The Mel Robbins Podcast - 9 Habits That Will Change Your Life: The Best Expert Advice I’m Using This Year

In this episode, you’re getting the best of the best of The Mel Robbins Podcast. These are the 9 moments people couldn’t stop talking about this year. In 2025, Mel released 106 episodes of the podcast and featured 75 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 saved, replayed, and wrote about – the moments that made people sit up straighter, breathe deeper, and whisper, “Oh… that explains everything.” Whether you’re new to the podcast, are figuring out which episodes to listen to next, or want to hear the most impactful advice summarized, today’s episode is for you. These 9 ideas changed something in how you see yourself, how you heal, how you eat, how you love, how you relate to your family, and what you believe is still possible for your life. If you’re ready for the kind of insight that rearranges how you think and how you live, start with these 9 moments people couldn’t stop talking about – including the #1 most-shared episode of the entire year on both Spotify and Apple Podcasts. This episode is the cheat sheet for the level-up in life you have been looking for. Want more from these experts? Check out the full episodes here: Jay Shetty: A Process for Finding Purpose: Do THIS to Build the Life You Want | Apple | Spotify | YouTube Danielle Bayard Jackson: It’s Not You: The Real Reason Adult Friendship Is So Hard & 3 Ways to Make It Easier | Apple | Spotify | YouTube Dr. Dawn Mussallem: Mayo Clinic Cancer Doctor: 5 Foods That Heal the Body, Starve Cancer, & Prevent Disease | Apple | Spotify | YouTube Vanessa Marin: Your Guide to Better Sex, Intimacy, & Love From a World-Leading Sex Therapist | Apple | Spotify | YouTube Jason Wilson: The Real Reason Boys and Men Are Quietly Giving Up & What They Need to Hear | Apple | Spotify | YouTube Dr. Stacy Sims: The Body Reset: How Women Should Eat & Exercise for Health, Fat Loss, & Energy | Apple | Spotify | YouTube Dr. Vonda Wright: Look, Feel, & Stay Young Forever: #1 Orthopedic Surgeon’s Proven Protocol | Apple | Spotify | YouTube Dr. Gabor Mate: Why You Feel Lost in Life: Dr. Gabor Maté on Trauma & How to Heal | Apple | Spotify | YouTube Bryan Stevenson: This Conversation Will Change Your Life: Do This to Find Purpose & Meaning | Apple | Spotify | YouTube For more resources related to today’s episode, click here for the podcast episode page. As a gift to listeners of The Mel Robbins Podcast, Mel has created a free 20-page workbook to help you make 2026 a great year. This workbook is designed using the latest research to help you get clear about what you want and empower you to take the next step forward in your life. And the cool part? It takes less than a minute for you to get your hands on it. Just sign up at melrobbins.com/bestyear. Connect with Mel: Get on the waitlist for Pure Genius Get Mel’s newsletter, packed with tools, coaching, and inspiration. Get Mel’s #1 bestselling book, The Let Them Theory Watch the episodes on YouTube Follow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast Instagram Mel's TikTok Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes ad-free Disclaimer

Duration: 1h 40m
Broadcast on: 25 Dec 2025
Audio Format: other

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

These are the 9 moments people couldn’t stop talking about this year.

In 2025, Mel released 106 episodes of the podcast and featured 75 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 saved, replayed, and wrote about – the moments that made people sit up straighter, breathe deeper, and whisper, “Oh… that explains everything.”

Whether you’re new to the podcast, are figuring out which episodes to listen to next, or want to hear the most impactful advice summarized, today’s episode is for you.

These 9 ideas changed something in how you see yourself, how you heal, how you eat, how you love, how you relate to your family, and what you believe is still possible for your life.

If you’re ready for the kind of insight that rearranges how you think and how you live, start with these 9 moments people couldn’t stop talking about – including the #1 most-shared episode of the entire year on both Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

This episode is the cheat sheet for the level-up in life you have been looking for.

Want more from these experts?

Check out the full episodes here:

Jay Shetty: A Process for Finding Purpose: Do THIS to Build the Life You Want | Apple | Spotify | YouTube

Danielle Bayard Jackson: It’s Not You: The Real Reason Adult Friendship Is So Hard & 3 Ways to Make It Easier | Apple | Spotify | YouTube

Dr. Dawn Mussallem: Mayo Clinic Cancer Doctor: 5 Foods That Heal the Body, Starve Cancer, & Prevent Disease | Apple | Spotify | YouTube

Vanessa Marin: Your Guide to Better Sex, Intimacy, & Love From a World-Leading Sex Therapist | Apple | Spotify | YouTube

Jason Wilson: The Real Reason Boys and Men Are Quietly Giving Up & What They Need to Hear | Apple | Spotify | YouTube

Dr. Stacy Sims: The Body Reset: How Women Should Eat & Exercise for Health, Fat Loss, & Energy | Apple | Spotify | YouTube

Dr. Vonda Wright: Look, Feel, & Stay Young Forever: #1 Orthopedic Surgeon’s Proven Protocol | Apple | Spotify | YouTube

Dr. Gabor Mate: Why You Feel Lost in Life: Dr. Gabor Maté on Trauma & How to Heal | Apple | Spotify | YouTube

Bryan Stevenson: This Conversation Will Change Your Life: Do This to Find Purpose & Meaning | Apple | Spotify | YouTube

For more resources related to today’s episode, click here for the podcast episode page.

As a gift to listeners of The Mel Robbins Podcast, Mel has created a free 20-page workbook to help you make 2026 a great year. This workbook is designed using the latest research to help you get clear about what you want and empower you to take the next step forward in your life. And the cool part? It takes less than a minute for you to get your hands on it. Just sign up at melrobbins.com/bestyear.

Connect with Mel:

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Hey, it's Renmel and welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast. Okay, you want to hear something awesome? So my team and I went back through every single episode of the Mel Robbins Podcast that we have released this year. I'm talking all 106 of them and we got our shovels out and we dug into the data. We looked at the shares, the saves, the replays, the comments. The clips and the moments that went insanely viral. There are nine moments this year that mattered most to you. These are the nine moments that stood out above everything else. Nine moments that weren't just popular, they were powerful on a global scale. These nine moments helped you feel us alone. They helped you make real change. They helped you heal. They helped you breathe again and they made you feel empowered. These nine moments are the moments you shared with the people that you care about. And these are the top nine moments from the number one most followed podcast in the world. That's right. The Mel Robbins Podcast is the number one most followed podcast in the world this year. We are the third largest podcast in the world in terms of downloads, in terms of the listener base globally. And so today, this is the cool thing that we're doing. I'm going to share with you the nine most impactful moments of the entire year. These are the moments that you need to hear right now. And I think a few of them are going to surprise you because they definitely surprise you. Hey, it's your friend Mal and I just want to say thank you. Thank you for making the Mel Robbins Podcast the most followed podcast in the entire world. And as a thank you, I have a gift for you. I want to guide you step by step through the process of creating your best year yet in 2026. How? Simple. With a free 20 page science back workbook that I've created just for you, this workbook is designed using the latest research to help you get clear about what you want and empower you to create a plan so that you can take the next step forward in your life. Just sign up at Mel Robbins dot com slash best year. It's quick to download and it's ready for you right now. As your friend, I'll tell you, you deserve to have the best year of your life, especially after everything you've been through this year. Here it is. I'm offering to help you. Why wouldn't you take it? Just sign up at Mel Robbins dot com slash best year. Okay, picture this, you're halfway through a weekend project and you don't have the one thing you need. Well, let Lowe's make the run for you. My Lowe's rewards and my Lowe's pro rewards members get free same day delivery, just place your order and Lowe's handles the rest. Members get more at Lowe's, $25 minimum and loyalty membership required. Better eligible items by 2 p.m. Subject to weight and size restrictions and availability terms at Lowe's dot com slash

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