8 Simple, Research-Backed Changes That Will Change Your 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 am sharing 8 brand new studies and exciting new #research about simple changes supported by #science that can help you improve your day to day life, like… How to cut your gym time IN HALF and still get the same benefits. The surprising sound researchers say will boost your mood for EIGHT hours. The research on how mindfulness reduces your anxiety by 30% - the same as Lexapro. And so much more! This episode is going to make you smarter and is packed with the tactical, simple, and science-backed tools that I know you love learning on this podcast. Pull up a seat and let’s go. In this episode, you’ll learn: - A simple action that goes a long way - The way to build strength in just 3 seconds a day - The one sound that boosts your mood for hours - A powerful tool for anxiety - What a study with 20,000 high schoolers tells us about success - One thing you can do to create lifelong positive memories - How tiny guilty pleasures can strengthen your relationship with your partner - The habit with the largest impact on your quality of life In this episode: 00:00 Intro 00:35 Introduction and Meeting Tracey from Team Mel (Head of Research) 03:35 Research Study #1 -The simple action that has a massive impact 08:40 Research Study #2 - How to build strength in just 3 seconds a day 13:26 Research #3 - The sound that boosts your mood for 8 hours 17:03 Research Study #4 - A powerful tool for anxiety 21:25 Research Study #5 - A surprising truth about willpower and how to be more successful 25:12 Research Study #6 - One thing you can do today to create lifelong positive memories 31:33 Research Study #7 - How tiny guilty pleasures can strengthen your relationship with your partner 40:00 Research Study #8 - The habit that will the largest impact on your quality of life — 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