The Top Expert Advice of the Year: The Best of the Mel Robbins Podcast

In this episode, you’ll learn the best expert advice Mel learned this year.

Today, Mel has carefully selected the most life-changing, thought-provoking, and inspiring moments shared by her guests in the last 12 months.

These are the breakthrough ideas and expert insights that left a lasting impact on her, and they are about to do the same for you.

Hear from world-class scientists, researchers, and leaders in their field as they reveal how to manifest success, have better boundaries, the secret to a happy life, and how to finally get the sleep you deserve.

This is not just a podcast episode. It is your step-by-step guide to real change and the level-up you have been waiting for. Ready to make 2025 your best year yet? Start here.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• A simple, daily routine from a neuroscientist to manifest your biggest goals
• A trial lawyer’s secret phrase that will stop people from disrespecting you
• A sleep scientist’s bedtime routine that will give you (almost) limitless energy
• How to hold your boundaries, according to a renowned author and speaker
• The crazy trick to becoming happy, from a Harvard psychology professor
• The most powerful financial advice Mel has ever heard (and follows every day) from her favorite money expert

This episode is packed with wisdom, practical tools, and inspiring moments that will transform how you think, act, and show up in 2025. 

What should you listen to next? You’ll love the full podcast episodes with each of the experts featured today:

Dr. Jim Doty: Spotify | Apple | YouTube

Jefferson Fisher: Spotify | Apple | YouTube

Dr. Rebecca Robbins: Spotify | Apple | YouTube

Trent Shelton: Spotify | Apple | YouTube

Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar: Spotify | Apple | YouTube

Tiffany Aliche: Spotify | Apple | YouTube

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In this episode:

• 2:47: Why you should never forget your ability to change someone else’s life.
• 9:07: The science-backed manifestation method you need to know.
• 17:24: How you need to approach having a hard conversation.
• 22:42: The surprising comeback that takes the sting out of a mean comment.
• 28:40: What you have wrong when it comes to quality sleep. 
• 32:39: The wind-down routine everyone needs for a better nights sleep.
• 41:15: How to protect your peace and reclaim your power.
• 48:19: This will completely change the way you see happiness.
• 55:07: The 5 key elements of happiness, explained step by step.
• 58:25: Financial expert breaks down exactly how to build a budget that works.
• 1:08:45: What our grief can teach us about life. 
• 1:15:37: Inspiring moments that will transform the way you think and act. 

‍Featured Experts: 

‍‍Dr. Jim Doty:

• Follow Dr. Doty on Instagram
• Read Dr. Doty’s books, Mind Magic and Into the Magic Shop
• Watch Dr. Doty’s TedTalk
• Dr. Doty’s Stanford profile
• Check out Dr. Doty’s website

‍Jefferson Fisher:

• Pre-order Jefferson’s book, The Next Conversation‍
• Listen to Jefferson’s podcast‍
• Follow Jefferson on Instagram‍
• Check out Jefferson’s TikTok‍
• Subscribe to Jefferson’s YouTube Channel

‍Dr. Rebecca Robbins:

• Read Dr. Robbins’ book, Sleep for Success
• Dr. Robbins’ Harvard profile, Division of Sleep Medicine
• Dr. Robbins at Mass General Brigham and Women’s Hospital
• Dr Robbins’ Published Scientific Research 
• Check out Dr. Robbins’ website‍
• Follow Dr. Robbins’ on Instagram

‍Trent Shelton: 

• Order Trent’s book, Protect Your Peace
• Follow him on Instagram
• Find him on TikTok
• Subscribe to his YouTube channel

‍Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar:

• Read Dr. Ben-Shahar's books
• Follow him on Facebook and Instagram
• Check out his website

‍Tiffany Aliche: 

• Check out her website at The Budgetnista
• Get Tiffany’s free ebook The One Week Budget
• Follow her on Instagram and TikTok
• Read her book, Made Whole: The Practical Guide to Reaching Your Financial Goals
• Subscribe to her YouTube Channel
• Listen to her podcast
• Achieve financial wholeness through Tiffany’s course 
• Watch Get Smart with Money on Netflix.

‍Additional Resources:

• Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin: “The Secret” to Success? The Psychology of Belief in Manifestation
• John Hopkins Medicine: The Power of Positive Thinking
• Journal of Clinical Psychology: Mechanisms of Mindfulness
• Stanford Business School: Communicating Through Conflict: How to Get Along with Anyone
• Current Opinion in Psychology: What Type of Communication during Conflict is Beneficial for Intimate Relationships?
• TedEd: How miscommunication happens (and how to avoid it) - Katherine Hampsten
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders: What happens when you sleep.
• Sleep Foundation: Bedtime Routines for Adults
• Frontiers in Psychology: What is the Sense of Agency and Why Does it Matter?
• One Love Foundation - How to Set and Maintain Boundaries 
• UC Berkeley - Five Research-Based Ways to Say No
• Harvard School of Arts and Sciences: Master of Happiness, Tal Ben-Shahar
• Psychology Today: The SPIRE model, what stands in our way of being happy
• Harvard Business Review: Money won’t make your life meaningful. This will. 
• Journal of Family and Economic Issues: The Relationship Between Financial Worries and Psychological Distress Among U.S. Adults
• ‍NerdWallet: How to Budget Money in 5 Steps