Tribe Vibes

Moody’s own wellness journey was born from a period of her life when she felt supremely isolated. She had moved from the US to London, England, with her husband, who was enrolled in a demanding graduate program.

The former journalist had quit her job to work on a novel and found herself home alone in front of the computer all day. The solitude fueled anxiety that continued mounting until she began experiencing panic attacks whenever she tried to leave the house.

“It was that time of several months, when I literally barely got out of bed, that I started thinking about all of the component pieces of what makes my best life,” says Moody, who began researching everything from neuroscience to nutrition to understand and improve her condition.

Fostering engaged followers

Moody went on to serve as food director for the wellness website mindbodygreen, publish two cookbooks—Glow Pops (superfood popsicle recipes) and Healthier Together (recipes for two)—and launch her podcast. In January 2020, she made the leap to full-time wellness content creator.

Just two months later, when pandemic lockdowns ensued, Moody worried her mental health would decline. She leaned into cultivating community on her growing Instagram account. “I would make content that I felt like I needed and that I felt like other people needed,” she recalls. “It was just this huge source of connection.”

Her following swelled, and her account became a buzzing hive of interaction. “One of my favorite things is when you go into the comment section on one of my posts, and people are helping each other out,” says Moody.

Many of her Instagram followers also tune into her podcast, which she describes as facilitating a more intimate relationship than social media. “You have me in your ear for an hour,” she explains, adding that podcast listeners “will come up to me on the street, and it'll really feel … like we're friends.”

Moody is also delighted that Healthier Together podcast clubs have sprung up across the country. Members gather to listen to and talk about episodes and support each other in health-promoting activities. “The fact that I am even proving as this tiny instigative factor for that is the most joyful and rewarding part of my work,” she says.

Tapping into universal desires

While Moody stresses that everyone’s “best life” looks different based on their circumstances, she has a knack for choosing podcast topics that resonate with the collective. She shies away from aligning herself with wellness trends because “trying to do something for clicks and likes … is not actually keeping the end goal of serving your community in mind,” she explains.

The core human need for healthy relationships is a topic that never goes out of style. Moody notes that we all desire connection yet may feel ashamed about looking for it. We may think we’re the only one who feels lonely or doesn’t have their friendship circle all figured out.

Says Moody, “A big part of my work is to break down the shame around that and say, ‘All of us are looking for these connections.’”