Mel Robbins

Biography

Melanie Robbins (born October 6, 1968) is an American podcast host, author, motivational speaker, and former lawyer. She is known for her TEDx talk, "How to Stop Screwing Yourself Over"; and her books, The 5 Second Rule and The High 5 Habit, as well as host of The Mel Robbins Podcast.

Before joining CNN as a legal analyst, Robbins worked as a criminal defense attorney. Robbins is known for covering the George Zimmerman trial for CNN. She hosted Cox Media Group's The Mel Robbins Show, A&E's Monster In-Laws, and Fox's Someone's Gotta Go.

In 2011, Robbins published Stop Saying You're Fine: Discover a More Powerful You. She spoke at TEDx San Francisco about a psychological trick that she termed "the five-second rule". Her talk, viewed more than 31 million times on YouTube as of February 2023, launched her public speaking career.

On February 28, 2017, Robbins released her second book, The 5 Second Rule: Transform Your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage. It was the top non-fiction book on Audible and the sixth most-read book on Amazon in 2017.

She collaborated with Audible to release the Audible Original programs Kick Ass with Mel Robbins in June 2018 and Take Control of Your Life in 2019.

Her syndicated daytime talk show with Sony Pictures Television, The Mel Robbins Show, premiered on September 16, 2019. On January 29, 2020, Sony announced that the show would be canceled following its first season due to low ratings.

In 2014, Robbins received the Gracie Award for Outstanding Host–News/Non-fiction.