The funk doesn’t always look like a crisis. Sometimes you’re working, taking care of everyone, meeting deadlines, and doing all the things—and quietly carrying more than anyone realizes. And sometimes, it takes hearing someone else’s story before you start recognizing pieces of your own.

As The WTF Podcast celebrates its one-year anniversary, I’m sharing what a year of conversations has taught me about recognizing the funk, why awareness is only the beginning, and what it actually looks like to start navigating your life differently.

Because getting out of the funk usually isn’t one giant breakthrough. It’s learning to recognize what’s happening sooner, understand what you’re feeling, and make a different choice.

Not perfectly. Differently.

And those small moments add up.

Ready to go beyond recognizing the funk and start learning how to navigate it?

Join the Get the Funk Out Community for practical tools, a personalized journey, and live guidance to help you move through the funk and feel more confident in your next step.

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Chapters

• 00:00:00 When Someone Else's Story Feels Like Yours
• 00:01:00 One Year of the WTF Podcast
• 00:02:02 The Funk Doesn't Always Look Like a Crisis
• 00:03:02 The Quiet Weight You've Gotten Used to Carrying
• 00:04:05 You Don't Have to Wait Until You're Falling Apart
• 00:04:43 Recognizing the Pattern Underneath the Story
• 00:06:03 Awareness Is Not the Finish Line
• 00:07:30 The Little Moments That Actually Matter
• 00:08:37 What the Next Year Means for This Show
• 00:09:32 Beyond Talking About It: Actually Practicing It

When you don't trust yourself, it's easy to second-guess what you're feeling. Is this just a hard season? Do I need to work on myself? Am I expecting too much? Or is something in my life actually telling me it's time for a change?

In this episode of The WTF Podcast, my conversation with Mariah Runions explores what can happen when you stop looking outside yourself for the answer and start doing the work to build self-trust, self-compassion, and clarity.

You'll discover how to:

• Recognize the difference between a rough season and something you can no longer ignore
• Build enough self-trust to stop constantly second-guessing what you know
• Take care of yourself when you're in the middle of the funk and so much feels outside your control
  
  

Because personal growth doesn't always make the decision easier. Sometimes it simply gives you the clarity to see what you couldn't see before—and the courage to trust yourself with what comes next. 

If you've been questioning a relationship, a career, or any part of your life that no longer feels right, this conversation will help you get curious about what you already know—and take your next best step.

Connect with Molly: https://www.instagram.com/mollypositivepants/

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.

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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

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

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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

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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

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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.

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:

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🌟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

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

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

Nicole Rolon-Caro spent 12 years inside the special education system, watching students with ADHD, executive functioning challenges, and behavioral differences learn to navigate life with real support. And then she watched them graduate — and lose all of it overnight.

In 2020, grief, a pandemic, and a deep knowing that something had to change converged at once. Nicole stepped out of the classroom, built a business, and started filling a gap that most families don't even know exists.

In this conversation, you'll hear:

• How COVID revealed the fragility of the structure that neurodivergent students depend on — and the lasting impact
• The moment Nicole recognized the gap in services for neurodivergent young adults transitioning out of high school
• How the loss of her father in 2020 became the catalyst for building something in his honor
• What her coaching actually looks like — and the changes she sees in the young adults and families she works with
• Why the transition from high school to adulthood requires a different kind of parenting entirely

Connect with Nicole Rolon-Caro: https://www.emergingadulthoodtx.com/

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

After being medically discharged from the British Army following 20+ years of service, David Jarvis was already rebuilding from scratch — new career, new city, new identity — when he was selected for the Invictus Games. Four months before competition, he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetic ketoacidosis and told he might not have survived the weekend. Most people would have stepped back. David set a goal that was big enough to carry him through.

In this conversation, David walks us through his five-step resilience framework, what it actually looked like to train for a multi-sport international competition while injecting 40–50 times a day, and the moment Prince Harry placed a gold medal around his neck on his wife's birthday.

What you'll take away:

• Why the significance of your goal has to match the scale of your challenge — and how that principle got David through the hardest moments
• The 5-step problem-solving process David developed (and still uses) to move through overwhelm, one small step at a time
• How perception — not willpower — is the real foundation of resilience
• What Type 1 diabetes actually looks like as an elite athlete, and why the CGM changed everything overnight
• Why David credits his wife Steph as the one who deserved to be on that podium with him

If this episode moved you, share it with someone who needs it. And if you haven't already, hit subscribe — it's the greatest compliment you can give a podcast.

David Jarvis is a British Army veteran, Invictus Games gold medalist, and resilience coach. You can find him on YouTube at Speaking SBC

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

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

Stacey Miller carried grief for 25 years before she discovered what was actually keeping her stuck. What followed her healing is something she never could have predicted.

In this episode, Stacey shares:

• Why years of traditional therapy couldn't reach what was still sitting in her body
• How somatic healing works and what it actually feels like when stored grief finally moves
• The unexpected gifts that came online once the weight was finally cleared
• What she wants anyone stuck in grief to know

If you've ever thought I've done the work and still felt the weight of something unresolved — this episode is for you.

Connect with Stacey: Website, The Clair Diaries

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

That's exactly what happened to this week's guest. What started as a desperate attempt to decompress during one of the most overwhelming seasons of her life turned into something she never saw coming — and honestly, never would have planned for.

Mary Ziegler joins Molly to talk about burnout, the moment everything shifted, and what it actually takes to give yourself permission to change direction — even when you have no idea where you're going.

In this episode, you'll hear:

• What it looks like to be deep in the funk — and not even realize you're searching for a way out
• Why the thing pulling your attention might be more signal than distraction
• The permission we don't give ourselves — especially as women — to change course
• What imposter syndrome sounds like when you try something completely new
• Why getting your brand into the physical world matters more than you think

If you've ever picked up your phone to escape and wondered if there's something more waiting for you on the other side of the funk — this one's for you. Subscribe and share it with someone who needs to hear it.

Connect with Mary Ziegler: Aunt Myrtle's Designs

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

In this conversation, Joey walks us through the surprisingly simple shift that pulled him out of burnout in about three months. No meditation retreat. No new morning routine. Just three words and a question he asked himself every single day. He breaks down his Refinement Engine framework, the science behind why values-based action works (hello, intrinsic motivation), and why your "spark word" might be the most important word in your whole life.

What you'll take away:

• Why traditional burnout advice didn't work for Joey — and what actually did
• The Navy SEALs principle behind picking exactly three core values (not five, not ten)
• The 6 questions in Joey's Refinement Engine that turn a fear-led day into a values-led one
• The "spark word" rule and why fun, play, and curiosity are non-negotiable
• How an electrical contractor added $150K to his business by leading with the word "contribution"

If this episode hits you somewhere tender, hit follow so you don't miss the next one. And forward it to that one friend who keeps saying "I'm fine."

Connect with Joey Chandler here.

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• Website: ⁠https://nextbeststep.co⁠
• Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/molly.positivepants/⁠
• Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/molly.m.smith.90⁠

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

From the outside, everything looked fine. But internally, she was unraveling.

What started as anxiety eventually became a wake-up call—forcing Ciara to confront the patterns, beliefs, and survival mechanisms that had been running her life for years.

In this conversation, we talk about:

✨ The connection between self-abandonment and anxiety

✨ Losing yourself in relationships and external validation

✨ Intrusive thoughts, nervous system dysregulation, and emotional overwhelm

✨ Meditation, yoga nidra, and awareness-based healing practices

✨ Learning how to reconnect with your body and rebuild self-trust

✨ What radical self-love actually looks like in real life

This episode is a powerful reminder that healing isn’t about becoming someone new—it’s about coming back to yourself.

Connect with Ciara:

Instagram: @compassionate_awakened_living

LinkedIn: Ciara Waterfield

Resources from Molly:

Download the 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

In this Expert Series episode, Molly sits down with Eileen McDonald — creator of the BodyCue IQ™ system and a specialist in breathing behavior and nervous system regulation — to unpack the surprising connection between breath, stress, emotions, and the “funk” so many of us find ourselves stuck in.

Together, they explore how breathing patterns are learned, why shallow breathing and breath holding are more common than we realize, and how your body may be signaling stress long before your mind catches up.

Molly also shares what she discovered after tracking her own breathing patterns leading up to this conversation… and the insights were eye-opening.

This episode will help you:

• Understand how your breath impacts your nervous system
• Recognize unhealthy breathing patterns
• Learn why stress changes the way we breathe
• Discover practical tools to regulate in real time
• Use your breath as a tool to help pivot out of the funk

Connect with Eileen: www.eileenmcdonald.com

Resources from Molly:

Download the 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

You’re showing up.

You’re doing the work.

You’re checking all the boxes.

But what happens when all of it is built on proving your worth?

In this episode, I sit down with Spencer Jones, founder of Jonesin’ For, to talk about what it really looks like when your drive to succeed is fueled by people-pleasing, validation, and the need to measure up.

For years, Spencer was the one saying yes to everything, constantly pushing, constantly proving… and from the outside, it looked like he was doing everything right.

Until it all came crashing down.

We talk about the moment he hit rock bottom, the realization that he didn’t even know who he was anymore, and what it took to rebuild from the inside out.

This conversation dives into the difference between confidence and ego, how early patterns can shape the way we show up for decades, and why success that’s built on proving yourself will never actually feel like enough.

If you’ve ever felt stuck in the cycle of doing more, being more, and trying to earn your worth… this one will hit.

Resources from Molly:

Download the 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

But what if that’s not actually what’s driving addiction?

In this episode, addiction expert Dr. Robb Kelly — who has helped over 11,000 people recover — shares a perspective that completely challenges the way most of us think about addiction.

And before we even get there… his story.

From losing everything to addiction to a life-changing moment that shifted the trajectory of his life, this is one of those stories you don’t just hear — you feel.

From there, we get into what’s really happening beneath the surface:

• The brain chemistry behind addiction
• Why it’s not about the substance itself
• How childhood patterns and learned behaviors play a role
• And why his approach has been so effective in helping thousands of people break the cycle

This conversation will make you rethink everything you thought you knew.

And toward the end, I asked him something personal — about my own drinking before choosing sobriety over 3 years ago.

A question I think a lot of people have quietly wondered about themselves.

Connect with Dr. Robb Kelly

https://robbkelly.com 

https://www.instagram.com/addiction_doctor/ 

Resources from Molly:

• Download the 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

In this episode of the WTF Podcast, Molly sits down with Debbie Pietruszka, a retired occupational therapist who spent over 40 years working inside the traditional medical system—only to find herself in a frustrating in-between space.

Because some of the approaches that were actually helping her patients the most… weren’t exactly accepted.

That tension—between what she knew worked and what she was allowed to do—eventually led Debbie to make a bold decision: stop holding back and fully step into the work she felt called to do.

Today, Debbie is a medical intuitive, hypnotherapist, and energy practitioner, helping people access healing in ways most of us were never taught to even consider.

If you’ve ever felt stuck inside a role, a system, or a set of expectations that didn’t quite align with what you know to be true… this conversation will hit home.

✨ In this episode, we talk about:

• What happens when what works doesn’t fit the rules
• The emotional toll of holding back parts of yourself
• Debbie’s journey from traditional medicine to intuitive healing
• Trusting your instincts when the system says otherwise
• What becomes possible when you stop playing small

Connect with Debbie: https://serendipitymeadows.com/ 

Resources from Molly:

• Download the 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
  

• Download the 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

She walked away from everything.

The job. The identity. The life that looked perfect on paper.

With no plan, no safety net, and just $50 in her bank account, Kristen Shea found herself at rock bottom — and faced with a decision that would change everything.

In this episode, we talk about what it really looks like to hit a breaking point, the fear that keeps so many people stuck, and how trusting yourself (even when it makes no sense) can lead to something bigger than you imagined.

If you’ve ever felt like your life looks good on the outside but feels wrong on the inside… this one’s for you.

✨ Connect with Kristen
✨Join the Ascension Lab  

Resources from Molly:

• Download the 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

Let's connect! 

YouTube: @mollypositivepants

Instagram: @molly.positivepants

Facebook: Molly Moore Smith

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What happens when life takes a turn you didn’t see coming?

In this powerful episode, I sit down with Sarah Centrella—four-time best-selling author, mindset expert, and someone I’ve personally learned from for years—to talk about a season that blindsided her in every way.

After spending years intentionally building her life, Sarah found herself navigating sudden loss, heartbreak, and emotional whiplash—all within the same window of time.

We talk about what it really looks like when life doesn’t go according to plan… even when you’ve done “everything right.”

More importantly, we dig into the tools that helped her move through it—and how you can use those same tools when you find yourself in a funk.

If life has thrown you a curveball lately, this episode will meet you right where you are—and remind you that you’re not stuck.

Resources from Molly:

• Download the 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

Let's connect! 

YouTube: @mollypositivepants

Instagram: @molly.positivepants

Facebook: Molly Moore Smith

www.nexstbeststep.co

A lot of the conversations on this podcast share stories of people who have gone through a season of being in the funk — and the steps they took to move forward.

And the more of those conversations I’ve had, the more I’ve noticed that certain patterns keep showing up.

The same tools.
The same practices.
The same ways of shifting how we think and how we move through the world.

So today we’re kicking off something new on the podcast — an Expert Series — where we take a closer look at some of those tools and explore them with people who have spent years studying and teaching them.

And the first topic we’re diving into is intuition.

My guest today is Karoleen Fober, an intuition expert who helps people understand how intuition actually works and how to strengthen it so they can trust themselves more and make clearer decisions.

In this conversation, we talk about:

• What intuition actually is
• Why so many people dismiss it as coincidence
• Why we talk ourselves out of what we feel
• How to strengthen your intuition through practice
• The connection between intuition and manifestation
• And how trusting your intuition can help guide your next step forward when you feel stuck

If you’ve ever had one of those moments where you thought…

"I knew that was going to happen."

This episode will help you understand why — and how to start listening to that inner voice a little more closely.

Because sometimes the next step out of the funk starts with learning to trust yourself again.

Intuition Resources:
Take Karoleen's FREE Intuition Quiz
Visit Karoleen's website
Buy Karoleen's Book -- It's SOOOO good!

Resources from Molly:
Download the 2026 Confidence Resume
Learn about releasing your emotional baggage without therapy

Go deeper into this conversation in The WTF Breakdown Blog

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Kristi Dear built a multi-million-dollar business and an organization of more than 160,000 people while alcohol was a regular part of her life.

But behind the success was a quiet tension she couldn’t ignore.

After decades of drinking, a powerful moment in January of 2025 — one she describes as a divine message — became the catalyst for changing her relationship with alcohol.

In this episode, Kristi shares her journey from drinking as part of her identity, to recognizing the low-level shame she carried, to ultimately choosing an alcohol-free life.

We also talk about moderation, the emotional shifts that come with quitting drinking, and the support she now provides through her More Than a Drink community for people who are sober curious or exploring life without alcohol.

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There’s a certain identity many high-achieving women know well — the one who has it handled. The one who figures it out, keeps the plates spinning, and carries the weight without asking for help.

My guest today calls it the “I’ve got it” girl.

For most of her life, Jackie Cote built her identity around independence, control, and survival. From a young age, she learned to rely on herself and take care of whatever needed to be done.

And for years, that approach worked.

Until life handed her a season where control simply wasn’t an option.

In this episode, Jackie shares the story of the year everything changed — when caregiving for her father with dementia and supporting her stepmom through serious health challenges forced her to confront the limits of control and learn a completely new way of being.

What she discovered on the other side wasn’t weakness.

It was surrender, trust, and a kind of freedom she hadn’t experienced before.

In this conversation, we explore:

• The identity trap of the “I’ve got it” girl
 • Why control often feels like safety
 • The moment control stops working
 • How surrender can create deeper freedom
 • What it looks like to receive support after a lifetime of doing it all yourself

If you’ve ever felt like everything rests on your shoulders… this conversation will resonate deeply.

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She launched her book.
She hit bestseller.
And in the same season, everything behind the scenes began to unravel.

In this episode, Cassandra Love Lambert shares what it was like to celebrate a major milestone while privately navigating betrayal and heartbreak. As her book Into the Light: Becoming My Own Hero was entering the world, long-hidden truths in her relationship surfaced — forcing her to confront gaslighting, broken trust, and a difficult decision about what she would and wouldn’t tolerate.

We explore:

• The emotional whiplash of milestone moments colliding with personal pain
• Trusting your intuition after betrayal
• Setting boundaries when fear and finances try to keep you stuck
• Using somatic practices to regulate your nervous system
• Reclaiming your self-worth in the middle of uncertainty

This conversation is honest, layered, and deeply human. If you’ve ever had a “public win / private struggle” season, you’ll recognize yourself here.

If this episode speaks to you, share it. You never know who might need permission to choose themselves today.

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From being wrongfully convicted of first-degree murder at 17 to spending nearly 18 years incarcerated… Dr. C. S. Wilson’s story is one that challenges what we think we know about resilience, justice, and the power of perspective.

But this episode isn’t just about prison.

It’s about the inner battle.
The story he had to stop telling himself.
The difference between hope and knowing.
And the quiet, unwavering connection to a higher power that carried him through the longest season of his life.

CS shares what it took to guard his focus when everything around him suggested his future was gone. He talks about living in purpose before freedom, recognizing divine nudges, and how a single impression ultimately led to his release.

If you’re in a season that feels unfair, heavy, or endless — this conversation will remind you:

Seasons change.
Perspective matters.
And the funk doesn’t get the final word.

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In this episode of the WTF Podcast, Molly sits down with Carla Salteris, The Quantum Energy Catalyst™, to explore the energetic side of heartbreak, self-worth, and manifesting love.

After an 8-year relationship ended, Carla spent eight years single — navigating grief, resentment, detachment, and ultimately deep self-love. What changed everything wasn’t finding the “right” person.

It was shifting her energy.

Together, Molly and Carla unpack:

• The energetic patterns that block love
• Why detachment is key to manifestation
• How to cultivate embodied self-worth
• The power of raising your frequency after heartbreak
• What it really means to hand over the “how” and “when”

This is not just a conversation about relationships.

It’s about alignment — body, mind, and soul — and what happens when your energy finally matches what you’re trying to create.

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What happens when the career you once loved no longer fits who you’ve become?

In this episode of the WTF Podcast, Molly sits down with Sabrina Del Duca to talk about corporate burnout, identity, and the moment you realize that success on paper doesn’t match how you feel on the inside. After spending a decade in advertising, Sabrina found herself deeply burned out—waking up every day dreading work and feeling disconnected from herself and her purpose.

Together, they explore what burnout really looks like beneath the surface, why ignoring your inner voice comes at a cost, and how to begin reconnecting with yourself before making major life changes. Sabrina shares how stepping away from corporate life led her back to alignment, joy, and work that feels meaningful again.

This episode is for anyone who’s successful, exhausted, and quietly wondering if there’s another way.

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Hustle works—but it always comes with a cost.
And in my experience, that cost rarely shows up right away.

In this episode, I break down the real, often unspoken price of hustle culture—the emotional, energetic, and internal toll that comes from constantly proving, performing, and pushing in the name of success. You’ll hear how hustle can deliver results while quietly keeping you stuck in emotional chaos—and why it’s not the only way to build a meaningful, sustainable life and career.

We’ll also explore what aligned action actually looks like, how it’s different from hustle at the internal level, and why changing what’s driving your action changes everything.

For a deeper dive into this conversation, be sure to check out The WTF Breakdown, where I expand on the ideas from this episode and give you space to reflect on your own relationship with hustle.

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What happens when you give everything you have to a goal… and still don’t make it to the finish line?

In this episode of the WTF Podcast, Molly talks with Paul Stroessner about resilience, disappointment, and the power of coming back after a “did not finish” moment.

After training for the Marine Corps Marathon, Paul was pulled from the race just miles from the end. Instead of letting that moment stop him, he used it as fuel — learning from the experience, training differently, and returning stronger.

This conversation explores what it really takes to regroup after a setback, how consistency builds confidence, and why failure isn’t the opposite of success — it’s often part of the path.

If you’ve ever questioned whether you still have it in you to chase a big goal, this episode will remind you: it’s not too late, and you’re not alone.

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What do you do when life comes to a screeching halt?

In this episode of the WTF Podcast, Molly sits down with Kristine Genovese to talk about the day her world stopped. In a single day, Kristine was blindsided at work and learned that her then-husband had been diagnosed with cancer. Two life-altering moments. Zero time to prepare.

That collision sent her into a full-on funk—one that forced her to pause, question everything she thought she knew about success and identity, and listen in a way she never had before.

This conversation explores what happens when life pulls you to the sidelines, why those interruptions are often invitations, and how moments that feel like endings can quietly become catalysts for something new.

If you’re navigating uncertainty, loss, or a season where nothing feels stable, this episode will remind you that sometimes the stop is the point.

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Emotional chaos is something most of us experience — even when our lives look fine on the outside.

In this episode, I talk about what emotional chaos actually looks like in real life and in business — overthinking, people-pleasing, hesitation, and self-doubt — and how it quietly erodes our confidence and clarity.

I share an experience from my business that shook my confidence. Making the decision I knew I needed to make didn’t instantly bring clarity or self-trust back online. What followed helped me see — and finally name — something that had been taking shape in my own life and work.

This episode introduces the concept of emotional sovereignty — and the path from emotional chaos to a grounded, self-led place where perspective returns and decisions come from self-trust instead of doubt.

If you’ve been in a funk, questioning yourself, or feeling disconnected from your own clarity, this conversation will resonate.

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Ever find yourself saying you want something — better health, more confidence, a new career move, a creative project — and then… not doing it?

In this episode of the WTF Podcast, Molly sits down with Kam Knight to unpack the slow, sneaky funk that so many high achievers live in without realizing it. This isn’t about laziness or lack of motivation. It’s about internal resistance — the part of your brain that quietly pulls the strings, keeping you stuck through avoidance, overwhelm, self-sabotage, and sneaky “productive” distractions.

Kam breaks down how the brain creates wants… and then blocks action. Why resistance doesn’t announce itself (it uses tricks instead). How perfectionism, authority issues, emotional avoidance, and the need for external validation keep us spinning. And most importantly, what actually helps you move forward — without forcing, pushing, or burning yourself out.

This conversation is deep, honest, and wildly relatable. If you’ve ever thought, “What is wrong with me?” — this episode will help you see there’s nothing wrong with you at all.

Want to keep the conversation going?

Come hang out with us inside The Next Best Step Community — my free Facebook group where we talk about the funk, the pivot, celebrate the wins, and everything in between. Join here. 

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Many high-functioning, capable people don’t realize they’re in a funk — because on the outside, everything looks fine.

In this solo episode of The WTF Podcast, Molly Smith explores what happens when pushing through becomes autopilot, and why that pattern quietly disconnects us from clarity, intuition, and alignment.

You’ll learn how autopilot forms, why it feels so normal, and how emotional literacy creates a better way forward — one that doesn’t require burning everything down or forcing change.

This episode is for anyone who:

• Feels disconnected but can’t quite explain why
• Is tired of “powering through” as a default
• Wants success that actually feels good, not just looks good
• Is ready to respond to life instead of reacting on autopilot

This is a grounded, real conversation about awareness, nervous system support, and choosing alignment one moment at a time.

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What if the funk you’re in isn’t about being stuck — but about changing your mind?

In this episode of The WTF Podcast, I’m joined by Courtney Gray, who spent over 20 years building a highly successful jewelry business — and then made the decision to pivot at the height of that success.

Not because the business wasn’t working.
 Not because it failed.
 But because she realized something else was more aligned.

This conversation is about the rarely talked about tension of changing your mind in midlife, especially when the path you’re on looks good, pays well, and makes sense to everyone else.

We talk about:

• Why changing your mind can feel scarier than starting from scratch
• The pressure to stay put when others love what you’ve built
• The identity shift that comes with outgrowing your own success
• Taking a thoughtful, grounded pivot instead of burning everything down
• And why choosing something different doesn’t erase what you built — it builds on it

If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re “allowed” to want something else — this episode will give you permission to trust yourself.

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What happens when the life you carefully built — and the people you trusted most — suddenly disappear?

In this episode of the WTF Podcast, Molly Smith sits down with Melissa Hunt, TEDx speaker, entrepreneur, and founder of ElderCare Solutions Group, for a raw and deeply honest conversation about depression, isolation, and what it feels like to lose your sense of safety overnight.

Melissa takes us back to a season when her small, close-knit community fell apart, leaving her questioning her worth, her value, and whether she even belonged in the world anymore. She shares what that depression felt like, the thoughts that kept her stuck in bed, and how losing trust in others slowly turned into losing trust in herself.

This conversation isn’t about quick fixes or silver linings. It’s about sitting in the funk, becoming aware of the stories we tell ourselves, and learning how to rewrite them — one compassionate step at a time.

If you’ve ever felt abandoned, disposable, or unsure how to move forward after losing people you trusted, this episode will remind you: the funk is not the end of your story.

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What happens when you build a career exactly the way you were trained to… and later realize it no longer fits?

In this episode of the WTF Podcast, Molly sits down with Carah Elizabeth, a clinically trained psychotherapist who spent over 20 years building a thriving private practice—only to reach the quiet realization that she no longer wanted to operate within the constraints of her profession.

This conversation explores what it looks like to outgrow a career you worked hard to build, the fear-based conditioning baked into many professional paths, and the emotional cost of choosing expansion over familiarity. Carah shares her decision to release her license, move beyond traditional therapy models, and embrace a more holistic approach to healing that integrates the body, energy, and lived experience.

If you’ve ever felt the pull toward something more expansive—without needing to make your past wrong—this episode offers deep resonance and permission.

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After a traumatic brain injury turned her world upside down, Missi Hackman found herself in a season she never expected — years of forced stillness, dependence, and isolation. The life she once knew disappeared overnight, and the path forward was anything but clear.

But what makes Missi’s story so powerful is not just what she went through…it’s how she found her way out.

One simple invitation — something small, something unexpected — became the spark that opened the door to connection, purpose, and an entirely new chapter.

Inside this episode, we explore:
 ✨ What long-term isolation does to your identity and confidence
 ✨ The emotional toll of TBI that most people never see
 ✨ The courage it takes to say “yes” when staying home feels safer
 ✨ How one small experience can redirect your entire life
 ✨ Why community and staying open matter more than we realize

If you’ve ever been stuck in a long season of disconnect — or you know someone rebuilding after a major life event — Missi’s story will remind you that momentum can return in the most unexpected ways.

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⚠️ Content Warning: Today’s episode discusses suicide and the loss of a loved one. If you’re struggling, call or text 988 for support.

In this deeply moving episode, I’m joined by Dr. Lisa Thompson, a globally recognized leader in multidimensional awakening, bestselling author, and founder of the Infinity Healing Method. Lisa opens up about the tragic loss of her husband to suicide and the profound journey of healing, spiritual connection, and energy work that followed.

We explore:

 • What life looked like before tragedy struck
 • The spiritual and emotional unraveling that happens after loss
 • How she energetically cleared her home so she and her daughter could return
 • The signs and messages she received from her husband on the other side
 • The real, raw process of rebuilding your life when everything falls apart
 • Her new book, Through Loss Into Light, and the guidance it offers for anyone navigating grief

Whether you’re in your own season of loss or supporting someone who is, this conversation offers comfort, perspective, and a reminder that you’re not alone.

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When doing all the right things still isn’t working, it’s easy to end up in the funk of frustration and heartbreak.

In this episode, fertility coach Becky Ackerman opens up about her long, winding journey through infertility—and the unexpected, non-traditional approaches that finally brought her peace, perspective, and pregnancy. From letting go of control to exploring holistic mind-body practices, Becky’s story shows what can happen when we stop forcing and start trusting.

If you’ve ever been stuck in the waiting, this conversation will remind you that there’s more than one path to healing and hope.

Want to keep the conversation going? Come hang out with us inside The Next Best Step Community — my free Facebook group where we talk about the funk, the pivot, celebrate the wins, and everything in between.

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Ever feel like you’re carrying invisible weight you can’t quite name?

In this episode, Molly dives into the world of trapped emotions — or what most people know as emotional baggage — and how unprocessed feelings can quietly shape the way we think, react, and show up in life.

Using her signature “backpack” analogy, she explains how emotions are energy, what happens when that energy gets stuck, and how The Emotion Code™ helps identify and release what’s been weighing us down — without reliving the story.

You’ll learn:

• What “trapped emotions” really are and how they form
• How emotional energy impacts your body, mindset, and sense of alignment
• Why releasing trapped emotions can feel like taking rocks out of your backpack
• The gentle process behind The Emotion Code™ and why it’s been a game-changer in Molly’s own life and coaching work

If you’ve got big dreams, a full heart, and a backpack that’s starting to feel heavy, this episode will remind you what it feels like to lighten the load — one release, one reset, one step at a time.

🎧 Listen now to reconnect with your emotional freedom and move forward feeling lighter, clearer, and more aligned.

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In this soulful conversation, Molly Smith and trauma-informed coach Jillian Pawlowski explore what it really means to be in the funk — and why sometimes, the most powerful thing you can do is create safety for yourself there.

Instead of rushing to “fix” or force a breakthrough, Jillian shares how to build self-trust, regulate your nervous system, and practice compassion in the messy middle. Together, she and Molly unpack how awareness, emotional regulation, and grace can transform the funk from something to escape into something that empowers growth.

✨ In this episode:

• Why sitting in the funk can be the first step toward healing
• The link between nervous system safety and emotional awareness
• How to trust your process and find meaning in the moment
• Practical tools to calm your mind and body when you’re in it

🎧 Tune in and remember — sometimes the funk is the teacher.

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When you’ve been out of work for months, doing all the right things but nothing’s clicking, it can feel like the light at the end of the tunnel has completely disappeared.

In this In the Funk live coaching episode, Molly sits down with Mary Anna, who’s been unemployed for nearly 200 days and feeling the weight of uncertainty, frustration, and fear about what’s next. Together, they walk through Molly’s Next Best Step Framework to uncover the stories shaping her mindset, explore what’s perception versus reality, and identify small, life-giving shifts that help restore energy and optimism.

This conversation isn’t about landing the perfect job — it’s about learning how to navigate the waiting, regulate your energy, and move from hopeless to hopeful again.

If you’ve ever been between opportunities or felt stuck in a season of waiting, this episode will remind you that the funk isn’t failure — it’s feedback — and your next best step might be closer than you think.

✨ Listen in to discover:

• How to separate perception from reality when discouragement sets in
• Simple ways to recalibrate your energy during unemployment
• What to do when “doing all the right things” still isn’t working
• How to apply the Next Best Step and EMPOWER practices to rebuild momentum

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You know that moment when you realize you’ve been taking care of everyone but yourself?

That’s where today’s guest, Christy Holt, found herself — exhausted, disconnected, and wondering, “Is this it?”

In this raw and empowering conversation, Christy shares how she broke free from the cycle of people-pleasing, self-abandonment, and empty perfection to rediscover her voice, her power, and her happiness.

We talk about:

• The moment she realized she was the common denominator and the common solution
  
  
• How guilt and shame keep us stuck in the funk
  
  
• Why clarity and self-awareness are the first steps to real freedom
  
  
• And how learning to love yourself first changes everything — including your relationships
  
  

If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing all the things but still feel empty inside, this one’s for you.

Tune in and get inspired to stop making everyone else happy — and start living in alignment with who you really are.

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Sometimes the biggest breakthroughs begin with the smallest actions.

In this heartfelt episode, I sit down with my dear friend and money-energy mentor Lena Khais, whose story reminds us that you don’t have to change everything to change your life. After decades in corporate leadership, Lena found herself in what she now calls the funk—overworked, disconnected, and running on autopilot.

Her wake-up call came in the most unexpected way: through the honest words of her five-year-old daughter. That single moment sparked a shift that started with one simple ritual—a family dinner—and became the foundation for rebuilding her life by design.

We talk about:

• How busyness can disguise the funk
• The power of one small, consistent action
• Creating micro-pivots that lead to lasting alignment
• Why you don’t have to burn it all down to create change

If you’ve ever felt caught between success and satisfaction, this conversation will remind you that transformation doesn’t start with a massive overhaul—it starts with one intentional step.

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Ever get so fixated on a problem that it feels like your whole world shrinks down to that one thing?

That’s what I call the funk of looking through the peephole — when your focus narrows so much that you can’t see what’s beyond the problem.

In this episode, we’ll unpack a simple but powerful perspective shift that can help you get unstuck and move forward again.

Through the lens of the peephole, the doorway, the curb, and the helicopter, you’ll discover:

• Why your brain literally filters your world to match what you focus on
• How to rebuild context and connection when you’ve lost your footing
• What happens when you shift from survival mode to co-creation with the Divine

If life feels heavy, uncertain, or overwhelming, this episode will help you widen your view, regain clarity, and reconnect with what really matters.

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What does it take to turn rock-bottom into ripple effects? In this episode, Molly sits down with Cindy Witteman—founder & publisher of FORCE Magazine, creator of Little Give TV, five-time bestselling author, and nonprofit founder—to talk about the funk that forged her mission.

From growing up without basic utilities to surviving a decade of domestic violence and rebuilding as a single mom, Cindy shares the moment she chose a different future (thanks, Dr. Phil), how Think and Grow Rich reframed manifestation for her, and her practical “change the channel” tools for shifting out of a spiral.

If you need proof that the funk can become fertile ground, this is it.

If this helped you, share it with a friend and help us equip 1M+ people to recognize the funk and pivot out of it. 

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This episode is different—it’s our very first In the Funk coaching session. Instead of reflecting on a funk from the past, we’re working through one in real time.

My guest, Kacy Turner, has spent over 15 years as a Life Care Planner and Vocational Expert, contributing her expertise to more than 1,000 cases as a sought-after expert witness in Texas. But right now, she’s in her own work funk: deciding whether to stay in the safety of corporate life or take the leap into starting her own business.

In this episode, we:

• Get clear on Kacy’s current reality
• Explore the fear of losing a “safety net” paycheck and benefits
• Talk about nervous system safety when making bold moves
• Identify what support she’ll need to stay in her lane
• Land on a clear Next Best Step forward

If you’ve ever been torn between comfort and calling, this conversation will give you tools and perspective to help you move forward too.

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Parenting doesn’t end when your kids turn 18—it just changes. In this solo episode, Molly opens up about the funk of parenting adult-ish kids: that messy in-between where they’re technically grown, but still figuring out how to “adult.”

Drawing from her own Gen X upbringing, Molly shares how her instinct has been to run interference for her boys, but now the real growth comes from shifting into the role of guide. With humor, honesty, and a few jaw-dropping Gen Z stats (yes—77% of them have brought a parent to a job interview!), she unpacks what this season looks like for parents and offers practical takeaways:

• Check yourself before you react
• Separate your story from theirs
• Lead with curiosity, not control
• Resist the rescue

If you’re navigating this stage of parenting, you’ll leave feeling seen, encouraged, and equipped with tools to hold space instead of running the plays.

And if you know another parent of young adults who could use this message, share this episode and help advance Molly’s mission of equipping one million people with the tools to recognize when they’re in a funk—and pivot out of it.

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What happens when everything you’ve built begins to unravel—your business dissolves, your partner sells his company, and your biggest coping mechanism is no longer an option?

In this raw and inspiring episode, Caytie Langford shares her story of walking away from an eight-year coaching career, navigating the messy middle of identity shifts, choosing sobriety, and finding her way into a new chapter she truly loves.

Today, Caytie is thriving as a real estate investor and mentor, leading a fast-growing community of women who are building wealth and boldly stepping into their futures.

If you’ve ever found yourself in the funk—whether in your career, relationships, or personal habits—this conversation is proof that the funk doesn’t have to be the end. It can be the turning point.

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In the first episode of the WTF podcast, Molly shares her deeply personal journey from professional burnout and imposter syndrome to transformative change sparked by a challenging Facebook Live video. Molly elaborates on how she coped with stress through nightly glass or three of wine, the pivotal moment that led her to commit to 100 days of sobriety, and the profound impact it had on her life. She discusses how small, courageous steps can lead to significant personal and professional growth, offering practical advice for overcoming life's funks. 

Join Molly as she embarks on a mission to equip millions with the tools for self-improvement and emotional well-being.

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The funk happens. But you don’t have to stay there. I’m Molly Smith—Breakthrough Coach, Energy Healer, and author of What the Funk?!—and I created The WTF Podcast to help over one million people recognize when they’re in the funk and pivot out of it. You’ll hear my own behind-the-scenes stories, raw and unfiltered guest conversations, and live coaching sessions where we dig into what’s really keeping people stuck. No fluff, no pretending everything’s fine—just practical tools, simple shifts, and the courage to take your next best step.

Let's connect! 

YouTube: @mollypositivepants

Instagram: @molly.positivepants

Facebook: Molly Moore Smith

www.nexstbeststep.co