The Liz Moody Podcast

I’m ranking relatable, viral friendship advice from the internet with a top friendship psychologist. Dr. Marisa G. Franco is a professor at the University of Maryland and the person whose bestselling book Platonic rewired how millions of us think about adult friendship. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • What makes people genuinely more attracted to you • How to give friends advice they'll actually listen to • If it’s bad if you’re the one who always initiates plans • Why "diagnostic moments" in friendships make the most impact • If it’s better to have no friends or bad friends • If work friends can be real friends • How to set boundaries and be a good friend • If it’s bad if your friend gets jealous of you (or vice versa) • How to tell when it’s time to end a friendship Check out the previous episodes of The Liz Moody Podcast with Dr. Marisa G. Franco: “We Were Wrong About Secure Attachment & It's Ruining Our Relationships” • Listen on Apple • Listen/Watch on Spotify • Watch on YouTube “Science-Backed Secrets For…

If you want to feel better now and live as long as you possibly can, you're going to want to listen to this episode (and you’re going to want to share it with everybody that you love). Today's guest is one of the only people in the world who has insane credentials and new cutting edge scientific knowledge that nobody else is sharing. Dr. Florence Comite is one of the leading endocrinologists in the world. She trained at the NIH, spent 25 years on the faculty at Yale and founded their Women's Health Research Center. We get into everything from why she thinks GLP-1s are the antibiotics of the 21st century, to why a lot of us should be starting testosterone in our 30s, to the five biomarkers you can ask your doctor for to get a real picture of your health. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • Who should consider taking a GLP-1 • Why every woman may need testosterone in their 30s • Whether you should sleep in or go to the workout • The 5 biomarkers that reveal what's going on in your body • The formula that lets you enjoy…

The viral iced coffee debate that broke the internet has everything to do with the one thing BOTH Gen Zs and Millennials are missing to thrive at work and in every part of their lives. Today, we dissect how the rise and fall of the Millennial girl boss led to the Gen Z dazed stare, and what we ALL need to learn from each other to thrive. 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…

It can be so hard to figure out when a relationship is working, when you could do better elsewhere, and when it's really over. So today, I thought it would be fun to have you guys write in and share how you decided when it was time to leave a relationship. I am joined by Dr. Paul Eastwick, one of the leading relationship researchers in the world, a UC Davis professor, and the author of dozens of research papers on how we can choose the best partners for ourselves. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • The experiment and question that reveals whether your relationship has a future • Why sharing the same hobbies as your partner matters far less than you think • The surprising research on whether the urge to cheat means you're with the wrong person • How to tell if your relationship is the source of your anxiety, or if it's getting a bad rap from the rest of your life • Why compromising isn't the warning sign everyone says it is • The positive relationship ingredients science overlooked for decades • Why bringing your partner…

Do you ever feel like you're chasing certain things to finally feel joy? Or like your joy needs to be earned? It turns out many of us do, and it is hugely impacting how we feel in our daily lives. In this episode, you are going to understand exactly how to bring more joy into your life and how to reap the incredible mental and physical health benefits (even if you’re struggling right now). My expert guest is Dr. Kelly McGonigal. She is a renowned health psychologist, a Stanford University lecturer, and one of the world's leading experts on the science of stress and joy. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • The difference between joy and happiness • Why your joy has a literal scent that other people can detect • How a single moment of joy can physically reduce pain in your body • What's overrated and what's wildly underrated when it comes to joy • How to access joy when you don’t have what you want in life • How many extra years of life joy can add • The one thing sociopaths have in common with people who dismiss joy as…

I just had a close friend over and the next time we were both available to hang out was in 2 MONTHS. Then I watch these TV shows, like Friends, New Girl, Adults, and How I Met Your Mother, where they’re all hanging out with each other all the time. So I asked myself: can real life friendships be as good as the friendships portrayed on TV? I dove into these sitcoms and the science, and it turns out there are five very real steps we can all take to have sitcom-level friendships in our real adult lives (no matter where we live or how old we are). I came up with this action plan for a sitcom friend fall. Sitcom friend fall is a commitment we’re all taking together to have truly fun, fulfilling, and deeper friendships in our lives this fall. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • A formula for building inside jokes, shared rituals, and that "you had to be there" feeling • How to skip small talk and get to real, unfiltered intimacy and trust with friends • The 3 key ingredients that make sitcom friendships feel like family If you…

Ever gotten in a fight with your partner over chores? Me too. You might be carrying more of the mental load. It’s a term many of us know, but awareness of it isn’t enough. A lot of couples disagree on what things should be done, what a “good job” looks like, and some people just refuse to do more, period. Well, today, we get into the mental load conversation no one else is having. I'm joined by Zach Watson, who is one of the few men who's actually leading the mental load discourse. Zach Watson is a certified Fair Play facilitator, has been featured in The New York Times, CNN, Forbes, and built an audience of more than 1.4 million followers. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • The 4 types of invisible labor • The BUILD meeting that got Zach to do more chores • Why men who take on more mental load actually get happier • How to tell what’s a mental load problem vs. a high standard problem • How men are capable of using the same skills at work to fix their home life • Why making more money doesn’t necessarily mean doing less…

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We have more resources than ever before to become securely attached, but rates of secure attachment are DROPPING. Dr. Marisa G. Franco, professor of psychology, says it’s because we’re getting attachment theory all wrong. In this episode, Dr. Marisa G. Franco shares clear solutions so we can have better relationships with others, with ourselves, and feel better overall. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • Exactly how you can change your memories to be happier and more securely attached • What attachment style you are (and when it can change) • How attachment styles are formed and how to actively change them • The two types of "high self-esteem" and which one you want • A habit that signals insecurity, even when you think you're secure • What’s happening when getting the love or job you want doesn’t make you feel better longterm (and what actually will) If you like this episode, check out “The 40 BEST Health & Happiness Hacks I've Learned In 40 Years” episode: • Listen/Watch on Spotify • Listen on Apple • Watch on YouTube…

Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock are 62 and 59 years old, yet look significantly younger. During their press tour for their new movie, some people are saying “this standard feels impossible, why can’t we just age!”. In today’s episode, I talk about the crone era: a phase in a woman’s elder life where she stops seeking approval, embraces her hard-earned wisdom, and unapologetically prioritizes her own desires. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • The real economic reasons performing beauty pays off, especially for women • The one hidden cost extremely beautiful people pay, that most of us never see • How society stripped value from being the "wise elder" (and what that has to do with Botox) • A simple gut-check question to tell if your beauty routine is helping you live more, or less • One phrase we all say to older women that's secretly doing more harm than good Check out the previous episode of The Liz Moody Podcast discussed today: “The Ugly Girl Era Has Begun (Thank God)” • Listen/Watch on Spotify • Listen on Apple •…

One of the reasons so many of us feel burnt out, even if we have great jobs and lives, is because we haven’t figured out which work personality type we are. In this episode, we help you figure out yours, and how you can create a job and life that feels ridiculously satisfying every single day. My expert guest is Brooke Taylor, the author of Healing The Success Wound, who’s coached thousands of women to become happier in their careers. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • Which of 5 work personality types you are (and the blind spot of each one) • Why research shows changing jobs rarely fixes career unhappiness • The "micro-risk" habit that rewires you for more confidence at work • A simple daily practice that will make you more successful • One mindset shift that can change how fulfilled you feel at work For more from Brooke Taylor: • Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/brookevtaylor/?hl=en • Website: https://brooketaylorcoaching.com/ • Book, Healing The Success Wound: ​​https://amzn.to/4gGPwDn Ready to uplevel every part…

Recirculating this episode! If you've been feeling unmotivated, exhausted, or like you're just going through the motions instead of actually living your life, you're not alone and it doesn't mean something is wrong with you. It might just mean you're burnt out. In this solo episode, I get real about the burnout I hit after publishing my book, and share the science-backed research and practical, actionable tools that helped me work through it. No empty "you've got this" cheerleading—just the specific action steps, and the why behind them, so you can get unstuck and start feeling like yourself again. 🎧 What you’ll learn: The surprising energy audit that reveals who (not what) is actually draining you Why perfectionism is quietly keeping you stuck — and the two-step fix for it The "3 options" mental trick that instantly pulls your brain out of stress mode The simple activity proven to cut stress by over 60% in just a few minutes A weekly rule that tricks your brain into feeling like time is slowing down The…

There's one big reason that many of us are not living our dream life, whether it's having our dream career, our dream partner, our dream home, and that is having agency. Agency is one of the key things that the most successful and the most happy people in the world have in common. My guest today, Cate Hall, has been at various points in her career the number one ranked female poker player in the world, a Supreme Court attorney, a CEO of a multi-billion dollar company, and the author of the book, You Can Just Do Things. She teaches us how to start to cultivating our own agency and get our dream life. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • The simple reframe that turns impossible goals (money, time, location) into achievable ones • The "crisis manager" mindset trick for silencing the voice that says it's too late • One free 5-minute habit that will radically improve how you see yourself • How to tell the difference between a real obstacle and an excuse in disguise For more from Cate Hall: • Book, You Can Just Do Things:…

Resharing this episode as lately so many of you have been asking about my weight loss journey after I lost 30 pounds for my health. I share the key changes I made to my diet and routine to lose weight in a healthy way. The wellness world has thousands of conflicting messages on the best ways to eat food and exercise for weight loss, so I wanted to share the tips my nutritionist specifically gave me that have actually worked for me. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • How to understand your eating habits • Recipe ideas for weight loss • How to easily make movement a part of your routine • And so much more Check out the previous episodes of The Liz Moody Podcast discussed today: “How To Lose Weight In A Healthy Way” with Nicki Parlitsis • Listen on Apple • Listen/Watch on Spotify • Watch on YouTube “Your Trickiest Weight Loss Qs, Answered: Cravings, Hormone Issues, Plateaus, Workouts & More” with Nicki Parlitsis • Listen on Apple • Listen/Watch on Spotify • Watch on YouTube “The Science of Putting Together a Workout…

I chat with a top relationship researcher who shares shocking data on what actually leads to a compatible, successful relationship. If you want to know if you’ve found the one, or what you should actually be looking for while dating, this episode is for you. Dr. Paul Eastwick is a professor of psychology at UC Davis. He has led dozens of studies on the science of attraction, and he's the author of the best-selling book Bonded By Evolution. In this episode, he shares the real data around the relationship questions or thoughts we’ve all had. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • Why the traits we think matter most for compatibility (values, politics, looks) barely predict long-term relationship success • What men and women actually want in a partner vs. what they say they want • The two-part psychological framework that predicts whether your relationship will thrive long-term • Why physical attraction to your partner works completely differently than "objective" hotness • The real reason attraction fades and how couples can…

Having a close friend who's in a different stage of life than you can be challenging, but so worth it. Today, my best friend Leigh, who’s a mom of two, and I (childfree) discuss our friendship + we answer your most difficult “we’re in different life phases” questions you submitted. The ones that feel hard to bring up to either your single friend or mom friend who might not understand your side. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • The reason friendships get harder in your 30s and ideas to fix it • The "single friend always shows up, never gets shown up for" cycle • What new parents actually want from their friends • The counterintuitive text that could save a friendship from drifting apart Check out the previous episodes in this new series: “The 5 Friend Theory: Uncover The Type You're Missing & Unlock Your Dream Friendships” • Listen on Apple • Listen/Watch on Spotify • Watch on YouTube “Asking My Husband Questions Women Are Too Scared to Ask” • Listen on Apple • Listen/Watch on Spotify • Watch on YouTube "I Hate Catch…

Reposting one of my favorite episodes! Do you know what the major sources of microplastics are in your home? Should you actually throw out your plastic cutting board? Are you ingesting heavy metals without even knowing it? Is your microwave hurting you? I’m joined by Dr. Vivian Chen to get real answers about the toxins we're all a little worried about—microplastics, heavy metals, EMFs, PFAS, forever chemicals, water filtration, red light therapy, and the health myths worth knowing (and the ones you can let go of). If it's a toxin you're afraid of, we're getting into it. 🎧 What you'll learn: Why fiber might be your body's best defense against the microplastics you can't avoid The exact question to ask before buying a water filter (it's not "which one is best") Why your "healthy" non-stick pan might not be as safe as the brand claims The dosing mistake that means most red light therapy devices are doing NOTHING Why microwaving food in plastic is far riskier than cutting on a plastic board The 3-step hierarchy…

Hello, friends! It was my 40th birthday on Friday and every year around my birthday I share my favorite tips that have made me so much healthier and happier. I share science-backed, expert advice I’ve tested for healthy eating, exercise, habit formation, career success, relationship success, energy, and so much more! Whatever actionable tips you’re looking for, this episode has something for you! 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…

What if you could achieve a life full of happiness, security, and success while also enjoying the ride? My guest today tells us exactly how to do just that by throwing out your detailed 5 year plan (yes, really) for this new approach instead. Anne-Laure Le Cunff is a top neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and best-selling author. After reading her amazing book, I had to have her on the podcast and share her approach with you all. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • The 24 hour task to find out what’s getting in the way of you achieving your dreams • The single rule that makes any life decision less scary—even the huge ones • Why almost every popular goal-setting method (yes, even SMART goals) might be working against you • The 3 types of "cognitive scripts" subconsciously running your decisions • The exact question to ask yourself before quitting your job to chase a passion • Why willpower and discipline are the wrong tools for building healthier habits • A simple 3-word framework for finally beating procrastination for good…

Recirculating this favorite episode, where I dive into my all-time top daily microhabits that will quickly level up your mental health and physical health. I’ll break down exactly what microhabits are, why they work, and the fascinating science behind them. These quick, easy-to-stick-to habits help rewire your brain faster, building new neural pathways that lead to a healthier, happier you. If you’re looking for simple, actionable hacks to transform your life in less time, this episode is a must-listen! 🎧 What you’ll learn: • Why tiny habits beat big ones • The one-minute workout hack that could cut your cancer risk by 32% • A 10-second brain trick that rewires your mind for more happiness • The micro journaling method for joy without writing a single paragraph • Why cleaning for five minutes is better for your body than you think • The breathing technique proved more effective than meditation for reducing anxiety • One spoonful of this food that resets your cravings and supercharges your immune system Check…

Resharing this popular episode you all loved. It contains this paradigm shift when it comes to how we view friendships. It is a huge unlock that completely changed how I approached building and maintaining friendships in my own life. My expert guest is Anna Goldfarb, a journalist, author, speaker, and friendship explainer. She dives into the challenges facing friends these days, the most important qualities to making new friendships and deepening old ones, and how to find the most fulfillment in your friendships. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • The ideal number of friends to have, according to science • Exactly what the three Ds are and why you need all of them for a successful friendship • The challenges that make friendship SO much more difficult now than it was for our grandparents • Exactly what an “about” is, how to find one, and why it is so crucial to lasting friendships • The differences between memorial and active friendships, and how to treat both • Small, simple, and specific ways to be a better friend •…

Long distance friendships can be so hard. Today, my real-life long distance friend Leigh and I are answering your most difficult to talk about long distance friendship questions, the ones that feel tricky to bring up to your friends. These are all real questions or situations that you sent in. This is part of my new series where I ask my real-life relationships to come and weigh in on your biggest struggles about that relationship. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • How to make long-distance friendships feel close and fun • How to figure out which communication style works best for the both of you • How to stop the dreaded "catch-up call" from killing your friendship vibe • When a friend moving away stings, how to reframe it so it strengthens your bond • What to do when you're the one always reaching out (and how to tell if it's a communication problem or a friendship problem) • How to support a friend through a crisis from 3,000 miles away Get the FREE conversation starter download we made for you and your long…

What’s the vaginal microbiome? How do we know if it’s healthy? In this episode, I asked a Harvard and MIT trained Gynecologist these vaginal microbiome questions + the questions you’ve been too embarrassed to say out loud about your own vagina. My guest is Dr. Sara Szal, a board-certified gynecologist and functional medicine practitioner with 30 years of clinical experience. She is one of the most prominent voices at the intersection of hormones, the vaginal microbiome, and women’s health. We get into every question you’ve ever had that’s related to your vaginal health. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • If your vaginal microbiome matters more than your gut microbiome • How sex, new partners, and semen affect your vaginal health • Antibiotics, tampons, and tight leggings affect on your vagina • How to properly clean down there in a safe way • What vaginal smells are healthy and what are not • If hormone replacement therapy is for everyone • The breast cancer risk factor people don’t talk about enough To assess your…

The viral relationship advice that we see on social media is often not the advice that's going to help us the most. In fact, it's often the stuff that goes viral that can cause us more frustration when we try it and it doesn't work. So today, Couples Therapist, Zach Brittle, joins me to clear things up and rank popular relationship advice from the internet (from the best advice to advice you should ignore). 🎧 What you’ll learn: • Why couples who never fight might actually be in more danger than those who argue regularly • The one skill that matters more than how you argue • How to know if someone is truly emotionally unavailable • The simple daily habit that builds emotional intelligence in even the most "closed-off" partners • Why certainty is a relationship killer • How to identify the two-thirds of your conflicts that will never be resolved (& why that's actually good news) Check out the previous episode with Zach Brittle: Top Couples Therapist: How To Stop Settling For Less Than You Deserve (Even When He…

I’m re-releasing this popular episode because so many of you have been sharing how hard it is to focus on your work right now. The answer? Work smarter, not harder. My guest is a best-selling author and professor at Georgetown University, Cal Newport, and he shares exactly how to work less and get way more done (while also feeling happier and calmer). So many of us are stuck in a cycle of answering emails all day, sitting on Zoom meetings, but never really moving the ball forward in our work or in our lives, and this episode is going to change that. I've used so many of the tactics from this interview to restructure my workdays and how I run my business. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • 3 principles to follow to do less and accomplish more • Science-backed strategies to improve focus • The biggest time drains on your day (and how to fix them) • What to do to build toward the career of your dreams • And so much more For more from Cal Newport: • Website: www.calnewport.com • Books: https://calnewport.com/writing/ Ready…

My husband Zack and I answer your most taboo, hard-to-talk-about relationship questions that you feel a little bit of shame or embarrassment talking about with your partner or person you're dating: dry spells, in-laws, prenups, work crushes, and so much more. It's really important to me to take the taboo out of these topics. I’ll share some tips or personal stories that I’ve been through that could help you guys (either in action or just to feel less alone). This is part of a brand new series where I ask my real-life relationships to come on and weigh in on your biggest struggles. Coming up I’ll have myself and my mother-in-law talk through your trickiest mother-in-law issues, and myself and my friend with kids talk through your friendship issues when you’re in different life phases. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • What to do when your partner is hiding their finances • If it’s bad if you have a work crush and what that means for your relationship • What to do when you don’t believe your partner when they say you’re…

Most of us want more (and better) social interactions, but being more social means more energy. Sometimes it’s easier to just stay home or not talk to someone, even though we KNOW connecting with other people is the best thing for our health and happiness. But what if you knew you’d be liked, have a good time, and a meaningful conversation? My guest today is Dr. Nicholas Epley, one of the most respected behavioral scientists in the world. He's a professor at the University of Chicago, the author of the phenomenal new book A Little More Social, and his research has changed the scientific community. Whether you want to know the one tool that will make you more likeable, how to go from small talk to a meaningful conversation in two questions, why people are getting so bad at asking follow up questions on dates, or why you’re probably not an introvert even if you REALLY think you are, we get into it. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • The #1 thing people actually judge you on and how it removes the fear of social situations…

Women are dating less than ever. They're asking themselves, "Is being in a relationship with a man even worth it?". Whether you are happily or unhappily single, or happily or unhappily married, this is a really interesting episode to explore a societal moment that is happening right now. I share ways you can overcome some of the problems inherent to modern relationships and create a relationship that actually serves you, in the way that you deserve. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • The data that shows more women are opting out of dating • The real reason men and women seem so misaligned right now • The surprising way marriage benefits men vs. women differently • Why the "ideal relationship" you see online is working against you • What the research says about marriage’s impact on your health and happiness • The questions to ask to know if your relationship is worth it • The mental load problem • Why focusing on the wrong thing could be setting your relationship up to fail Check out the previous episodes of The Liz…

I received a podcast review that basically said because a guest talked about chronic inflammation it was a "MAHA podcast." So I decided to go straight to one of the top inflammation researchers in the world and ask him directly: is chronic inflammation actually real, or is it pseudoscience? My guest is Dr. David Furman, the Director of Stanford Medicine's 1000 Immunomes Project (the largest longitudinal study on aging and the immune system in the world) and an Associate Professor at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging, and his answer might surprise you. We play a game of Myth or Fact and bust some of the biggest inflammation claims all over the internet, from gluten and dairy to seed oils, and microplastics. We also get into how to actually test whether you're inflamed, the surprising link between chronic stress, depression, and your immune system, why your coffee habit might be doing you a favor, and exactly what to do about all of it if you have no money to spend. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • What the best…

My team took a long weekend for the holiday so we’re resharing this fun episode I recorded last summer with my good friend Justine Doiron, aka @justine_snacks. We share 21 summer novelty ideas and activities to help you savor summer, have more fun, and make lasting memories. I hope everyone had a great weekend and can continue on the summer fun! 🎧 What you’ll learn: • 21 ideas to make your summer great • The one question to ask yourself before every activity this summer • How to find the best outdoor summer events near you • Why adding novelty makes life feel richer and more meaningful Products mentioned in this episode: • Tripod standing desk • Laptop sunshade • Bug bite relief zapper The previous episode of The Liz Moody Podcast discussed today: “The Novelty Rule: How To Use My Neuroscience Hack That’s Changing Millions Of Lives” • Listen on Apple • Listen or watch on Spotify • Watch on YouTube For more from Justine Doiron: • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justine_snacks/?hl=en • Website:…

More people than ever have a therapist, yet 1 in 3 US adults report symptoms of depression or anxiety. So what gives? Is therapy even working? I had on a top clinical therapist and she said no, it’s not, but there is something we can do to feel better. Dr. Maytal Eyal is a top practicing psychologist whose writing has been featured in The Atlantic, TIME, Wired, and Psychology Today, and her insights have appeared in NPR, BBC, Vogue, Vox, The Guardian, and Cosmopolitan. In this conversation, we dive into what we can all do instead of 1:1 therapy to feel better, how to know if therapy is working for you, and we answer many of your therapy questions. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • How labeling your experiences might be making your symptoms worse • The science behind the nocebo effect you need to know • 3 signs to know if your therapy is making you better • How to know when self-reflection is actually hurting you • Why your attachment style may not be because of your parents (+ what shapes it more) • What…

If we’re doing everything to optimize and track our health, then why do so many of us feel so bad? Today I'm talking about why optimization culture is harming us, my personal experience with it, and most importantly, I'm sharing the single thing that we should be doing instead (which I have not heard be part of the discussion at all). 🎧 What you’ll learn: • Why optimization culture hits women harder than anyone • The four forces that quietly turned self-care into a source of stress • The one thing almost every top expert agrees matters the most for your health • How to build anti-fragility so a missed workout or a glass of wine doesn't derail your entire week Check out our NEW YouTube Channel with tons of YouTube exclusive Shorts, exclusive podcast content, and full video episodes: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LizMoodyTV⁠ 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…

A lot of you have been rethinking your careers lately, so I’m recirculating this popular episode. If you want a career that you love, if you want to be excited to go to work every day, if you want to be paid what you are worth, this episode is a must listen. And even if you just want a safe career that's AI-proof, we get into that too. My guest is Suzy Welch, a mega-successful New York Times bestselling writer, entrepreneur, and professor of one of the most popular courses at NYU. She actually wrote a book that allows anybody to learn what she teaches in this course. It's called Becoming You: The Proven Method for Crafting Your Authentic Life and Career. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • Why most people find their dream career completely backwards • How to uncover your real values (not the ones you think you have) using three sneaky, surprisingly revealing questions • The one number you need to know before making any career decision—and why almost no one actually calculates it • What your personality really is • How to…

The ADHD advice that we see on social media is often not the advice that's going to help us the most. In fact, it's often the stuff that goes viral that can cause us more frustration when we try it and it doesn't work. So today, ADHD Therapist, Jenna Free, joins me to rank ADHD advice from the internet (from superior advice to advice you should ignore). After getting diagnosed with ADHD at age 32, Jenna developed a revolutionary approach to ADHD that has helped her and thousands of women. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • Why popular productivity hacks like gamification and multitasking often backfire • Why making lists and hunting for the perfect system can keep you stuck (& what to do instead) • What "boredom" is telling you Check out our NEW YouTube Channel with tons of YouTube exclusive Shorts, exclusive podcast content, and full video episodes: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LizMoodyTV⁠ Check out the previous episode with Jenna Free, “Top Therapist: Your ADHD Tools Won't Work Until You Treat THIS Hidden Cause”: •…

Women have been told how we have to show up at work, in our relationships, in our families, in society at large, forever. And it turns out it's costing us way more than we thought. It's making us sick. My guest today, Sara Hirsh Bordo, is a 15-time award-winning documentary filmmaker and somebody who was hit with melanoma, breast tumors, Hashimoto's, and Epstein-Barr all at once. Instead of just treating it, she investigated it. She funded her own research of 1,000 women, the first-ever study on the relationship between empowerment and autoimmune conditions, and what she found was absolutely groundbreaking. Her study was endorsed by a former US surgeon general, and it's an absolute paradigm shift in how we think about autoimmune conditions. Sarah has since completely healed, and we’re going to talk about exactly what she did in this episode. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • The shocking link between being a "good girl" and autoimmune disease • Why eldest and only daughters are disproportionately affected • The science…

I’m all about people being able to do whatever they want with their bodies and their faces, and I think that the hot girl era is coming to an end. I think that we're entering our ugly girl era, and there's some really convincing science as to why this is about to happen. Today, we get into the 3 factors that led us to this tipping point, what we're going to consider beautiful next as a society, and what you can do with all of this so you can feel as good as possible in your face, your skin, and your body. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • Why the "hot girl era" is ending • The sneaky way social media has made beauty feel like a full-time job • How scarcity secretly drives what we find attractive (and why that's shifting) • Why making "perfection" available to everyone actually devalues it • What AI has to do with the rise of imperfection as a status symbol • How to stop playing a beauty game that keeps moving the goalposts • Why your "flaws" might soon be your most valuable features • A surprisingly liberating way to…

I’ve always wondered how specifically having good relationships can decrease our likelihood of cancer or having a heart attack, and improve our immune systems and brain health. Well, I asked a Stanford Neuroscientist and his answers are absolutely fascinating. Dr. Ben Rein is an award-winning neuroscientist and lecturer at Stanford, and the author of the phenomenal new book, Why Brains Need Friends. We are talking about why hanging out with your friends floods your brain with a chemical cocktail that is basically a microdose of MDMA, why being married beats chemotherapy as the number one predictor of surviving cancer, why Botox and Tylenol and Advil are making it harder to make friends, yes, really, and why we should all probably get dogs and get our parents to get dogs if we want them to live a long time. You're going to come away with a ton of action steps to not only live longer and be healthier, but also just feel better every single day. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • How to find your ideal "social dose" •…

Most people spend their 20s and 30s either grinding toward a future they can barely picture, or living for today with no plan. But you are not most people. I will share exactly how to have both the life that you want right now while setting yourself up for your dream future. I'm sharing 20 secrets that I wish I had known earlier in life. Check out our NEW YouTube Channel with tons of YouTube exclusive Shorts, exclusive podcast content, and full video episodes: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@LizMoodyTV⁠ 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…

We are diving deep into the real reasons men are not doing their part in relationships, and exactly how you can help change that. Whether you want better sex, or for him to take on more of the mental load, or you want to know if you're even with the right person, or if the relationship is worth staying in, we're going to get into that today. I sit down with Zach Brittle, one of the only couples therapists in the entire world certified in both the Gottman method and Terry Real's Relational Life therapy. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Vanity Fair. Zach is so pragmatic and has really interesting advice on some of the trickiest issues out there. We also talk about what men secretly think and feel behind the scenes that they're not sharing, and we solve a ton of the real-life relationship struggles that you guys wrote in. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • How to get your needs met without nagging, criticizing, or picking a fight • How to tell if your partner can't do the work or…

Even though I have friends, I still feel really lonely sometimes, and I know that's a big thing that you guys struggle with as well. You'll write to me, and you'll tell me how lonely you feel, but that you're not sure why or what to do about it. So I dove into the research around friendships and loneliness, and it turns out that there are five specific types of friends that we all need. And if you are missing even one of these friends, your brain is literally wired to feel lonely, no matter how many friends that you might have. So today, we are going to go through all of the 5 friend types, and we're going to get into exactly how to make the friends that you might be missing. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • The 5 specific types of friends every brain needs • Exactly how to find each type of friend you're missing • Why you can have a full social life and still feel lonely • How your friendships shape your sense of identity • Why "life phase" matters more than closeness • How your friends literally change your stress…

If you're dealing with a health issue, your underlying trauma might be the source, and this top doctor says if you don’t address it, it will continue to manifest in different ways. The solution? Resetting your nervous system. Dr. Aimie Apigian, a double board certified physician with master's degrees in biochemistry and public health shares completely paradigm-shifting ideas about the science of how all of us are dealing with trauma that's impacting our bodies at a cellular level and exactly what we can do to change that. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • The hidden link between chronic illness and stored trauma • How to read your nervous system's "dashboard" • The 5 patterns stored trauma creates in your life • Why talking about your childhood in therapy may not be enough • The one language shift that can keep you out of overwhelm • The biology behind why trauma becomes physical For more from Dr. Aimie Apigian: • Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/draimie • Website: https://www.biologyoftrauma.com/ • Book, The…

The skincare advice that we see on social media is often not the skincare advice that's going to help our skin the most. In fact, it's often the opposite. The stuff that goes viral that we're like, "Wait, this is everywhere. Should I try this?" can cause us to waste our money and sometimes wreck our skin. So today, celebrity dermatologist Dr. Sam Ellis joins me to rank skincare advice from the internet (from superior advice to advice you should ignore). Dr. Samantha Ellis is a board-certified dermatologist who has hundreds of thousands of followers online and is basically impossible to get into to see in real life, but today we get to pick her brain for free. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • The morning skincare step most people get wrong • What salmon sperm, beef tallow, and castor oil can and can't do for your skin • Whether your pillowcase, face tape, or silk sheets are actually doing anything • The "Holy Trinity" of skincare that covers 98% of your anti-aging bases • Three diet changes that genuinely support your…

Women were left out of medical, nutrition, and exercise research for 16 years. They studied men, and then they told women we would get the same results by following the general health guidelines. In this episode, you're going to learn what the research actually says when women are the subjects. You're going to learn an easy shift to work with your hormones to get the sleep that you need, how to help your body effortlessly lose weight, what actually makes you happier and calmer, and what will help you live longer. I’m joined by Dr. Stacy Sims who has her PhD in exercise physiology with a focus on nutrition and sex differences. She spent years in her postdoc at Stanford studying how different interventions impact men and women differently. She has devoted her life to figuring out the real science of women's health, and today she is sharing her exact playbook with you. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • Why intermittent fasting backfires for women • The workout class you may have been sweating through unnecessarily • Why…

When I was in the absolute worst time in my life, I got out of it by learning a tool that I credit for getting everything I ever wanted—my career, my friendships, my house. It came from my darkest moments, when I was agoraphobic—I’ve told bits and pieces of that story before, but I've gained so many new listeners since then, and I also haven’t shared in detail how it ended up having this incredibly positive impact on my life, how I learned something simple and easy that you can do to get what you want in all areas of your life too. That’s what I’ll be sharing with you today. Check out our NEW YouTube Channel with tons of YouTube exclusive Shorts, exclusive podcast content, and full video episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@LizMoodyTV 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…

Did you know our brains are wired to fear uncertainty MORE than suffering? The good news is that in the same way you can build muscles, you can build your tolerance for the unknown. When you’re comfortable with uncertainty, you’ll be less anxious, go after more opportunities, find more success, and make better decisions. And that is exactly what you're going to learn how to do today. My guest is Simone Stolzoff, a famous journalist and best-selling author, who dives into the learnings and stories from his new book How To Not Know: The Value of Uncertainty in a World That Demands Answers. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • How to stop catastrophizing and start planning • The three "certainty traps" keeping you stuck • How to make hard decisions before you're "ready" • The one question to ask when you're stuck between two options • Why your future self is more capable than you think • How to microdose uncertainty to build your tolerance Check out our NEW YouTube Channel with tons of YouTube exclusive Shorts and, coming…

A lot of us feel really uncertain about the future. What jobs will AI impact? What should kids study in college now? And regardless of how you or I might feel, it is very clear that the world is changing quickly. So today, I’m going to help position you to succeed with the changing landscape. I have put together the three skills that I think are the most helpful, and that science is already pointing to being the most helpful. And all of these qualities work no matter what your job is and are relevant for our personal lives too. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • What a Stanford neuroscientist says actually matters as the world changes • The one belief shift that predicts career success, better outcomes, and less stress — backed by 50+ years of psychological research • One tiny daily action that builds all three future-proof skills at once—no extra time, no willpower required Check out our NEW YouTube Channel with tons of YouTube exclusive Shorts and, coming soon, YouTube exclusive podcast content:…

You've probably heard a million different time management strategies by now, but may still feel busy, exhausted, and like you don’t have time to do the things you truly love. Today, we are going to change that. I surveyed thousands of Liz Moody podcast listeners and found there are four specific time hurdles all of us run into. We're going to talk about exactly how to overcome those hurdles with pragmatic, actionable steps that work. And, here's the catch, we are not talking about time management to get more done. We are talking about time management to create a life that’s filled with joy and fun. My expert guest is Laura Vanderkam. She is a time management researcher who has studied thousands of people's real time logs, a bestselling author of multiple books, a business owner, mother of 5 kids, and she also sings in a choir every week. She has figured out how to use every hour intentionally, and she’s going to help you do the same. 🎧 What you’ll learn: • The reason time management strategies fail • The…

My husband Zack and I are answering relationship questions that we have never asked each other in our 18 years of being together. These questions are all based on real research on what actually makes couples closer, so bring these questions to your partner (or friend)—they’re guaranteed to spark great conversations. Check out part one of this episode for more juicy questions. 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…

My team is on our first ever retreat this week! I wanted to practice what I preach and give everyone the chance to relax and restore in Arizona, so this week, I hand picked one of my all-time favorite episodes to share with you. If you care about feeling good, about happiness, this episode is gonna change your life—I recorded it over a year ago and I still talk about it weekly. Also, it’ll make you feel good while listening. Enjoy, and see you next week for a fresh new episode! - xo Liz You've probably heard that you should spend more time in nature, practice gratitude, or meditate—but you may not know that one single emotion underlies the benefits of all of those things. Today, we're talking about awe: what it actually is, why the science says it might be the most important emotion you're not prioritizing, and exactly how to build more of it into your life starting today. I'm joined by Dr. Dacher Keltner, professor of psychology at UC Berkeley, founder of the Greater Good Science Center, and the world's…

My husband Zack and I are answering relationship questions that we have never asked each other in our 18 years of being together. These questions are all based on real research on what actually makes couples closer, so bring these questions to your partner (or friend)—they’re guaranteed to spark great conversations. Check back next week for part two with more juicy questions. 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…