How To Reset Your Mind for Calm & Control

The Mel Robbins Podcast

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🗓️ 14 October 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, you’re going to learn how to turn your comfort zone into a powerful tool that fuels your success. Your comfort zone is not a place of weakness—it’s actually a place for growth. Today, you’ll discover how and when to use it so you can feel more calm, confident and optimistic about your life. You’ll know when to press pause in your life so you can recharge, and build the strength to take on your biggest challenges. Based in science, Mel will explain how everyday comforts—whether it’s your favorite cozy blanket or your go-to spot on the couch—can actually make you more resilient and help you break through self-sabotage, fear, and resistance. Plus, you’ll hear from world-renowned Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Robert Waldinger, who shares the surprising science behind comfort rituals and why they’re essential for staying grounded in a chaotic world. It’s time to unlock the power of your comfort zone so you can truly create a better life. If you liked this episode and want to learn exactly what to do to discover your authentic self (at any age), listen to this episode next: How to Build Real Confidence: 7 Truths to Unlock Your Authentic Self For more resources, click here for the podcast episode page. Connect with Mel: Get Mel’s new free 26-page workbook, What Do You Really Want, to finally answer that question and redefine your future. Watch the episodes on YouTube Follow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast Instagram Mel's TikTok Sign up for Mel’s personal letter Disclaimer

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0:00.0	Hey, it's your friend Mel and welcome to the Mel Robbins podcast.
0:04.2	When my husband and I dropped her son Oakley off at college a couple weeks ago,
0:11.4	there is a particular moment that I cannot stop thinking about.
0:15.6	We were just about to leave and all of a sudden our 19 year old son pulled out his stuffed
0:21.6	animal from childhood and his tattered blankie that he has had since he was born and then he put them both right in the middle of his freshman dorm bed.
0:34.5	It was just so beautiful.
0:39.6	And it got me thinking,
0:41.2	do you still have your old blankie or your favorite kettie or bunny?
0:44.6	I wish I did.
0:46.9	You know, those well-loved beat-up stuffed animals that you had as a kid, the ones that you hugged so hard and the fabric
0:54.9	smells like a mix of bad breath and old Doritos and pure magic.
1:02.2	Oakley was on to something when he took Blanky and Teddy to college.
1:06.6	See, comforting things are way more important than you think.
1:10.9	They're not just relics from your childhood. These are
1:15.7	essential tools for your brain. And today you and I are going to dig into the
1:21.4	surprising and profound science of simple comforts in your day-to-day life.
1:27.0	And I'm so excited to tell you that this episode and our conversation today about the importance of comfort is brought to you by Starbucks Frappuccino drink.
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