What Vanessa Van Edwards has said about Vulnerability

1 quote · 1 episode · Sep 26, 2026

Vanessa Van Edwards, Behavioral researcher, bestselling author, and founder of Science of People, has been quoted on Vulnerability once in 1 episode of The Mel Robbins Podcast, most recently on September 26, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

Van Edwards argues that vulnerability and small mistakes make people more likable than trying to appear perfect.
“In fact, vulnerability is one of the fastest ways to show likability”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: Body Language Expert: 6 Psychological Tricks to Turn Awkwardness into Confidence (Sep 26, 2026) · Listen from 22:06

Episodes

Body Language Expert: 6 Psychological Tricks to Turn Awkwardness into Confidence
The Mel Robbins Podcast · Sep 26, 2026 · 1 h 23 min
Mel Robbins and behavioral researcher Vanessa Van Edwards discuss body language, energy management, likability, conversation starters, networking positioning, and the ABCD productivity exercise.

Others on Vulnerability

Manoush Zomorodi · 1 quote
Joshua Roman · 1 quote

Vanessa Van Edwards on other topics

Body language · 6 quotes
Small talk · 4 quotes
Energy management and burnout · 3 quotes
Online dating · 2 quotes
Three levels of conversation · 2 quotes
Loneliness · 2 quotes
Goal setting · 2 quotes
Conversation starters · 2 quotes