9 Habits That Will Help You Feel Better, Heal Better, and Live Better This Year

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Released

December 25, 2025

Duration

1h 28m

Channel

The Mel Robbins Podcast

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

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, 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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOVQponoBmI Danielle Bayard Jackson: http://youtube.com/watch?v=kIiGtwPLSvI Dr. Dawn Mussallem: http://youtube.com/watch?v=WlxbVMfvir8 Vanessa Marin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoPJEzhtypc Jason Wilson: http://youtube.com/watch?v=0LM4-TqhiaA Dr. Stacy Sims: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEVAjm_ETtY Dr. Vonda Wright: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO_x3gnXBzg Dr. Gabor Mate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tool-R8VJ2Y Bryan Stevenson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4RNQk77Qro 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. Get it here: https://www.melrobbins.com/bestyear/ To learn more about Pure Genius, which Mel mentioned in today’s episode, get on the waitlist here: https://www.puregeniusprotein.com/MY For more resources related to today’s episode, click here for the podcast episode page: https://www.melrobbins.com/episode/episode-355/ Follow The Mel Robbins Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themelrobbinspodcast I’m just your friend. I am not a licensed therapist, and this podcast is NOT intended as a substitute for the advice of a physician, professional coach, psychotherapist, or other qualified professional. Got it? Good. I’ll see you in the next episode. In this episode: 00:00 Welcome 01:33 You Made This Year Extraordinary 06:03 Jay Shetty: What’s Really Keeping You Stuck 14:06 Danielle Bayard Jackson: Why Friendship Feels So Hard 25:28 Dr. Dawn Musallem: The 5 Foods That Fight Cancer 35:49 Vanessa Marin: A Simple Fix for Better Sex and Intimacy 46:05 Jason Wilson: Why Men Shut Down Emotionally 54:06 Dr. Stacy Sims: Women Are Not Small Men 01:00:42 Dr. Vonda Wright: Aging with Strength 01:11:21 Dr. Gabor Maté: Childhood Trauma 01:18:44 Finding Hope with Brian Stevenson — 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

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Mel Robbins

  host

• Dr. Stacy Sims

  guest

• Dr. Becky Kennedy

  guest

• Dr. Thema Bryant

  guest

• Dr. Marisa Franco

  guest

• Dr. Kristi Funk

  guest

• Dr. Emily Morse

  guest

• Lewis Howes

  guest

• Dr. Vonda Wright

  guest

• Bryan Stevenson

  guest

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, featuring Mel Robbins and Dr. Stacy Sims, 9 Habits That Will Help You Feel Better, Heal Better, and Live Better This Year explores Nine life-changing insights from experts on health, habits, and healing Mel Robbins recaps nine of the most impactful moments from her podcast this year, drawing on conversations with world-class experts in personal growth, health, relationships, and justice. These clips cover getting unstuck, navigating adult friendships, preventing disease, improving sex and intimacy, understanding men’s emotions, women-specific health, aging with strength, healing childhood patterns, and sustaining hope. Each segment combines compelling science or lived experience with extremely practical, behavior-level advice. The episode functions as both an emotional reset and a tactical masterclass on building a better life in the coming year.

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