Mel Robbins

is that there's also that relationship between unhealthy being the constant pursuit of hoping other people think you look a certain way versus the ability to look in the mirror and care about how you feel about yourself.

I've never heard anybody explain it like that.

And I can give you an example because I feel like I'm in the exam room with you right now.

And I have come in because I hate at the age of 57, I've got these like jowls.

And when you just said that it's never really about the thing you're complaining about,

You're right.

For me, it's that I feel old when I see my skin sagging and it scares me to think that I'm 57 and that that much of my life has just flown by and that somehow if I...

Get rid of these things that are hanging down like meat purses on my face that I will feel different about myself.

But, you know, maybe there's something to do that we can and we'll talk about all that.

But I love that we're also saying that it's really about how you feel and the deeper things that are going on.

Yeah, a thousand percent.

Wow.

Let's talk about how your lifestyle and habits impact your skin.

What are the specific lifestyle habits that positively affect your skin?

Well, Dr. Idris, the good news is that you're here to educate us about what the actual options are.

So one thing that I'd love to hear you help us with is that we are so marketed to.

And every time I go online, I see some 12-step skincare routine, red light masks, treatments, miracle products.

How do you tune out the noise to figure out what your skin truly needs?

If you're overwhelmed-

What are the three skincare products that you would say to somebody in your practice that they should add to their routine?