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The Mel Robbins Podcast

The Real Reason You’re Exhausted: How To Gain Control of Your Time & Your Life

The Mel Robbins Podcast

SiriusXM Podcasts

Education, Mental Health, Relationships, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.810.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2024

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

It’s time to get off the hamster wheel that’s leaving you exhausted and overwhelmed. If the idea of “doing nothing” feels almost painful and you feel uncomfortable when you’re not busy, this episode is the wake-up call you need. Today, Mel unpacks one of the most common addictions that you probably have never heard of before: the addiction to busyness and stress. Here to give more research and advice is Dr. Scott Lyons, a medical doctor, psychologist, and world-renowned trauma expert. Dr. Lyons explains why over-scheduling every second of your day and constantly feeling “not enough” unless stretched to the limit is keeping you disconnected. By the end of this episode, you’ll have actionable steps to break free from the cycle and regain control of your time, energy, and peace of mind. For more resources, including links to the studies mentioned in the episode, click here for the podcast episode page. If you liked this empowering and insightful episode, listen to this one next: #1 Stress Doctor: 5 Tools to Protect Your Brain From Stress & Feel Calmer Now Connect with Mel: Watch the episodes on YouTube Get Mel’s new book, The Let Them Theory 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.

0:07.6

Is it just me or is there something about this time of year that suddenly makes you feel like life is on overdrive?

0:18.4

You know, I've thought about this a lot because I feel like I'm already a very busy person,

0:22.4

but I feel like I'm hyperventilating and sprinting through the day, and I think I nailed

0:26.1

what it is.

0:27.2

It's that phenomenon that right as this time of year hits, all of a sudden, it's Christmas

0:34.6

decorations.

0:35.4

It's Thanksgiving stuff.

0:36.4

Like, everything's everywhere.

0:38.6

And I'm like, oh my God, I'm behind.

0:39.4

I'm not even ready yet. I haven't even thought about this stuff.

0:40.4

Holy cow.

0:42.2

And here's what I want to do today.

0:44.4

I want to take a deep breath with you.

0:46.6

Because if I'm being honest with you, I don't just feel this crazy busyness this time

0:53.6

of the year, I struggle with being too busy all year

0:58.4

long. And so I would love to calm down. I would love to get control of this. I would love to

1:05.2

slow down. And I've called in a heavy today to give me a coaching session that you need to about everybody's

1:16.0

addiction to being busy, to looking at their phone, to running to this thing, to doing that

1:20.5

thing, to doing that thing, to shopping for this thing, to running there, to doing there,

1:22.9

get the Christmas Street, go over here.

1:25.9

And what you're going to learn is this is way bigger than what's on your holiday list,

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