Your Stress Survival Guide: 6 Experts, One Powerful Playbook

The Liz Moody Podcast

Liz Moody

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

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

I’ve compiled the best stress-relief tips from the top doctors, psychologists, neuroscientists, and therapists I’ve interviewed. Plus, I share the science-backed tools that have personally changed my life to help you calm your mind, reset your body, and feel better. They’re doable shifts that actually work—even in your busiest, messiest moments. Whether you’re trying to stay grounded through family drama or just reclaim your energy and clarity, you’ll walk away with real tools—from gut-brain rewiring to the real root of burnout. If you wake up already stressed, your brain won’t shut off at night, or you’re just feeling emotionally raw from life right now, this episode will help. 🎧What You’ll Learn: A body scan to achieve psychological rest from clinical psychologist, Dr. Jenny Taitz How to engage in "mini c creativity" to beat burnout from creative health scientist, Katina Bajaj How to turn off the noise and focus on what’s in your control from one of the world’s most well-known therapist, Dr. Julie Smith What and when to eat for balancing your cortisol levels from registered dietitian nutritionist, Lauren Papanos Why enjoying time with family or friends will improve both your gut health and brain health from renowned neuroscientist and gastroenterologist, Dr. Emeran Mayer The micro stressor audit, action antidote, and more tried and tested tips from me—longtime journalist & best-selling author, Liz Moody Check out the full episodes of The Liz Moody Podcast featured in this episode: 9 Hidden Reasons You’re Tired All The Time (+ Easy, Science-Backed Solutions) Science-Backed Hacks to MAJORLY Reduce Stress When The World Gets Overwhelming The Real Cure for Burnout Isn’t Rest—It’s Creativity. Here's How Anyone Can Unlock Theirs I’ve Tried Every Hack To Reduce Stress—These 6 Actually Work To Instantly Feel Better Your Trickiest Mental Health Questions—Finally Answered (By a World-Renowned Therapist) Proven Brain Hacks to Get More Done in Less Time: The New Science Of Focus What Social Media Gets Wrong About Hormones: A Guide To What's Real & What's BS I've Been Having A Hard Time Lately... Healthy Gut Brain Habits: How To Reduce Risk Of Dementia, Parkinson’s, Anxiety, Depression, & More Subscribe to Liz’s substack to download a FREE Connection Card Game by visiting https://lizmoody.substack.com/welcome. 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. Buy our sweatshirts and conversation cards at https://shop.lizmoody.com/. Use our discount codes by visiting https://www.lizmoody.com/codes. This episode is brought to you completely free thanks to the following podcast sponsors: Lumebox: visit TheLumeBox.com/Liz to get 40% off anytime. Fatty15: get 15% off their 90-day subscription Starter Kit by going to Fatty15.com/LizMoody or by using code LIZMOODY at checkout. OurPlace: Visit FromOurPlace.com/LizMoody and use code LIZMOODY for 10% off sitewide. Clear Stem: visit ClearStem.com and get the Hydration Heroes Mini Kit for FREE by adding it to your cart with $75 of Clearstem products when you use code MOODYHH at checkout. The Liz Moody Podcast cover art by Zack. The Liz Moody Podcast music by Alex Ruimy. 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 385 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you wake up already stressed out, if your brain will not shut up at 2 a.m.
0:04.8	If every little thing just feels like a lot or you're moving through your days feeling
0:09.2	overwhelmed and overstimulated, I feel you.
0:12.8	I am there with you.
0:13.6	I think a lot of us are these days.
0:15.6	And if you're listening to this episode around the holidays when we are fighting our way
0:19.5	through coughing, airport crowds,
0:21.8	and hanging out with family members who are just so excellent at pressing our buttons,
0:26.9	this episode is going to hit especially hard. We have had hundreds of the world's leading
0:31.6	experts on the Liz Moody podcast, and today I have pulled their very best tips to help you alleviate your stress right now.
0:40.4	We are getting into the gut.
0:42.0	We're getting into our hormones.
0:43.4	We're getting into neuroscience and habit science.
0:46.3	These are small science-back shifts that are going to make a difference today.
1:00.0	First up, surprise, you're going to hear directly from me. Stress is exhausting and I needed to make some big changes to get my energy back. So in this episode, nine hidden reasons that you're
1:05.2	tired all the time and what you can do to reduce it. Most of us are steeped in these little tiny moments of stress from the
1:13.3	moment that we wake up until the moment that we go to sleep. And each one on their own might not seem
1:18.9	like much, but together they create this potent chemical concoction that is just sapping our brain
1:25.4	of energy all day long.
1:28.6	And some of these we cannot control.
1:31.3	Shit happens.
1:32.9	But some, some we can.
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