Mel Robbins
American writer, television host and podcaster
Melanie Lee Robbins (née Schneeberger; born October 6, 1968) is an American author, podcast host, and lawyer.
Robbins gained recognition for her TEDx talk, How to Stop Screwing Yourself Over. Her books include Stop Saying You're Fine (2011), The 5 Second Rule (2017), The High 5 Habit (2021), and The Let Them Theory (2024). She has been hosting The Mel Robbins Podcast since 2022.
Early life
Melanie Lee Schneeberger was born on October 6, 1968, in Kansas City, Missouri. She grew up in North Muskegon, Michigan, and graduated from Dartmouth College. She earned her J.D. from Boston College Law School in 1994.
Career
1990s–2000s
Following law school, Robbins worked as a public defender in New York, including at the Legal Aid Society. In 1999, she began working as a life coach and executive coach in Boston. In 2007, she broke into radio with a local radio show Make It Happen with Mel Robbins which ran for a year.
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