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Being on Substack is Ruining My Health

29 min · 7 de jun de 2026
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I’m not doing well right now. I’m working 80 to 85 hours a week on Substack and everything that comes along with it. My workouts are few and far between. I haven’t been doing wildlife photography for weeks now. My physical and mental health are suffering. And it’s my own fault. I blame myself for all of this. Will it change? Probably not any time soon. I have difficulty allowing myself to slow down and take time off. I am super competitive when it comes to my growth and results here on Substack. With other writers? No. Just with myself. I want to achieve everything I have in mind without it slowing down to a halt. This makes it almost impossible to cut back and slow my progress, which already feels slow enough. I also feel guilty if I’m not doing everything possible to fight Traitor Trump’s fascist bullshit. I talk about the internal struggles I’m going through in today’s podcast episode. It makes me feel better to vent about this a little. I appreciate our Mouthy Militia lending me their ears. Getting it off my chest helps me to feel better about the situation. I’ll rest when Trump is gone. But probably not until then, if I’m being honest. © 2026 The Mouthy Renegade Writer. All rights reserved. Mooch thinks that you all deserve 50% off our paid subscription rate. It’s just $2.49 monthly, or $24.99 a year to support our independent journalism. Here’s our half-off coupon, just for you! Join HERE for 50% off! [https://themouthyrenegadewriter.substack.com/subscribe?coupon=e5dc6a97] If you enjoy my daily podcast episodes, I’d appreciate your support of my independent journalism. It’s less than $5 monthly, and I’d be honored to have you with us. Thank you! Click HERE to Contribute to our GoFundMe [https://gofund.me/bfe9b9429]. And we hope to see you soon on the road! https://gofund.me/bfe9b9429 [https://gofund.me/3c8d35629] Get full access to You Have the Right to Remain Mouthy at themouthyrenegadewriter.substack.com/subscribe [https://themouthyrenegadewriter.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

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