The Mel Robbins Podcast

The Best Relationship Advice No One Ever Told You

Why Making Friends as an Adult Feels Impossible & What to Do About It

This podcast episode focuses on the challenges of making friends as an adult. Mel Robbins, the host, explains the "Great Scattering"—the phenomenon where friendships formed in childhood and early adulthood dissolve due to life changes—and introduces three pillars of adult friendship: proximity, timing, and energy. She...

How to Create the Life You Want: Lessons From the #1 Happiness Researcher

This podcast interviews Dr. Judith Joseph, a psychiatrist and researcher, about her Happiness Lab and its findings on five key elements for thriving: validation, venting, values, vitals, and vision. The interview explores how these elements, often neglected, act as hidden obstacles to happiness, and how addressing the...

Why 80% of Autoimmune Diseases Happen to Women & Solutions From a Renowned MD

In this episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, Mel interviews Dr. Sara Szal, an expert in autoimmune diseases, to discuss the rising rates of these conditions, particularly among women. Dr. Szal explains what autoimmune diseases are, their root causes (genetic predisposition, leaky gut, and triggers like trauma and hormon...

When Nothing Seems to Be Going Your Way, Here’s Exactly What to Do

This monologue podcast addresses the unfairness of life and offers a four-step process for coping with difficult situations. Mel Robbins acknowledges the validity of feeling overwhelmed and sad when facing hardship, recommending a self-imposed deadline for grieving before actively addressing the problem. She emphasiz...

What Happens to Your Body and Mind When You Stop Drinking Alcohol

3 Questions That Determine Who You Really Are

This monologue podcast by Mel Robbins focuses on three questions designed to help listeners understand themselves better and achieve their full potential. The podcast begins by introducing Terry Crews's question, "If someone paid you a million dollars to do this task, how would you do it?", emphasizing the importance ...

How to Find Your Purpose & Design the Life You Want

This interview podcast features Mel Robbins interviewing renowned life coach Martha Beck. The conversation centers on discovering one's purpose and overcoming feelings of being stuck, drawing heavily on Beck's personal experiences and insights from her new book, Beyond Anxiety. Robbins shares a personal anecdote abou...

If You Struggle With Stress & Anxiety, This Will Change Your Life

This interview podcast focuses on understanding and managing stress. Host Mel Robbins interviews Dr. Aditi Nerurkar, a Harvard Medical School professor and stress expert, who introduces the concept of "horizonlessness"—a feeling of lacking direction and excitement for the future—as a common post-pandemic phenomenon li...

5 Ways to Actually Make Your Habits Stick

This Q&A podcast episode focuses on habit formation, addressing listener questions about creating and maintaining new habits. Mel Robbins, the host, introduces five key strategies: making habits visible, removing temptations, tracking progress, creating a plan (including "if-then" planning), and starting new habits in...

Try It For 1 Day: Do This Every Morning to Boost Motivation & Focus

How to Stop Caring What People Think of You

This interview podcast features Mel Robbins discussing her "Let Them Theory" with Chrissy Teigen. The episode begins with Mel introducing the theory—a mindset tool to distinguish between controllable and uncontrollable aspects of life, specifically focusing on managing anxieties about others' opinions. Mel and Chriss...

How to Achieve Any Goal You Have in 6 Simple Steps

This monologue podcast presents a six-step formula for achieving any goal. Mel Robbins, the host, structures the episode by outlining each step: deciding what you want and how you'll measure success; writing it down; finding a proven formula; doing the "reps" (tedious, consistent work); making the process easier and m...

Eat THIS to Lose Fat, Prevent Disease, & Feel Better Now With Dr. William Li

7 Minutes To Start 2025 Right

8 Habits That Will Change Your Life: The Expert Advice You Need This Year

How to Make Next Year the Best Year: Ask Yourself These 7 Questions

The One Tool to Transform Your Relationships: The Let Them Theory

This episode explores the dynamics of strained relationships, specifically focusing on the mother-daughter relationship between Mel Robbins and her daughter, Sawyer. Against the backdrop of their initially functional but distant relationship, marked by Mel's frequent absences due to work and Sawyer's resulting feelings...

The Top Expert Advice of the Year: The Best of the Mel Robbins Podcast

In this episode of her podcast, Mel Robbins revisits some of her favorite moments from the past year, showcasing six remarkable experts who have significantly influenced her life. Tune in as she shares practical insights ranging from manifesting techniques by a neurosurgeon and effective communication strategies from a...

Harvard Psychologist Shares 6 Words That Will Change Your Family

This Mel Robbins Podcast episode features Dr. Stuart Ablon, a clinical psychologist, discussing his research-backed approach to understanding and addressing challenging behavior. The podcast explores the concept that challenging behavior stems from a lack of skills, not a lack of will, emphasizing the importance of a ...