mental health and neuroscience perspective,
1:46.4	pain is pain and your body responds accordingly. When your brain interprets something as threatening
1:51.9	or overwhelming or emotionally painful, it triggers a real stress response. Cortisol floods your
1:57.8	system. Your bite or flight mode activates, and your entire nervous
2:01.1	system reacts even if somebody else's situation seems worse on the outside.
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