What Every Mom Needs to Hear Today

The Mel Robbins Podcast

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Education, Mental Health, Relationships, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 10.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

This is the episode every mom—and anyone who loves a mom—needs to hear. In this raw, honest, and hilarious episode, Mel sits down with her friend Jessie, who is weeks away from giving birth to her first child. What unfolds is the kind of real talk you rarely hear about motherhood. Whether you're dreaming of becoming a parent, knee-deep in diapers, juggling teenage drama, or reflecting on your grown-up kids, this episode will meet you exactly where you are. It’s also a powerful reflection on your relationship with your own mom. Mel—26 years into parenting—keeps it real with hard-earned wisdom, regrets, and the one piece of advice she wishes someone had told her sooner. If you've ever felt like you're not doing enough, questioned every decision, or worried you're getting it all wrong... you're not alone. And you need to hear this. This isn’t a sugar-coated take on parenting. It’s real, relatable, and filled with laugh-out-loud moments and deeply moving insights. Whether you’re a new mom, a seasoned pro, or reflecting on your own childhood, this episode will make you feel seen, understood, and a whole lot better about the job you’re doing. This is also one to share—with your mom, your sister, your daughter, your mother-in-law, your friends. Especially as Mother’s Day approaches, this episode is a gift. For more resources, click here for the podcast episode page. If you liked this episode, you’ll love hearing from parenting expert Dr. Shefali: You Learn This Too Late: This One Idea Might Change Your Entire Life 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.
0:08.6	Oh my gosh, I'm so excited for our topic today because we have one mother of a topic.
0:15.2	What is it?
0:16.2	Motherhood.
0:17.1	So me personally, I'm a mom of three adult kids and I got to say, motherhood, it is a journey, and there are some days it just feels like a bad trip.
0:24.7	Boy, have I made some mistakes.
0:26.5	And whether your mom, you want to be one, you've lost one, or you're still trying to figure out your relationship with yours.
0:33.2	I cannot wait to have this conversation with you. And you don't need to be a mom, by the way, or even want to be a mom to get something out
0:40.2	of what we're going to talk about.
0:41.7	Because what we're really talking about is relationships and how to think about the topic
0:46.2	of motherhood and your relationship with your mom or your adult kids in a whole new way.
0:51.0	And we're going to cover it all. The surprises, the struggles, the things I wish I had
0:55.2	known sooner, the things I would go back in time and change if I could time travel and snap my
0:59.7	fingers and do that. I'm going to talk about the guilt, the expectations, the pressure to do it
1:05.0	all perfectly. And if you're a new mom or you're about to be a new mom, I'm going to tell you
1:10.7	the things that no one else will tell you. And if your kids are new mom or you're about to be a new mom, I'm going to tell you the things
1:11.3	that no one else will tell you. And if your kids are already grown like mine, we're going to
1:16.1	talk about how to build the strongest relationships with them yet, even when you screwed a lot
1:20.9	of things up like I did. If you've ever wanted a better understanding of your mom, our conversation
1:26.4	today is going to help you see her in a
1:28.5	whole new way. And if your mom is still with us, she is going to love to hear this conversation too.
1:47.8	Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins podcast.
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