Mel Robbins, the self-help guru and New York Times best-selling coauthor of the 2024 book The Let Them Theory, has been nominated for the first-ever Golden Globes award for Best Podcast. Robbins, 57, who lives in southern Vermont with her husband, Christopher Robbins, is creator and host of the awa rd-winning “The Mel Robbins Podcast,” one of the world’s most popular, with more than 40 million followers. “The Mel Robbins Podcast” regularly addresses such self-improvement topics as creating healthy relationships, reaching one’s goals and career ambitions, and coping with anxiety, stress and physical ailments. The Kansas City native and Dartmouth College grad has spoken publicly about her own diagnoses of dyslexia, anxiety and ADHD. Robbins’ media company, 143 Studios, is based in Boston. But she and her husband bought a house in southern Vermont shortly before the pandemic so that her son could attend school there. Robbins hasn’t been public about its exact location. Robbins’ podcast has already won some of the industry’s most prestigious honors, including a Webby Award, a Signal Award and an iHeartPodcast Award. It was also recognized as one of Apple Podcasts’ top shared and followed shows of 2023 and 2024. The Let Them Theory, which Robbins cowrote with her 25-year-old daughter, Sawyer, became an international sensation following its release in December 2024. Selling more than 8 million copies in less than a year, the book has since been translated into 63 languages and is on pace to have the best nonfiction book launch of all time. Mel Robbins Credit: courtesy of Cody O'Loughlin In it, Robbins offers a simple technique for reducing one’s daily stress and anxiety levels: Instead of trying to control and improve other people’s opinions, behaviors and drama, we should take all that time and energy and focus it on our own thoughts and actions. No person will change unless they want to and are ready to, she writes. You can only control how you think and respond to others’ actions. In short: Let them be who they are, then adjust your own thoughts and behaviors accordingly. An attorney and former New York public defender, Robbins first came to national prominence with her 2011 TEDx talk, “How to Stop Screwing Yourself Over,” which has since been viewed nearly 44 million times. In it, she introduced a productivity technique she calls the 5 Second Rule, which suggests that when you have an instinct to act on a goal, you should take action within five seconds in order to prevent your brain from doubting and overthinking it. In 2017 Robbins published The 5 Second Rule: Transform Your Life, Work and Confidence With Everyday Courage. This is the first year the Golden Globes, which has traditionally recognized outstanding movies and television series, is honoring a podcast. Robbins is vying for the inaugural award against other popular podcasts “Armchair Expert With Dax Shepard,” “Call Her Daddy,” “Good Hang With Amy Poehler,” ” SmartLess” and NPR’s “Up First.” Conspicuously absent from the list of finalists is the world’s No. 1 ranked podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience.” The winner will be announced at the 83rd annual Golden Globes awards ceremony on Sunday, January 11, on CBS and online streaming service Paramount+. The post Vermonter Mel Robbins Nominated for Golden Globes Podcast Award appeared first on Seven Days. ...read more read less