The WTF Podcast: Pivot Out of the Funk with Molly Smith

Molly Smith
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Life looks fine, but inside you feel off—that’s the funk. I’m Molly Smith, your host and recovering perfectionist. My mission: equip 1M people to spot the funk fast and pivot out with aligned action, emotional clarity, and a little humor. Expect relatable conversations, real turnaround stories, and doable practices you can use today to reset your energy and feel like yourself again.

  1. 16h ago

    If Your Doctor Says "Everything's Normal" but You Don't Feel Fine, Listen to This

    Have you ever sat across from a doctor and been told, “Everything looks normal,” when you know damn well you do not feel normal? Maybe you’re exhausted. You’re gaining weight even though you’re doing all the right things. Your brain feels foggy. Your hormones feel completely out of whack. Or maybe you just have this gut feeling that something is wrong—but because your labs fall within the “normal” range, you’re told you’re fine. My guest today, Dr. Jamie Gilliam, knows exactly what that feels like. Before becoming a PhD in integrative medicine and founding the Heal Your Body Clinic, Jamie owned a gym and spent her career in health and fitness. She thought she understood what it took to be healthy. And then her own health started to unravel. She began experiencing symptoms she couldn't explain. She went to doctors again and again looking for answers, only to hear the same things: Your labs are normal. You're fine. It's anxiety. But Jamie knew something was wrong. And she was right. There was something very wrong. What happened next completely changed the trajectory of her life—and ultimately led her to the work she does today helping thousands of people who have been told the exact same thing. In this episode, we’re talking about medical gaslighting, what “normal” labs may not be telling you, why learning to listen to your body matters, and how to advocate for yourself when you know something isn't right. Because if you've ever walked out of a doctor's office wondering, “Am I crazy? Is this really all in my head?”—you need to hear this conversation. Connect with Dr. Jamie Website  |  TikTok Connect with Molly Website Instagram Facebook YouTube

  2. Aug 12

    What to Do When Life Doesn't Go the Way You Planned

    What do you do when life changes in an instant? A phone call. A conversation. A betrayal. A diagnosis. One unexpected moment... and suddenly everything you thought you knew feels uncertain. In this episode, I share one of the most personal stories I've told on the podcast—not because the details of my story are the point, but because every one of us will have moments that divide our lives into "before" and "after." The question isn't whether the unexpected will happen. The question is: Who will you be when it does? I'll take you inside that moment and walk you through the exact process I use to keep from getting stuck in the funk when life doesn't go according to plan. It's the same process I return to whenever life knocks the wind out of me, and it's become the foundation for how I move through uncertainty with greater clarity, intention, and self-trust. In this episode, we'll talk about: Why naming what you're feeling is the first step toward moving forward. How to stop reacting and start responding with intention. The difference between what's within your control and what's not. Why curiosity is more powerful than self-judgment. How to take your next best step—even when you don't have all the answers. If you're walking through an unexpected season right now, I hope this conversation reminds you that you don't have to figure everything out today. You just have to take your next best step. If this is your first episode of the WTF Podcast, welcome. This conversation is a great introduction to the process I teach for navigating life's unexpected moments—and I hope it's one you'll come back to whenever you need it. Chapters 00:00 Welcome & What to Do When Life Doesn't Go the Way You Planned 01:41 The Unexpected Moment That Changed Everything 02:18 When I Couldn't Name What I Was Feeling 02:55 Why I Still Use a Feelings Wheel 03:42 Creating Space Instead of Spiraling 04:12 What I Could Control (and What I Couldn't) 05:15 The Process That Helped Me Move Forward 06:20 What to Do When Life Knocks the Wind Out of You 07:18 Your Next Best Step

  3. Aug 5

    What If Your Anxiety Is Tied To Something Physical?

    He wrote the best-selling book on anxiety. A few years later, it came back — and this time, it didn't even need a reason. Brian Sachetta spent a decade battling social anxiety, generalized anxiety, and OCD before turning what he learned into the Get Out of Your Head book series, helping other people manage theirs. Then, a few years after his first book came out, he got blindsided — nerve pain, a terrifying symptom called derealization, and anxiety that showed up with nothing to point to. He tried more therapy. He tried an AI coaching app. He finally paid out of pocket for his own MRI and bloodwork, and uncovered something nobody had mentioned in ten years of managing his mental health: a mineral imbalance quietly wrecking his nervous system. In this conversation, you'll hear: Why anxiety that once had a clear "reason" (a date, an interview, a race) can start showing up for no reason at all The physical symptoms — nerve pain, derealization — that sent him chasing a diagnosis for over a year What happened when he paid out of pocket for a full-body MRI, bloodwork, and a mitochondrial test The overlooked mineral imbalance the testing uncovered, and how his diet was quietly feeding it "Change your state": the simple, body-first trick he uses to interrupt an anxious spiral Why going deeper — physically and psychologically — mattered more than any single fix If this episode resonated with you, please subscribe and share it with someone who's convinced they should have this all figured out by now. Connect with Brian Sachetta:Website | Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn Connect with Molly:Website | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube

  4. Aug 5

    How She Finally Chose Herself After 13 Years With a Narcissist

    She spent 13 years believing that if she loved harder, communicated better, or sacrificed a little more, things would finally change. Instead, she slowly lost herself. In this powerful conversation, Mae Novak shares what it was really like living inside a narcissistic marriage—the love bombing, the cycles of anger and apology, the self-doubt, and the hope that kept her believing the next time would be different. Then one phone call changed everything. He said two words that instantly made her realize the truth she'd been fighting for 13 years: she couldn't love someone into becoming the person she needed them to be. In this episode, we discuss: What love bombing actually feels like from the inside—and why so many people miss the warning signs The difference between a soulmate and a "wound mate" How self-abandonment quietly becomes a survival strategy Why cycles of apology can keep people stuck for years The two words that ended a 13-year marriage The surprising truth Mae uncovered after she left—and why she now calls it a gift Today, Mae helps high-performing men break unhealthy relationship patterns before they cost them the people they love through her coaching brand, The Pattern Break. If you've ever found yourself working harder than the other person to save a relationship, this conversation is for you. Connect with Mae Novak Connect with Molly: Website Instagram Facebook YouTube

  5. Jul 22

    It Took Two Years of Unlearning to Get Her Life Back

    Quitting her corporate career was supposed to fix everything. It didn't. Susie Fishleder spent 15 years crushing it in corporate sales — great money, three kids, every box checked — until a full-body panic sent her running out of her office and onto a park bench, sobbing, while a homeless man stopped to tell her it would be okay. She thought stepping back from her career and moving her family to Indiana would be the fix. Instead, without the title and the external validation, she lost herself all over again. It took two full years of unlearning everything she thought she knew about success before she found her way to who she actually is — and built Rebel Leaders to help other women do the same. In this conversation, you'll hear: The full-body "I have to get out of here right now" moment that sent Susie running out of her office Why stepping back from her career didn't fix her — and made her feel invisible instead The two-year "chrysalis" she went through, and what she was actually unlearning The realization that flipped everything: this wasn't a her problem, it was a systems problem How to catch a "should" before it runs your next decision How two years of unlearning became the framework behind Rebel Leaders If this episode resonated with you, please subscribe and share it with someone who thinks quitting alone will fix them. Connect with Susie Fishleder:Website | Instagram | LinkedIn Connect with Molly:Website | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube Resources from Molly: Want to improve your sense of self-worth? Try this free 10-minute subliminal. 2026 Confidence Resume Learn about releasing your emotional baggage without therapy. Go deeper into this conversation in The WTF Breakdown Blog. Want to recalibrate your subconscious? Check out Molly's Inner Calibration Subliminal.

  6. Jul 15

    The Adult Gap Year That Changed Everything

    What if you just... stopped? Not for a weekend. For as long as it takes. On purpose. That's the adult gap year — and it's exactly what Suzanne Roske did after nearly 20 years climbing the corporate ladder (she made partner at PwC along the way), when she found herself screaming at her son over a firetruck, looking in a bathroom mirror, and not recognizing the person staring back. What she did next took most people completely by surprise. She pushed pause on her entire life — on purpose. She moved her family to Mexico in the middle of a pandemic, put her career on hold, and spent eight months doing the hardest, most important work of her life — figuring out who she was outside of what she achieved. This episode is for every high achiever who has a sneaking suspicion that the life they've built doesn't quite fit anymore. What you'll hear in this episode: What an "adult gap year" actually means — and why it's not the reckless leap it sounds like The Sunday night that cracked everything open and made Suzanne realize something had to change What it actually felt like to stop — and why the first month was the hardest The line that reframes everything: action masks our anxiety and our discomfort What she discovered about herself in Mexico (hint: she likes things a lot simpler than she'd been living) The PAUSE framework for figuring out who you are and what you actually want — at any stage of life If this episode resonated with you, please subscribe and share it with a high achiever in your life who might need permission to pause. Connect with Suzanne: Facebook Instagram Profile LinkedIn Profile Website Connect with Molly: Website Instagram Facebook YouTube 🌟Resources from Molly🌟 ✅ Want to improve your sense of self-worth? Try this free 10-minute subliminal:  ✅ Learn about releasing your emotional baggage without therapy ✅ Go deeper into this conversation in The WTF Breakdown Blog ✅ Want to recalibrate your subconscious? Check out Molly's Inner Calibration Subliminal

  7. Jul 8

    What Happened When a Forensic Accountant Uncovered Her Own Buried Truth

    She spent 32 years finding other people's secrets. She had no idea the biggest one was her own. Beth Jones built a career as a forensic accountant — uncovering fraud, corruption, and the buried truths that powerful people desperately wanted hidden. She was, by every measure, an expert at finding what didn't want to be found. But one hypnotherapy session she walked into hoping to just "connect with people better" cracked open 45 years of buried trauma — and introduced her to a person she had never met before: herself. In this episode, Beth shares what happened inside that nearly three-hour hypnotherapy session, why decades of talk therapy couldn't get her there, how she rebuilt her identity from the ground up while living abroad during a global pandemic, and what the HEAL framework she now teaches others is really about. What you'll take away: Why you can be wildly successful and completely disconnected from yourself at the same time What hypnotherapy can access that traditional therapy sometimes can't How to start identifying your emotional needs when you've spent your whole life ignoring them The difference between self-care and real self-love — and why so many of us skip the harder part Why the destination of every healing journey is the same place: love If you've ever felt like a stranger in your own life, this one is for you. Subscribe so you never miss an episode. About Beth Jones: Beth Jones is a healing mentor, best-selling author, and creator of the HEAL Framework. After 32 years as a forensic accountant, one hypnotherapy session changed the trajectory of her life — and became the foundation of the work she does today. Website: https://empoweredsurvivors.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BethJonesHEALingMentor Connect with Molly: Website: https://nextbeststep.co Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/molly.positivepants/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/molly.m.smith.90 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mollypositivepants

  8. Jul 1

    Navigating Life When You Can't Eat 20+ of the Most Common Foods

    Apples. Almonds. Bananas. Beef. Eggs. All grains. Dairy. Soy. Corn. Pork. And that's just the beginning.Nina Blake's list of foods she can't eat is two decades in the making — and it started with a doctor telling a then-31-year-old that the more grains and dairy she ate, the more weight she'd gain. From that first appointment, Nina was on a mission: figure out how to eat real food again, without the ingredients that were making her sick. What followed was ten years of turning recipes into bricks, shingles, and one truly terrible July 4th cake — until she finally cracked the code and started breaking recipes down to rebuild them from scratch. Now she's the grain-free lifestyle coach at breakarecipe.com, and she's helping families — including kids with autoimmune conditions — find food that actually works for their bodies. In this conversation, you'll hear: The full (shocking) list of foods Nina can't eat — and how she got there What it actually looked like to navigate a 1,200-calorie diet that still caused weight gain while doctors kept blaming her How she spent a decade learning to reverse-engineer recipes without the ingredients most recipes are built on Why she ended up serving children with autoimmune disease — not the audience she expected How to get Nina's free e-book with 7 simple grain-free starter recipes Connect with Nina Blake: Website | Substack | Facebook Group Resources from Molly: Want to improve your sense of self-worth? Try this free 10-minute subliminal:  Learn about releasing your emotional baggage without therapy Go deeper into this conversation in The WTF Breakdown Blog Want to recalibrate your subconscious? Check out Molly's Inner Calibration Subliminal

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Life looks fine, but inside you feel off—that’s the funk. I’m Molly Smith, your host and recovering perfectionist. My mission: equip 1M people to spot the funk fast and pivot out with aligned action, emotional clarity, and a little humor. Expect relatable conversations, real turnaround stories, and doable practices you can use today to reset your energy and feel like yourself again.

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  • Creator
    Molly Smith
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    52
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    Explicit
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