The Mel Robbins Podcast

Earlier this year, he published a beautiful book about his life called Compassion in the Court, lifechanging stories from America's nicest judge.

One of the things that I want to read to you from your bestselling book, Compassion in the Court, this is on page 116.

Well, I got 168. That's all right. Well, it's all great in this book.

Judge Caprio is now a bestselling author of the fabulous book, Compassion in the Court.

So in your incredible book, Chapter 19, you write about the first day as a judge and what it taught you about compassion.

You write in this book on page 110, the lesson was that being a judge is much more about the person in front of you than it is about the law.

You know, one of the things that I want to read to you from your bestselling book, Compassion in the Court. This is on page 116.

Compassion in the Court is a bestseller and every page you turn is a winner.

He's also the author of the brand new best-selling book, Make Change That Lasts.

He is the author of the brand new bestselling book, Make Change That Lasts. And if you're watching on YouTube, you can see that I have tabbed this book because it is full of gems we are going to be unpacking today.

Welcome back. It's your buddy Mel Robbins. Today, you and I have the honor of getting to sit down and spend time with the amazing Dr. Chatterjee. His new book is Make Change That Lasts.

when I wrote my first book, Smart Women Finish Rich, I taught people, because this is what I do with my clients, take your expenses, line them up, write out your values, and then go right through your expenses and compare them to your values.

I've read all your books. I've read Smart Women Finish Rich, Smart Couples Finish Rich. I got the Finisher's Workbook and I'm going to get The Automatic Millionaire.

In Smart Couples Finish Rich, I teach couples to plan a money date. They're like, that doesn't sound romantic, but you sit down together and plan a specific period of time when you're both ready.

I've read all your books. I've read Smart Women Finish Rich, Smart Couples Finish Rich. I got the Finisher's Workbook and I'm going to get The Automatic Millionaire.

His second book, which will absolutely be his second number one bestseller, Eight Rules of Love.

I have this sucker right here. I have dog-eared it. I have post-it noted this sucker. You can buy it at eightrulesoflove.com or wherever books are sold.

We're talking about his new book, The Eight Rules of Love.

There's an incredible book called Brain Food, The Surprising Science of Eating for Cognitive Power. In it, it's fascinating the role that water plays.

Her first book, Forever Strong, is filled with evidence-based strategies and you're going to learn a lot of them here during our conversation today.

And that's actually where I got the title of the book. It's, which is Forever Strong. It's never too late to be Forever Strong.

And I know that together we can change the trajectory of aging. We've been trying to combat this quote obesity epidemic for the last 50 years, and we haven't gotten anywhere. And in fact, we've gotten worse.

And one thing I know for sure is that if you are trying to fix the wrong problem, you'll never get there.

And I wanted to really put something out there to end confusion.

I'm reading War and Peace.

author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Grit, The Power of Passion and Perseverance.

It has changed the way that millions of people think about success.

I want to read to you from your mega bestseller, Grit. This is on page 141. It's in the section on practice.

There's a story about purpose in your book related to bricklayers that I want to read to you. This is on page 149 of your blockbuster bestseller, Grit, in the section on purpose.

I will read to you from your mega bestseller, Grit, on page 141, the section on practice, describing how psychologists study children learning and how mistakes are embraced.

In your mega bestseller, Get Honest or Die Lying, you actually say, I've been called a fake mental health advocate...

You write in your book, Get Honest or Die Lying, when I see folks who are willing to say anything and attack anyone for attention...

I want to read a passage from Get Honest or Die Lying. It turns out that my father had been dealing with severe depression and anxiety...

page 36 of Get Honest or Die Lying.

I recall, I mean, it was something like 20 years ago now, but I was reading The Da Vinci Code, which, you know, is well known for being a page turner.

I cannot wait to dig into your work in your bestselling book, Chatter

There is a word in The Great Gatsby that if we shifted it just a little, would make that book a little bit better.

She is the New York Times bestselling author of two books that have been translated into over 30 languages, Dopamine Nation and Drug Dealer MD.

reading the first book of Harry Potter series in less than 20 minutes

When you're reading a fantasy novel like Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings or Fourth Wing, isn't it interesting that the main character has this ability to pass between worlds?

In 2019, we did a project for Audible and by we, I mean my production studios, one, four, three studios. We do a ton of work with Audible creating original audio books for them. And this particular one was an audio book called Take Control of Your Life.

You're telling me right now that Take Control of Your Life is the number one selling Audible original audio book that they've ever done.

it was in researching the issue and topics of trauma and anxiety and how trauma and anxiety get trapped and stored in your nervous system and in your body.

It was during that project that it occurred to me for the very first time, holy shit, I have trauma.

I put an entire chapter in this new book called How to Rewire Your Brain.

Matthew Hussey the new book is Love Life.

Cal himself has authored eight bestselling books, including his latest work, Slow Productivity, The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout.

I'm going to read you from your book, Slow Productivity. This is on page 59, and it's in the section where you're really unpacking this concept of do fewer things.

Everybody get out there and get this incredible bestselling book, Slow Productivity, the lost art of accomplishment without burnout.