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You can change your life and Mel Robbins will show you how. The Mel Robbins Podcast is the #1 podcast on the globe for a reason: Mel’s simple, research-backed advice has changed millions of people’s lives, and in every episode, she’s giving you all her hard-fought secrets, science-backed tools, and...

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Hello, Fears: Crush Your Comfort Zone and Become Who You're Meant to Be (Motivational Self-Confidence Book, Break Free of Burnout, Set Big New Year Goals and Resolutions) Cover

Michelle Poler

Hello, Fears

Crush Your Comfort Zone and Become Who You're Meant to Be (Motivational Self-Confidence Book, Break Free of Burnout, Set Big New Year Goals and Resolutions)

It documents the author's experience of conquering 100 fears in 100 days and teaches readers how to overcome their own fears. The book was mentioned as a bestseller.

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Hello Fears, Crush Your Comfort Zone and Become Who You're Meant to Be.

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It documents the author's experience of conquering 100 fears in 100 days and teaches readers how to overcome their own fears. The book was mentioned as a bestseller.

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Hello Fears, Crush Your Comfort Zone and Become Who You're Meant to Be.

The Five Forces That Change Everything: How Technology is Shaping Our Future Cover

Steven S. Hoffman

The Five Forces That Change Everything

How Technology is Shaping Our Future

This book was mentioned in a listener's testimonial as having profoundly impacted their health journey. The listener credits the book with helping them overcome various health issues, including back pain, asthma, and allergies.

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I found one of your books called The Five Forces of Wellness, I believe.

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This book was mentioned in a listener's testimonial as having profoundly impacted their health journey. The listener credits the book with helping them overcome various health issues, including back pain, asthma, and allergies.

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I found one of your books called The Five Forces of Wellness, I believe.

Two Weeks Notice: Find the Courage to Quit Your Job, Make More Money, Work Where You Want, and Change the World Cover

Amy Porterfield

Two Weeks Notice

Find the Courage to Quit Your Job, Make More Money, Work Where You Want, and Change the World

It was described as a playbook with a step-by-step blueprint for making a major pivot and creating freedom in life by building a successful side hustle or business with zero prior experience. The book was mentioned as a resource for listeners to learn how to build their own online business.

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Her new book, Two Weeks Notice, is the playbook for how you build a successful side hustle or business with zero prior experience.

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It was described as a playbook with a step-by-step blueprint for making a major pivot and creating freedom in life by building a successful side hustle or business with zero prior experience. The book was mentioned as a resource for listeners to learn how to build their own online business.

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Her new book, Two Weeks Notice, is the playbook for how you build a successful side hustle or business with zero prior experience.

And I also think if you put your head down and you listen to what Amy is about to tell you and you pick up her book and you read the blueprint, you can figure this out too.

I wrote the step-by-step guidebook to give you everything you need to know to start your own side hustle or start your own business.

Pick up Amy's book. It's Two Weeks Notice.

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Nicole LePera

How to Meet Your Self

The podcast host mentioned this workbook as a resource listeners could use to improve their marriages by better understanding themselves. It was suggested as an alternative to therapy if cost was a prohibitive factor.

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In fact, the episode that we just released, Dr. Nicole Lepera, her brand new workbook, How to Meet Yourself, is a guided journey through knowing yourself better. You could use that.

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The podcast host mentioned this workbook as a resource listeners could use to improve their marriages by better understanding themselves. It was suggested as an alternative to therapy if cost was a prohibitive factor.

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In fact, the episode that we just released, Dr. Nicole Lepera, her brand new workbook, How to Meet Yourself, is a guided journey through knowing yourself better. You could use that.

How to Meet Your Self Cover

Nicole LePera

How to Meet Your Self

It was mentioned as Dr. Nicole LePera's latest book, a workbook for self-discovery. The podcast host and guest discussed its contents and exercises for healing.

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Congratulations on your new book, How to Meet Yourself, the workbook for self discovery.

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It was mentioned as Dr. Nicole LePera's latest book, a workbook for self-discovery. The podcast host and guest discussed its contents and exercises for healing.

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Congratulations on your new book, How to Meet Yourself, the workbook for self discovery.

And so obviously, Dr. Nicole has incredible resources. We're going to link to all of them. One of which is How to Meet Yourself. It's her latest book,

how to meet your emotional self, how to meet your habit self, how to work through the ego, how to work through past stories.

Change Your Brain Every Day: Simple Daily Practices to Strengthen Your Mind, Memory, Moods, Focus, Energy, Habits, and Relationships Cover

Daniel G. Amen, MD

Change Your Brain Every Day

Simple Daily Practices to Strengthen Your Mind, Memory, Moods, Focus, Energy, Habits, and Relationships

It was mentioned as a new book by Dr. Daniel Amen, set to be released in 2023, focusing on improving brain health.

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He is the author of 12 New York Times bestselling books, including a new book called Change Your Brain Every Day that's going to be released in 2023.

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It was mentioned as a new book by Dr. Daniel Amen, set to be released in 2023, focusing on improving brain health.

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He is the author of 12 New York Times bestselling books, including a new book called Change Your Brain Every Day that's going to be released in 2023.

Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication Cover

Vanessa Van Edwards

Cues

Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication

This was mentioned as another one of Vanessa Van Edwards' best-selling books, focusing on charisma and body language.

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She's a behavioral investigator the founder of the research group science of people the author of the best-selling books on these topics Captivate and Cues and she's here to prove to...

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This was mentioned as another one of Vanessa Van Edwards' best-selling books, focusing on charisma and body language.

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She's a behavioral investigator the founder of the research group science of people the author of the best-selling books on these topics Captivate and Cues and she's here to prove to you that you have the it factor

A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, 2) Cover

Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, 2)

Mel praised the paperback cover of this secondinstallment, noting its distinctive green and yellow design that inspired the episode's visual theme.

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The cover for the paperback version of the Court of Mist and Fury was the inspiration for our greenandyellow design, and I love, love, love it.

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Mel praised the paperback cover of this secondinstallment, noting its distinctive green and yellow design that inspired the episode's visual theme.

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The cover for the paperback version of the Court of Mist and Fury was the inspiration for our greenandyellow design, and I love, love, love it.

Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness Cover

Steve Magness

Do Hard Things

Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness

Mel read a passage describing how people get stuck and how the book teaches readers to free themselves from selfimposed limits so they can realize their potential.

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I want to read to you from your bestselling book, Do Hard Things, ... We all get stuck. We don't reach our capabilities, we get in our own way, we feel trapped, like we can't take the...

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Mel read a passage describing how people get stuck and how the book teaches readers to free themselves from selfimposed limits so they can realize their potential.

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I want to read to you from your bestselling book, Do Hard Things, ... We all get stuck. We don't reach our capabilities, we get in our own way, we feel trapped, like we can't take the action that deep down we know we should. This book is about freeing yourself up from whatever is preventing you from going on the journey to realizing your potential.

Winnie the Pooh: The Classic Edition (1) Cover

A. A. Milne

Winnie the Pooh

The Classic Edition (1)

Gabor Mat mentioned Winnie the Pooh as one of his alltime favourite books and described a poignant passage about a boy and his bear playing together.

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Winner the Pooh, which is one of my all-time favorite books...the passage ... a little boy and his bear will always be playing together.

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Gabor Mat mentioned Winnie the Pooh as one of his alltime favourite books and described a poignant passage about a boy and his bear playing together.

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Winner the Pooh, which is one of my all-time favorite books...the passage ... a little boy and his bear will always be playing together.

The Art and Science of Connection: Why Social Health Is the Missing Key to Living Longer, Healthier, and Happier Cover

Kasley Killam

The Art and Science of Connection

Why Social Health Is the Missing Key to Living Longer, Healthier, and Happier

It was mentioned that Kasley Killam authored The Art and Science of Connection, highlighting her expertise on human connection and social health.

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She's the best-selling author of The Art and Science of Connection, Why Social Health is the Missing Key to Living Longer, Healthier, and Happier.

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It was mentioned that Kasley Killam authored The Art and Science of Connection, highlighting her expertise on human connection and social health.

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She's the best-selling author of The Art and Science of Connection, Why Social Health is the Missing Key to Living Longer, Healthier, and Happier.

The High 5 Habit: Take Control of Your Life with One Simple Habit Cover

Mel Robbins

The High 5 Habit

Take Control of Your Life with One Simple Habit

Charles Duhigg's work was cited in this book written by Mel Robbins.

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His work has been cited in more bestselling books on behavior change than I can list, but there are two I know for sure. And those two happen to be the ones that I wrote, The Five Second Rule and The...

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Charles Duhigg's work was cited in this book written by Mel Robbins.

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His work has been cited in more bestselling books on behavior change than I can list, but there are two I know for sure. And those two happen to be the ones that I wrote, The Five Second Rule and The High Five Habit.

Tranquility by Tuesday: 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters Cover

Laura Vanderkam

Tranquility by Tuesday

9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters

Mel highlighted Tranquility by Tuesday as Laura Vanderkam's latest bestseller and referenced it again while discussing her nine productivity rules.

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She is the author of nine bestselling books, including 168 Hours, Off the Clock, and her latest bestseller, Tranquility by Tuesday.

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Mel highlighted Tranquility by Tuesday as Laura Vanderkam's latest bestseller and referenced it again while discussing her nine productivity rules.

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She is the author of nine bestselling books, including 168 Hours, Off the Clock, and her latest bestseller, Tranquility by Tuesday.

the amazing bestselling book, Tranquility by Tuesday.

Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done Cover

Laura Vanderkam

Off the Clock

Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done

Mel noted that Laura Vanderkam had also written Off the Clock among her nine bestselling titles.

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She is the author of nine bestselling books, including 168 Hours, Off the Clock, and her latest bestseller, Tranquility by Tuesday.

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Mel noted that Laura Vanderkam had also written Off the Clock among her nine bestselling titles.

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She is the author of nine bestselling books, including 168 Hours, Off the Clock, and her latest bestseller, Tranquility by Tuesday.

168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think Cover

Laura Vanderkam

168 Hours

You Have More Time Than You Think

Mel introduced Laura Vanderkam as the author of the bestseller 168 Hours, highlighting her expertise in time management.

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She is the author of nine bestselling books, including 168 Hours, Off the Clock, and her latest bestseller, Tranquility by Tuesday.

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Mel introduced Laura Vanderkam as the author of the bestseller 168 Hours, highlighting her expertise in time management.

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She is the author of nine bestselling books, including 168 Hours, Off the Clock, and her latest bestseller, Tranquility by Tuesday.

Talk: The Science of Conversation and the Art of Being Ourselves Cover

Alison Wood Brooks

Talk

The Science of Conversation and the Art of Being Ourselves

The book was highlighted as a new bestseller that distills the science of conversation and communication taught in her Harvard Business School courses.

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It's the subject of her new bestselling book, Talk, and today, well, today she is in our Boston studios to share all of this with you and your loved ones.

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The book was highlighted as a new bestseller that distills the science of conversation and communication taught in her Harvard Business School courses.

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It's the subject of her new bestselling book, Talk, and today, well, today she is in our Boston studios to share all of this with you and your loved ones.

Congratulations on your best-selling new book, Talk, the Science of Conversation and the Art of Being Ourselves.

And this is what you are summarizing in your bestselling book, Talk, which is based on you teaching one of the most popular classes at Harvard Business School.

When I wrote this book about Talk, something that I realized is, I'm uniquely positioned to write this because I'm an identical twin.

Professor Allison Woodbrooks, the book is Talk, The Science of Conversation and the Art of Being Ourselves.

Unbreakable: A Woman's Guide to Aging with Power Cover

Vonda Wright MD

Unbreakable

A Woman's Guide to Aging with Power

Mel and Dr. Wright highlighted the book as a NewYorkTimes bestseller that explains how muscle health is crucial for healthy aging and includes practical chapters on nutrition and protein.

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She's also the author of five New York Times bestsellers, including her latest Unbreakable.

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Mel and Dr. Wright highlighted the book as a NewYorkTimes bestseller that explains how muscle health is crucial for healthy aging and includes practical chapters on nutrition and protein.

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She's also the author of five New York Times bestsellers, including her latest Unbreakable.

In reading Unbreakable, I learned so many new things about why muscles in particular are so important to healthy aging.

In your New York Times bestseller, Unbreakable, I am looking at this entire chapter, and you even have recipes in this book, but you have an entire chapter in your New York Times bestseller, chapter 10, Unbreakable Nourishment, and you write extensively about protein.

Hormone Havoc: A Science-Backed Protocol for Perimenopause and Menopause: Sleep Better. Think Better. Feel Better. Cover

Amy Shah MD

Hormone Havoc

A Science-Backed Protocol for Perimenopause and Menopause

The book provided a simple, science-backed nutritional framework called the 30-33 protocol designed to help women improve mood, energy, and overall health. The author intended for the book to guide women through reframing perimenopause and menopause as an opportunity rather than a curse.

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After you've made the simple science-backed nutritional changes, I am recommending in the 30-33 protocol, you can expect the following. Improved mood and less anxiety, better sleep, healthy digestion,...

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The book provided a simple, science-backed nutritional framework called the 30-33 protocol designed to help women improve mood, energy, and overall health. The author intended for the book to guide women through reframing perimenopause and menopause as an opportunity rather than a curse.

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After you've made the simple science-backed nutritional changes, I am recommending in the 30-33 protocol, you can expect the following. Improved mood and less anxiety, better sleep, healthy digestion, higher libido, sharper thinking, diminished hot flashes and night sweats, a fitter figure, including around your waist, greater energy, less fatigue, and more.

You cannot control how your hormones change, but you can control how you experience it. With the protocols and tools that you're about to teach us today, Dr. Shaw, you have the power to reframe perimenopause, menopause, and your health in general as an opportunity, not a curse.

The reason I wrote Hormone Havoc is because I feel like women are sitting there and they're feeling miserable and they don't get the advice. 80% of women don't feel like they're getting enough food and lifestyle advice from their doctors.

I've laid it out for you in the book with exact meals that you could have so there's no thinking or calculating involved.

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John Grisham

A Time to Kill (Jake Brigance)

Mel noted that Grisham's first novel, A Time to Kill, was initially rejected by many publishers before becoming his breakthrough work.

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His first novel was called A Time to Kill, and it was rejected by 28 publishers before he finally published it in 1989.

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Mel noted that Grisham's first novel, A Time to Kill, was initially rejected by many publishers before becoming his breakthrough work.

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His first novel was called A Time to Kill, and it was rejected by 28 publishers before he finally published it in 1989.

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Jeffrey E. Young

Reinventing Your Life

How to Break Free from Negative Life Patterns

She highlighted that listeners could hear her numberone ranked audio series on Audible titled "Reinvent Your Life."

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for those of you that have listened to my number one ranked audio series on Audible called reinvent your life.

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She highlighted that listeners could hear her numberone ranked audio series on Audible titled "Reinvent Your Life."

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for those of you that have listened to my number one ranked audio series on Audible called reinvent your life.

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