The Mel Robbins Podcast

How to Build the Life You Want (Even When You Feel Overloaded, Exhausted, & Uncertain)

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Sep 25, 2025
Kellie Gerardi, a bioastronautics researcher and aspiring astronaut, shares her inspiring journey from working coat check to leading space missions. She candidly discusses the challenges of infertility and IVF, aiming to destigmatize these experiences. Kellie emphasizes the importance of perseverance through setbacks and reveals her 'why not me?' mindset that encourages ordinary people to achieve extraordinary goals. Their powerful conversation includes actionable advice on handling criticism and balancing ambition with motherhood.
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ANECDOTE

From Coat Check To Big Responsibility

  • Kellie took a coat-check job at the Explorers Club to be near extraordinary people and learn by proximity.
  • She treated the job with 150% effort and built a reputation that led to major responsibilities.
ADVICE

Design Your Reputation Intentionally

  • Write the adjectives you want people to use about you and act to make them true.
  • Reverse-engineer desired outcomes to shape your daily behavior and reputation.
INSIGHT

Why Microgravity Needs Longer Exposure

  • Microgravity research uses parabolic flights that give 20–22 seconds of weightlessness per parabola.
  • Researchers aim for longer durations because meaningful experiments need consecutive minutes, not seconds.
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