Vermont is the rural New England state of mountains, small towns and autumn colour that Mel Robbins now calls home. In this story, her Vermont house is the setting for PEOPLE’s cover shoot, photographed on Oct. 7, 2026 — a calm, grounded backdrop that contrasts sharply with the chaotic years of debt, heavy drinking and marital crisis she describes in the interview.
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