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The Mel Robbins Podcast
The author explained that she wrote the book in just four months while juggling a full schedule at Harvard, driven by a desire to create space for a global impact on mental health and to model the bold move she advocated. Mel Robbins highlighted how the book’s insights on avoidance prompted her to recognize her own habits and encouraged listeners to read it. The discussion emphasized the book’s practical, personal relevance and its motivational purpose.
Episode: Turn Anxiety Into Power: A 3-Step Process to Maste...
Dr. Marques mentioned writing this book over a period of four months, while working a full schedule at Harvard. It was written to help create space for her to make a larger impact in the global mental health world.
This book came out of my need to create space to have an impact in the global world. In terms of mental health, I wanted to write this book for 10 years.
And he's like, go do it. Make a bold move. You can't just talk about a bold move. You have to make a bold move.
And HarperCollins said it takes a year and a half to two years for a book to come out. And I said to them, what if I deliver in June? And they said nobody writes a book in four months. It's impossible. I said, try me. And so I did.
And that's why you need to read this book.
Episode: Turn Anxiety Into Power: A 3-Step Process to Maste...
It was written over a period of four months, between 4 am and 7 am, while the author was juggling a full schedule at Harvard. The author was motivated by a desire to make a global impact on mental health and found that the book helped integrate various aspects of her life.
I wanted to write this book for 10 years.
And he's like, go do it. Make a bold move. You can't just talk about a bold move. You have to make a bold move.
My son, if you read this book, you see the stories of my son every morning he gets up, he runs downstairs, give me this big hug.
And those hugs created such connection for me and reminded me why I'm writing this book.
And then he would sit and he's like, I want to write too. Today I want to write about how I love my mom.
Episode: Harvard Professor Says THIS Is the Secret to Succe...
Mel Robbins mentioned reading Dr. Luana Marques' book, "Bold Moves," which caused her to reflect on her own avoidance habits and the pervasiveness of this issue in life.
I hadn't thought about how much I avoid things in life. I mean, holy guacamole. I not only have a habit of avoiding things that feel hard. Avoidance is everywhere in my life.
Episode: Harvard Professor Says THIS Is the Secret to Succe...
Mel Robbins mentioned reading Dr. Luana Marquez's book, "Bold Moves," and that it made her realize how much she avoids things in life. The book's insights on avoidance impacted her thinking and led to this podcast episode.
I hadn't thought about how much I avoid things in life. I mean, holy guacamole.
I not only have a habit of avoiding things that feel hard. Avoidance is everywhere in my life.
In reading your new book, I was blown away by how prevalent avoidance is in everybody's life.
