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The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 25, 2026 · 15 min read
Dr. Russell Kennedy on Healing Anxiety: Why It's an Alarm in the Body, Not a Thinking Problem

Neuroscientist MD Russell Kennedy tells Mel Robbins anxiety is a childhood alarm stored in the body, and how to heal it neck down.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 25, 2026 · 11 min read
Dr. Becky Kennedy on Emotional Triggers: Why We React and 3 Steps to Rewire Your Response

Dr. Becky Kennedy explains how childhood wiring drives adult triggers and shares three steps to repair and rewire your reactions.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 24, 2026 · 9 min read
Mel Robbins on the Art of Doing Nothing: One Minute a Day to Unplug

Mel Robbins makes the case for doing nothing on purpose, why rest feels weird, and a one-minute daily practice to unplug.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 24, 2026 · 10 min read
Mel Robbins on Trauma and Nervous System Repair: Finding the Switch Inside You

Mel Robbins shares her own trauma story, explains the nervous system as your home's wiring and offers six ways to flip from fight or flight to calm.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 24, 2026 · 8 min read
How to Let Go: Mel Robbins' Pain-or-Drain Rule and the Remove-or-Redirect Tool

Mel Robbins uses autumn leaves to show how to spot what drains you, remove or redirect it, and quit complaining and controlling others.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 24, 2026 · 8 min read
Steal This From My Therapist: Mel Robbins and Amy on Turning a Bad Day Around

Mel Robbins and her friend Amy work through bad moods live, using two therapist exercises: locate the feeling, then fire up a peak-moment memory.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 24, 2026 · 13 min read
Andrew Huberman on Sleep, Dreams, Fasting, Psychedelics and the Limits of the Human Mind

Stanford neuroscientist Andrew Huberman and Lex Fridman cover sleep, naps, fasting, REM dreams, psychedelics, neuroplasticity and pushing mental limits.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 24, 2026 · 12 min read
David Sinclair on Aging as Lost Information, Fasting, Biosensors and Living Past 100

Harvard geneticist David Sinclair explains his information theory of aging, a reset switch in mice, one meal a day, and a future of body dashboards.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 24, 2026 · 7 min read
Mel Robbins: Your Morning Routine Begins the Night Before

Mel Robbins shares five evening habits, from the 3-2-1 rule to keeping your phone out of the bedroom, that set up a calmer, more productive morning.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 23, 2026 · 14 min read
Dr. Ramani Durvasula on Handling a Narcissist: Trauma Bonds, Gaslighting, Gray Rocking and Tiny Acts of Rebellion

Dr. Ramani returns to answer listener questions on narcissists in dating, family and work, with tools like yellow rocking and the DEEP rule.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 23, 2026 · 8 min read
Mel Robbins on Why You Procrastinate and the Research-Backed Way to Stop

Mel Robbins explains why procrastination is a stress response, not laziness, and gives a research-backed method to break the cycle.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 22, 2026 · 7 min read
Mel Robbins on the Two Types of Overwhelm and Three Tools to Beat Them

Mel Robbins separates legitimate from lifestyle overwhelm and coaches five listeners with the brain dump, the rule of three and one question.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 22, 2026 · 8 min read
Mel Robbins on Handling Negative People: Snow Globes, Curmudgeons and Quitting Gossip

Mel Robbins shares simple tools to keep other people's bad moods off you, win over grumpy colleagues, stop gossiping and spread good energy.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 22, 2026 · 9 min read
Sean Brady on Beating Kelvin Gastelum, Losing His Unbeaten Record and Training His Mind (JRE MMA Show #152)

UFC welterweight Sean Brady talks recovery, weight cuts, his first loss, mental performance coaching and his win over Kelvin Gastelum with Joe Rogan.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 22, 2026 · 10 min read
Dana K. White's 5-Step Decluttering Process for a Clutter-Free Home and Mind

Dana K. White explains why decluttering beats organizing, the container concept, and a five-step process that only ever makes a space better.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 22, 2026 · 9 min read
Dr. Russell Kennedy on Healing Anxiety at the Root: The Anxiety Toolkit, Part 1

Dr. Russell Kennedy tells Mel Robbins why anxiety is alarm stored in the body, and how younger-self work can heal it rather than just cope with it.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 22, 2026 · 7 min read
Overfunctioners vs. Underfunctioners: Mel and Chris Robbins Unpack Their Opposite Stress Styles

Mel Robbins records a stressful morning in real time, then unpacks with husband Chris why she overfunctions under stress and he underfunctions.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 22, 2026 · 10 min read
Joey Diaz on Saunas, Sleep, Wild Stories and Ending His Career as a Stand-Up

Joe Rogan and Joey Diaz trade recovery tips, wild life stories and politics, then reflect on the Comedy Store and Joey's plan for a stand-up residency.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 22, 2026 · 8 min read
Dr. Nicole LePera on Few Childhood Memories, Emotionally Immature Parents and Healing

Mel Robbins and Dr. Nicole LePera explain why many people remember little of childhood, how it links to trauma, and a daily first step toward healing.

The Joe Rogan Experience · Oct 21, 2026 · 8 min read
Abigail Shrier on Bad Therapy and Why Kids Aren't Growing Up

Journalist Abigail Shrier tells Joe Rogan why she thinks too much therapy, medication and hovering are making kids more anxious, not less.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 21, 2026 · 7 min read
Oakley Robbins on Teen Anxiety, Scary Thoughts, Therapy and Finding Purpose

Mel Robbins' 17-year-old son Oakley opens up about two anxiety breakdowns, the scary thoughts he hid, and how therapy helped him heal.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 21, 2026 · 9 min read
Travis Stevens on Judo, Brutal Weight Cuts, Olympic Heartbreak and the Road to Silver

Olympic judo silver medalist Travis Stevens walks Lex Fridman through throws, weight cuts, injuries, a 2012 heartbreak and his 2016 comeback.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 21, 2026 · 8 min read
Mel Robbins on How to Speak Up for Yourself: A Six-Step Formula for Difficult Conversations

Mel Robbins coaches four listeners through hard conversations and shares her six-step formula, from knowing your why to validating and setting boundaries.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 21, 2026 · 9 min read
Patrick McKeown on Nose Breathing, Slow Exhales and Better Sleep

Breathing expert Patrick McKeown coaches Mel Robbins through nose breathing, breath holds and slow exhales to cut stress and improve sleep.

The School of Greatness · Oct 21, 2026 · 14 min read
Dr. Tara Narula on How Stress Damages the Heart and Why Resilience Is a Learnable Skill

Cardiologist Dr. Tara Narula explains how stress can cause heart attacks and shares her toolkit for building resilience in adults and kids.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 18, 2026 · 10 min read
Dr. Mark Hyman on Resetting Your Health in 10 Days: Gut Health, Inflammation, Sleep and Supplements

Functional medicine doctor Mark Hyman explains how a 10-day food reset, better sleep, key supplements and connection help the body heal itself.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 12, 2026 · 9 min read
Mel Robbins on Conquering Fear of Public Speaking: Preparation, "What's the Best That Can Happen?" and the Harvard Excitement Reframe (with Michelle Poler)

Mel Robbins takes listeners backstage in Dallas to share how she beat her fear of public speaking, plus Michelle Poler's 100-fears lessons.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 12, 2026 · 7 min read
Mel Robbins: "What If It All Works Out?" Six Words to Stop the Worry Spiral

Mel Robbins shares six words that interrupt catastrophizing, plus the Buddhist two-arrows teaching and research on how worry hurts.

Lex Fridman Podcast · Oct 12, 2026 · 10 min read
Matt Walker on Why We Sleep: Caffeine, Dreams, Memory, Insomnia and the Cost of Short Sleep

Sleep scientist Matt Walker and Lex Fridman debate sleep, caffeine, dreams, memory, insomnia, fasting and whether sacrificing sleep for passion is worth it.

The Mel Robbins Podcast · Oct 12, 2026 · 10 min read
Dr. Russell Kennedy on Healing Anxiety, Part 2: Nighttime Worry, Generational Cycles and Getting Out of Your Head

Dr. Russell Kennedy answers listener questions on nighttime anxiety, anxious parents and racing thoughts, with body-first tools for healing the alarm.