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Every book Kelly McDaniel recommended on podcasts
Kelly McDaniel appeared as a guest on The Mel Robbins Podcast for the episode titled You’re Not Broken: Why You People-Please, Feel Anxious, & Never Feel Good Enough, released on May 21, 2026. During the interview, she discussed her own book, Mother Hunger, providing guidance on how individuals can utilize it within therapeutic settings. McDaniel recommended that people looking for a safe place to heal should consider working with a coach or therapist and give them a copy of her book. She suggested telling the professional that they need a designated space to talk about the contents and themes addressed in the text. Furthermore, McDaniel advised that if a chosen therapist or coach proves unwilling to engage with the material or facilitate that necessary conversation, that particular professional is not the right person for the individual to talk to. By recommending her book as a practical tool in therapy, McDaniel emphasized the importance of finding supportive, receptive practitioners who are willing to confront deep-seated emotional wounds surrounding family attachments, relational anxiety, and the persistent feelings of inadequacy often experienced by people-pleasers.
Books recommended by Kelly McDaniel
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Mother Hunger
Mother Hunger by Kelly McDaniel is a psychological guide that explores the profound yearning for maternal love and the impact of compromised mother-child attachments on adult women.
Recommended“Well, first, one of the safest places is to try a coach or a therapist and give them the book. If they don't already have it, give it to them. Say, 'I need a place to talk about this.' And if they're unwilling to do it, that's not who you want to talk to.”
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Books Kelly McDaniel wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| You’re Not Broken: Why You People-Please, Feel Anxious, & Never Feel Good Enough – and How to Heal | The Mel Robbins Podcast | 2026-05-21 | 1 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Well, I think it's difficult to look with fresh eyes if we read this book as a parenting manual. So, if any of you out there, if you're a mom, it the tendency to pick up this book and start to examine how you've been a mother or are a mother is is ripe. And we don't that's not why”
“Yeah, you may notice in the book I don't really use the word eating disorder because I think that clinical term has created a whole movement about how we treat eating disorders. Okay, that I found after working every woman I work with has has some form of food trouble.”