The Exact Words You Need to Hear Today If It Feels Like Nothing’s Working
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast.
What does it mean when the world feels overwhelming?
Have you ever had one of those days where the world, it just feels like too much? Whether it's the news that's depressing, or there's just so much going on at work, or your life is so overwhelming, and you just are not sure how you're even going to get through the day. But then all of a sudden, Out of nowhere, you crack open a book and you read a passage or you hear a song playing or you see a quote online and it just, boom, drops into your day like an anchor.
How can a simple quote or song change your perspective?
Cuts right through all the noise of the world and the headlines and it lands square in your heart. And suddenly, you can't explain it, but you just feel a little bit better. It's almost as if that passage that you read or that song that you heard was meant just for you at this moment. Your shoulders drop. You can breathe again. You feel a little better. Well, I believe that this episode is going to do exactly that for you. That it was meant to find you at this moment in your life. that it's going to cut through the noise of the world and land deep in your heart. That's the magic of my guest today, Mark Nepo. He's the number one New York Times bestselling author of the seminal work, The Book of Awakening, which has changed millions of people's lives, including mine and my husband, Chris.
This book is so important to me. It sits on my bedside table. I read it several days a week. And Mark's writings are so important to me. They have shown up for me time and time again, exactly when I needed them most. So I am absolutely thrilled for him to be here for you and me. And wherever it is that you are at this exact moment, I promise you the sound of Mark's words, they are meant to find you. The rhythm, the poetry, there's something that you're about to hear that's going to touch something deep inside you. It's like being moved by a song, even if you don't know all the words yet. All you have to do is listen. And the priceless life wisdom that Mark Nepo is about to share, it'll do the rest.
Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast. It is such an honor to be together and to spend this time with you, and if you're a new listener or you're here because someone shared this episode with you, I just want to personally welcome you to the Mel Robbins Podcast family. You're about to meet a man whose words have lifted me up more times than I can count, and I guarantee he is going to do exactly the same thing for you today. Mark Nepo is the number one New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Awakening, which is one of my favorite books. I give it as a gift. It sits on my nightstand. I love it because it has 365 daily meditations that you can read that help you grow as a human being.
Be in the moment, live with more courage, deepen your relationships, and connect more deeply with life itself. And I'm not the only one who loves Marx writing. My husband, Chris, has read from the Book of Awakening for the last 10 years, and so have millions of people around the world, because it's celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Now, Mark has also published 25 other books, including his new bestselling book, The Fifth Season, Creativity in the Second Half of Life. Mark Nepo received his PhD in English from the University of Albany, where he served for decades as a professor. But today, you and I are going to dig deep into the wisdom and the stories and the lessons from the book that has had one of the biggest impacts on my life.
And I'm also thrilled that my husband, Chris, is joining me for the first time in our Boston studios to be a part of this remarkable and life-changing conversation. It is my absolute honor to welcome the extraordinary Mark Nepo to the Mel Robbins Podcast.
It's an honor to be here. I'm so appreciate you've all made me so welcome. I'm just so looking forward to being together.
Me too. And Chris Robbins, this is your debut in the Boston studios. Thank you for being here too.
Thanks for having me in.
So Mark, I'd love to start by having you speak directly to the person who's here with us, who made the time to spend it together with you today and me and Chris and to learn from you.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:09
2
What does it mean when the world feels overwhelming?
0:09–0:39
3
How can a simple quote or song change your perspective?
0:39–26:37
4
What are the two questions that foster connection?
26:37–30:29
5
How do you find purpose and meaning in everyday life?
30:29–33:54
6
What is the importance of admitting the truth in your life?
33:54–35:32
7
What daily rituals can help ground you in overwhelming times?
35:32–39:03
8
How does creativity evolve in the second half of life?
39:03–1:19:04
Speakers
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