The Mel Robbins Podcast

You’re Not Broken: Why You People-Please, Feel Anxious, & Never Feel Good Enough – and How to Heal

May 21, 2026·1h 12m·6-min readconversationalself improvement
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Therapist Kelly McDaniel joins Mel Robbins to discuss 'Mother Hunger,' a term she coined to describe the deep, often invisible emotional wound stemming from unmet childhood needs for nurturing, protection, and guidance from one's mother. This unmet need shapes adult behaviors like perfect

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Kelly McDaniel

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Mother Hungerby Kelly McDaniel

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AddictionAnxietyDepressionMental HealthParentingSelf ImprovementTherapyWomens Health

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