3 Lessons From One of the Hardest Years of My Life | The Mel Robbins Podcast

Order your copy of The Let Them Theory 👉 https://melrob.co/let-them-theory 👈 The #1 Best Selling Book of 2025 🔥 Discover how much power you truly have. It all begins with two simple words. Let Them. — In this episode, I will teach you how to deal with life when it punches you in the face. I think we all know that the greatest lessons in life come from the most challenging things that you face. And while it’s true, it’s not easy when you are in the middle of it. This past year taught me 3 invaluable lessons, and today I’m sharing them with you. My hope is that by sharing what I struggled through and what I learned from, it will save you the headache and heartache that this year put me through. Xo Mel In this episode, you'll learn: - The gory details from the hardest year of my life - 3 lessons I learned from the hardest year of my life - The journal prompt that gave me a wake up call - How to identify the friction in your life and a major warning if you don’t pay attention - How this podcast almost never came to be - The epiphany our son Oakley had - If you’re tired of your excuses… try THIS - The mental health crisis I experienced this year and what it taught me In this episode: 00:00 Intro 03:15 The gory details from the hardest year of my life 08:20 Lesson #1 from this year 10:01 The journal prompt that gave me a wake up call 13:30 How to identify the friction in your life and a major warning if you don’t pay attention 17:25 Lesson #2 from this year 19:40 How this podcast almost never came to be 28:20 The epiphany our son Oakley had 34:30 If you’re tired of your excuses… try THIS 38:49 Lesson #3 from this year — Follow Mel: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melrobbins/ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@melrobbins Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melrobbins LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melrobbins Website: http://melrobbins.com​ — Sign up for Mel’s newsletter: https://melrob.co/sign-up-newsletter A note from Mel to you, twice a week, sharing simple, practical ways to build the life you want. — Subscribe to Mel’s channel here: https://www.youtube.com/melrobbins​?sub_confirmation=1 — Listen to The Mel Robbins Podcast 🎧 New episodes drop every Monday & Thursday! https://melrob.co/spotify https://melrob.co/applepodcasts https://melrob.co/amazonmusic — Looking for Mel’s books on Amazon? Find them here: The Let Them Theory: https://amzn.to/3IQ21Oe The Let Them Theory Audiobook: https://amzn.to/413SObp The High 5 Habit: https://amzn.to/3fMvfPQ The 5 Second Rule: https://amzn.to/4l54fah