Mel Robbins

Melanie Lee Robbins (née Schneeberger; born October 6, 1968) is an American author, podcast host, and former lawyer.

Melanie Lee Schneeberger[1][2] was born on October 6, 1968,[3] in Kansas City, Missouri,[4] and grew up in North Muskegon, Michigan.

[10] The editors of Forbes have noted that it "remains the most successful self-published audiobook by total downloads", and with Robbins' The High 5 Habit, had been published in 41 languages.

[11] She hosted The Mel Robbins Show on Cox Media Group for one season, beginning in fall 2019,[12][13] and A&E's Monster In-Laws in October 2011.

[19] In a review of her participation in very early broadcast work, Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times wrote critically that her "expertise" in her 2011 appearance as a relationship expert in A&E's Monster In-Laws was "open to debate", noting that Robbins "considers duct tape a tool of the trade" and that "anyone who has experienced serious in-law clashes is going to be highly skeptical of the détente she finally arranges".

[14] Writing in 2020, The Hollywood Reporter's Rick Porter noted that The Mel Robbins Show was launched: "Last fall amid the busiest season for new syndicated strips in eight years.

The show, saddled with less-than-ideal time periods in a number of markets—it aired at 3 a.m. on Los Angeles’ KTLA before a recent upgrade to 4 p.m.—was averaging a modest 0.4 household rating for the season"[13].

[20] As of December 2024, Forbes's profile on Robbins noted the figures for the podcast's first 8-months had reached "listeners in 194 countries and an average of 1.5 millions weekly downloads".