The Mel Robbins Podcast
How to Create the Life You Want: Lessons From the #1 Happiness Researcher
06 Feb 2025
This episode is your playbook for a happier, more fulfilling, and more meaningful life. Today, renowned researcher Dr. Judith Joseph, MD is here to share the simple, science-backed habits that will truly make your life better. She is here to share her groundbreaking research on this important subject and exactly what to do to feel more energized, excited, joyful, and present in your life again. Dr. Joseph is a double-board-certified psychiatrist who trained at and is affiliated with Columbia University and New York University. She is also a pioneering researcher and the founder and principal investigator of her research institute, Manhattan Behavioral Medicine.In this episode, she’s revealing—for the first time ever—her 5 V’s Framework, a groundbreaking research-backed approach from her Happiness Lab.If you’re ready to take control of your life, achieve your biggest goals, and create lasting happiness, this episode is for you. For more resources, click here for the podcast episode page. If you liked this episode, your next listen should be this one: What Makes a Good Life? Lessons From the Longest Study on HappinessGet a copy of Mel’s new book, The Let Them Theory here. Connect with Mel: Get Mel’s new book, The Let Them TheoryWatch the episodes on YouTubeFollow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast InstagramMel's TikTok Sign up for Mel’s personal letter Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to ad-free new episodes Disclaimer
Full Episode
Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast. Today, you and I are going to step into the happiness lab with the remarkable Dr. Judith Joseph, and we're going to walk away with five small habits that will change your life. And this isn't just a promise, this is research from Dr. Judith's happiness lab.
Dr. Judith is one of the most renowned doctors and researchers practicing today. She is the founder and principal investigator at Manhattan Behavioral Medicine, where she and her team have conducted over 60 clinical research trials. And the most recent trial she's running, it's all about happiness. She has been studying what separates those of you who are flourishing
from those of you who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or exhausted. And lucky for you and me, I've enrolled us both into her research trial at the Happiness Lab. So we can get her strategies and actionable tools that based on research, elevate your mindset, and will give you the roadmap to making this your best year yet.
So are you ready to learn the five steps to being happy according to research and designing the life you want? I know I am. So let's do this. Hey, it's your friend Mel. I am so happy that you're here because I love the topic and I love who we're going to get to spend time with together. And you know who else I love spending time with together? You.
It's always an honor to be able to spend this time and learn with you and laugh with you. And if you're brand new, I just want to welcome you to the Mel Robbins Podcast family. You have picked one heck of a winner of a conversation to listen to because what's more important than your happiness? Not a whole lot else. And the fact that you hit play You know what that tells me about you?
It tells me that you're interested in learning more about ways that you can improve your life and be happier. And you also love research. I love that because I love that too. And today I'm bringing you a conversation that's not just inspiring, it's transformational. Today in our Boston studios, you're going to get to meet and spend time with the incredible Dr. Judith Joseph.
Now, Dr. Judith is a double board certified psychiatrist. She earned her medical degree and MBA and completed her residency at Columbia University, where she now serves as the chairwoman of the Women in Medicine Board. And she also went to do her fellowship at NYU, where she's been a professor for over a decade. Her cutting edge research has earned her national recognition, including a U.S.
Congress and House of Representatives Proclamation Award for her advocacy in mental health and her innovative research. She is also at the cutting edge of medical research.
She's the founder and principal investigator at Manhattan Behavioral Medicine, where she and her team have conducted over 60 clinical research trials, including leading the trial for the first ever FDA approved drug for postpartum depression. Isn't that amazing? Well, that's just the beginning.
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