Mel Robbins
Mel Robbins is an author and podcast host sharing personal stories, expert conversations and practical tools for confidence, habits and everyday change.
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Podcast
TEDx TalksOverview
- Work
- Author, podcast host and speaker
- Before the microphone
- Public defender in New York City
- Breakout
- Her 2011 TEDxSF talk, How to stop screwing yourself over
- Podcast
- The Mel Robbins Podcast, launched in 2022
Mini bio
How it started.
Before her books and podcast, Mel worked as a public defender in New York City. She says that at 41 she was unemployed, in debt and struggling to get out of bed. The countdown she calls the 5 Second Rule helped her begin taking small steps again.
The talk that traveled.
Her 2011 TEDxSF talk, How to stop screwing yourself over, introduced that approach to a wider audience. On her own podcast, she later described it as the first official speech she had ever given. The 5 Second Rule book followed in 2017, then The High 5 Habit in 2021.
A regular voice in your week.
The Mel Robbins Podcast launched in 2022 with personal stories and conversations about making changes in everyday life. Her 2024 book The Let Them Theory, written with her daughter Sawyer, focuses on releasing the effort to control other people. She has since brought the book’s ideas to live audiences on The Let Them Tour.
Creditschronological, newest first
Books
- 2024The Let Them TheoryAuthor, with Sawyer Robbins
- 2021The High 5 HabitAuthor
- 2017The 5 Second RuleAuthor
Audio and talks
- 2022–presentThe Mel Robbins PodcastCreator, producer and host
- 2011How to stop screwing yourself overTEDxSF speaker
Awards
- 2026 Signal Awards: GoldThe Mel Robbins Podcast won gold for Best Self-Improvement & Self-Help Podcast, Best Guest and Best Video Podcast Guest, according to Mel’s official awards record.
- TIME Women of the Year 2026Honoree in TIME’s annual recognition of women working toward a more equitable world.
- TIME100 Creators 2025Included in TIME’s inaugural list of influential digital creators.
Quotes
The hardest part of saying no is not the word. It's tolerating your kid's reaction.Mel Robbins, The Mel Robbins Podcast, episode 452
A conversation with Sawyer Robbins about parenting, published November 2, 2026. Source: https://www.melrobbins.com/episode/episode-452/
Trivia
- Her first job after law school was with Legal Aid as a public defender in New York City.
- She says her TEDxSF appearance was her first official speech, and that she was terrified of public speaking.
- Her oldest daughter, Sawyer, co-authored The Let Them Theory and also joins her on the podcast.
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