Rebuilding After Rock Bottom: Small Promises, Big Shifts

The Cooldown Podcast with Tyler Argento

Rebuilding isn’t glamorous — it’s messy, slow, and sometimes lonely. In this episode of The Cool Down, Tyler shares the raw truth about hitting rock bottom and the small, consistent steps that helped him come back stronger. From car troubles that mirrored her burnout to the three non-negotiables that rebuilt her health, Tyler opens up about the power of slowing down, honoring transitions, and giving yourself permission to start over.

If you’ve been feeling off, heavy, or disconnected from yourself, this episode is your reminder that you’re not broken — you’re evolving.

🔗 Connect with Tyler: https://linktr.ee/tylerargento.fit

• 00:00 – Welcome to The Cool Down: A podcast about training hard, recovering harder, and slowing down.

• 01:00 – A new setting, same mission: Why shorter episodes fit the vision right now.

• 02:00 – Hitting rock bottom: Car troubles as a metaphor for burnout.

• 03:00 – Feeling lost: Confidence, drive, and energy gone.

• 04:00 – “That version of me rebuilt me”: Lessons from the hardest season.

• 05:00 – Mindset shift: Why rebuilding doesn’t mean overhauling everything.

• 06:00 – Accepting where you are: Normalizing heavy seasons.

• 07:00 – Rebuilding with small promises: Walk, lift, eat protein.

• 08:00 – Preserving energy: Why Tyler started walking in silence.

• 09:00 – Protecting boundaries: Do Not Disturb and unapologetic rest.

• 10:00 – Training when it’s hard: Confidence through consistency.

• 11:00 – Simplifying meals: Frozen veggies, protein, and letting go of perfection.

• 12:00 – Permission to cancel plans (and giving permission to do less).

• 13:00 – Why healing looks simple, not glamorous.

• 14:00 – Light at the end of evolving: Change is hard but worth it.

• 15:00 – Closing reflections + a reminder to subscribe, review, and share.