The Perfect Summary Podcast
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A young Boston florist falls for a brilliant surgeon, then finds herself inside the pattern she grew up watching, just as her first love walks back into her life.
Chris Lee's seven steps for breakdowns: accept, take responsibility, process emotion, forgive, recommit, act with support, celebrate.
What the centenarians of an Okinawan village can teach the rest of us about purpose, calm, food, friends and a reason to get up in the morning.
In a world where career advice often sounds generic, intimidating, or completely out of touch with reality, this episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast delivers something radically different: data-driven strategies that are both empowering and immediately usable. Mel sits down with…
Sex educator Emily Nagoski uses the science of accelerators, brakes and context to show women that their sexuality is not broken, only theirs.
Retired FBI undercover agent Scott Payne recounts infiltrating the Outlaws biker club and the neo-Nazi group the Base, and the toll it took.
Mel Robbins shares four very different books that changed her life, from daily meditations to fantasy, and the backstories that make them matter.
Big Jay Oakerson and Joe Rogan riff on stand-up's evolution, reading the room, hecklers, Hollywood side gigs and street-fight bravado.
Exercise physiologist Dr. Stacy Sims explains why women aren't small men: eat before training, lift heavy, sprint briefly, and rethink cold plunges.
Dr. Gabor Maté explains how childhood wounds become adult patterns, and why healing starts with compassionate curiosity instead of blame.
Chris Williamson and Joe Rogan on extremism, Ozempic, men falling behind, type A problems, algorithms and why personal growth is lonely.
Sex therapist Vanessa Marin explains responsive desire, why to plan for sex, the bristle response and simple daily habits for deeper intimacy.
Mel Robbins names six subtle forms of disrespect, from being talked over to backhanded compliments, and gives scripts to respond and protect your peace.
Neuroscientist Michael Platt on how attention, hormones, status and tribe quietly steer our choices, and how to decide better.
Michael Kosta and Joe Rogan talk joke writing, tennis and grit, knockouts, the Comedy Mothership, free speech, sauna habits and AI.
Orthopedic surgeon Vonda Wright argues frailty is not inevitable and lays out her walk, sprint, lift and balance routine.
Director Peter Berg joins Joe Rogan on making American Primeval, Brigham Young, handling critics, writing rituals and what makes champions.
Billy Corgan unpacks the Bill Burr half-brother saga, his mob-connected father, comedy legends, unconscious messages in songs and refusing to sell out.
Trial lawyer Jefferson Fisher shares exact phrases for disrespect, belittling, gaslighting and difficult people, and why saying less gives you power.
Pulmonologist Dr. Roger Seheult explains how sunlight, heat, cold, NAC, fresh air and darkness at night support immunity and faster recovery from colds and flu.
Mel Robbins' seven-item weekly checklist: brain dump, cross off, a hot 15, one meal, one workout, real rest and one connection.
Felipe Esparza and Joe Rogan riff on old-school comedy, Hendrix and Elvis, 1800s sewage, toxic candles, prions, mercury tombs and more.
Pavel Tsatsouline explains strength as a skill: greasing the groove, avoiding failure, anti-glycolytic endurance and breathing for power.
Mel Robbins explains the "great scattering," the three pillars of adult friendship, and a go-first plan for finding your people at any age.
Mel Robbins and her husband Chris answer listener questions on growth, resentment, family pressure, alone time and parenting clashes.
Psychiatrist Dr. Judith Joseph shares the 5 V's from her Happiness Lab research: validation, venting, values, vitals and vision.
Harvard psychologist Ellen Langer explains how noticing, uncertainty and mind-body unity can change healing, aging, stress and daily life.
Mel Robbins shares three questions from Terry Crews, Jeff Bezos and Viola Davis to unlock your potential, make bold decisions and love yourself.
Chess prodigy turned martial arts champion and coach Josh Waitzkin shares how loss, fear, empty space and a daily "most important question" drive learning.
Harvard addiction doctor Sarah Wakeman explains what alcohol does to your liver, brain, sleep, and hormones, and how to cut back or help someone you love.