This episode will help you hit reset on the rest of your year and make your life feel like yours again.

In today’s personal solo episode, Mel will help you pause, reconnect with yourself, and ask you two powerful questions that can change how you experience the rest of the year.

Because somehow, the year is already almost halfway over. And if you’re like most people, you’ve been moving so fast that you haven’t stopped to recognize the hard things you’ve gotten through and the progress you’ve made.

If you’ve felt like:

…your life feels like one long to-do list

…you’re tired, flat, or stuck in the same routine

…you need something to look forward to, but don’t even know what that is anymore

This episode is your mid-year reset.

It’s also a hilarious and intimate catch-up with Mel after 56 days on tour. She answers these questions alongside you and shares never-before-heard, behind-the-scenes stories from the road.

Then Mel walks you through two simple questions that will help you pause, take stock of your life, and reconnect with parts of yourself you may have forgotten:

These questions force you to stop and give yourself credit for the hard things you got through and the ways you keep showing up even when nobody sees it.

They also remind you that life is not just about work, bills, errands, caregiving, laundry, and getting through the day.

Life is meant to be lived.

In this episode, you’ll learn how to:

- Stop measuring your life only by what you haven’t done

- Give yourself credit for the progress you keep overlooking

- Recognize the hard things you’ve already made it through

- Break out of autopilot and the same old routine

- Understand why having something to look forward to matters so much

- Create more energy, novelty, anticipation, and joy

- Put something on the calendar that gives your mind somewhere good to go

This episode will help you stop, take a breath, give yourself credit, and create something to look forward to - because if you change nothing, nothing changes.

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If you liked the episode, check out this one next with Dr. Tali Sharot: How To Make Your Life Exciting Again

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In today’s episode, a former secret service agent shares exactly how to read body language, handle difficult people, and know when someone is lying.

You’ll also learn psychological tricks to spot manipulation, master your emotions, gain respect, and get what you want without being pulled into other people’s drama.

Today, Mel is bringing back one of the most tactical and empowering conversations ever on The Mel Robbins Podcast, with a brand new introduction and new insights for right now.

Her guest is Evy Poumpouras, a former secret service agent who has protected 5 former U.S presidents.

She is a “human lie detector” who has been specially trained in the art of lie detection, human behavior, and cognitive influence.

And today, she is giving you a masterclass of all of her best secrets from over 3 decades of training and experience.

Evy’s extensive and decorated career includes operating undercover, complex criminal investigations, and working as an interrogator for the Secret Service’s elite polygraph unit.

And in this special episode, she’s here to arm you with information, tools, and strategies so you can read people more clearly, communicate with confidence, and know what to do next.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

-How to read someone in the first few minutes

-How to stay in control when someone is trying to bait you

-The body language cue that shows someone wants out of a conversation

-Why eye contact is not the lie detector people think it is

-How to spot when someone’s words and actions don’t match

-How to stay grounded when someone is trying to pull you into their chaos

-Why the most manipulative people in your life may be the ones closest to you

People are always showing you who they are. This episode teaches you how to stop missing it.

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If you liked the episode, check out this one next: Communicate with Confidence: The Blueprint for Mastering Every Conversation

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Life is hard. Stress is inevitable – whether it’s from things in your daily life or coming from the world around you.

But even when things feel overwhelming, there’s always something you can do.

In this conversation, Dr. Tara Narula, a board-certified cardiologist and stress expert, reveals the research-backed tools that will help you dial down your stress, train your nervous system to work for you, and feel calmer, stronger, and more in control – even when the world around you feels overwhelming.

This conversation will change the way you think about resilience. It’s not about pretending everything is fine, or “bouncing back” like nothing happened.

It’s about learning how to adapt to change, turn off stress, calm the worried voice inside, and access the inner strength that’s waiting for you to find it.

Dr. Narula explains why you can handle the challenges you’re up against – and how small, simple shifts can help you stop overthinking, rewire your mind, and find moments of hope, joy, meaning, and purpose when you need them most.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

-Dr. Narula’s 8-part resilience blueprint for handling life when it gets hard

-How to turn off stress before it takes over your body

-Why resilience is a skill you can build like a muscle

-How to protect yourself from caregiver burnout

-How to find hope when everything feels uncertain

If life feels heavy right now, this conversation will give you the tools, clarity, and steady reminder you need:

You are stronger than you think, and you can handle whatever comes next.

For more resources related to today’s episode, click here for the podcast episode page.

If you liked the episode, check out this one next: Overloaded, Exhausted, & Ready for a Reset: 3 Doctors Give Their Best Advice

Connect with Mel:

• Order Mel’s new product, Pure Genius Protein
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