Potluck Saturday: Why Social Media is Fake, Burnout is Real & "Fighting" Life and Illness May Be Hurting You

Heal Squad x Maria Menounos

Maria Menounos, Heal Squad

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

4.7 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

This week on Pot Luck Saturday, Kev and Kelsey get real about social media, burnout, wellness overload, and the exhausting pressure to look like you have it all together online. They talk about how influencer and celebrity life is often just a highlight reel — while the stress, anxiety, health struggles, financial pressure, and emotional burnout stay hidden behind the scenes. From Hollywood and podcasting to trolls, comparison culture, and mental health, this episode is a reminder that comparing your real life to someone else’s curated feed can quietly steal your peace. The conversation also turns toward health culture, self-help overload, mold toxicity, supplements, red light therapy, nervous system burnout, chronic stress, autoimmune struggles, and why modern wellness culture can sometimes become counterproductive. Kev shares why he thinks healing may actually come from doing less: more rest, more sunlight, more laughter, more simplicity, and finally listening to what your body is trying to say. Plus: the truth about influencer money, why so many successful people are secretly exhausted, hustle culture vs. rest, healing and emotional resilience, and why joy matters way more than appearances. It’s funny, honest, chaotic, thoughtful… and honestly feels like the kind of conversation everyone needs right now. If you enjoy Pot Luck Saturday, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts and share the show with someone who needs to hear this. HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES: Heal Squad Website:https://www.healsquad.com/ Heal Squad x Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad/membership Maria Menounos Website: https://www.mariamenounos.com My Curated Macy’s Page: Shop My Macy’s Storefront EMR-Tek Red Light: https://emr-tek.com/discount/Maria30 for 30% off Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/host ABOUT MARIA MENOUNOS: Emmy Award-winning journalist, TV personality, actress, 2x NYT best-selling author, former pro-wrestler and brain tumor survivor, Maria Menounos’ passion is to see others heal and to get better in all areas of life. ABOUT HEAL SQUAD x MARIA MENOUNOS: A daily digital talk-show that brings you the world's leading healers, experts, and celebrities to share groundbreaking secrets and tips to getting better in all areas of life. DISCLAIMER: This Podcast and all related content (published or distributed by or on behalf of Maria Menounos or http://Mariamenounos.com and http://healsquad.com) is for informational purposes only and may include information that is general in nature and that is not specific to you. Any information or opinions provided by guest experts or hosts featured within website or on Company’s Podcast are their own; not those of Maria Menounos or the Company. Accordingly, Maria Menounos and the Company cannot be responsible for any results or consequences or actions you may take based on such information or opinions. This podcast is presented for exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for preventing, diagnosing, or treating a specific illness. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health-care emergency, please contact a qualified health care professional for treatment.

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0:00.0	Heals Squad, you probably heard me talking about planning a summer trip from my family to the Grand Canyon. And let me tell you, with a big family, I have to be very intentional when I'm looking on Airbnb to find the right set up. Because there are so many of us, I already know I want everyone in the same area, but still have their own space. And honestly, that's exactly why a home on Airbnb worked so well for big group trips. Instead of cramming in a hotel rooms, you can book
0:21.6	multiple homes close together. Everyone has room to breathe, and you still have spots where everyone
0:26.7	can come together. I love finding a home with a big kitchen for meals because we all get to be in one
0:31.5	place cooking and catching up. So good for the soul. Here's something else to think about. While
0:35.5	you're away, your own place could be doing something for you, too, instead of sitting empty. You can list your space on Airbnb
0:41.4	and earn some extra cash, maybe even, to help fund your next trip. And if hosting ever seemed
0:46.6	overwhelming, now it's easier than ever with Airbnb's co-host network. You can hire a
0:51.3	local co-host to manage reservations, guest communication, provide on-site
0:55.5	support. So hosting stays stress-free and manageable. So if you've ever thought about hosting but
1:00.3	need a little help, find a co-host at Airbnb.com slash host. Summer's coming, and let me ask you
1:06.5	this, what's the one trip you keep saying you want to take but haven't booked yet? If cost is the reason, here's an idea. While you're away, you could be listing your space on Airbnb. I've seen friends do it. I've seen people I've met out here in El Salvador do it, turning an empty home into extra income and using that money to support the very trips they've been dreaming about, like a swap. And now with Airbnb's co-host network, hosting
1:28.1	is easier than ever. You can hire a vetted local co-host to handle all the behind-the-scenes
1:32.5	details like guest communication and on-site support. So hosting stays completely stress-free.
1:38.5	So find a co-host at Airbnb.com slash host.
1:44.3	I'm on a journey to heal and get better in all areas of life, and I want to do it with you.
1:49.4	Welcome to Heal Squad by Maria Menuno, where we improve and heal all parts of our lives,
1:54.6	most importantly, our health.
1:56.8	Heal Squad by Maria Menuno, your life improvement series starts now.
2:02.3	Hey, everyone. Welcome to this edition of Potluck Saturday, Kelsey, of course, making time for us busy at
2:09.5	Walk of Fame ceremonies and such. And Kelsey, yesterday, I asked you to put a pin in something. By way, you know, like someone came at, came at me because I, with Ann, I had to put a pin in something. And when I put a pin in something, it means it's something I want to talk about later. Circle back. Yeah. What? And this person, you cut off Ann and then, and you and all your stories and just like, I'm like, what, what, the reason I said put a pin in it because it was a long discussion about something important in Anne's life that I wanted to talk about. And then we just ran out of time. But it was like literally in our pre-production, I was like, Anne, no, no, save it.
2:51.3	Go ahead.
2:51.6	Right.
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