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How This Food Journalist Manages Anxiety

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Liz Moody started her career as a syndicated newspaper columnist, traveling all over the world. These days, you can find her living with her husband in Brooklyn, New York, and writing about food. She’s currently a contributing food editor at Mindbodygreen, where she was the food director for two years. She also hosts a podcast called Healthier Together. Moody’s new cookbook of the same name was released in April 2019.

This week, Moody shares with Medium the inspiration for her new cookbook, her morning routine, and the recipe for a perfect smoothie.

It took me a long time to get on board with a morning routine, because I always thought it was wellness bullshit. I was like, “Who has time for that?” I just wanted to get up and launch my day. But then I went through a bad bit of anxiety about a year and a half ago. In desperation, I was like, I’m going to try this morning routine thing and see what happens. And I actually liked it.