Order your copy of The Let Them Theory 👉 https://melrob.co/let-them-theory 👈 The #1 Best Selling Book of 2025 🔥 Discover how much power you truly have. It all begins with two simple words. Let Them. — Today, a secret service agent is teaching you how to read body language, master your emotions, and spot a liar. In this one of a kind episode, agent Evy Poumpouras is unpacking proven strategies and psychological tricks to get what you want. Evy is a former secret service agent who has protected 5 U.S presidents. She is a “human lie detector” who has been specially trained in the art of lie detection, human behavior, and cognitive influence. And today, she is giving you a masterclass of all of her best secrets from over 3 decades of training and experience. Evy’s extensive and decorated career includes operating undercover, complex criminal investigations, and working as an interrogator for the Secret Service’s elite polygraph unit – and she’s here to arm you with information, tools, and strategies in this special episode. Evy Poumporuas’s website: evypoumpouras.com For more resources related to today’s episode, click here for the podcast episode page: www.melrobbins.com/podcasts/episode-189 Follow The Mel Robbins Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themelrobbinspodcast I’m just your friend. I am not a licensed therapist, and this podcast is NOT intended as a substitute for the advice of a physician, professional coach, psychotherapist, or other qualified professional. Got it? Good. I’ll see you in the next episode. In this episode: 00:00:00: Introduction 00:03:32: How does having confidence and reading body language change your life? 00:06:50: The biggest takeaways we can learn from presidents and foreign heads of state. 00:10:15: Do this to manage stress in a high pressure job. 00:15:11: This is how professionals detect if someone is lying. 00:19:15: How to detect someone’s baseline and when you can use this skill. 00:26:00: Does eye contact REALLY give away if someone is lying? 00:30:00: Do this to show a conversation matters to you through your body language. 00:33:20: Why it’s important to just let people be. 00:36:14: Is there anything people do with their eyes to indicate they’re lying? 00:39: 25: Do this to be more secure in yourself around other people. 00:43:00: Are there verbal cues to indicate that you aren’t being told the truth? 00:47:11: The importance of being less focused on just yourself. 00:49:37: How do you get the truth out of someone? 00:52:50: When do you know it’s time to call somebody out or back away? 00:56:45: What is paralinguistics and how does it impact how we talk to people? 00:59:00: Do this to make your voice come through to others with more authority. 01:05:49: Be clear about your own objectives before entering a difficult conversation. 01:09:45: Someone not answering you IS an answer. 01:12:27: The REAL reason we don’t trust our gut. 01:14:30: The first step to changing the negative situation you are in. — Follow Mel: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melrobbins/ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@UCk2U-Oqn7RXf-ydPqfSxG5g Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melrobbins LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melrobbins Website: http://melrobbins.com — Sign up for Mel’s newsletter: https://melrob.co/sign-up-newsletter A note from Mel to you, twice a week, sharing simple, practical ways to build the life you want. — Subscribe to Mel’s channel here: https://www.youtube.com/melrobbins?sub_confirmation=1 — Listen to The Mel Robbins Podcast 🎧 New episodes drop every Monday & Thursday! https://melrob.co/spotify https://melrob.co/applepodcasts https://melrob.co/amazonmusic — Looking for Mel’s books on Amazon? Find them here: The Let Them Theory: https://amzn.to/3IQ21Oe The Let Them Theory Audiobook: https://amzn.to/413SObp The High 5 Habit: https://amzn.to/3fMvfPQ The 5 Second Rule: https://amzn.to/4l54fah