Learned helplessness
Subject in Mental Health
Learned helplessness has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Mel Robbins Podcast. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Dolly ChughSocial psychologist, behavioral scientist and professor at NYU Stern School of Business
Chugh says feeling like a failure is exhausting and can produce learned helplessness.
“what's particularly exhausting is feeling like a failure. It leads to what psychologists call learned helplessness”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: Stop Wasting Your Time: How to Deal With People Who Won’t Change & What to Do Instead (Aug 27, 2026) · Listen from 25:33
Podcasts
- The Mel Robbins Podcast · 1 episode
Episodes
Stop Wasting Your Time: How to Deal With People Who Won’t Change & What to Do InsteadThe Mel Robbins Podcast · Aug 27, 2026 · 1 h 10 min
Mel Robbins and social psychologist Dolly Chugh discuss why people resist change and research-backed tools for influencing others without nagging.