Pull Yourself Together: The Best Expert Advice to Make You Feel Incredible

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The Mel Robbins Podcast

PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER: THE BEST EXPERT ADVICE TO MAKE YOU FEEL INCREDIBLE

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Today’s episode is the guide that you need to create lasting change and uplevel in all areas of your life.

You will learn the 3 foundational habits that will transform your life and improve your productivity, wellness, health, and life balance.

These 3 habits are essential to your health, and you need to get them right. Renowned experts are here to give you their straight-from-the-lab advice on how to do each of these things in the optimal way and make them a habit you can stick with for life.

Consider the next hour an investment in your health and wellbeing. You can’t afford to miss it.

What should you listen to next?

You’ll love the full podcast episodes with each of the experts featured today:

Patrick McKeown, 5 Ways to Improve Your Breathing for Better Health (With the #1 Breath Expert in the World):  Apple I Spotify

Dr. Shane O’Mara, The Shocking Science and Benefits of Taking a Simple Walk:  Apple I Spotify

Dr. Gina Poe, How to Get Better Sleep and Boost Your Learning, Memory, and Energy: Apple I Spotify

Dr. Neha Sangwan, The Surprising Link Between People Pleasing & Your Health: A Medical Doctor’s Recommendation on How to Say “No”: Apple I Spotify

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In this episode:

  • 6:10: 3 pillars of health that will make the biggest difference in your life.
  • 8:03: When it comes to breathing, here’s what most people are doing wrong.
  • 10:45: 75% of people with anxiety & panic disorder make this breathing mistake.
  • 18:42: Effective breathing exercises to help you relax when your mind is racing.
  • 22:32: How to ACTUALLY breathe normally, it’s not what you think.
  • 27:12: What really happens in our brains and bodies when we are walking.
  • 29:34: The science behind the phrase, “movement is medicine.”
  • 34:55: Where the goal of getting 10,000 steps a day really came from.
  • 39:45: ALL the reasons to make a habit of walking.
  • 46:08: How the circadian rhythm plays a fundamental role in your ability to sleep well.
  • 48:10: A sleep researcher's top tips to get better sleep starting tonight.
  • 53:07: What’s a sleep cycle and why should we care about it?
  • 56:20: The shocking connection between stress and illness

Today's Experts:

Patrick McKeown:

Dr. Shane O’Mara:

  • Find out more about Shane on his website.
  • Follow him on Instagram here.
  • Sign up for his Substack here.
  • Check out his blog on neuroscience, psychology, and science here.
  • Check out his book about walking here.

Dr. Gina Poe:

  • Follow her on Instagram here.
  • Check out her academic page at UCLA here.

Dr. Neha Sangwan:

  • You can purchase Dr. Sangwan’s book, ‘TalkRx: Five Steps to Honest Conversations That Create Connection, Health, and Happiness’, here.
  • Follow Dr. Sangwan on Instagram here.
  • Find out more about Neah on her website.

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