The Exact Episode You Need to Hear Today if You Feel Overwhelmed, Stressed, or Stuck
The Mel Robbins Podcast

The Exact Episode You Need to Hear Today if You Feel Overwhelmed, Stressed, or Stuck

B1IntermediateAugust 13, 20261h 10m

Today's episode is a conversation you are going to want to revisit over and over and over. You are about to learn the skills nobody ever taught you, but you need now more than ever. It's hard to not feel exhausted and just overwhelmed in today's world. You are constantly being bombarded with bad news, followed up by worse news. All of that while you still try and deal with the hurdles of just living a regular life. That is where today's guest, therapist Kier Gaines comes in. Mel absolutely adores this man a...

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Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins podcast. You made it here. You can exhale. Seriously. Take a breath. In fact, I'm going to do it with you right now. Drop your shoulders. Don't you need that? Because have you been walking around with a tight chest, short fuse, or nonstop thoughts

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spinning in your head, this episode is your permission slip to stop holding it all together for just a minute. If you've been feeling overwhelmed lately, like you're snapping faster, shutting down quicker,

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overthinking everything, carrying stress in your body like it's a second job, you are not alone. You're human. And here's the hard truth.

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