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Mel Robbins

You can change your life and Mel Robbins will show you how. The Mel Robbins Podcast is the #1 podcast on the globe for a reason: Mel’s simple, research-backed advice has changed millions of people’s lives, and in every episode, she’s giving you all her hard-fought secrets, science-backed tools, and deeply personal stories, so you can change yours too. If you’re a new listener, you’re in the right place. Every episode will empower you to create a better life and help you take a step toward the life you want. Want more? Follow along at @melrobbins

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The Mel Robbins Podcast

Today, you are getting the best dating advice out there for both you and your loved ones.

Mel sits down with Logan Ury – a behavior scientist, dating expert, host of Netflix’s new dating series “The Later Daters,” and Director of Relationship Science at Hinge – to get her science-backed insights on finding success in dating.

If dating apps make you feel hopeless, if you feel like dating is broken, or can’t seem to find “the one,” Logan’s insights will change your approach to finding love forever.

Whether you're single, in a relationship, or supporting a loved one navigating the dating scene, this episode is packed with science-backed insights and actionable tools to help anyone find the love they deserve.

For more resources, including links to the studies mentioned in the episode, click here for the podcast episode page.

If you’re in your relationship and want tools and tips on how to make it better, listen to this episode next: 5 Signs of an Incompatible Relationship & 3 Signs You’ve Found “The One”

Connect with Mel:

 

Watch the episodes on YouTubeGet Mel’s new book, The Let Them TheoryFollow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast InstagramMel's TikTok Sign up for Mel’s personal letter Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes Disclaimer

The Only Dating Advice You'll Ever Need

In this episode, you will learn how to live a more meaningful and happy life with zero weird tricks. 

Today, world renowned professor Dr. Laurie Santos is here to give you a crash course on living a happier, more fulfilling life. 

Dr. Santos is the professor behind Yale’s most popular course of all time, which she then taught as an online course called The Science of Well-Being.

5 million students have taken her semester-long course, but you don’t need to.

Why? Because today on the podcast, she is distilling and summarizing the key takeaways from her world-famous 26 lectures into one hour for you. 

She will share the surprising truths about what truly makes you happy and 5 science-backed ways to rewire your mind for more joy and meaning. 

And even if happiness feels out of reach, this episode will change your perspective and equip you with practical tools to experience more of it, starting today. 

For more resources, including links to the studies mentioned in the episode, click here for the podcast episode page.

If you liked this episode, you’ll love hearing from Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar – the most popular professor in Harvard’s history – share about the science of creating a better life. Listen to this one next: How to Build the Life You Want: Timeless Wisdom for More Happiness & Purpose

Connect with Mel:

 

Get Mel’s new book, The Let Them TheoryWatch the episodes on YouTubeFollow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast InstagramMel's TikTok Sign up for Mel’s personal letter Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes Disclaimer

The Science of Well-Being: Powerful Happiness Hacks That 5 Million People Are Using

Confidence is a skill, and today you are going to learn exactly how to build it.

Mel is one of the leading experts on the topic of confidence and is tapped regularly by the world’s top brands to teach their leaders how to be more confident. 

And in today’s episode, Mel is giving you her step-by-step playbook, the same one that she teaches to leaders around the world, that you can use immediately.

Mel is offering the guide to believing in yourself (for real this time) in 5 simple steps. 

If you have ever wanted to know how to increase your self-confidence and improve self-esteem, this is the episode for you. Whether you want to speak up at work, set boundaries, or stop doubting yourself, you need to hear this.

This is an encore episode with new and exciting insights from Mel at the top.

For more resources, including links to the studies mentioned in the episode, click here for the podcast episode page.

If you liked this episode, which was packed with coaching and simple tools to be more confident, you’ll love listening to this one next: How to Read Body Language to Get What You Want: 6 Simple Psychological Tricks to Be More Confident

Connect with Mel:

 

Get Mel’s new book, The Let Them TheoryWatch the episodes on YouTubeFollow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast InstagramMel's TikTok Sign up for Mel’s personal letter Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes Disclaimer

Stop Doubting Yourself: 5 Tips to Boost Your Confidence

This episode will change the way you think about every relationship in your life. 

Today, Harvard’s Dr. Stuart Ablon is distilling 30 years of behavior change research into one hour. 

Dr. Ablon is the Founder and Director of Think: Kids at Massachusetts General Hospital, which focuses on Collaborative Problem Solving. An award-winning psychologist, Dr. Ablon is also a professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

After listening, you will have a completely new approach to dealing with difficult people, challenging kids, and family members.

In this candid and relatable conversation, Mel and Dr. Ablon bust through the most common parenting myths and offers a simple 3 step approach for transforming even the most frustrating dynamics. 

This episode isn’t just about solving conflicts; it’s about creating a deeper understanding of others and fostering lasting change. 

Whether you're a parent, partner, or simply navigating life’s challenges, this conversation is for you.

For more resources, including links to the studies mentioned in the episode, click here for the podcast episode page.

If you liked this episode, and want to create a peaceful connection with family, listen to to this episode next: The Simple Tool That Will Transform Your Family Dynamic

Connect with Mel:

 

Get Mel’s new book, The Let Them TheoryWatch the episodes on YouTubeFollow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast InstagramMel's TikTok Sign up for Mel’s personal letter Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes Disclaimer

Harvard Psychologist Shares 6 Words That Will Change Your Family

In this episode, you’ll learn the best expert advice Mel learned this year.

Today, Mel has carefully selected the most life-changing, thought-provoking, and inspiring moments shared by her guests in the last 12 months.

These are the breakthrough ideas and expert insights that left a lasting impact on her, and they are about to do the same for you.

Hear from world-class scientists, researchers, and leaders in their field as they reveal how to manifest success, have better boundaries, the secret to a happy life, and how to finally get the sleep you deserve.

This is not just a podcast episode. It is your step-by-step guide to real change and the level-up you have been waiting for. Ready to make 2025 your best year yet? Start here.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

 • A simple, daily routine from a neuroscientist to manifest your biggest goals
 • A trial lawyer’s secret phrase that will stop people from disrespecting you
 • A sleep scientist’s bedtime routine that will give you (almost) limitless energy
 • How to hold your boundaries, according to a renowned author and speaker
 • The crazy trick to becoming happy, from a Harvard psychology professor
 • The most powerful financial advice Mel has ever heard (and follows every day) from her favorite money expert

This episode is packed with wisdom, practical tools, and inspiring moments that will transform how you think, act, and show up in 2025. 

For more resources, including links to the studies mentioned in the episode, click here for the podcast episode page.

What should you listen to next? You’ll love the full podcast episodes with each of the experts featured today:

Dr. Jim Doty: Spotify | Apple | YouTube

Jefferson Fisher: Spotify | Apple | YouTube

Dr. Rebecca Robbins: Spotify | Apple | YouTube

Trent Shelton: Spotify | Apple | YouTube

Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar: Spotify | Apple | YouTube

Tiffany Aliche: Spotify | Apple | YouTube

Connect with Mel:

 

Get Mel’s new book, The Let Them TheoryWatch the episodes on YouTubeFollow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast InstagramMel's TikTok Sign up for Mel’s personal letter Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes Disclaimer

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

If there’s someone in your life you wish you were closer to, but it sometimes feels like there’s an unspoken tension between you, this episode is for you. 

Today, Mel sits down with her oldest daughter, Sawyer, for a raw and transformative conversation about repairing relationships and closing the invisible distance that so many of us feel with the people we love most.

Together, they share the story of how writing The Let Them Theory healed their relationship and reveal three powerful tools that can help you do the same.

Whether it’s with a sibling, a parent, an adult child, or your partner, this conversation is a gift—one that will help you let go of resentment, show up differently, and create the deeper connection you’ve been longing for. 

Get ready to finally have the relationship you’ve always wanted. 

Get the book: “The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About”

For more resources, click here for the podcast episode page.

If you liked this personal episode, you’ll love this one, in which Mel and her husband Chris have a very candid conversation about their marriage of 28 years: How To Create Better Relationships: 6 Surprising Lessons From 28 Years Of Marriage

Connect with Mel:

Get Mel’s new book, The Let Them TheoryWatch the episodes on YouTubeFollow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast InstagramMel's TikTok Sign up for Mel’s personal letter Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes Disclaimer

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

Do you want to make 2025 your best year yet?

There are 7 questions to ask yourself that will help you:

 • Step into 2025 with clarity about what you want & with a plan to make it happen
 • Become inspired, energized, and in control again
 • Learn & apply Mel's powerful, life-changing, science-backed, year-end ritual that she has done for over 20 years

In this episode, Mel will walk you through the 7 powerful questions, reveal her own answers, and guide you through how to answer them.

Your answers will show you what the very next steps are in your life, and help you confidently map out what you should focus on in the next 12 months.

This is the method Mel uses to set and achieve goals, and today, you’re getting the roadmap to the success, fulfillment, and happiness that you desire.

And if you’ve been a long-term listener of Mel and the podcast, you’ll recognize and love this method, as Mel invites you to reflect on and revisit how the past year went.

Fun, engaging, and deeply impactful, this episode will help you step into 2025 with purpose and momentum.

For more resources, click here for the podcast episode page.

If you liked this episode, your next listen should be this one: The Top Expert Advice of the Year: The Best of the Mel Robbins Podcast

Connect with Mel:

 

Get Mel’s new book, The Let Them TheoryWatch the episodes on YouTubeFollow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast InstagramMel's TikTok Sign up for Mel’s personal letter Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes Disclaimer

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

In this episode, you’re getting the best of the best of The Mel Robbins Podcast.

This year, Mel released 115 episodes of the podcast, and featured 43 experts who shared their transformative insights on health, relationships, mindset, and more. 

Together, this adds up to thousands of takeaways.

Because your time is valuable, Mel is giving you a gift today:

She and her team crunched the data, reviewed hundreds of hours of content, analyzed listener feedback, and pinpointed the moments you shared, replayed, and wrote about—the moments that changed your life.

The result? The 8 most impactful moments of the entire year.

So in this episode, Mel is teeing up these moments to you one at a time, playing for you the best takeaways of the year.

You’ll hear 8 small pieces of expert advice that are packed with science, stories, and actionable strategies that will help you take action and make change, starting today.

What should you listen to next? You’ll love the full podcast episodes with each of the experts featured today:

Dr. Tara Swart: Spotify | Apple | YouTube

Dr. Aditi Nerurkar: Spotify | Apple | YouTube

Dr. Mary Claire Haver: Spotify | Apple | YouTube

Dr. Wendy Suzuki: Spotify | Apple | YouTube

Dr. Chris Palmer: Spotify | Apple | YouTube

Sarah Jakes Roberts: Spotify | Apple | YouTube

Dr. Robert Waldinger: Spotify | Apple | YouTube

Dr. Zach Bush: Spotify | Apple | YouTube

Mel also created an episode of HER favorite moments of this year, which you can listen to here.

For more resources, including links to the studies mentioned in the episode, click here for the podcast episode page.

Connect with Mel:

 

Get Mel’s new book, The Let Them TheoryWatch the episodes on YouTubeFollow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast InstagramMel's TikTok Sign up for Mel’s personal letter Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes Disclaimer

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

Take 7 minutes for yourself today. 

These are 7 minutes for the next year that will start 2025 right.

In this special mini-episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, Mel has a message just for you: This year, you have the power. 

You have the power to make this the best year of your life.

You have the power to take the leap, pursue your dreams, and create the change you’ve always wanted.

This is the year you take back control. You stop worrying about what others think, say, or do, and start focusing on YOU. Because here’s the truth: only you decide how to spend your time and energy. And when you direct them toward the right things, everything changes.

Start your year strong with this message from Mel.

If you liked this episode, your next listen should be this one: The Top Expert Advice of the Year: The Best of the Mel Robbins Podcast

Get Mel’s new bestselling book: “The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About”

For more resources, click here for the podcast episode page.

Connect with Mel:

 

Get Mel’s new book, The Let Them TheoryWatch the episodes on YouTubeFollow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast InstagramMel's TikTok Sign up for Mel’s personal letter Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes Disclaimer

7 Minutes To Start 2025 Right

In today’s episode, you’ll learn a renowned doctor’s protocol to prevent disease, heal your body, burn fat, and feel better now.

You’ll get the exact steps to optimize your health, the 5 foods you should be eating every week, and the 3 foods you’ll never eat again after you listen to this episode.

Joining Mel today is Dr. William Li, MD. Dr. Li is a physician and scientist whose groundbreaking work on angiogenesis (the study of blood vessels) has impacted more than seventy diseases, including cancer, diabetes, blindness, heart disease, and obesity, and his foundation has educated 40,000 physicians.

He has also spent over 30 years researching the connection between food and health, and his findings that he is sharing with you today are nothing short of revolutionary. 

Dr. Li will explain how you can rewire your metabolism, improve your overall health, and start feeling better by making simple and powerful changes to your diet.

In this episode, you will learn:

 • The top 5 foods proven to burn fat and prevent disease.
 • The 3 things you should never eat or drink.
 • How to activate your body’s natural fat-burning system.
 • The critical connection between your diet, metabolism, and health.
 • The surprising role your body’s blood vessels play in burning fat and healing.
 • How specific dietary changes can starve cancer and prevent chronic disease.
 • Why your metabolism isn’t broken – it’s just waiting for the right fuel.

Dr. Li’s research and advice will change the way you think about food and your health.

All additional resources, including Dr. Li’s books and studies are linked on the podcast episode page.

If you liked this research-packed episode, you’ll love listening to this one next: Change Your Brain: #1 Neuroscientist’s Exercise Protocol for Peak Energy and Focus

Connect with Mel:

 

Get Mel’s new book, The Let Them TheoryWatch the episodes on YouTubeFollow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast InstagramMel's TikTok Sign up for Mel’s personal letter Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes Disclaimer

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

Do you want to know how to get motivated even when you don’t feel like it? 

Today’s episode is one of the best talks ever on how to improve self-motivation and overcome your excuses. 

So before you waste any more time, listen to this. 

After today, you will know how to navigate your life with more power and purpose than you ever thought possible. 

Psychiatrist Dr. Alok Kanojia, MD, also widely known as Dr. K, is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist specializing in modern mental health and the brain. He is beloved by the millions of fans of his YouTube channel Healthy Gamer for his clear, no-nonsense advice about motivation, technology, and making the most of your life.

This is one of those episodes that will forever change the way you think.

For more resources, including links to Dr. Alok Kanojia’s research, website, book, and social media, click here for the podcast episode page. 

If you liked this research-packed episode, you’ll love Dr. K’s first appearance on The Mel Robbins Podcast, which focuses on technology’s impact on the brain and body: Before You Waste Time, Listen to This

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 • Get Mel’s new free 26-page workbook, 
What Do You Really Want, • to finally answer that question and redefine your future. 
Watch the episodes on YouTubeFollow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast InstagramMel's TikTok Sign up for Mel’s personal letter Disclaimer

How to Get Motivated Even When You Don’t Feel Like It

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