Melanie Lee Robbins (née Schneeberger; born October 6, 1968) is an American author, podcast host, and former lawyer. She is known for her TEDxSF talk, "How to Stop Screwing Yourself Over", and her books The Let Them Theory, The 5 Second Rule, and The High 5 Habit. Since 2022, she has hosted The Mel Robbins Podcast.
In 2011, Robbins published her debut book, Stop Saying You're Fine: Discover a More Powerful You.[citation needed]
In June 2011, she spoke at aTEDx event in San Francisco about a self-help technique she termed "the five second rule". As of December 2024, the video had been viewed more than 33 millions times at YouTube.[8] On February 28, 2017, Robbins released her second book, The 5 Second Rule: Transform Your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage.[9] The book ranked as the top non-fiction book on Audible,[citation needed] and was the sixth most-purchased book on Amazon in 2017.[10] The editors of Forbes have noted that it "remains the most successful self-published audiobook by total downloads", and with Robbins' The High 5 Habit, had been published in 41 languages.[11]
She is also known as the founder of 143 Studios, a "company that produces audiobooks for Audible and professional development education for corporate clients".[11] She hosted The Mel Robbins Show on Cox Media Group for one season, beginning in fall 2019,[12][13] and A&E's Monster In-Laws in October 2011.[14]
Robbins' syndicated daytime talk show, The Mel Robbins Show on Sony Pictures Television, premiered on September 16, 2019,[13][15][16] and ran for a single season. She began hosting the podcast, The Mel Robbins Podcast, in 2022.[17] On October 23, 2024, SiriusXM renewed Robbins' contract with the intention of continuing The Mel Robbins Podcast, as well as allowing Robbins to release a second show, which would premiere in early 2025.[18]
Awards and honors
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In 2014, Robbins received the Gracie Award for "Outstanding Host – News/Non-Fiction".[19]
In a review of her participation in very early broadcast work, Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times wrote critically that her "expertise" in her 2011 appearance as a relationship expert in A&E's Monster In-Laws was "open to debate", noting that Robbins "considers duct tape a tool of the trade" and that "anyone who has experienced serious in-law clashes is going to be highly skeptical of the détente she finally arranges".[14] Writing in 2020, The Hollywood Reporter's Rick Porter noted that The Mel Robbins Show was launched:
"Last fall amid the busiest season for new syndicated strips in eight years. The show, saddled with less-than-ideal time periods in a number of markets—it aired at 3 a.m. on Los Angeles’ KTLA before a recent upgrade to 4 p.m.—was averaging a modest 0.4 household rating for the season"[13].
Noting that in a given week, it drew 615,000 daily viewers, less than half the average of other comparable new programs. As a consequence, Sony announced its cancellation in January 2020.[13]Belinda Luscombe stated at Time that since the launch of Robbins' latest audiovisual efforts, The Mel Robbins Podcast, in 2022:
"More than 187 millions episodes have been downloaded and it has spread to 98 countries. People have spent 22 million hours watching it on YouTube, where she has 3 million subscribers"[18].
Up from a 2 million counts that had been reported earlier.[11]
"When at the 2 million subscriber level, the channel was logging on the order of 800,000 viewing hours per month".[11]
She won the 2022 Webbys' "People's Choice Award" for The Mel Robbins Podcast.[11] In 2023, Forbes named Robbins "50 Over 50" Lifestyle Category.[11]
Relatedly, as of November 2024, Apple has announced that the podcast was the 7th-most shared of Apple Podcasts' programs in the US for the year.[20] As of December 2024, Forbes's profile on Robbins noted the figures for the podcast's first 8-months had reached "listeners in 194 countries and an average of 1.5 millions weekly downloads".[11] More generally, Luscombe noted that as of October 2024, Robbins had "6.5 million followers on Instagram; 2 million on TikTok; 2.5 million on Facebook; and six audiobooks that had hit No. 1 on Audible".[18]
Her 2024 book The Let Them Theory suggested letting go of concern about being ghosted, gossiped about, or excluded from social gatherings. Robbins responded to the claim that the book's idea is "so obvious it's laughable" by saying "Yeah, it is a cheap trick - and it works".[21]
Robbins has disclosed having been diagnosed with ADHD, anxiety, and dyslexia as an adult.[23]
Bibliography
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Stop Saying You're Fine: The No-BS Guide to Getting What You Want (2011, published by Harmony): ISBN0-307-71673-2
The 5 Second Rule: Transform Your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage (2017, published by Savio Republic): ISBN1-682-61239-2[24]
The 5 Second Journal: The Best Daily Journal and Fastest Way to Slow Down, Power Up, and Get Sh*t Done (2017, published by Post Hill Press): ISBN1-682-61722-X
The High 5 Habit: Take Control of Your Life with One Simple Habit (2021, published by Hay House): ISBN1-401-96212-2
The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About (2024, published by Hay House): ISBN1-788-17665-0
^ abcBrady, Lois Smith (September 1, 1996). "Vows: Mel Schneeberger and Chris Robbins". The New York Times. p. 51 (§1). Retrieved December 24, 2024. For the date of the event, see the date appearing in the legend of the picture, which reads "Bear Lake, North Muskegon, Mich., Aug. 24." For a transcript of the print article, see this web page.
^Konecky, Chad; Wolkoff, Kate (Summer 2015). "It Takes Two". BC Law [Boston College Law School Magazine Online]. Archived from the original on May 25, 2019. Retrieved May 25, 2019.[independent source needed]
^Amazon Staff (January 30, 2018). "2017: This Year in Books". Amazon.com. Archived from the original(Amazon Charts-driven interactive site) on December 10, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
^ abGenzlinger, Neil (October 23, 2011). "Family Dysfunctions and the Duct Tape Détente". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved August 20, 2022. Just how much expertise the relationship expert in the premiere has is open to debate. Her name is Mel Robbins, and she considers duct tape a tool of the trade. And anyone who has experienced serious in-law clashes is going to be highly skeptical of the détente she finally arranges.
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