The Secret to Stopping Anxiety & Fear (That Actually Works)

The Mel Robbins Podcast

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🗓️ 26 May 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

If you struggle with anxiety, this episode will change your life. In today’s conversation, Mel sits down with Harvard Medical School psychologist and world-renowned anxiety expert Dr. David Rosmarin — and he’s about to flip everything you think you know about anxiety on its head. By the end of this episode, you are going to know exactly what anxiety is, the things you’re doing that are making it worse, and how you can look at it in a whole new way. You’ll also learn exactly how to help somebody who is struggling with it. If you feel trapped by anxiety, or you've been trying to outrun it, what Dr. Rosmarin is about to share will set you free. He’s here to share a simple way to stop spiraling thoughts, find clarity, and finally feel in control. Dr. Rosmarin is one of the world’s leading experts on anxiety and the founder of The Center for Anxiety. He’s an associate professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School and director of the Spirituality and Mental Health Program at McLean Hospital, one of the top psychiatric hospitals in the world. Whether your anxiety is keeping you up at night, holding you back at work, making parenting harder, or bringing life in general to a grinding halt, this episode will give you the tools — and the hope — you’ve been looking for. For more resources, click here for the podcast episode page. If you liked this episode, you’ll love listening to this one next: How to Stop Negative Thoughts & Reset Your Mind for Positive Thinking. Connect with Mel: Get Mel’s #1 bestselling book, The Let Them Theory Watch the episodes on YouTube Follow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast Instagram Mel's TikTok Sign up for Mel’s personal letter Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes ad-free Disclaimer

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0:00.0	Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins podcast.
0:08.3	So just this morning, literally a couple hours ago, before I walked into the studio, sat down in this chair and I'm talking to you now, I get this text from one of my close college friends and it said, Mel, I really
0:21.9	need some help. Do you have five minutes? And she was texting me because she was looking for
0:27.7	recommendations on what to do because her daughter's anxiety, it is through the roof. And you
0:34.4	know what? I'm not surprised because I'm seeing so many people in my life. I'm seeing so many
0:40.6	emails coming into the inbox at melrobbins.com, comments, DMs about this exact same topic.
0:49.0	And the thing that was kind of crazy about today is that she texts me this question about anxiety looking for resources
0:55.2	where do I start how do I help this person I care about and do you know what you and I are talking about
1:00.4	literally in a matter of a minute we are sitting down with one of the world's leading anxiety experts
1:08.6	from Harvard University he's the founder of the Center for
1:12.9	Anxiety. I mean, what are the odds? Don't you just love it when life confirms the very thing
1:19.1	you're about to do? It's like a little sign. Okay, you're on the right track. Just keep going.
1:24.1	And is somebody who struggled with anxiety for decades and who has had kids who have
1:28.9	struggled with anxiety? Here's what I know. It can be so scary when it's happening to you or to
1:34.8	somebody that you love, but I also want you to know something. You have within you the capacity
1:41.3	to face whatever is scaring you. And this conversation needs to happen right now,
1:48.6	and I'm so glad that you are here for it, because Dr. David Ross Marin is about to flip everything
1:55.3	that you and I know on its head about anxiety. This is going to be a resource, a place for you to start.
2:02.4	If you or somebody that you love is struggling with this anxiety,
2:06.0	and by the end of this episode,
2:08.0	you're gonna know exactly what anxiety is and what it isn't.
2:11.3	You're gonna understand the things that you're probably doing
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