How to Create the Life You Want: Lessons From the #1 Happiness Researcher

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Released

February 6, 2025

Duration

1h 4m

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. — This episode is your playbook for a happier, more fulfilling, and more meaningful life. Today, renowned researcher Dr. Judith Joseph, MD is here to share the simple, science-backed habits that will truly make your life better. She is here to share her groundbreaking research on this important subject and exactly what to do to feel more energized, excited, joyful, and present in your life again. Dr. Joseph is a double-board-certified psychiatrist who trained at and is affiliated with Columbia University and New York University. She is also a pioneering researcher and the founder and principal investigator of her research institute, Manhattan Behavioral Medicine. In this episode, she’s revealing—for the first time ever—her 5 V’s Framework, a groundbreaking research-backed approach from her Happiness Lab. If you’re ready to take control of your life, achieve your biggest goals, and create lasting happiness, this episode is for you. Get a copy of Dr. Judith’s new book here: https://drjudithjoseph.com/book-preorder/ For more resources related to today’s episode, click here for the podcast episode page: https://www.melrobbins.com/podcasts/episode-261 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 07:47 What The Biopsychosocial Model Is 15:46 The Five V’s: A Research-Backed Blueprint for Thriving 19:36 Validation: The First Step to Happiness 26:20 Venting: Releasing the Pressure 34:50 Values: Identifying What Truly Matters in Your Life 41:31 Vitals: The Link Between Physical and Mental Health 46:30 Vision: How to Design a Future That Inspires You — 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

• Dr. Judith Joseph

  guest

• Narrator

  other

• Mel Robbins

  host

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, featuring Dr. Judith Joseph and Narrator, How to Create the Life You Want: Lessons From the #1 Happiness Researcher explores scientist Reveals Five Research-Backed Paths To Sustainable Everyday Happiness Psychiatrist and happiness researcher Dr. Judith Joseph joins Mel Robbins to explain why external achievements—houses, cars, careers—don’t deliver lasting happiness, and how deeper biopsychosocial factors do. Drawing on clinical practice and research, she describes five ‘V’s’—Validation, Venting, Values, Vitals, and Vision—as core pathways anyone can use to reduce hidden barriers to joy. Instead of chasing quick fixes, she reframes happiness as accumulating daily ‘points of joy’ across emotions, body, relationships, and future plans. The conversation especially highlights women’s unique vulnerabilities to depression and anxiety, and offers concrete, accessible tools to personalize a happiness “blueprint.”

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