277: The #1 Tool to Reduce Anxiety in Your Relationships w/ Mel Robbins

Love Life with Matthew Hussey

Matthew Hussey

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Today I'm joined for an excellent conversation with my friend Mel Robbins (@melrobbins, that will change the way you approach life’s challenges, relationships, and personal growth.

Mel Robbins is a New York Times bestselling author and world-renowned expert on motivation and mindset. In this episode, she shares transformative insights from her groundbreaking new book, The Let Them Theory. This one is packed with actionable advice to help you reduce anxiety and drama in your relationships, stop obsessing about micro-managing other people's emotions, build stronger connections, and focus on what truly matters.

Topics Include:

The core of The Let Them Theory: a simple, powerful mindset tool for managing what’s in your control.
How to stop wasting time and energy trying to change or control others.
The difference between acting out of guilt and making decisions aligned with your values.
Strategies for creating healthy boundaries without guilt or resentment.
Why jealousy is a signal of untapped potential—and how to use it to your advantage.
The role of radical acceptance in improving relationships and finding peace.
How to build a thriving social life by proactively creating connections.
The transformative impact of giving up control to gain clarity and freedom.
Mel’s personal stories of overcoming loneliness, setting boundaries, and rediscovering joy.

Whether you’re struggling with difficult relationships, chasing unfulfilled goals, or seeking more happiness in your life, this episode will give you the tools to take back your power and live authentically.

▼ Connect with Mel ▼

Get The Let Them Theory → https://LetThem.com

YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/c/melrobbins

Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/melrobbins/

TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@melrobbins

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0:00.0	What's up, guys? Happy 2025. I'm excited to do this year with you. We're just getting started.
0:12.0	I have an amazing podcast for you today. Huge guest that I know you're going to be really excited about.
0:18.0	Before we get into it, I have a huge announcement. I am so excited
0:23.4	to announce the Matthew Hussey for the very first time weekend retreat that is coming up
0:34.1	October 18th and 19th of 2025 in Miami, Florida. This is going to be a
0:42.5	brand new immersive coaching event that distills the most impactful tools of my renowned
0:50.7	retreat that was six days long and I've been doing for 15 years more than 15 years
0:58.3	of my life. This is me distilling the absolute best parts of that six day event into a two day
1:07.9	action-packed weekend of breakthroughs. So I am so excited that so many more people are
1:13.8	going to be able to come because it's two days and logistically it's a lot easier to get to. And
1:18.8	because the price is going to be something many more people will be able to afford to come and
1:25.4	experience the best of what we do. So if you have always wanted to
1:29.7	experience the transformation that goes on on the retreat, but have never been able to do it,
1:34.6	this is your chance. Visit mhretreat.com for an exclusive early bird discount. Join us if you've
1:41.2	been wanting to do something like this with me for a long time. I'm so excited about this for the first time to be doing this over a weekend is just a really big landmark moment for me and this organization. So check it out mhretreat.com and now to announce today's guest, we have none other than Mel Robbins on the podcast. She is a New York
2:03.7	Times bestselling author and one of the most respected experts in the world on motivation,
2:09.3	confidence and mindset. Billions have watched her videos. She is the host of the Mel Robbins podcast,
2:15.7	the number one education podcast in the world.
2:18.6	And today we talk about her brand new book, The Let Them Theory.
2:22.7	It'll invite you to think about how much energy and time you might have been wasting,
2:27.2	trying to control the wrong things at work, in relationships, and in pursuing your goals,
2:33.2	and how this is keeping you from the happiness you deserve.
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