If you feel a sense of overwhelm, dread, or uncertainty right now, you need to hear this episode.Right now, so many things are out of your control – whether it’s global events, elections, a health diagnosis, or news you’re waiting on.In today’s deeply personal episode, Mel is sharing her best tools to deal with overthinking and negative thoughts. Your worries are stealing the joy and peace you deserve. And by the time you finish listening, you’ll feel more calm, grounded, and ready to handle whatever challenge comes your way.For more resources, including links to the studies mentioned in the episode, click here for the podcast episode page. What should you listen to next? Check out this episode about a powerful tool you can use to start every morning strong, no matter what is happening around you: Start Strong: Do This Every Morning to Get Out of Bed, Beat Anxiety, and Feel Incredible All DayConnect with Mel: Watch the episodes on YouTubeGet Mel’s new book, The Let Them TheoryFollow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast InstagramMel's TikTok Sign up for Mel’s personal letter Disclaimer
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Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast. Are you ever just going about your day and then out of nowhere comes this thought? And it's not just that. It's like this thought just gets stuck in your head and then you get this sinking feeling in your gut and you start to feel yourself brace. It's like you're paralyzed. You feel it in your body. You feel it in your mind.
And next thing you know, you're spiraling. That's dread. And I know you've been dreading a lot lately because you've been writing in and telling me about your dread over the election, While it's normal to feel yourself braced in these moments of uncertainty, it doesn't have to be that way. You don't have to live like that.
And today, you and I are going to stare down that dread that you may be feeling, that thing that you may be bracing for, and we're going to dissolve it with three big takeaways. These are simple tools you can apply in your life right now whenever you feel yourself braced. I know there's a lot happening and there is a lot on your shoulders right now.
It feels like the world is holding in one big breath, but today you and I are going to exhale. It's your friend Mel, and I am so excited that you are here with me. It is always such an honor to be able to spend time together with you. And if you're brand new, I just want to take a moment and welcome you to the Mel Robbins Podcast family. I'm thrilled that you're here. And
I know that you're the kind of person who values your time and you're interested in learning about simple ways that you can improve your life. And I love that you chose this episode because we're going to talk about a topic that feels heavy, but we're going to unpack it in a way that is going to be so empowering. And I wanted to talk about the topic of dread for a number of reasons.
And the first reason is because here in the United States, there are two things going on that people are dreading. One is the fact that it's the time of year where we turn the clocks back. And so it is literally dark at four o'clock in the afternoon, at least where I live. And people dread this. The other thing that's going on right now is we're in the middle of a very contentious election.
And I gotta just say right off the bat, we are not gonna have a political conversation today. This show is a respite from all the tension and politics and scary news that's going on globally. But all of these things, whether you're listening in the US or you're listening in a country where there's contentious politics or you're torn apart by war or there's something going on in your family,
We all have experiences where there are things going on outside of us that feel way beyond our control. And in those moments in life, whether it's winter coming, whether it's something extremely important like an election and how that's going to impact people and their rights and what's going to happen and how it impacts the economy at a national or global level.
These are really important issues. Maybe you have somebody in your family that's gotten a health diagnosis or you have, or maybe there's a conversation that you need to have with somebody. Maybe you're breaking up with somebody. Maybe you need to talk to somebody about their drinking or you're worried about them.
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