What Mel Robbins has said about Gottman Institute
2 quotes · 1 episode · Nov 2, 2026
Mel Robbins, American author, podcast host and former lawyer who hosts The Mel Robbins Podcast, has been quoted on Gottman Institute 2 times in 1 episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, most recently on November 2, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Robbins explains that, as a 'volcano', she becomes more agitated when a partner shuts down, because it makes her feel alone.
“your shutdown makes me more agitated because I feel more alone”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: My Daughter Got Brutally Honest About What I Got Wrong as a Mom (My Biggest Regrets) (Nov 2, 2026) · Listen from 15:32
Robbins describes John Gottman's technique of writing down what an upset partner says, which calms him and helps him organize his thoughts.
“what that does is it slows his heart rate and it helps him organize his thoughts”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: My Daughter Got Brutally Honest About What I Got Wrong as a Mom (My Biggest Regrets) (Nov 2, 2026) · Listen from 18:48
Episodes
My Daughter Got Brutally Honest About What I Got Wrong as a Mom (My Biggest Regrets)The Mel Robbins Podcast · Nov 2, 2026 · 51 min
Mel Robbins and her daughter Sawyer discuss Mel's parenting regrets, emotional reactivity, family dynamics, and the mother-daughter bond.
Mel Robbins on other topics
- Finding one's passion · 5 quotes
- Empathy · 4 quotes
- Me, we, them framework · 4 quotes
- Career change · 4 quotes
- Regret · 4 quotes
- Emotional reactivity and flooding · 3 quotes
- Letting go · 3 quotes
- Breakups and heartbreak recovery · 3 quotes