The Secret to Stopping Fear & Creating the Future You Want with Shonda Rhimes
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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. How many times have you tried to escape your life by plopping down on the couch, turning on the TV, and just disappearing into your favorite show and the characters that you're watching? Well, what if I told you, as Shonda Rhimes was writing and producing some of the most successful shows in the history of television, Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, Bridgerton, she herself was doing the exact same thing, escaping her life through the imaginary worlds that she had created. Shonda was deeply introverted, afraid of everything. All she did was work and her life was getting smaller and smaller and smaller. And then her sister said something that changed everything.
Shonda spent the next year saying yes to everything that scared her. And the result? It changed her entire life, her personality, her happiness, her body, the way she was able to be creative.
How did Shonda Rhimes confront her fears?
Well, today you're going to hear one of the most personal interviews that Shonda has ever given. And Shonda will tell you, if you feel small, If you're tired of saying yes to everybody else, if you're done with letting fear dictate your life, she knows what that feels like. And she's also going to tell you there's a bigger possibility for your life just waiting for you, that you're more capable than you know. But it's not in escaping it. It's saying yes to it.
The reason for the arrival is the regular check-up of the health center. Sometimes there is pain in the joints. In the fingers, there is a lack of symptoms. The customer tells us that he is working as a team at the packaging line, temporarily in non-ergonomic settings. After a long period of work experience, however, he has found workable teeth for the next 100 years. We focus on health so that the teeth can focus more. The health center is the official work health partner of the Santa Claus.
What changes did Shonda make to stop living small?
When we left for the winter holiday, I thought we would go by car first. But then we went by train and dad drove our car there. Then we spent the night on the train. The sleeping car was really nice, except I wanted to sleep upstairs. But my sister went there when she was older. And in the morning, when I woke up, we were together. Freedom travels by rail. VR. On a joint journey. Olipa kerran hyvä haltija, joka loihti taikasauvallaan herkullisen jouluaterjan kaikille metsän asukeille. Siinä oli tarjolla jos jonkinmoista herkkua. Oli rosollia, silakkaa, kinkkua, laatikoita, graavattua lohka ja... Jaha. Joo, tämähän ei ollutkaan joulusatu. Tämähän olikin ostoslista. Ja se on pitkä. No, onneksi kaikki ainekset herkulliseen jouluun saat.
S-Marketista. Joulu on ruokaa. S-Market.
Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast. I am so excited that you are here with me right now. It is always an honor to be together and to spend this time with you, but today is going to be extraordinary. And if you're a new listener or you're here because somebody shared this with you, first of all, I want to personally welcome you to the Mel Robbins Podcast family. And boy, oh boy, did you pick an incredible episode to listen to. Because today in our Boston studios, we have the one, the only Shonda Rhimes. She is an award-winning television creator, producer, author, and CEO of the global media company Shondaland, who took over the world through television. She's created Grey's Anatomy, which is on its 22nd season, one of the longest-running medical dramas of all time.
She followed it up with Scandal, Private Practice, producing How to Get Away with Murder. Then she flipped the industry again, producing Bridgerton, one of Netflix's biggest global hits. Shonda's written more than 600 hours of primetime television. Her shows have won Emmys, Golden Globes, a Peabody. She's an inductee in the Television Hall of Fame. She has also written a New York Times bestselling book called Year of Yes, and that's why she's here today, to talk about how fear disguises itself as perfection, how no can become a comfort zone that slowly shrinks your life and kills your joy, and how learning to say yes, especially to yourself, can change everything.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–1:12
2
How did Shonda Rhimes confront her fears?
1:12–2:16
3
What changes did Shonda make to stop living small?
2:16–4:55
4
How can saying yes transform your life?
4:55–8:04
5
What role does fear play in decision-making?
8:04–10:38
6
How can we learn to say no effectively?
10:38–13:35
7
What is the significance of self-compassion in personal growth?
13:35–16:27
8
How can embracing discomfort lead to personal empowerment?
16:27–1:26:26
Speakers
3 identifiedMore from The Mel Robbins Podcast
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