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

(instrumental music plays) I cannot tell you how excited I am for today's conversation. You made this year extraordinary. I mean, this was a year for the record books, and that's why I'm so excited to share the top nine moments from this year with you. See, we released 106 episodes, and more than 75 globally renowned experts showed up with their absolute best insights, their most inspiring story, the most relatable and impactful advice, and today, we've assembled the top nine. I'm talking the best of the best. And this is not just a highlight reel, this is going to be a masterclass in how to live your best life, how you think about friendship, health, relationships, habits, how to find meaning and purpose in your life, how to get unstuck. And it's also why re-listening to these moments is so powerful, even for me. In listening to that with you, I just got a whole new insight that I'm about to share with you, and the clip that you are about to hear hit millions of downloads, millions of listens almost immediately.

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This episode was nothing short of a global phenomenon, and now let's jump into it. Let's jump into the top nine moments of this year. Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast. I am so excited for today. I'm glad you're here. It's such an honor to be together and to spend this time with you. If you're a new listener or you're here because someone shared this with you, I just wanted to take a moment and personally welcome you to the Mel Robbins Podcast family. I cannot tell you how excited I am for today's conversation. And before you and I get started, though, on these most unforgettable moments of the Mel Robbins Podcast in 2025, I just wanna say something to you. Thank you. You made this year extraordinary. I mean, this was a year for the record books, and whether you've been with me listening to this podcast from day one or you've just started listening recently, the fact that you chose to spend your time here with me is something I don't take lightly. And if you're new, I wanna welcome you. I'm glad you're here. The Mel Robbins Podcast community has grown like crazy this year. See, after Apple named us the number one most followed show in the world and the number three, I'm talking third largest podcast in the world, the third largest downloads, largest listener base, I was just so happy. And I was happy not because of the ranking, but because the ranking demonstrates something that gives me hope, it makes me feel encouraged. See, every single time you find the time and you make the time to listen to this podcast that has a simple mission of inspiring you to create a better life, and giving you the tools, and the resources, and access to these world renowned experts that are gonna help you do it, every time you make the time to listen to this or to watch this, you're making an investment in you, in your happiness, in your family, in your financial future. I really do believe in my heart that the conversations that you and I are happening, they make you feel clearer, they connect you with what truly matters, they're making you stronger in your body, and more hopeful about your life, and more confident in how you're showing up every day. I know I feel that way after every single episode that we record, and that's why I'm so excited to share the top nine moments from this year with you. See, we released 106 episodes, and more than 75 globally renowned experts showed up with their absolute best insights, their most inspiring story, the most relatable and impactful advice. We looked at everything, we analyzed the episodes you shared the most, the clips you replayed, the ideas that you debated in the comments. Ooh, you got a lot of big opinions, I love that about you. The things that hit you so deeply you couldn't stop thinking about them, and today, we've assembled the top nine. I'm talking the best of the best. Up from the best. And this is not just a highlight reel, this is going to be a masterclass in how to live your best life, because these moments that resonated so deeply with you and your fellow listeners around the world, they resonated because they shifted how you think about friendship, health, relationships, habits, how to find meaning and purpose in your life, how to get unstuck. And before we jump into these nine moments, I wanna tell you about something that I created for you. It's something very special, it is a thank you from my team and from me, a thank you to you, because you listened to the podcast this year, because you watched the podcast on YouTube, and because you made the time and invested time in learning how to create a better life. I love that, and so I really wanted to give you something. So what are we giving you? We're giving you a 20-page workbook that is going to help you create the best year of your life. It walks you through the six questions that my husband and I have asked ourselves every year at the end of the year, six questions that have guided us for the last 22 years on getting very clear about what we want, where we are right now, and the things that matter, and how to create a plan. It is designed to help you get clear, it's designed to help you get in touch with what matters to you, it's designed to help you make next year amazing. And you can find that at melrobbins.com/bestyear. That's where you download it, feel free to share it with all the people that you care about in your life. Alrighty-So, thank you, and now let's jump into it. Let's jump into the top nine moments of this year. One moment in particular that shot straight to the top in terms of the top nine moments that made the biggest impact on you came from someone that you and I both adore. I'm talking about none other than Jay Shetty. Now, you may know Jay as the host of On Purpose, one of the biggest, most impactful podcasts on the planet. He's also a number one New York Times best-selling author and the chief purpose officer at Calm. Jay's a former monk, and he is someone who has helped millions of people find clarity and meaning. In fact, 50 million people follow him online. But here's why this particular moment on the Mel Robbins Podcast this year rose above just about everything else. Jay said something that was so simple, so true, that you could almost hear every single personing listening say, "Oh, that's me." That's me, because so many of you had moments this year where you just felt off track, or you felt unsure, or you felt like life was moving, but you were stuck. Or maybe you're the person in your family right now who's holding everything together, that's what you've been doing this year, but you are starting to come undone right now. And so if you've thought at all this year, "God, I feel stuck. How do I get unstuck?" You're not alone. And this first moment that resonated so deeply, that's what this is all about. Jay's talking about what it means to be stuck. See, being stuck, feeling like you're still in your life as things are moving but you're not, feeling scared that you'll always be stuck here, this is one of the most universal experiences that you're gonna have as a human being. And so many of you felt so much comfort from the way that my friend Jay Shetty described and reframed this experience of being stuck that I want you to come back to this over and over and over again whenever you or somebody that you love is feeling stuck in life. So take a listen to Jay Shetty's brilliant insight.